tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40900027530111212142024-02-01T23:48:12.983-05:00Dance 4 Liberationdance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-23214290835816255132011-04-26T22:47:00.003-04:002011-04-26T22:58:46.280-04:00Dance4Liberation Presents: La Vie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76ok4yXwT-_rkUd0xaC6-J7M3jIXsQwbbpN36uDmqvzUoTJxWdDWI8-Xc6B-rHidt0kXCaEXl2hzaCMnlRk_gkhL_1E94lOey9zJYP04AuuWACC7RyDohNu69LGsuSCTooRItqRu-v75U/s1600/3330_view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76ok4yXwT-_rkUd0xaC6-J7M3jIXsQwbbpN36uDmqvzUoTJxWdDWI8-Xc6B-rHidt0kXCaEXl2hzaCMnlRk_gkhL_1E94lOey9zJYP04AuuWACC7RyDohNu69LGsuSCTooRItqRu-v75U/s400/3330_view.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600092417750375154" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't life sweet, simple and sexy? We think so too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Dance4Liberation is putting on <b>La Vie: A Fashion Show</b> in Raleigh, NC June 3, 2011. The proceeds will benefit Art Access, Inc. A nonprofit that aims to "encourage and enable people with disabilities to have full access to arts programs and facilities and participate fully in the cultural and artistic life of Raleigh and the Triangle area." </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS WILL BE EPIC. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out our La Vie blog, <a href="http://lavied4l.blogspot.com/">here</a>, to be in the know on all things fabulous and up to date on Dance4Liberation's newest creation, La Vie: A Fashion Show. See all you beautiful people there. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Much Love,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mackenzie <span class="Apple-style-span">D4L</span></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-91933252386462696712011-04-11T11:39:00.008-04:002011-04-11T12:22:58.324-04:00Candy is SO Sweet, Making New Orleans Pretty<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Candy Chang:</b></span></u></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHaGFQrbFhLxgo8-Mw2bBcDyi3oTmzaqQ0YSJH3zYbodmUqdzrGB7bhnrxT_murkJxUrR1md8zw0dmKiPZQKCquaUuZVJR4kkMWF36aS_C186LCD0O1q6DjJDCpT3i_GRikYiZatIHkCm/s1600/i-wish-this-was-a-home.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHaGFQrbFhLxgo8-Mw2bBcDyi3oTmzaqQ0YSJH3zYbodmUqdzrGB7bhnrxT_murkJxUrR1md8zw0dmKiPZQKCquaUuZVJR4kkMWF36aS_C186LCD0O1q6DjJDCpT3i_GRikYiZatIHkCm/s400/i-wish-this-was-a-home.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594359086210508258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>prettying-up New Orleans</b></span></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctXP9VYeBWk1QrilbYMVEM6cLMv2vppI1Yq4iwAvQ7MdZKStc0RM5JWVSidf1cXeIsJo_kP-zSKiKVF_Lst_p6J60afUyM6UUV-yrXhpaXDoYIjTOFO40Gyf7mBZBRCzYS9_TjhJ4P5NR/s1600/Before-I-Die-45.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctXP9VYeBWk1QrilbYMVEM6cLMv2vppI1Yq4iwAvQ7MdZKStc0RM5JWVSidf1cXeIsJo_kP-zSKiKVF_Lst_p6J60afUyM6UUV-yrXhpaXDoYIjTOFO40Gyf7mBZBRCzYS9_TjhJ4P5NR/s400/Before-I-Die-45.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594351202916280674" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctXP9VYeBWk1QrilbYMVEM6cLMv2vppI1Yq4iwAvQ7MdZKStc0RM5JWVSidf1cXeIsJo_kP-zSKiKVF_Lst_p6J60afUyM6UUV-yrXhpaXDoYIjTOFO40Gyf7mBZBRCzYS9_TjhJ4P5NR/s1600/Before-I-Die-45.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I blogged awhile ago about a project in Hampton Roads, Va that is trying to make their area a more beautiful place to live by allowing local artists to express themselves on boarded up and broken homes and buildings. Well, after I blogged about it I was introduced to an artist who is doing something similar in New Orleans.<div><br /></div><div>Candy Chang (hip name, no?) is a public instillation artist, urban planner and designer which means basically takes the streets on New Orleans and transforms them into something to stop and take in. There are many GREAT projects you can check out on her site <a href="http://candychang.com/category/projects/">HERE </a>but one that caught my eye was <i>Before I Die. </i>She took an abandoned building and transformed in into a public chalk board where people were encouraged to share their hopes for the future and what is important t<span class="Apple-style-span">o them </span><span class="Apple-style-span">by admitting what they want to do before they die. The house holds confessions such as,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; ">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b>before i die, i want to look into the eyes of my soulmate, live in mexico, and find my calling.</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span">"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; ">The link to the </span><i style="line-height: 16px; ">Before I Die </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; ">project is </span><a href="http://candychang.com/before-i-die-in-nola/" style="line-height: 16px; ">here</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "> with many pictures of the project like the two at the top of the page which was shot by Candy Chang. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Another interesting project she did was<i> I Wish This Was </i>where she, with the help of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Du-Mois-Gallery/123430184350843" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; ">Du Mois Gallery</a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">, created stickers that resembled name tags. You know those awkward ones you have to wear at weird gatherings you don't want to be at. "Hello my name is..."? Well, these are far more rad. They read "I WISH THIS WAS..." and the blank spot is up to you. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> She made the stickers for sale to all New Orleans folks allowing them to fill out what they desired to be built back up in the rubble. The one above simply reads "a home." The project was started because the city is still vacant and very badly needs things. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Candy Chang reveals that the city is STILL without a full-service grocery store.</span> <i style="font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">Awful</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> People left these (easily removable) stickers all over the city expressing what they wish they city would build back up in place of the abandoned homes and shattered streets. All the proceeds go to the neighborhood projects in public place for New Orleans. Check out that project page and more pictures of what New Orleans wants <a href="http://candychang.com/i-wish-this-was/">here</a>, including "Brad Pitt's home" and "a comic book shop."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; ">All her projects are well thought out and many politically empowering. Check her out, you will not be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; ">disappointed!! </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: medium; ">Trying to keep your eyes open to the beauty and INTERESTED in people, art and culture!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>D4L</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Mackenzie</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><br /></span></span></div></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-28598714664611945452011-04-10T21:01:00.004-04:002011-04-10T21:41:09.801-04:00PAW JAM<div style="text-align: center;">PAW JAM 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_B5W1ybLTYfDiMAai9tVloNQIpml4Wqn_Z6TqsYpVjgFxqfbCj_UIZwEnEZN3WrTI3evmjoU-w6ZnElZ5iRvMFfyKzlvQkbbJrXvEJbWMHnXLpx09oG1RxQwP7A9uGGFjSHnVqz_C3RX/s1600/2011_2+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_B5W1ybLTYfDiMAai9tVloNQIpml4Wqn_Z6TqsYpVjgFxqfbCj_UIZwEnEZN3WrTI3evmjoU-w6ZnElZ5iRvMFfyKzlvQkbbJrXvEJbWMHnXLpx09oG1RxQwP7A9uGGFjSHnVqz_C3RX/s400/2011_2+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594134282209882258" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_B5W1ybLTYfDiMAai9tVloNQIpml4Wqn_Z6TqsYpVjgFxqfbCj_UIZwEnEZN3WrTI3evmjoU-w6ZnElZ5iRvMFfyKzlvQkbbJrXvEJbWMHnXLpx09oG1RxQwP7A9uGGFjSHnVqz_C3RX/s1600/2011_2+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLhRKphENqKJh-oWXumL5NrmDHpfodDMIY625CLmBgbaB47Nd73y_Peq4SFi5Ol1hfpfjzIXnaYGVkxRBgS142w5PgW1JW0OyN1lD7J301FrnyoT05xQ4omODt0G8Eo9wjjhgI3rPFVmv/s1600/2011_3+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLhRKphENqKJh-oWXumL5NrmDHpfodDMIY625CLmBgbaB47Nd73y_Peq4SFi5Ol1hfpfjzIXnaYGVkxRBgS142w5PgW1JW0OyN1lD7J301FrnyoT05xQ4omODt0G8Eo9wjjhgI3rPFVmv/s400/2011_3+%25281+of+1%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594125533109313506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Dance4Liberation likes to bring light to extraordinary causes and commendable non-profits. There is one coming right to Wilmington that I have supported whole heartedly for the past few years I have lived in Wilmington, NC. I love animals and I ADORE dogs but am OBSESSED with the people who save dogs, cats or any animal that is in need of a loving home or some food. So, I will educate you wonderful, big hearted folks about it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">PAW JAM</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to "raise funding and awareness for no-kill, non-profit, animal rescue <span class="Apple-style-span">organizations in Southeastern North Carolina through the education and empowerment of the people" according to their mission. Their mission is an important one. Let me try end educate you on why...