dear Everyone,

here is information about the open-mic & art show reception.

where: cup & top cafe, 1 north main street, florence, ma

when: thursday, february 5th, from 4 pm to 6 pm

details:  please come out & support the responsible, enviro-friendly cafe and a local artist/poet.

the first half hour of the opening reception will be arrival & mingling. from 4:30-5:30 will be an open mic. em plans to perform one piece, and is thrilled to welcome all members of the community to share poetry, prose, dance, etc (5 minute limit suggested).

the theme is “routes to roots: exploring the circle.” the work is concerned with the concepts of place, home, travel, migration… and how these ideas impact, complicate, create notions of self.

please bring/write pieces to read which express whatever the themes of global citizenship, home (roots), and/or journeying (routes) mean to you. or just bring something you really want to share.

i look forward to sharing a special, joyful afternoon with you all.

soft blessings,

ej

p.s. for an interesting take on what it means to be both local & global, click here to see this NYT review of Appiah’s “The Ethics of Identity.” i don’t claim to agree with the book or review in entirety (particularly the occasionally dense prose which has the potential of alienating non-academic readers), but there is some interesting food-for-thought there.