Photo Credit: Praxis Housing Initiatives
On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc. invites New Yorkers to celebrate Black History Month with an Inspirational Evening of Poetry and Music that will take place at the cozy Taza de Café at 450 W. 155th St. Local poet Marilyn Thomas Knight (MTK) will emcee the event.
Also featured will be Gospel Songstress, Tara Robinson; multi-talented singer, dancer, actress and poet, Ashelle aka Educator Ange; Gospel Trio, Speakers of the House & Saint; poet-comics, Marcus John & Naa Aku and Demetrius Daniel, a gifted saxophone player and poet.
Anyone interested in reading original poetry should arrive at 7:00 p.m. sharp for the limited open-mic sign-up. Limit is one poem per person. Performers and audience members are encouraged to arrive early as seating is limited.
Admission is free. Light refreshments and coffee are available for purchase to benefit Praxis. Taza de Café is owned and operated by Praxis and provides job training for Praxis clients. For more information, call 347-431-7616 or visit www.tazadecafenyc.com
Praxis Housing Initiatives Inc., is a non-profit that provides chronically homeless people with multiple diagnoses with housing and other services to stabilize and lead them to independence. Praxis Housing Initiatives Inc. is NYC’s largest provider of transitional housing to homeless people with HIV/AIDS and is one of the city’s lowest cost/highest service housing providers. Operating four residences in Manhattan, as well as a Brooklyn-based scatter site program, Praxis houses nearly 400 people a night and approximately 1,200 homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS each year. For more information, please visit www.praxishousing.org