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">According to the NC Department of Health and Human Services 225,746 animals were put down by shelters across North Carolina in 2006. No matter what bread or age dog or cat you are looking to make a member of your family their is a doggy, kitty or puppy that matches your desires waiting patiently for a home and someone to love them. FIND THEM. Instead of buying from a breeder; do your research and find one that needs a home... they will repay you for it with love and attention. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.pawprintsmagazine.com/shelters.htm">Paw Prints Magazine</a> keeps a list of local shelters and organizations that helps the helpless find loving families. Check it out. You may find your match. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The <a href="http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm">American Kennel Club </a> helps you find your breed specific match near your area. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Check out their website for education on Spay and Neutering your little guy or girl, saying NO to puppy mills and why, summer heat and safety for the fuzzy friend and heart worm prevention. Just go <a href="http://www.pawjam.org/education.htm">here </a>for all the information. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Now your thinking, WOW, this organization sounds great but HOW can little old me help out?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Well, do you like sun and being outdoors?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you like live music?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you like great food and beer?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you like shopping?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Do you like hundreds of adorable animals all in one place?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; ">YES, YES, YES- DUH!!!! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Then come and take your furry friend, steal a friends furry friend or just bring a friend/friend and come to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>PAW JAM 2011</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>May 7th</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>11am- 5pm</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>at Battleship Park!!!!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">There will be live music, tons of great people and pets, food, beer, gifts and treats and events for the four legged friends!!! <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=ci9XRKiX1fZDpXtTFkMx9JX-D7Uv8yvurIQloAaY-Eis65bwey9MVCKp86i&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d5863a909c4bb5aeebb52c6e1151bdaa9">Donate here</a>. Buy your tickets at the door!!! I look forward to meeting you and I am sure Bella Marie will be ecstatic to sniff the butt of your dog, or your cat or you. Look for her. She will be the black badass rocking a mowhawk and a hemp necklace... (yeah thats my baby girl at the top and her big sister Layla below her, I knoww, I know.. adorable)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thanks for being such great people.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">xoxo D4L</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-7055406482465886732011-04-06T19:11:00.005-04:002011-04-06T21:15:56.127-04:00MODEL CALL / LAST DESIGNER CALL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q_ULrFyhFdjZVyGRd9pu4J7_0gg1mAGfVyWMKjLPbkLjHnUhGflVpVKhjGf3hdup1SfM2ivZwE_dqjGp7mezCcN9ePO-cNwev7lv0I9won9SSPRnpJ4LOnUo5BM6-osAaNlHYlgZtI3Y/s1600/runway+walk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q_ULrFyhFdjZVyGRd9pu4J7_0gg1mAGfVyWMKjLPbkLjHnUhGflVpVKhjGf3hdup1SfM2ivZwE_dqjGp7mezCcN9ePO-cNwev7lv0I9won9SSPRnpJ4LOnUo5BM6-osAaNlHYlgZtI3Y/s400/runway+walk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592630443718808114" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>MODELS</b>,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">get your butts to the Dance4Liberation's Model Call for the upcoming fashion show in Raleigh!!!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b>DESIGNERS</b>,</div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">last call to c</span>ontact Dance4Liberation for a spot in the show!!!!</div><div><br /></div>Designers are asked to contact Dance4Liberation at</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "> dance4liberation@gmail.com or contact </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">Aileen Haugh through Facebook. You will need to provide pictures or a website showcasing your work. All designers must have contacted us by : <b>APRIL 16th!</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">DESIGNERS we ask that you attend the model call to snag your models! Read on to get details of the model call.</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">Now, MODELS, we will be having a model call in Raleigh APRIL 17th from 1-3pm at Dapper House located</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"> at 317 W Morgan Street, 27601. If you are unable to attend the model call, don't panic, just send a head shot and full body photo to dance4liberation@gmail.com. We will need MEN and WOMEN all shapes and sizes, experience preferred and alluring looks are a must. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">The show is filling up fast so please, designers who are interested, HURRY and contact us if you would like to be considered. Designers must be fabulous and the models must be dangerously fantastic with a great attitude and professional demeanor. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">I am looking forward to meet all you wonderful designers and models Sunday, APRIL 17th 1-3pm at Dapper House in Raleigh. Feel free to contact us for any questions or concerns ladies and gents! See you in Raleigh, you beautiful people.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "> </span></span></div></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-54772601663215990392011-03-28T10:48:00.003-04:002011-03-28T11:02:45.125-04:00Hampton Roads: The Canvas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCgSFmpHNvuJBQJpnqnd0jCWFEnla3gJ52sarQomCSVikmvYPKjRFyHX_XR1WPmLuaq6XejuzbMcS-Vc0ag_DzDsy5O3hPs3mGJgHtgxdvZ33MkBLO3zpUU3KS-RGiFGDnyvtI-m1rxXK/s1600/157091_1255177076035_1727843372_475431_4177589_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCgSFmpHNvuJBQJpnqnd0jCWFEnla3gJ52sarQomCSVikmvYPKjRFyHX_XR1WPmLuaq6XejuzbMcS-Vc0ag_DzDsy5O3hPs3mGJgHtgxdvZ33MkBLO3zpUU3KS-RGiFGDnyvtI-m1rxXK/s400/157091_1255177076035_1727843372_475431_4177589_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589146318832469010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I thought I would bring it back home for a bit. Interesting things are happening everywhere and this one is pretty neat back where I am from...<div><br /></div><div>WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY:</div><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/20773867"><span class="Apple-style-span">http://vimeo.com/20773867</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>"It's a disease, anytime a government lets a disease spread like that it's up to the people to stop it.... I believe these artists are stepping in to a large degree where the government has failed," Jesse Scaccia defends to the camera about the resistance to the ongoing spread of sad and lonely boarded up buildings where he and so much other creative talent lives. Jesse is the voice behind the documentary Hampton Roads: The Canvas (the Artification of Zedd's Auction House), by director Elyse Lovelace, as well as a writer for ALTDaily.com, a website devoted to all things creative and pressing in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.</div><div><br /></div><div>ALTDaily.com is behind a beautiful project in Hampton Roads set out to make the area alive again. If you walk through the streets of Downtown Norfolk, VA the site would never give wind to the thriving culture that lives there. Boarded buildings, forgotten stacked bricks and nailed wood linger solemnly on the streets for the commuters to blend into. The streets of Downtown Norfolk and the scenery that accompanies them is putting a damper on the creative souls and underground art scene that live there. So, they are going to make it look alive again, make people recognize that Norfolk is not as depressing, isolated, and grey as it may look when you walk down the forgotten streets.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first building that fell prey to the project was The Zedd's Building on Granby Street in Norfolk, VA. The four artists James Davis, Elizabeth Cook, Asa Jackson, and Chris Ranes set up to "artify" the building that has been abandoned for over 2 years. An outdoor, free art gallery of sorts.</div><div>The artists and Altdaily.com, with help from The Chrysler Museum of Arts, the Art Department at ODU and the Downtown Norfolk Council, made this kick-ass project possible. I wish they would spread the love and creativity our direction. This project is amazing and I support it 100%. Tell people about this project; not only to show your support but to spread an idea that is so beautiful. If the big buildings we build go to shit, paint them pretty again so the people in cities like this don't fall into a sad, uninspired existence. I LOVE THIS.