Artwalk Sol Arrives At ORB June 9 2012

0 CommentsSaturday • June 9, 2012 • by Imei

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OMG, is it that time again? Just when you think you couldn’t put any more art into your noggin, we come along and do our song and dance and painting and fire shows for you. The Artwalk “Sol” (for the celebration of the Summer Solstice) comes to the Old Rainier Brewery on Saturday June 9, 2012 from 6-10 pm, and here’s what the Hips For Hire Aural Listening Lounge has in store for you.

Hips For Hire Aural Listening Lounge Schedule
6-7 pm finger foods and iPad DJ’ing – welcome! Cat petting is allowed

7:00 pm 1st screening of the film, “Crooked Beauty” (time will be pushed back due to light in the studio)

7:45 pm ish Yasmine and Rami in concert (and house concert give aways)

8:40 ish 2nd screening of the film, “Crooked Beauty”

9:10 pm BellyBolly-o-rama We provide the music, everyone dances (we’ll help you if you don’t know how). I swear I make EVERYONE have fun Belly and Bollywood dancing. This is not a lesson per se, but a chance to move and groove to your favorite world tunes with some guidance.

I am excited to screen “Crooked Beauty“, a provocative film about mental health by San Francisco based director Ken Rosenthal. This documentary weds the difficult topic of mental health with the changing weather patterns found in the Bay Area. Mr. Rosenthal has graciously allowed me to show the movie twice so that more people have a chance to see it. Pull up a pillow, and watch this movie on my 40″ Sony Google TV.

The HFH studio welcomes Yasmine Ariel and Rami Halperin, a talented couple I met through this year’s Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Yasmine’s silky and sensual vocals floating along Rami’s gorgeous guitar work led for a warm and intimate performance that works well for the house concert. They’ll be giving away a house concert for those who stop by and leave their email or contact address (locals only!).

And of course, I’ll be livestreaming most of the evening’s events, with the exception of the film screenings. You can tune in to watch on Ustream.tv on my channel. As is my usual custom, I accept donations for Doctors Without Borders (Sudan famine relief). You can drop some cash by the door, and take a free item to regift or reuse (there are always goodies in the give-away box). I also am taking pre-orders on my book, Designing Your Practice: An Artist’s Approach.

Throughout Artwalk Sol there are multiple studios open with chocolate, cheers, bellydance, Samba, Capoeira demonstrations, live bands, and of course, art, aRt, and ART! And FIRE! Kids are welcome, the event is free, and we have plentiful parking so you don’t have to worry about getting here, checking things out, or missing a thing. We feature local guest artists and resident art work for sale, and we never take a commission. Translation: the artists benefits directly from the sale of their items.

I hope to see you at the SOL artwalk, in person or on Ustream. The kittehs give the double paw salute!

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