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TRAVELING BONFIRES at FIRESTORM CAFÉ on Oct 31, Halloween Night Downtown Asheville’s Firestorm Café presents the Traveling Bonfires’ culturally-diverse and wandering program of poetry reading and singer-songwriter “gig” on October 31st, Saturday, starts 8pm. The show features local poet/writers Miriam Medina Oviedo-Clark, James Cox, Walter Dinteman, Matthew Mulder, and singer-songwriters Holly Lankow and Brandon West, with TBonfires founder Pasckie Pascua, and open mic. The show is part of The Bonfires’ Vagrant Wind program that advocates “global peace and harmony in diversity.” (Donations are welcome and will benefit recent typhoon/flooding victims in Manila, Philippines. Bring old clothes, usable stuff and things, as well.) LINKS: http://tbonfiresasheville.blogspot.com/ or http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2005/0112bonfires.php DATE: October 31, 2009. Saturday. 8:00pm to 11pm. Free. LOCATION: Firestorm Café, 48 Commerce St., Asheville, NC 28801 For more info: www.firestormcafe.com o...

AUGUST: [1] August 1, Saturday, 8pm-10pm. Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. A first of Saturday VAGRANT WIND show, features the return of Nomads of 4th Street (Daniel Romo and Pasckie Pascua), with The Lucky Touch, and poets Cathy Gruman and Morgan Nowlin. [2] August 13, Thurs, 8pm-1am. Henry’s, 2262 Westborough Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080. BONFIRES FOR PEACE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Part of the summer-long TBonfires’ centerpiece program. Proceeds go to The Association Compassion Asian Youth (ACAY), a nonprofit organization based in Bataan province in the Philippines. Performers: Crooks/Walsh Blues Project, the emoticons, Pinoy Jazz Friends, Social Lounge Project, Sugarspun, Tropicalismo. Emcee: Cathy Gruman. [3] August 27, Thurs, 8pm-10pm. Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. WANDER WOMEN SERIES, Gig 2. Performers: Maggie Boles, Alyssandra Nighswonger, Susan Picking, and Chelsey Sanchez. SEPTEMBER:...

JULY: [1] July 9, Wed (Philippines time), 7pm. Conspiracy Garden Café, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City (Manila, Philippines) “Bonfires for Peace in Manila” (A Cultural Event for Peace) Performers: Maryjane Alejo, Anak ni Aling Juana, Joey Ayala, Bobby Balingit, Johnoy Danao, Datu’s Tribe, Khavn Dela Cruz, Boni Ilagan, Marili Fernandez-Ilagan, Kilometer 64, Mae Paner ( aka Juana Change), Axel Pinpin, Rannie Raymundo, Rockshox, Jess Santiago, and Tag-Ani Performing Arts Society. Produced by Donna Phoebe Pascua, Maryjane Alejo. Proceeds go to DESAPARECIDOS, a Philippine-based coalition of family members of victims of enforced disappearances, and The Jonas Burgos Movement. [2] July 11, Sat, 8pm-10pm. Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. A “Vagrant Wind” gig—with Maggie Boles, Justin Flake, Johnny Gold, Rags Moody, Pasckie Pascua, and Chelsey Sanchez. Cathy Gruman emcees. [3] July 12, Sat, 4pm to 9pm. Pritchard Park, downtown Asheville, North Carolina “Bon...

JUNE: [1] June 28, Sunday, 7pm-10pm. Josephine’s Bistro, 11305 183rd St., Cerritos CA. Vagrant Wind Road Journey —featuring Stella’s Notch (www.stellasnotch.com), with Alyssandra Nighswonger, Matt Rivera, and Jigger Gaza . Pasckie Pascua emcees. Produced by Marta Osborne. COVER: $10. (Proceeds go to Traveling Bonfires’ Philippine-based nonprofit beneficiary) JULY: [1] July 4, Sat, 8pm-10pm. Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. A “Vagrant Wind” gig —with Justin Flake, Johnny Gold, Rags Moody, Pasckie Pascua, and Chelsey Sanchez. [2] July 9, Wed (Philippines time), 7pm. Conspiracy Garden Café, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City (Manila, Philippines) “Bonfires for Peace in Manila” (A Cultural Event for Peace) Performers: Maryjane Alejo, Anak ni Aling Juana, Joey Ayala, Bobby Balingit, Johnoy Danao, Datu’s Tribe, Khavn Dela Cruz, Boni Ilagan, Marili Fernandez-Ilagan, Kilometer 64, Mae Paner (aka Juana Change), Axel Pinpin, Rannie Raymundo, Rockshox, Je...

JUNE: [1] June 6, Sat, 8pm-10pm (and every first Saturday of the month). Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. [562 434 1182, www.myspace/vientoyaguacoffeehouse] Wander* Women Series, Gig 1—featuring Stella’s Notch, with Maggie Boles and poet Cathy Gruman and Marta Osborne as emcee. *To be launched middle of July this summer, Wander is a Long Beach-based community publication that advocates a peaceful and non-violent consciousness and harmony and “connectedness” in cultural diversity. FREE (but donations are always blessed). [2] June 28, Sunday, 7pm-10pm. Josephine’s Bistro, 11305 183rd St., Cerritos CA 90703. [562 865 0300, www. josephinesbistroandbar.com] Vagrant Wind Road Journey—featuring Stella’s Notch (www.stellasnotch.com), with Alyssandra Nighswonger, Matt Rivera, and Jigger Gaza. Pasckie Pascua emcees. COVER: $10 (entitles ticketholder to plate of food or 2 beers). For advanced sales: Call Marta Osborne, associate producer, at 562 726 0873 or...

BONFIRES for PEACE Wander Women Series, Vagrant Wind, and other rock journeys and sublime madnesses (A Community Convergence for Global Peace, Community Connectedness, and Harmony in Diversity) [1] PRODUCING ORGANIZATION: Traveling Bonfires, nonprofit organization A program of closely-coordinated, easy-to-mount, budget-friendly community events that advocate a peaceful convergence vibe—as well as family closeness, neighborhood connected-ness, and multi-cultural harmony. Events include musical concerts/festivals, poetry readings & and other performances, filmshowings, a variety of cultural/artistic presentations (improvisational dance, street theater, traditional/cultural gatherings, food gatherings etc), and group discussions. [For more info, see attached Brief Backgrounder] [2] OBJECTIVES i. To advocate a peaceful/non-violent consciousness in the community, thereby initiating venues for collective discussion towards this end. ii. To raise fund for the producing organization and...