</div><div><br /></div><div>"It's real weird, people talk about art and critique it and criticize it and stuff and all this is good or this isn't; to me art is just art," James Davis says. He expresses himself through stencils and graffiti. He is unique as an underground graffiti artist in he does not want to do it illegally so he focuses on canvas. That was until he was given the chance to express himself on a building... legally. His focus of his art is to just make people think.</div><div><br /></div><div>Elizabeth Cook's art is cartoon and whimsical but with a deep meaning that is more than the surface gives wind to. Elizabeth thinks, "we can definitely put work out there and have art start to be like a communication between the artist and the whole community not the artist and one little group of people that like to go to the gallery."</div><div><br /></div><div>"True Face, I mean that's just straight energy right there," Jesse explains. Asa Jackson just paints from his head. I remember taking art classes with him in high school and our art teacher getting so frustrated with him because he would never take a direction. She was worried he was wasting her paints. He never mixed, he never drew out, he just plopped paint on the tip of the brush and a masterpiece just formed. He never wasted paints though; the paintings always turned out unique and purposeful.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chris Ranes art is hard to place. His work is abstract, geometrical, abstract functional, realism. He is all over the place. " I hope that Norfolk likes looking at it as much as I enjoyed doing it," Chris says.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The project page can be found on Facebook here :</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136751846370005">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136751846370005</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Credits to:</div><div>Shanika Smiley for posting the video on Vimeo.com</div><div>Director Elyse Lovelace</div><div>ALTDaily.com, Jesse Scaccia and Elyse Lovelace again</div><div>Unclw Dro and Asa Jackson's facebook for the picture<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><span class="contributors"></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just finding some interesting stuff for some interesting people to become interested about!</div><div>-Dance4Liberation</div></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-1205874673096437172011-03-21T18:47:00.003-04:002011-03-21T19:13:42.771-04:00Call for Fashion Designers and Boutiques in Triangle Area for Fashion Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmNPFh3NXr1-wZ6D9GY_Hct3WjWNWPPG78cJRtyyywsQfnfgTAbmngSHyd9-q9naWZyuvZy0_mvSviCb2it_c8nU1v_r0Ik1llnnTn2SiSJ8UYC7VgUHAxHEiBgfVTZBYBtte2D_LIZ2J/s1600/dance4lib.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmNPFh3NXr1-wZ6D9GY_Hct3WjWNWPPG78cJRtyyywsQfnfgTAbmngSHyd9-q9naWZyuvZy0_mvSviCb2it_c8nU1v_r0Ik1llnnTn2SiSJ8UYC7VgUHAxHEiBgfVTZBYBtte2D_LIZ2J/s400/dance4lib.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586675217863336418" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div>HEY Triangle Area: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Dance 4 Liberation is taking a break from Wilmington and heading your way. I know, too good to be true. So, gather your friends and gather your foes and spread the word that we are looking for local talented and creative clothing designers and unique boutiques for our first out of town fashion show! </span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Show us what the fashion scene in Raleigh has to offer us! </span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">In TWO months we will shower the people of Raleigh with glamor and great times with a big, fantastic fashion show! We are asking for any boutique or local fashion designer interested in participating to let us know and send us some pictures/ website that showcase your talent.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">D4L's staff, as usual, will handle the organizing of the event in full, advertising and promoting the event and your beautiful designs or boutique. Our past shows in the Wilmington area have helped designers increase their sales and promoted their brand immensely.</span></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; ">We just ask that if you decide to commit, please stay in great communication with us and have the number of looks you will have locked down 3 weeks before the show.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">You will also need to be prepared for a dress rehearsal a few days before the show. D4L will handle the casting call for the models, which we ask you to attend in order to choose the models you will use. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">The event is non-profit and will be supporting a local cause which will be revealed very soon.</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">For more information on what Dance 4 Liberation is look around the website and find us on facebook at:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dance-4-Liberation/199498371562">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dance-4-Liberation/199498371562</a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">...and to join the Facebook group ATTEND here :</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137352816335540">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137352816335540</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">Please contact us at dance4liberation@gmail.com</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">or contact Aileen Haugh and Laine O’Connor via facebook. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">If you are outside of the Raleigh area and still would like to participate still feel free to contact us! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Spread the word ladies and gentlemen, Dance4Liberation is coming to a town near you.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-8203762276242625362011-03-15T21:10:00.007-04:002011-03-16T23:32:01.416-04:00CORPUS: The Case of Justin Wolfe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5FrQIAWGMtAuZqu8Hgk1D8MANkDHF7AHesWSwg5VNRuNZusdph_MjLSSAknQdYB9fOydKKQcGSimAjaxuwSGTVchBBnKMp02ykF3Qf1ywkosYpNisJe9khjmHG8z5043TYqp3fIcC_uB/s1600/Texas+death+chamber.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5FrQIAWGMtAuZqu8Hgk1D8MANkDHF7AHesWSwg5VNRuNZusdph_MjLSSAknQdYB9fOydKKQcGSimAjaxuwSGTVchBBnKMp02ykF3Qf1ywkosYpNisJe9khjmHG8z5043TYqp3fIcC_uB/s400/Texas+death+chamber.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584494691877836498" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>February 25th, 2011 magic happened. People partied, celebrated, and danced.<div><br /><div>February 25th Dance4Liberation put on a KILLER fashion show. Although people came to watch glam and mingle with the beautiful people, the real reason we all gathered that night was support Jeff Reynold's beautiful vision of a not-for-profit documentary to show the world the story of Justin Wolfe.</div><div><br /></div><div>First of all, thank you Jeff Reynolds for your desire and determination for this project and letting us help you raise the money needed to make this happen. We can't wait for the final result and wish you all the luck on the road to success with support from the documentary in the Justin Wolfe case but also as a famous and VERY sought out director one day in the near future. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I hope all you beautiful people I mentioned before knew the good you were doing by coming to the fashion show but those of you that didn't make it...</div><div>CORPUS: The Case of Justin Wolfe is a documentary being made on the trial and appeals of death row inmate Justin Wolfe. I sat down with Jeff and picked his brain a little on the film...</div><div><br /></div><div>Justin Wolfe is a tragic tale of our capital punishment system gone awry.</div><div>In short, Justin Wolfe was sentenced to lethal injection after being convicted for conspiracy to commit murder of Danny Petrole over drug related circumstances. The basis of his whole trial that led to the eventual sentence was a testimony by Owen Barber who was convicted for killing the Manassas, VA drug dealer, Danny Petrole. In a plea agreement, Owen Barber testified against Justin Wolfe who maintained his innocence. He claimed Wolfe hired him to murder Petrole. </div><div><br /></div><div>Owen Barber received 38 years in prison while Justin Wolfe now sits on death row. Since the trial, Barber signed a statement saying his testimony in court was false. Justin Wolfe still sits on death row. It took the jury only a little over an hour to sentence him as guilty and then only five hours to sentence Wolfe to death. Why?</div><div><br /></div><div>The documentary will take a close look at the death penalty. Looking not only at the innocence of Justin Wolfe but also at the reason the court that day sentenced the young man to death with just the evidence given. PLEASE take a look further into the case on your own but I will also leave you with a link to the documentary site as well as a site dissecting his trial and appeal. There are plenty of ways to help and donate through the <span class="Apple-style-span"><b><a href="http://kangaroo5.com/corpus.php">DOCUMENTARY SITE</a></b></span> and active ways to contact the news media and participate in the Justin Wolfe's writing campaign <span class="Apple-style-span"><b><a href="http://www.justinwolfe.org/index.htm">HERE</a></b></span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, why was Jeff Reynolds so interested in the project? He has been working with film for awhile but after working at a VA law office become interested with Virginia's capital punishment system. He has already directed a film that showcases the VA capital punishment system that is an intriguing story as well as incredibly directed. