Playwright/Performer – John Milosich

Director/Dramaturg – Regie Cabico

An autobiographical solo play incorporating original music, movement and film, The Race explores a white man’s awareness of race and racism. Portraying himself and a host of characters that are at once hilarious and infuriating, John confronts his own racism, calls into question his position of racial and social privilege, and challenges the apathy and prejudice that characterized his racist upbringing.

“Milosich is superb at acting with his body … candid and compelling as he describes his own fumbling struggles with race … he knows the white man’s experience of racism, and understands important things about the relationship between fathers and sons.” – DC Theatre Scene

“Milosich gave a heartfelt performance discussing his coming to terms with race in America.” – ShowBizRadio

“Highly recommended … deserves full houses for the entire run.” Critic’s Choice and Best Acting – All Arts Review 4 U

Through MAY 22, 2011
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 2pm

CALL THE BOX OFFICE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR TWO FOR $5 TICKET DEAL!

TICKETS:

$10 general admission, $5 for seniors, students and Montgomery College faculty and staff
Call the box office at (240) 567-5775 or order online.

LOCATION:

The Studio Theater in the Cultural Arts Center at Montgomery College
Silver Spring / Takoma Park Campus
7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

PARKING:

Free behind the Cultural Arts Center or in the campus parking garage at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and King Street. Metro: Red line to Silver Spring.

For more information, email milodoestherace@yahoo.com.

Big thanks to Alex Priest (@alexpriest) for letting us cross-post his writeup on #chispadc, an event organized  by Potomac Group, LLC and Spark Creativity.

From the Chispa DC web site:

Chispa is an opportunity for cultural creatives to connect with each other and share what they love both in and outside of their own circles – theater, organization development, community organizing, etc.

Here is Alex’s  write up on Chispa’s first event:

Chispa is the spanish word for “spark” and rest assured, there was nothing but sparks flying at the Fridge in DC tonight. The Fridge is a bar/art gallery/event space in D.C. and by far one of the coolest that I’ve seen since I’ve lived here.

Passion poured out in the form of ten completely different presentations, all united around a single purpose: to share what they’re thinking, dreaming and doing. This was Chispa D.C.

At first, I was on the fence about attending. I’ve got lots of schoolwork, I’m clearly behind on my blogging, I’ve got enough reading to do to keep me engrossed for 48 hours straight… but this was well worth it. Never again will I question going to an event in D.C. like this–these don’t happen every day, and each one is another chance to learn and to grow. Check below the cut for a quick summary and some of the photos I shot tonight.

The event kicked off with Jared Ball, presenting his views on “mixtape radio, emancipatory journalism and anti-colonial media.” Was it a bit radical? Of course–he argued that capitalism is equal to commoditization, and that we’re witnessing neoslavery in the prison system of the United States. My views certainly differ from his in many ways, but it’s always fascinating to hear different viewpoints, no matter how “radical” they may seem to some.

The first half of the event was mostly speaking presentations. But boy were they good.

Regina Holliday was fired up as always!

We heard from Kristy Li Puma Herrera about her fascinating life bouncing back and forth between living in the U.S. and visiting her family back in Lima, Peru. ”Packing a suitcase is like an act of subversion,” she said, saying that really, the different parts of the world aren’t as backwards, as different, or as far apart as they may seem.

Adam Eig showed us some absolutely incredible photographs of his cross-country motorcycle trip and spoke about the lessons he learned along the way.

“Sometimes you have to drive on the wrong side of the road… to get a good shot,” he said.

“This is a journey you can have walking down the street.”

“There’s a lot of reasons to smile,” said Adam, as we go about the world we live in.

All incredibly valuable lessons. Most importantly though, he wrapped up with some of the best advice I think I’ve ever heard: “Live, smile, enjoy, appreciate.” Love it.

Loryn Wilson told us about why “black girls rule the Twitter world.” Charlie Seashore gave us an awesome presentation relating the challenge of diversity to a wide variety of chickens. “Being adult is hard work,” he said, “It involves speaking out and pushing back.” We should look at being adult as a moment in time, not a stage of life. You can choose to “act like an adult” or let our your childish side–that’s ok too.

The second half of the event kicked off with a bang after a quick intermission. Tiik with G.U.T.S., a local indie band, kicked off the fun with three of their songs. Binahkaye Joy followed them up with a lesson in “booty” that ended up with the entire room on their feet, dancing around and shaking their booties. “A liberated booty is a liberated being,” was her mantra.

