[News] ESAA Video Series: EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

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EastSide Arts Alliance presents

FINAL FRIDAY'S VIDEO SERIES


premiering with the KQED sponsored video screening of




EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET:
The Life and Work of Piri Thomas


FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004
7-9 PM
at EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE
2587 International Blvd., Oakland
510-533-6629

FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!

Every Child is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas is a mix of 
documentary, poetry, storytelling, drama, and performance.  The film 
explores the life and work of Piri Thomas, the 75-year old 
Afro-Cuban-Puerto Rican author of the classic autobiographical novel "Down 
These Mean Streets" (1967).

The video screening will be followed by a live musical performance featuring
Avotcha, poet and multi-percussionist, Francis Wong on saxophone, John 
Santos on percussion and Coto Pincheira on piano


Special Puerto Rican delicacies provided by Rico Pabon and
desserts by the Sankofa Kitchen students

The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-9977
www.freedomarchives.org 
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