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the screening of the film even though I was supposed to be watching the door the whole time. I am pretty sure I caught everyone that walked in during the film but don't tell on me if I didn't...</div><div><br /></div><div>He hopes the film does not come off as telling people what to think or what was right or wrong but rather to think about it themselves. He wants to spark inspiration in people to question what is handed to them. For some reason that jury raised their hand to send Justin Wolfe to his death. Why? Why was it so easy for them to write off a life as not worth living in five hours with so little evidence?</div><div><br /></div><div>So, think about it. Why take something for what it is? Think about the reality of the death penalty. Think about our governments power and what they can say on our behalf. Think about how final a decision like that is... and not only in the case of death penalty and our judicial system but always think for yourself and never be afraid to go against the grain if it feels right to you. Just think guys, come onnn. I know you got it in ya. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you again for everyone involved!!! Thank you Jeff Reynold for doing something amazing for someone and getting people to be involved in something bigger than themselves.. bigger than Justin Wolfe even. THANK YOU for everyone's support that came out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, everyone watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5K6cUTpn30"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">TRAILER</span></b> </a>... and remember to <b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://kangaroo5.com/corpus.php">DONATE</a> </span></b>to a great cause if it moves you to do so.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-20204514060586818832011-03-02T11:10:00.002-05:002011-03-02T12:24:59.195-05:00CORPUS: A Fashion Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0kLj3ciVpArp7uc0s64mFe3Z0Mt8vF2No0koMuLpJmGPR3fxveKRHM0kfXDUaprHCuIFFVJT1JQel2uXwatVwRJbNyXIuheba5hv7jssBOq-lF9cdd_zoX5D5dlgX3YOspOFEbTPBHA5/s1600/183883_204131132930863_137447362932574_816079_7086231_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0kLj3ciVpArp7uc0s64mFe3Z0Mt8vF2No0koMuLpJmGPR3fxveKRHM0kfXDUaprHCuIFFVJT1JQel2uXwatVwRJbNyXIuheba5hv7jssBOq-lF9cdd_zoX5D5dlgX3YOspOFEbTPBHA5/s400/183883_204131132930863_137447362932574_816079_7086231_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579534848096359378" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>For those of you who missed it, shame on you. For those of you who made it, WHAT A SUCCESS!!! A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out, a HUGE thank you for everyone who participated, a HUGE thank you to Sputnik, and a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Dance4Liberation for pulling off a killer show and raising a bunch of paper for a great cause, the Jeff Reynolds project Corpus: The Case of Justin Wolf. <div><br /></div><div>After all the glitter and glam, I sat down with Aileen Haugh, the brains behind Dance4Liberation, and chatted about the huge success. Actually, the glitter and glam was still in effect. We were dressed to the 10's at a suave Oscars party sipping champagne and mingling with fabulous people. But everything we do is fabulous, what can I say?</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, the first thing I asked her was, "HOW DO YOU FEEL!??"</div><div>Amazing, inspired, thankful, proud. </div><div> </div><div>She kept gushing about everyone involved. How proud she was of her Dance4Liberation team and their hard work. How thankful she was for this opportunity. Modestly leaving out the fact that she started this organization from the ground up, inspiring those around her and instilling passion and the same perseverance she has into those that began work with her. Dance4Liberation began when Aileen took a feminism course on modern social problems and learned about an organization called Friendship Bridge, which is a non-profit that provides education to help women and their families create their own solutions to poverty in Guatemala. She became passionate about the organization and wanted to help. Instead of sitting on her ass and feeling sorry for the women in Guatemala, she DANCED! And so did many, many others at an event she threw to raise money for the cause and Dance4Liberation was born and quickly grew. </div><div><br /></div><div>From raising money for causes from the Houston Moore after school program where the kiddies showcased their own art projects from a disposable camera in Bottega art gallery downtown (SO COOL), to LINK a cause that helps ex-prisoners get their life back on track, Aileen and ALL the talent, and there is a ton of talent, at Dance4Liberation has touched lives and raised money for people (and animals) in need. </div><div><br /></div><div>BUT... back to DAnce4Liberation's CORPUS: A Fashion Show...</div><div><br /></div><div>When I arrived at Sputnik around 6, the spot was scattered with half naked models (jealous?), bundles and bundles of clothes, hairspray and glitter and a team of stressed magic makers running around with walkie talkies. I was quickly thrown one despite my efforts to hide in the back with the beautiful people. Although it was mad house in the room throwing outfits back and fourth, throwing spray cans back and forth, throwing models back and forth (kidding, just making sure you were paying attention) the atmosphere was surprisingly calm. We were ready to rock. We did our homework. We practiced. We were prepared. We were golden. </div><div><br /></div><div>When everyone began to arrive I know I got some butterflies in my tummy. If Aileen, Annie, Laine (who not only put the thing on but walked in it, like 6 times???), Joe, Megan, and Ashley, just some of the amazing people who made the night possible, were getting nervous they didn't show it at all. When the lights turned down and the show was about to go on, Aileen calmly took a seat by the runway to watch the show. Annie was across from me behind the curtains of the show dancin' her ass off while I was trying hard to not faint. I don't know how the models do it. Then the magic happened. </div><div><br /></div><div>Aileen said everything went beautifully and smoothly, I'll take her word on it. I was still behind the curtains finally calming down, loosening up and shakin' my rump with Annie. </div><div><br /></div><div>Any surprises?</div><div>Aileen says the only surprise she had, since the show went so wonderfully, was how many people were there at 8pm on the dot to get in. No surprise to anyone else. The event was HYPED. Everyone was talking about it before (thanks guys) and the place was PACKED once people started filtering in. </div><div>Another surprise? Sophia Bush came, no big. Dance4Liberation has grown so much, it is just amazing that it has reached to such a far audience. Sophia Bush, from One Tree Hill, not only came to the event, but she came after she had just came home from FASHION WEEK. Incredible. </div><div><br /></div><div>Soo... any last words for the audience, Aileen?</div><div>"I have the best team in the world. This has personally been an amazing experience for me and I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did. This opportunity is more than I could ask for, being able to combine a worthy cause and artists' passion just is a dream come true."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>IT'S OVER. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ALL AMAZING. </div><div>Keep checking into the blog, I'll be updating with pictures, some more about the show, more on the great cause we raised money for and everything Dance4Liberation. Keep an eye out for more events, and SUPPORT LOCAL TALENT!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-47878877013689424402011-02-23T19:18:00.003-05:002011-02-23T20:36:00.482-05:00Featured Designer: Minela Subasic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0RWYrX3-eVvGOStdhSBHVgSTP3cylwsaq9comeScvWVCycHWFHf00uAFOBuSRpYUifsgmvX4n8PbM4l6RMCmtZaorjXSaEeEBWyTZPozbCEbbX7r5TtEfJiewwMPtJHRo9NbwgPuXvQt/s1600/149973_539499681748_59703212_31761346_2513984_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0RWYrX3-eVvGOStdhSBHVgSTP3cylwsaq9comeScvWVCycHWFHf00uAFOBuSRpYUifsgmvX4n8PbM4l6RMCmtZaorjXSaEeEBWyTZPozbCEbbX7r5TtEfJiewwMPtJHRo9NbwgPuXvQt/s320/149973_539499681748_59703212_31761346_2513984_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577063795322637826" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I love this girl. I've know her for a few years casually and then we shared an epic concert experience this past Halloween and I can't get over her. Besides her charm, undeniably good looks and sweet and upbeat disposition, I've noticed one thing about her above all else...the girl is OBSESSED with animal print.