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Femme in Public (Portland)
What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the people who hurt you? Alok is trying to figure it out. Join for an evening of comedy, poetry, and performance.
7PM | Friday May 11
First Congregational Church
1126 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon
OPENER & EMCEE: SHEA DIAMOND!
Copies of Alok's poetry book, "FEMME IN PUBLIC" will be sold at the performance.
This performance is made possible by the generous support of the First Congregational Church of Portland.
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ALOK (they/them/their) is a gender non-conforming performance artist, writer, educator, and entertainer. Their eclectic style, political comedy, and poetic challenge to the gender binary have been internationally renowned. Alok was recently the youngest recipient of the prestigious Live Works Performance Act Award granted to ten performance artists across the world. They have been featured on HBO, MTV, The Guardian, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The New Yorker and have presented their work at 300 venues in more than 30 countries.
SHEA DIAMOND is a singer/songwriter from Flint, Michigan. While
incarcerated, she began writing I Am Her as a statement to a world that said I shouldn't exist. She wrote it as an anthem for all those that felt shunned for simply being who they were. I Am Her means that no matter how the world treats me, no matter if Im rejected,
accepted, denied or misunderstood, I will continue to live out my truth as Shea Diamond!
Shea Diamond was discovered in early 2016 by Justin Tranter. Justin, who has evolved from
lead singer of glam pop band Semi Precious Weapons into the writer behind some of the biggest hits of the last 2 years and is a passionate advocate and campaigner for LGBTQ rights, says of Shea: Its been a long time since Ive come across a real artist with a real story who is actually putting that story in their music, and Miss Diamond does that with every note she sings. Sheas Debut EP is set to release in 2018.
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Accessibility Information:
OUR BUILDING
Our Church building, where we gather for worship, reflection, meetings, workshops, and community events is located at 1126 SW Park Ave. This entrance can be accessed by a few stairs or a wheelchair ramp (on the right side as you face the building).
SEATING
While our historic building contains many levels, our sanctuary, fellowship hall, and basement classrooms are all accessible by elevators and lifts. There is an elevator to the sanctuary, and a lift down into the fellowship hall. An elevator to the lower level classrooms is located in the east hallway.
The lower level of our sanctuary has designated wheelchair-accessible seating, while the balcony level of the sanctuary is accessible by two flights of stairs and is only open during speaking events and concerts.
Inquiries: info@alokvmenon.com
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LocationFirst Congregational Church (View)
1126 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
United States
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