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SOMArts

March 20 - March 20, 2012

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934 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, ‘I Am Crime’ Photo by Cabure A. Bonugli
What: Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, 'I Am Crime' Where: SOMArts Cultural Center (934 Brannan St, between 8th and 9th) When: Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2011, 7:00pm–9:00pm, house opens 6:30pm What else: Tickets are $10 advance, $5 with a potluck dish, and $12 at the door. For more information visit http://feastofwords.somarts.org or write feastofwords (at) somarts.org SOMArts Cultural Center presents Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, a monthly dinner party where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, and share. Join co-hosts Lex Leifheit and Irina Zadov the third Tuesday of each month to discover local chefs and writers, bring a dish on the monthly theme, and share your work to be entered in a drawing for edibles, books and other prizes! Writer, performer, and Sister Spit veteran Ben McCoy will follow her reading with a short, on-the-spot writing exercise for the audience. A team of culinary guests from the youth-run 1940’s style supper club Old Skool Café and potluck contributors from the audience will provide the evening’s meal. The theme “I Am Crime” is inspired by I Am Crime: Art on the Edge of Law, a visual art exhibition on view in SOMArts’ Main Gallery March 9–April 19. Guests of Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck may wish to arrive early to view this exhibition of more than 30 artists and collectives that challenge, question or circumvent the law through their work. House opens at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Mar. 20, and space is limited. Tickets are $10 in advance, $5 with a potluck dish, or $12 at the door, cash bar. Purchase tickets online at feastofwords.eventbrite.com. About Ben McCoy McCoy is a writer, and performer. McCoy has toured with the US and parts of Canada with Sister Spit, and was nominated for a San Francisco Literary Foundation of the Arts award. Like most people with an internet connection, Ben's writing has appeared on the HuffingtonPost. Currently Ben is a contributor for http://ironingboardcollective.wordpress.com About Old Skool Café (OSC) OSC is one of a kind youth-run 1940’s supper club, featuring talented young chefs, waiters and entertainers. OSC is a faith-based, violence prevention program, providing jobs and training to youth, (with an emphasis on at-risk, urban youth) ages 16 to 24. OSC confronts the epidemic of violence by providing at- risk and previously incarcerated and foster care youth with a variety of career opportunities that would normally not be afforded them.