<br /><br />The first time I really hung out with her was in Asheville for Moogfest and she rocked a cheetah costume for Halloween. I thought it was a costume but apparently it's a way of life. I ran into her quite often after the concert around Wilmington and every time I spotted spots. A fabulous faux fur leopard jacket, a tight cheetah print mini dress, a chic shirt spotted with jaguar print... I started to get the picture. And Minela cleared it all up for me when I sat down with her last night at the CORPUS: A Fashion Show dress rehearsal. She is, after all, undeniably obsessed with animal print. Right on! I'm all for it just so it's faux fur, which she says all her designs from Minela Exotics are 100% cruelty free and celebrate the beauty and luxury that comes from wearing animal print while recognizing and respecting animal rights.<br /><br />Minela got into designing because she is TINY; she was fed up with not finding fashions in her size. They were either non-existent or sold out at places like Forever 21. So, she took charge and made her own clothes... inventive. She has been designing for about 7 months and hopes to some day see her clothes hanging in a store but for now she is focusing on PA school and designing for a hobby.. and so she has something to wear. Actually, she was wearing a skirt she had designed while I was interviewing her. She says she makes the majority of her wardrobe. It's like second nature by now, a piece of cake, she says. Minela even offered to whip me something up for the show THIS FRIDAY AT SPUTNIK 8PM, there is her sweet disposition showing!<br /><br />Her line is focused on celebrating and embracing the beauty of a womans body. Curves, lines, bumps and all. "Have fun with it!" she says. Don't conform. She took the initiative to just make her own wardrobe when she wasn't happy with what the stores were coming out with and came out with a fresh line that is sexy, fun and wearable on the runway and off. I'll take that skirt please, hell, I bet I look fierce in cheetah.<br /><br />GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT EDGE OF URGE, $5 in advance!dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-83201094032705498142011-02-23T18:32:00.006-05:002011-02-23T19:08:09.703-05:00Featured Designer: Mckenna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_pN-xq0WVCgSy6xSPOtQSlFo_qE7K0NYy_eK5r9LLAWv5swJ4gmiz3grnS7irWJNBpY3qfdoVc0KoMhCR1Os75A4WiRRyXgEt_myvOmXd4qakZ1rvCanwC4evvzciUKNUdXCuM3LGAg8/s1600/57957_428806706126_172316306126_4991702_4535290_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_pN-xq0WVCgSy6xSPOtQSlFo_qE7K0NYy_eK5r9LLAWv5swJ4gmiz3grnS7irWJNBpY3qfdoVc0KoMhCR1Os75A4WiRRyXgEt_myvOmXd4qakZ1rvCanwC4evvzciUKNUdXCuM3LGAg8/s200/57957_428806706126_172316306126_4991702_4535290_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577039325536066626" /></a><br /><br />I phoned Mckenna to chat about CORPUS: A fashion show, THIS FRIDAY AT SPUTNIK 8PM, TICKETS ON SALE AT EDGE OF URGE $5, and her collection from the line Doll Face Deconstruction. <br /><br />I chatted with her on the tele but I got to meet her last night as well and she is adorable! Her collection, Super Fly, is far from "adorable" though. The pieces are rugged but still beautiful. Not a piece to be thrown on and have blend into the outfit, the pieces are bold and speak for themselves. They are unique and catching. Not "Oh, that is just adorabbbbllleee!" No, more like a piece of artwork. <br /><br /><br />I'm gonna start by telling you HOW she came up with the name Super Fly for the collection besides the fact that the pieces are just that, super fly. She has been making jewelery since she was old enough to climb on to her dads work bench and steal his fishing wire from his tackle box to string beads on. She dropped the wire and moved to some heady hemp. A little longer down the road a good friend asked her to make him something. She was not versed in dudes jewelry but this kid was a good friend and he was "super fly". So she dropped the hemp (or whatever she had moved on to at that point) and picked up zippers. Get it, pun on words? Super Fly, fly on your pants, zippers... <br /><br />And Super Fly was born! Badass!!! <br /><br />Mckenna mixes the zippers with old vintage jewelery she finds at her favorite vintage store, Just Like New (I'm a regular there as well, see ya by the jewelry bin!) or pieces donated by friends who can't stand to see a beloved broken gold necklace be discarded. She breaks them down and zips em up. <br />The cool thing about these pieces is that some of the necklaces can be transformed into a headband or broaches for clips. So you never have to take it off, just slip it onto your favorite sweater or over your messy up-do!<br /><br />Favorite quote?<br />“every act of construction is first an act of destruction” –A slightly altered Picasso quote she changed to flow with her designs. Her pieces can be found at Rockin' Roller salon where she also does hair, a Jack of all trades I guess? SEE YOU FRIDAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Be prepared to get blown away by local talent.dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-71452483467254439582011-02-22T16:13:00.006-05:002011-02-22T18:07:15.491-05:00Featured Designer: Jessie Williams!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuHEH_nFhWigYJfqNTYPdsAO-h5omARQqmOXzjqQQe6jaAq_f7EkK3QkOCgGsTPVO6mO8_uPT91HueUVLFxrGgfq-36iKyxVkfZ49mlHBLolHn04l4Pb97nh3JGS9IzCBXdwHW174tcSD/s1600/eou+jw+cropped+leopard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuHEH_nFhWigYJfqNTYPdsAO-h5omARQqmOXzjqQQe6jaAq_f7EkK3QkOCgGsTPVO6mO8_uPT91HueUVLFxrGgfq-36iKyxVkfZ49mlHBLolHn04l4Pb97nh3JGS9IzCBXdwHW174tcSD/s200/eou+jw+cropped+leopard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576654384500834226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From her early days working to get accepted to the NC School of the Arts program near her hometown of Greensboro, NC, to opening her own boutique and clothing line, Jessie Williams has fought to prove herself in an industry not always willing to accept the newcomer. But through diligence, determination, and the love and support from a core group of family and friends, she has proven herself as a person worthy of notice in the creative community. From the pages of the New York Times and Lucky magazine to red carpets and city streets across the globe, her work has since been gaining recognition on a daily basis. In 2002, within two months of graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Jessie launched Edge of Urge, an independent design label and boutique from a heartfelt vision that was to her "as clear as a sparkling diamond." Although she has no formal training in clothing or textiles, her background in fine art and design gives her a deep appreciation and understanding of quality, individuality, color, form, lines, and texture. She draws her inspiration from the infinite potential these attributes lend to fabric, needle and thread. Specializing in high quality jerseys, Jessie constructs pieces with a luxurious feel and a perfect fit that move with the body. This quality of clothing is attained through a free-hand technique rather than using a set pattern, allowing the fabric to actually be draped on the body creating a much more natural fit. As a direct extension of Jessie's character, Edge of Urge shows an admiration for individuals who creatively use fashion as an outlet of personal expression. Being the independent and free spirited designer that she is, it is Jessie's goal and her achievement to make custom-made and accessible clothing, swimsuits, and accessories for people of all paths, and to bring out an inner confidence in women of every age, shape and sizedance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-45717611421762592192011-02-18T10:09:00.005-05:002011-02-21T09:19:22.403-05:00D4L Promotional VideoThe Promotional Video is posted! <br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJ-vsPUs6kdance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-13015161551425829082011-02-16T22:59:00.002-05:002011-02-16T23:26:35.885-05:00Featured Designer: Caroline Castles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd9vZhVZ7dKCwIbAeVVlttFm_ZGjgRh73T5Hbd6yjShN2khOmE44tQcEopDCvC9YwGGiPlJYulOVSEv46_MgHwjtSXb-LgexCNqofyH9RnjeCCrLgfa0pMKCh2x7JwsbmTmPtsHoKFiOU/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd9vZhVZ7dKCwIbAeVVlttFm_ZGjgRh73T5Hbd6yjShN2khOmE44tQcEopDCvC9YwGGiPlJYulOVSEv46_MgHwjtSXb-LgexCNqofyH9RnjeCCrLgfa0pMKCh2x7JwsbmTmPtsHoKFiOU/s200/IMG_4924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574510145474749042" /></a><br /><br />Caroline Castles probably listens to Jimi Hendrix, wears a flower in her hair, and paints whimsical pictures of swirls and colors. She may but she may not. The way she described her upcoming Spring/Summer collection of Castles Couture, Disco Till You're Dead, there is no doubt that her designs thrive off the cool cats that did listen to Voodoo Child, pick wild flowers and dream in technicolor. <br /><br />Her influence is deeply rooted in the 60's/70's style. She calls it "funky". A little bell bottom, a little leopard print, a little fun and a little runway. She was aiming for something that could be worn on the runway or hanging hot in a closet. Mission accomplished! <br /><br />Her inspiration sprung from her new found love for bell bottoms. High wasted, low wasted. Actually, she has had a thing for them since they "came back" in elementary school... just really thought they were "cool". I dig. <br /><br />She began designing from a school project, interesting. She was majoring in entrapeurship and business development and had to create a business for their thesis and final project. Her sister made clothes and her mother had always sown as well, so she based her project around making a company for her sister's clothing. Her sister transferred schools so she picked up where her sister left off. Learned to sow while building the business, she couldn't get enough and never looked back.