| Year Two –2001-02
Our second year signified some huge shifts for our organization.
We were now a 501(c)(3) arts organization and had begun applying
for funding. Our first grant as an organization was through the
Writers League of Texas. We went on to receive other operating
fund through the Cultural Arts Council of
Houston/ Harris County and
Houston Endowment.
Since were no longer doing shows at Borders Bookstore, we found
venues around the city to host our events for free. These included
DiverseWorks, Inprint Inc., Rice University, University of Houston
and Main Street Theater. Our third year marked another new tradition
for the organization: collaborations with other arts organizations
such as Arte Publico Press and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
(specifically their film department with whom we had already begun
working the previous year). The partnership with Arte Publico Press
has continued to remain annual through which we co-present an event
in honor of International Women’s Month.
By spring 2002, VBB was already known around the city as an organization
that linked political issues with art and in February 2002, DiverseWorks
generously donated us an office space and offered their state-of-the-art
theater for us to use for our events. This catalyzed a new shift
for the organization. We began using DiverseWorks stage for performance
art, rather than simple readings.
Performance Lineup
September 20, 2001 |
Rice
University,
Fondren Library
Allen
Gee, novelist
Nitinyand
Dekha, writer
Music
by Filipino rock band Kayumanngi
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| October 14, 2001 |
Inprint House
Nancy Kern, poet
Andrew
Monzon, writer
Young
writers: Kathy Goodwin and Juan Cuellar
Music:
Erika Lawson, violinist
|
| November 11, 2001 |
DiverseWorks
Cedric
Ary, performance poet
Jane
Creighton, poet and writer
Young
writers: Marisa Demaya and David Wilson
Music
by Filipino rock band Kayumanngi
|
| December 2, 2001 |
Main Street Theater
Rich
Levy, poet
June Unjoo Yang, fiction writer
Young writers Dionisio Martinez
Music: African drumming
|
| January 13, 2002 |
Notsuoh (downtown)
Elisa
Garza, poet
Addie Socki, poet
Young writer: Ella Moore
Music: Aaron Hermes, sitar player
|
| January 26, 2002 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Co-hosting
Houston premiere of Iranian film, Kandahar
Panelists:
Bapsi Sidhwa and Sehba Sarwar
|
| February 10, 2002 |
DiverseWorks
Pablo
Peschi, writer
Debi
Bryant, poet
Young
writers: Robyn Browning and SaraBeth Reingold
Music:
Dave Dove, trombone
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| March 3, 2002 |
Co-sponsored by Arte Publico Press
A
celebration of International Women's Month at Blaffer Gallery,
University of Houston featuring poets Sandra Marisa Estevez
and Gloria Vando
Band
from Austin High School
|
| April 21, 2002 |
DiverseWorks
Joanna Mann, poet
Shaista
Parveen, poet
Young
writers: Maia McCoy and Jesus Avila
Music:
Deconstruction Crew
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