Archive for February, 2008

I’m performing at T-Shirt & Jeans Sounds Like

Friday, February 29th, 2008

SOUNDS LIKE
Thursday March 6th, doors 6.30pm
Whitechapel Art Gallery - 80-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX.
FREE

T-Shirt & Jeans present…

~SOUNDS LIKE~

The first T-Shirt and Jeans extravaganzazazazazazazazazazazazazazaza
of 2008!
Music, poetry, drama, fun, games, laughter, raffles, live t-shirt art,
your hottest host Yem B and all the usual goodness. Seats fill fast -
arrive early!

Aoife Mannix is…a deliriously delicious poet
Nila Raja is…a magical musical angel
Andreya Triana is…a supreme singing sensation
Penny Granycome is…a fabulously fine actress
Priscilla Sim & Yemisi Blake are…cool!! (and the co-founders of T&J)
Plus more special guest artists on the night TBC!
Get here!

The T-Shirt & Jeans Team.
For more information contact…
Priscilla Sim: 07869 283 140
Yemisi Blake: 07809 710 170
Email: info@tshirtandjeans.co.uk

www.myspace.com/tshirtandjeansevents
www.tshirtandjeans.co.uk
www.whitechapel.org

I’m performing at Brixton Library

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Lambeth Arts and Libraries is proud to present a celebratory event for International Women’s Day 2008.   A variety of music and poetry, featuring renowned performance poet, Aoife Mannix and participants from our recent International Women’s Day poetry programme.  Also features music and poetry from La Infinite and Floetic Lara.

From 6 – 8pm on Saturday, March 8th at Brixton Library (Brixton Oval) London SW2 1JQ.
For more information contact:  Lambeth Arts   020 7926 0760

Aoife Mannix’s Growing Up An Alien at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Womens’ Week at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre
The Gathering: Bodies and Memory Festival

Growing Up An Alien
by Aoife Mannix / Apples & Snakes
6.00pm, Sunday 9 March

In the company of accordionist Janie Armour, Aoife revisits her nomadic childhood, exploring the relationships that bind families together and the secrets that pull them apart.

Tickets £12.00 / £8.00 conc.
*Weekend Pass £35.00 / £30.00 conc.
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Road,
Tottenham Green, London N15 4RX (nearest tube Seven Sisters)
Box Office: (0)208 365 5450  www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk
A book of the poems from the show ‘Growing Up An Alien’ is available from www.tall-lighthouse.co.uk

I’m performing with Chroma at the Poetry Cafe

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Friday 22nd February
8 pm – 11 pm
Chroma Goes Global!

Readings from the new issue of Chroma, Europe’s only queer literary and arts journal. This special issue includes stories and poems translated from Danish, Japanese, Slovenian, French, Polish, Arabic - and other languages. Aoife Mannix, Chris Beckett and other Chroma poets, as well as poets from Brighton’s Queer Writing South will read from the new issue as well as from their own work. Prepare to be transported.

Venue: Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/cafe/