<br /><br />Her hopes are that her line is fun to watch and fun and to wear. I can't wait to see this collection at CORPUS. I am, as well, still stuck in the 60's. Catch you cool cats on the flip side. FAR OUT!dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-32338915493772873912011-02-14T18:20:00.002-05:002011-02-14T18:36:33.579-05:00Featured Designer: Jeph Hinshaw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_hSps1FNzBQ633ztAuvVQKUmz2BLOxFn4ECnWplU0ZarSwYOFmaNvuhsGQ9ANwfd-hi1Ax2BwyLjdj4BDlNB8xBO7q5N63UGngEcOcy51Ijt9tzZ7DuTXtrdAHPhH5GkOVd1tumFxnXU/s1600/202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_hSps1FNzBQ633ztAuvVQKUmz2BLOxFn4ECnWplU0ZarSwYOFmaNvuhsGQ9ANwfd-hi1Ax2BwyLjdj4BDlNB8xBO7q5N63UGngEcOcy51Ijt9tzZ7DuTXtrdAHPhH5GkOVd1tumFxnXU/s200/202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573693231122733090" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another Featured Designer! Jeph Hinshaw will be another designer at the show using screen printing (along with Rruss, the past featured designer) but both radically different. How? Rruss focused on shapes and angles, Jeph depicts old school pin up models and birds. No, not just because they are both visually appealing (although they do look rad on a T-shirt) Read on to find out what I learned about the collection and the deeper meaning behind his work...<br /><br />1. What is the name of label/ collection (if you have one)?<br />"Migration"<br /><br /><br />2. Tell me a little about your label/ collection? What is the theme and medium?<br />“Migration” is a tribute to promote women’s human rights and to combat<br />sexual exploitation in all its forms.<br /><br />The basic premise is screen printing. I have made a collection of<br />graphics by using pin-up models from vintage magazines and birds from<br />the book “World of Birds” by James Fisher. Their bodies are merging<br />together to symbolize a number of things. Pin-up models caused<br />controversy as one of the first exploitation of women, but at the same<br />time serve as a symbol for women’s freedom. The connection with the<br />birds is to represent freedom, but also reflect how girls are being<br />sold in to slavery and moved to different parts of the globe, much<br />like migration.<br /><br />The juxtaposition of woman and bird, along with the asymmetrical<br />prints and shapes, go along with the fine line between sexual freedom<br />and exploitation.<br /><br />The prints are printed on v-necks, tank tops, sexuali-tees, u-neck<br />t-shirt skits, and sweat shirts.<br /><br /><br />3. What was your inspiration for the collection?<br />Sex trafficking of women and girls has always been an issue of great<br />concern to me. It is an issue not necessarily overlooked, but still<br />not at the forefront of American’s minds. Just because sexual slavery<br />isn’t happening in our backyards, doesn’t mean we can forget about it.<br /><br /><br />4. What got you into designing?<br />A desire to share thoughts and ideas.<br /><br /><br />5. Anything else you would like to tell me? Favorite quote?<br />Interesting fact? Something about yourself you want the audience to<br />know?<br />At the last Dance 4 Liberation fashion show, I did a line called<br />Norman Fox commemorating my grandfather Norman. I took his old ties<br />and made them into slimmer more modern ties.<br /><br />Favorite quote, "All religions pass, but this will remain: simply<br />sitting in a chair and looking in the distance." -V.V. Rozanov<br /><br /><br />Please come show your support at the show! Not only does his designs look incredible, the designs are showcasing woman's rights, freedoms, and sexuality. I love it.dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-81304137201593878372011-02-09T09:19:00.002-05:002011-02-09T09:26:32.298-05:00Featured Designer: Russ Roe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://russroe.com/russroe.com/Swag_files/Media/DSCF0209/DSCF0209.jpg?disposition=download"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://russroe.com/russroe.com/Swag_files/Media/DSCF0209/DSCF0209.jpg?disposition=download" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Dance 4 Liberation presents Russ Roe at CORPUS: A Fashion Show. Wanna know more? Of course you do, check out the interview for a sneak peak into the line that will be featured and a little about the man behind it...<br /><br />1. What is the name of label/ collection? <br /><br />I can't ever decide on one. I was using Midtown Lockdown for a while when I was screening in a small house near campus. It was so hot this summer I would just screen all day and wait of the sun to go down until i left the house. Sometimes is use the name Nu Nu. I'm sure ill change it by the time this get posted too. At this point I just screen tags with my website on it. Some day I'll figure it out.<br /><br />2. Tell me a little about your label/ collection? What is the theme and medium?<br /><br />The most recent line of shirts and apparel is called the Daniel Kassidy collection. Most of my shirts are dyed, bleached, and hand cut. I make all of my own screens and print everything myself. There will be lots of pyramids and triangles as usual.<br /><br />3. What was your inspiration for the collection? <br /><br />I frequent many photo blogs when I'm supposed to be working and being productive. I like the look of vintage photos and decaying emulsion. I try to make my shirt look similar. When black dye and bleach reacts together it makes very interesting textures. As for my designs and logos some of my biggest influences include artists/filmmakers/friends such as Eric Loundy, Lawrence Martinez, Drew Ricci and T-shirt companies like Milton Carter and Grey T-shirt brand.<br /><br />4. What got you into designing? <br /><br />I took and independent study in screen printing and book making. When I'd get frustrated with printing on paper, I started bringing in t-shirts to screen on. Its always been a side project that I can constantly experiment with. <br /><br />5. Anything else you would like to tell me? Favorite quote? Interesting fact? Something about yourself you want the audience to know?<br /><br />Well it just so happens I am not a real person, and have a Birthday on Leap Year, which does not occur this year. So I have deemed the entire weekend of the fashion show (Feb 25th - Feb. 28th until 12am) my birthday Marathon. So if you like to Party you can contact me at Roe.Russell@gmail.com and I will send you an itinerary of activities and maybe a cute youtube video link too.<br /><br />...Looks like the fashion show weekend just got a little more interesting. Please Russ, keep us updated on the festivities! <br /><br /><br />Check out his website at http://www.russroe.com/russroe.com/Home.htmldance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-79868368528865959872011-02-05T18:11:00.004-05:002011-02-05T18:18:06.592-05:00Featured Designer: Ashley Jane Sargent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs077.snc6/168749_1819535693365_1389332154_2058450_1626664_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 720px;" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs077.snc6/168749_1819535693365_1389332154_2058450_1626664_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dance 4 Liberation is bringing Ashley Jane Sargent’s collection for the highly anticipated CORPUS: A Fashion Show February 25th. Ashley was caught off guard when I asked the name of her label or collection for the show. A voice from the background, one of the models that will be walking in Ashley’s clothes for the show, yelled out, “Garbage Couture!”<br /><br />I let her explain. The collection was inspired from Alice in Wonderland, namely the Queen of Hearts, and the theme, she says, was recreation. The materials she used to make the clothes that will be featured are recyclables. Clever! Without giving too much away, she hinted that a playing card or two will be featured in the collection, maybe a Queen of Heart?<br /><br />I can’t wait to see how she puts this together. When asked if she would like to elaborate on anything about herself or the collection, she quoted Willy Wonka, “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” Come out to Sputnik February 25th to see Ashley Sargent’s “Garbage Couture” collection at CORPUS: A Fashion Show!dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-79436836191761502712011-02-03T18:06:00.013-05:002011-02-03T19:12:36.949-05:00Music Over Madness DJ BATTLE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KjoBX6ffXLzBlr2Hd1U26Ur27POq3UIz8b_mFLrCP60cZ-jTsfTH8bEG4ihqI2zCVehF0erGroW_ddFL9aRVmayrwdykozDptL4Ax3h-OJVirFvMmF-RSfurF3wNZxC5q7o8bUh1cp_g/s1600/MOM1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KjoBX6ffXLzBlr2Hd1U26Ur27POq3UIz8b_mFLrCP60cZ-jTsfTH8bEG4ihqI2zCVehF0erGroW_ddFL9aRVmayrwdykozDptL4Ax3h-OJVirFvMmF-RSfurF3wNZxC5q7o8bUh1cp_g/s400/MOM1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569620524301854274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua4J9pPVFpptTkl4mErVfFe8LxIbH8oSsRcNcIS-WJqnoYjxUy8nYQsxTmobhAsxWgj2D4FI7t03qMTqdc_ZVm-nBcVA26GSHb_YdKBVgZ5SLXUo9I37doZxSSaZQtH5CVp-fPtvAqFVN/s1600/MOM3.