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Joy Harjo presents: "Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light"

Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:00 — 9:00 pmAaronson Auditoriumhttp://www.tulsalibrary.orgCentral Library, 400 Civic Center, Tulsa, AZ 74103*Fourth Street and Denver Ave.918-549-7323FREE/Open to the public*Download PosterJoy Harjo, accompanied by Grammy Award winning producer, engineer and guitarist, Larry Mitchell, will present this deeply compelling work of struggle, displacement, self-discovery

The Chronicle of Higher Education Story:UNM Professor/Dominatrix Scandal

http://chronicle.com/article/In-Profe... story by Peter Schmidt details some of the UNM creative writing program story. I resigned my position over it last year and was awarded unemployment based on the untenable workplace situation. UNM appealed my unemployment and strangely "won", despite nearly seven hours of testimony stretched in a process that went on over six months

Excerpt from "Crazy Brave" (working title)

In the midst of fundraising I am writing daily to finish a memoir by the end of the month---here's an excerpt. Soul Music (excerpt from CRAZY BRAVE, LOOKING FOR A VISION, c Joy Harjo 2010) I was following Sandra Cisneros and her mother through their house in Chicago, making introductions, when I heard my soul singing. "What are you doing there, soul, I asked?" I

Reward Levels for U.S. Artist Donations for Harjo's Project: I Think I Love You, An All Night Round Dance

Everyone:I've upped the rewards. They're retroactive for those who donated before this announcement. Please consider donating. It's tax-deductible. And you'll be supporting several artists as this develops: the writer, musicians, recording engineer, actors, and so on.Thanks.Joy Support of $25.00 unlimited CD of your choice and Bi-weekly blog updates beginning October 2010

I have 28 Days to raise $7,573.

Okay, here I am. In person.As you can see, I'm in the middle of raising money to write my new play and create music for it.United States Artists has set up a site for me to fundraise.I have 28 days to raise the balance of $7,573.00There are gifts at different levels, AND I will let you into my gigs for free (not just the free ones!!), AND will put you on a list of the I Think I Love You, An All

Auctioning off custom leather coat to raise $ for a new Play by Joy Harjo

A video of the beautiful custom leather coat ChazSkins has donated to help fund MY new play is up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/mekkopoet#p/a/... -- please take a look and share with anyone who might be interested in bidding on it. I am raising funds to create a new Play called I THINK I LOVE YOU, AN ALL NIGHT ROUND DANCE. The coat is up on EBAY http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/