ART & POETRY EVENINGS
Word Whip: Celebrating Jerusalem group art exhibit
Tues May 29 7:00-9:00pm
Free Admission. Everyone is welcome
Join us for an evening of art and poetry featuring GENA PERALA and poets AVIE ESTRIN, TASLIM JAFFER, DANIELA ELZA, BONNIE NISH, MS. SPELT, DAVID SHEWEL, TIMOHTY SHAY and PAMELA BENTLEY, who will read their poetry inspired by the art exhibited on the walls of the gallery.
There will be time for the audience to participate by writing to the exhibit and reciting their poems during the ‘open mic’ portion of the evening.
 GENA PERALA grew up as a Carny Kid, spending much of her childhood traveling with her parents on the carnival circuit… Perhaps this explains her astute lyrical insight into human nature and the world around us. Her lyrics, combined with her voice, and her willingness to bare all, creates an atmosphere of poignancy and revelation. Gena started by performing in the Vancouver Poetry Slams before bringing her love of writing and her love of singing together. She has published three books of poetry, "I'm a Worst Case Scenario Type of Girl"(2003), "Clean Getaway"(2005) and most recently "Better Sorry than Safe" (2011). She has released one solo album "This Ain't Pretty"(2008) on rotation at CBC, and has been working on her second solo album "Exactly Nowhere" (set for release 2012).
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Presented by the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery in collaboration with Pandora’s Collective and the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library, and made possible by the Yosef Wosk Poetry Initiative Grant
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