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5QGnTPfVxVHnq57ymtthFy4W8SiqqpDYE_T9E613pgSrWwcovZzPc5cVCtrcG9s5GC9Py_Td2-0ipUl5ZI8KSITh0Sv6KmKqi6SaNwzlsZ_5ZE1WYmEdaQWtNJPFjaGHg2P5hXmjV70P/s400/MOM2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569620023760397426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukdnEtnMN7RQGLGPaBRB-boOS3AKKUoVHw8Hq106smPOL00-YcFi53u5L84luHXyJi3ELbpXO0JlOqWkJjuTd-fI-_O9r7hYTS5MEo9BAu5SHdf9wsgBQm1poVHhVrZiWyfiMovYCh6Df/s1600/MOM6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukdnEtnMN7RQGLGPaBRB-boOS3AKKUoVHw8Hq106smPOL00-YcFi53u5L84luHXyJi3ELbpXO0JlOqWkJjuTd-fI-_O9r7hYTS5MEo9BAu5SHdf9wsgBQm1poVHhVrZiWyfiMovYCh6Df/s400/MOM6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569619818849661698" /></a><br />Thank you for all the people who decided to take an adventure to the beach last Friday for Music Over Madness. Although this wasn't a D4L event, a few D4L staff were involved with putting together to event. Let's recap the night:<br /><br />Four DJs battled a close fight. Each and everyone of them jammed out and threw out the best tunes to dance to. The DJs were closely judged by Justin Chillington, Jaffar, Austin Hartsook, and Tyler Zibaie. The DJ were being timed by Jeph Hinshaw, one of the coordinators and hosts of the night. <br /><br />Thanks very much to Raylus, FTA, DJ Magik and DJ Marbles for competing that night. <br /><br />The night was hosted by Roddy J, local MC. When the clocks hit 1AM the final two were announced: Raylus and DJ Marbles!<br /><br />DJ Marbles pulled through as the winner of the night! Winning a cash prize of $200 and the title of best DJ of the night. <br /><br />You can find more information about DJ Marbles through his facebook pg: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Marbles/166031953443059 You can stay updated on his upcoming shows, and more fan information. Stay tuned to http://tophatcat.com/ where his original music will be posted soon. <br /><br />Thanks ILM once again for your support and going hard!<br /><br />photo credit: Matt Angelldance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-20478637405791181932011-02-02T12:37:00.005-05:002011-02-02T12:50:40.687-05:00Featured Designer: Cherylnina Stewart :<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZGcr9V6GiFxbvqC_STYvClLd_DiX9wgqSmrgtVBkz7gwUdEh3Fk2RLTQTHpxoRXDGGRPZbsEb0FYcfPYfvUU7NqaaIJOPmmjgbNAcIV49tRu4nI_CgNCGmc77dtzlVAtHtwdhRo-Zm96/s1600/cherly+stewart+designer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZGcr9V6GiFxbvqC_STYvClLd_DiX9wgqSmrgtVBkz7gwUdEh3Fk2RLTQTHpxoRXDGGRPZbsEb0FYcfPYfvUU7NqaaIJOPmmjgbNAcIV49tRu4nI_CgNCGmc77dtzlVAtHtwdhRo-Zm96/s400/cherly+stewart+designer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569148523429319378" /></a><br />Dance 4 Liberation will be presenting to you: CORPUS: A Fashion Show Feb 25th! <br /><br />We will be utilizing our blog to update you on featured designers as we approach the date of the fashion show. Check out our first talented designer:<br /><br />Cherylnina Stewart <br /><br /> <br />StºC are original designs by Cherylnina Stewart, that strives to appeal to a wide variety of women. We seek to flatter and emphasize– not overpower women’s personalities. Our materials evoke luxury and richness, and we focus on cut and fit. We design for the woman who is a bit of an urban warrior on a global stage; one who conquers the world on her own terms.-- <br /><br />Cherylnina's clothes may be found locally at Edge of Urge. Come Check out her line on February 25th at Sputnik.dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-8326047463071543942011-01-26T12:19:00.003-05:002011-01-26T12:25:05.547-05:00the fashion show you'll want to be apart of<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnpEnFcVJghyphenhyphenGwKlGjISQspUcrzV5UYB88qBu8UzjOOwa6nFxF7_KrEByvUa9FP6YjJxMEjPdfmoLkKsLLu8qn98DkbfcQn0pJvoipYJsi_UD_kEZ8bPsyrQIYwdwVV1mvyeHI2InTu3B/s1600/fashionblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnpEnFcVJghyphenhyphenGwKlGjISQspUcrzV5UYB88qBu8UzjOOwa6nFxF7_KrEByvUa9FP6YjJxMEjPdfmoLkKsLLu8qn98DkbfcQn0pJvoipYJsi_UD_kEZ8bPsyrQIYwdwVV1mvyeHI2InTu3B/s400/fashionblog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566546840443816194" /></a><br />It’s been awhile since we updated this blog. After the last fashion show, we were overwhelmed with Christmas, birthdays, New Years, so we gave ourselves a long deserved break. Now back in action, D4L is trying to figure out its future. We are attempting to go in the direction of making this into a company. We believe that D4L is great for any community and something essential in the art and fundraising world. <br />With that being said we are now working on what could potentially be our last event in Wilmington. This is event is going to be huge. I’ve freed up my schedule so D4L can devote everything to this show. <br /><br />So here are the details so far:<br /><br />Fashion Show at Sputnik Friday, February 25th.<br /><br />Featuring more designers than we have ever had before. <br /><br />The fashion show will also feature a short film screening to promote our cause.<br />We are raising money for Jeff Reynolds, an independent filmmaker who is following the case of Justin Wolfe, a man on death row for a crime he did not commit. <br /><br />We are excited to work with both Sputnik and Edge of Urge on this show. Edge of Urge will be helping us in several ways, such as featuring designers in their blog and having a Launch your Line a few days after the show to make the clothes available to sell. <br /><br />Interested in designing or modeling? Edge of Urge is having a model call next Tuesday. Just check out their facebook page for details. And designing….email dance4liberation@ymail.comdance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-23532456348030100732010-11-03T19:24:00.003-04:002010-11-03T19:27:01.219-04:00NOVEMBER 18TH EVENT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6ohjV_78DL0I17XvejsCOBm0CTMiLxwdNzmj45iXz7cwP-Waa_J_HODqdXL09yHdkqNJJNTojfumF6d3rxvuBPzeaomPMIq3_qVNwyUBxNXep3P99yUVfQ05iOi8eED_HGYwjtem1ii9/s1600/autumncreaturesflyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6ohjV_78DL0I17XvejsCOBm0CTMiLxwdNzmj45iXz7cwP-Waa_J_HODqdXL09yHdkqNJJNTojfumF6d3rxvuBPzeaomPMIq3_qVNwyUBxNXep3P99yUVfQ05iOi8eED_HGYwjtem1ii9/s400/autumncreaturesflyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535468789202213266" /></a><br />Press Release!<br /><br />Dance 4 Liberation Plans Autumn Creatures Fashion Show<br /><br /><br />Wilmington, NC- On November 18th, Dance for Liberation will be putting on the Autumn Creatures Fashion Show at Projekte Art Studio on 3rd and castle. Over the past few months Dance 4 Liberation has been seeking innovative ways to expand as a fundraising team. This time D4L is meeting weekly to bring together a spectacular event that promotes the non-stop talent in Wilmington. D4L is lead by Aileen Haugh and Annie Segrest, with dedicated members: Ashley Jane Sargent, Rachelle Benson, Megan Piorko and Laine O’ Connor. <br /><br />The Autumn Creatures Fashion Show will feature local independent designers, as well as stores such as Aqua Fedora, Lula balou, Half United and Double Wide. The Cruelty Fashion Show will include vegetarian appetizers made by Lauren Hazlett. Attendees will be amazed by the beautiful atmosphere of Projekte. D4L is working together to decorate Projekte with acorns, straw, and leaves to give a beautiful autumn feel to the building. D4L is working with the season, seizing the relaxing autumn time, as the models turn into autumn creatures. Hair and make up will be done by the Rock and Roller Salon. The salon will supply numerous talented hair and make up stylists to transform the models. Dance 4 Liberation is constantly incorporating music into their events, to promote the local music scene. At this event they will feature the DJ FTA and Golden. There will be a band traveling from Chapel Hill called Her Royal Magnus that will dazzle the crowd. <br /><br />The Autumn Creatures Fashion show will be giving a percentage of the door money to SETA (Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). SETA is an animal welfare organization at UNCW which serves to end the cruelties animals endure in factory farming, the clothing trade, entertainment, and laboratories. They petition local and nationwide inhumanities and also raise money for local shelters.<br />Dance 4 Liberation is excited and proud to be helping out SETA as well as bringing together the local art community. They are looking forward to seeing all the amazing creations designers will come up with. All of the items at the show will be up for sell after the Fashion Show. The doors will open at 8 followed by the fashion show at 9:15. More great live music and celebrations will continue after the show. <br />For more information about donating to or volunteering with Dance for Liberation and its corresponding charities, contact founder and coordinator, Aileen Haugh at dance4liberation@ymail.com.