Welcome to the FIRST episode of "The Sights + Sounds Show with Jeneé Darden." On today’s show, poet Alie Jones chats about honoring her Louisiana Creole heritage in her new book, then we’ll hear from a theatre company that presents plays from women and gender non-conforming artists over 40, and a drag parody of the 90’s sitcom - “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
Alie Jones
Poet Alie Jones’ book is called “Saltwater Moonshine.” Alie’s Louisiana Creole heritage, her memories of East Palo Alto and Black womanhood inspired her book. Alie is also the co-founder of Black Freighter Press, and the new host of the Creative Mornings' Oakland chapter. Creative Mornings is a global organization that hosts conversations with people making a difference in their communities. They have an event coming up this Friday. March 14th. In this interview, Alie talks about her poetry that takes readers from the Bayou to the Bay.
Victoria Erville
In the theater world, there’s gender and age bias when it comes to playwrights getting their work on stage. But 3Girls Theatre knows that an artist can still be fabulous at age 40 and up. The theatre company presents plays by women and non-gender conforming, emerging playwrights who are over 40. KALW has partnered with 3Girls Theatre during their New Works Festival. We’ve been showcasing these plays at our Downtown San Francisco venue. The festival wraps up this week. Playwright and director Victoria Erville talks about her upcoming show “Tell’n Tales and Roll’n Eyes.”
Snaxx
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is definitely a favorite for many who love ‘90s sitcoms. The show has gone through a few iterations: a comedy, a drama series on Peacock and now a drag parody in San Francisco. This is the last week you can see “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Live!” at Oasis. Snaxx is a drag queen, COO of Oasis and the show’s director.
Also, host Jenee Darden has an upcoming event:
“South Tether Revival: A Homecoming with Michael Ross and Friends”
Et al. gallery
March 15
She’ll be in conversation with Michael Ross, Ajuan Mance and Nancy Cato. They're going to talk about Black literature, art and friendship and San Francisco's Black LGBTQ+ Arts community over the decades. Writer Jerry Thompson curated this gathering as part of a project with Small Press Traffic. This event is at Et al. gallery in the San Francisco Mission. Doors open at 7pm. If you can't make it person, you can stream it.
