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</font><h2><b>EastSide Arts Alliance presents
</b></h2><font size=3><b>FINAL FRIDAY'S VIDEO SERIES<br><br>
</font><h5><b>premiering with the KQED sponsored video screening
of<br><br>
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</b></h5><h2><b>EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET: <br>
The Life and Work of Piri Thomas<br><br>
</b></h2><font size=3><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004<br>
7-9 PM<br>
at EASTSIDE ARTS ALLIANCE<br>
2587 International Blvd., Oakland<br>
510-533-6629<br><br>
FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!<br><br>
<i>Every Child is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas</i></b>
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).<br><br>
<b>The video screening will be followed by a live musical performance featuring<br>
Avotcha, poet and multi-percussionist, Francis Wong on saxophone, John Santos on percussion and Coto Pincheira on piano<br><br>
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Special Puerto Rican delicacies provided by Rico Pabon and <br>
desserts by the Sankofa Kitchen students <br><br>
</b></font><font size=3 color="#FF0000">The Freedom Archives<br>
522 Valencia Street<br>
San Francisco, CA 94110<br>
(415) 863-9977<br>
</font><font size=3><a href="http://www.freedomarchives.org/" eudora="autourl">www.freedomarchives.org</a></font></body>
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