“The Holy Grail Gone Wild” was Zaccai Free’s wild presentation that, I’m pretty sure, just about blew everyone’s mind. Relating sex and religion in some no doubt controversial ways, it was fascinating to watch and certainly an attention-getter. The HollabackDC crew gave an awesome presentation with the brilliant Regina Holliday and Josef Palermo of CHarts, the Columbia Heights Arts Foundation.

And finally, the event wrapped up with a great presentation by the Potomac Group, LLC, about “The Dream and the Drama”–power, conflict and structure within social justice organizations, possibly the more incredibly relevant and important topic of the night for all us activists in the room.

For more info on the presenters tonight, check out their bios on the ChispaDC blog.

I could literally talk for hours about how much fun the event was, how great it was to see friends, meet new people, and hear new and fascinating ideas. But I’ll stop here and instead ask you: why weren’t you there? Follow me on Twitter and rest assured I’ll let you know when the next ChispaDC is coming up. I dare you, come out and see what all the fuss is about–it was well worth it.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out my photos from the event on Flickr here, or just by scrolling through the slideshow below.

Tagged: art, Causes, CHarts, chispa, chispadc, DC, dcevents, hollabackdc, presentations, reginaholliday, socialjustice, thefridge

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To see what others are saying about Chispa DC, check out the #chispadc hashtag!

Hi everyone,

After speaking with many of you individually about Hub DC, we’re excited to invite you all to the first Hub DC community meeting this Sunday!

What is Hub DC?
Hub DC will be a space for people who want to change our world for the better. It will provide a platform for social innovators to meet, collaborate, and scale their ideas for maximum impact, whether they’re working on green energy initiatives, healthcare systems in developing countries or anywhere in between. Hub DC will do this by serving as a co-working space and social business incubator, by hosting events, and by facilitating collaborations between people and organizations. While many member projects will have a national or international focus, Hub DC as an organization will remain committed to channeling that creativity towards addressing the most serious problems affecting DC residents and communities.

Who is Hub DC?
Hub DC is a part of the global Hub network, a web of 24 spaces (with 60 more in development!) that all share a mission of social justice, grassroots innovation and collaboration. As a member of a Hub, you’re connected to a community that extends from Toronto to Johannesburg.

Community Meeting
The central concept behind Hub DC is that it’s driven by the community – it provides the resources that members need to have their greatest impact. Because of this, we want to reach out to each of you to join us in the co-creation of Hub DC.

At the first community meeting, it’s our chance to think big … how can Hub DC incubate social innovation, strengthen the local economy, and unify segmented groups? How can we build a culture and a momentum that encourages others to join? What do we want the space to look like?

Sunday, March 14th
3:30pm – 5:00pm
St. Stephen’s Church Dining Room
1525 Newton St. NW

Please RSVP by Friday by sending me an email: alex.denny@the-hub.net. Also, please feel free to invite anyone else who you think would be interested in co-creating Hub DC.

See you Sunday!

-Alex and Allison
@HubDC
http://hubdc.wordpress.com/

For more information:

Shared Hope International

Shared Hope International’s prevention programs examine the conditions that allow women and children to be bought and sold and document the marketplaces of victimization around the world. We work to enhance awareness of modern day sexual slavery and we build international alliances to combat sex trafficking.

Courtney’s House

Courtney’s House is committed to providing a safe space and loving home environment – in a therapeutic and emotionally healing atmosphere – for domestic sex trafficked girls between the ages of 12 and 17 years. Courtney’s House is dedicated to the mission of ending domestic sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of all children. We focus our efforts on providing long-term group home and providing direct services.

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If you’re not familiar with Tina Frundt’s story or sex trafficking issues in the DC area, definitely check out these links:

Working to Shed Light on Very Dark Practices (WAPO, 10/8/09)

Ex-prostitute fights sex trafficking in D.C. (Washington Times, 7/15/09)

X RATED: DC’s Underground Sex Industry (Washingtonian, 11/5/05)

Hillyer Art Space “Second” Friday Art Opening
Friday, January 8, 6:00-9:00pm
“Featuring Adjunct/Disjunct, JustSeeds: Paper Politics for a New Decade and live music from Vodka and Donuts”

To see more details and RSVP, click here: http://j.mp/HillyerJan8

With Social Justice Camp DC coming up fast, we wanted to break the ice w/ a pre-camp meetup and give folks a chance to get to know each other while supporting an event that’s in the spirit of Social Justice Camp.

If you’re on Twitter, be sure to register at our twtvite registration as well!

Looking forward to seeing you Friday!