<br />###dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-70744167598210703362010-09-17T11:19:00.002-04:002010-09-17T11:25:42.585-04:00Making the VideoLast week a bunch of us gathered at Greenfield lake to make our new promo video. We came into the set with a script, a couple ideas, a little bit of a vision and just went for it. Besides getting attacked by bug bites it was a lot of fun, discovering where we wanted to film. The park is huge, so we spent the first hour trying to find each other, and beat the sun set. <br /><br />Here's what we came up with:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g554f74__yg<br /><br /><br />love love you,<br /><br />see you on the 23rd!dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-13533014912323428192010-09-07T22:32:00.002-04:002010-09-07T22:44:21.532-04:00Putting Together The Next Event<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgnpzbTXjkHXGRX4D08BdHmHN3VMhHZE503IQe87YRu1Zra7FvYCH5lfRbVbILf5QjJNA3E0UX2uOmb0ITRZtZE92S9BhjNvVQNamN9iDXfVVFO-dC3FE1FlNXohZIuhlNKwEizEyjlGY/s1600/d4lelectricecofusion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgnpzbTXjkHXGRX4D08BdHmHN3VMhHZE503IQe87YRu1Zra7FvYCH5lfRbVbILf5QjJNA3E0UX2uOmb0ITRZtZE92S9BhjNvVQNamN9iDXfVVFO-dC3FE1FlNXohZIuhlNKwEizEyjlGY/s400/d4lelectricecofusion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514365043985290802" /></a><br /><br />Dance 4 Liberation Presents: Electric Eco Fusion!We are so excited about this one everyone. For a long time I've been wanting to work with my sister Vanessa on a event. She is the biggest activist I know, as well as one of the most caring people on the this earth. She was the one who introduced me to vegetarinism and how we can all do simple things to change the planet. So the next event is going to her organization, ECO! A group of UNCW students who work to fight global warming, animal cruetly, and other environmental injustices. The event is going to have a awesome earthy feel in a number of ways. We are going to have models painted head to toe, as elements (earth, wind,fire, water..captain planet anyone?). <br /><br />Jewelry auction! I have been so impressed by several talented and crafty individuals who make awesome jewelry. They are going to be auctioned off for pretty good prices. Come early so put your bid in! <br /><br />Then what is D4L without music. A new group called Alligator will be playing for us. I talked to one of my friends Ryan Rosado who really impressed me with his production skills. We have traded lots of music in the past, and I thought it was about time for him to be involed in a event we do. <br /><br />Sean Thomas Gerard. Amazing! Has a greaaaat following in Wilmington. I saw him play at Duck and Dive the other week, and was blown away. I cant wait to see him play.<br /><br />Last but not least, my good friend, David Adusei, a music genuis will be DJing. His music is nothing but golden.<br /><br />So here a couple more essentials:<br /><br />September 23rd at the Calico Room<br />Starts at 8 PM and goes till 2 AM!<br />21 and up<br />$5 admission.<br /><br />I hope to see you all there. <br /><br />btw..almost forgot that beautiful flyer is the work of Matt Stewart. A graphic design student in Durham. He has been working with me for awhile now, and his stuff gets better each time.dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-65185115300270371962010-08-11T14:06:00.005-04:002010-08-11T14:29:29.903-04:00Creative Causes Collide<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXW6p1EzdLXP4DO3MZQqp35wj4ssLmDLl6WD0QcgOVYhm85s5k9JjC8vqmQ30L4_ea2ukR9So9HgvnchsbCy_IDgEKMI_1A52QxV4nJ67APQEXCyQWqDpbJ7-56lK45dN_7hOik0c-IxIk/s1600/Creative+Causes+Collide+021.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXW6p1EzdLXP4DO3MZQqp35wj4ssLmDLl6WD0QcgOVYhm85s5k9JjC8vqmQ30L4_ea2ukR9So9HgvnchsbCy_IDgEKMI_1A52QxV4nJ67APQEXCyQWqDpbJ7-56lK45dN_7hOik0c-IxIk/s400/Creative+Causes+Collide+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504220887371742290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDC63I4eIY4SyNapayHHyUP7aJEAKNFmAWZHF0dWIq_Hd92eHUBYq5zxHLJ_zzYKvntWqv5AXxalVH_G9Jf9clZRnaynV2nIv4b1hA0eRxf5MM5J5q7z2uNf8C79G8Y4-T876WipqxQqp/s1600/Creative+Causes+Collide+014.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDC63I4eIY4SyNapayHHyUP7aJEAKNFmAWZHF0dWIq_Hd92eHUBYq5zxHLJ_zzYKvntWqv5AXxalVH_G9Jf9clZRnaynV2nIv4b1hA0eRxf5MM5J5q7z2uNf8C79G8Y4-T876WipqxQqp/s400/Creative+Causes+Collide+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504220885522978178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRk2IQuSm8RB8zYvp6xK6PMqzuM8KCw0729pGFysO0y1mEtUkSv3i9QVTFJiUmIfKA_Wa1OZkiJONHAsYAnrgZaNyGtFXpnQ_Fs3g7uYykfWKWzQ_jUth5FqDW2r6am2XcxIDZRjKg3LM/s1600/Creative+Causes+Collide+011.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRk2IQuSm8RB8zYvp6xK6PMqzuM8KCw0729pGFysO0y1mEtUkSv3i9QVTFJiUmIfKA_Wa1OZkiJONHAsYAnrgZaNyGtFXpnQ_Fs3g7uYykfWKWzQ_jUth5FqDW2r6am2XcxIDZRjKg3LM/s400/Creative+Causes+Collide+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504220874995813650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTICtsdqutzk5fV7hwHZXeCBdt1WoGs_h_5XeX7ZsjIug_f6h91BGhneM1wssuJ4Yvl-cDFgaWWlUNAnJsnmNhpzoqzo0mquzTK1jXv2nYO7BZBkJL5y1tTmafwr8xTVKy3CkbQ3r1LTA/s1600/ccc2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTICtsdqutzk5fV7hwHZXeCBdt1WoGs_h_5XeX7ZsjIug_f6h91BGhneM1wssuJ4Yvl-cDFgaWWlUNAnJsnmNhpzoqzo0mquzTK1jXv2nYO7BZBkJL5y1tTmafwr8xTVKy3CkbQ3r1LTA/s400/ccc2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504219635484182034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h6X9t-dZYPePdfQPQ34dvoIdwJsx42lh4s6ebhYqY1-uCK-RmObN-uVdT1Wr3ouqzsFHtRQ7KJhVx3aFOfUsCdShEzl6tTLMatAMZDzKPDpnvrRr2XaaIHHPbdY9jTuEADUCejmUzADk/s1600/ccc1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h6X9t-dZYPePdfQPQ34dvoIdwJsx42lh4s6ebhYqY1-uCK-RmObN-uVdT1Wr3ouqzsFHtRQ7KJhVx3aFOfUsCdShEzl6tTLMatAMZDzKPDpnvrRr2XaaIHHPbdY9jTuEADUCejmUzADk/s400/ccc1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504219632153678098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhV_qfulYKXNZBzHoJeK3IT0kZWrcLH0Cl6K67fM-ncAW9Mz78YgQmWgnaZf7lQJ2lZDo_m1rIOpfb-vOZw_m4JfcB5zTbL8Zp8d-_AGOPWaalomVBk1GfAs3CHitpaPY3GKI3OftRZmv/s1600/flyercreativecauses.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhV_qfulYKXNZBzHoJeK3IT0kZWrcLH0Cl6K67fM-ncAW9Mz78YgQmWgnaZf7lQJ2lZDo_m1rIOpfb-vOZw_m4JfcB5zTbL8Zp8d-_AGOPWaalomVBk1GfAs3CHitpaPY3GKI3OftRZmv/s400/flyercreativecauses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504219464386497186" /></a><br />Last Thursday, Dance 4 Liberation put on Creative Causes Collide. It was a beautiful event with lots of fabulous artwork, live music, photography and great people. The music was intense, everyone was a in a great mood. It was a event to remember.<br /><br />D4L would like to thank the following for making the event wonderful:<br /><br />All the contributing artists- wonderful work! We thank you for you talent and enthusiasm.<br /><br />Music- D&D SLUGGERS, Justin Chillington and Nick Bland- WE LOVE YOU<br /><br />The Calico Room- GREAT people to work with. Smooth sailing and honest bar owners :)<br /><br />Photographers- Matt Angell and Mandy Batten! THANK YOU<br /><br />Graphic Designer- Matt Stewart, another sick flyer<br /><br />VJing- Oliver Mellan <br /><br />Charity Liasion- Bernadette O'Neil- Thanx for this very worthy cause!<br /><br />Video- Jeff Reynolds made the following video that illustrates the night pretty well!! Check it out!<br /><br /><br /><br />http://vimeo.com/14000823dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-1602911951361526312010-07-28T00:25:00.002-04:002010-07-28T00:29:18.625-04:00Dance 4 Liberation Interviews with That Girl InterviewsThat Girl Interviews has been interviewing bands around the local North Carolina area. They have started something called Spotlight Tuesday and asked Dance 4 Liberation to interview. Here is a interview with Aileen Haugh, the founder of D4L. Watch this to learn more about the origin of D4L and more!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/thatgirlinterviews#p/u/0/LHIzLCm4mD4dance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090002753011121214.post-3528746625258591712010-07-19T15:03:00.003-04:002010-07-19T15:07:18.659-04:00Next Event Coming up August 5th!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZN1klHEbu2v8DrBVS5byvS6P2hFI_NPcGPmo6I9YEzTshaiGLX_godbb_iAgaes0jC4VP3LXSNRaU4qm3gJkyxubGlq4c4apx__ymxNOj0XLDacTdABOVHa0MJJMm8SQgs4lhujY_UkB/s1600/flyercreativecauses.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZN1klHEbu2v8DrBVS5byvS6P2hFI_NPcGPmo6I9YEzTshaiGLX_godbb_iAgaes0jC4VP3LXSNRaU4qm3gJkyxubGlq4c4apx__ymxNOj0XLDacTdABOVHa0MJJMm8SQgs4lhujY_UkB/s400/flyercreativecauses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495695808810045858" /></a><br />Mark your calenders!! We have a amazing event coming up!<br /><br />Thursday, AUGUST 5TH D4L is turning up the notch for an insane party that brings all kinds of creativity together. <br /><br />The Calico Room on 107 South Front Street<br />$5 cover charge<br />21+ <br /><br />Portion of the Door Proceeds will be going to the Jesuit Volunteer Corps<br /><br />The volunteers work for and with people who are homeless, unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth, abused women and children, the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled.<br />http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/<br /><br />Doors open at 8PM with a Silent Art Auction. Arrive early to support these local artists!<br /><br />Nat Cicero<br />Vanessa Sasaki<br />Joshua Philippe<br />Patrick Russell <br />Yuki Haugh<br />Blair Nidds<br />Neal Barnes<br />Ashley Jane Sargent<br />Russ Roe<br />More to come <br /><br />9:30 live music will start with:<br /><br />The LIBRARIES (a killer duo that experiments to make original electronic beats that makes you want to dance) <br />myspace.com/chillingtonbeats<br /><br />D&D Sluggers (Rising on the Wilmington music scene, they are a one of a kind creative music makers)<br />http://ddsluggers.bandcamp.com/<br /><br />Rage all night with Dirty Mega’s one and only - Sir Nick Bland <br /><br />Live Video Art by Oliver Mellan<br /><br />We have all kinds of surprises coming to you throughout the night. <br /><br />It’s exactly how we put it: CREATIVE CAUSES COLLIDEdance4liberationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956689248982504400noreply@blogger.com0