“Prima Materia” (The Philosopher’s Stone)
“The first matter of the stone is the very same with the first matter of all things” - Thomas Vaughan
A weed grows through a crack
Of these sidewalks of pain that I walk on.
Through violence and poverty,
She slowly grows.
Layers upon layers of cigarette butts
And naysayers
Attack.
A daily life of Harlem trench warfare,
Yet
She overcomes.
A tiny bud forms.
A preview of all the beauty that could be.
Maybe someday she will become a flower.
I am hopeful.
“What you do”
via J.T. Liss Photography for Social Change, Inspiration from JR and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
A new Music Positive poster! Please RT and reblog! :) via @asthemusicplays
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As The Music Plays and J.T. Liss Photography for Social Change have joined forces to bring you Music Positive: a benefit for Bridging Education & Art Together (B.E.A.T).
BEAT (http://www.beatnyc.org/) is a local NYC non-profit founded by James Kim and Taylor McFerrin, with the sole purpose of bring music education to underprivileged youth in the community. They produce compelling music, art and dance based programs to help get their message of the importance of the arts across to the communities they serve.
Come and support a great cause with some great music!
With Performances by:
Palomino (http://www.facebook.com/palomino.fb)
and ATMP artists:
The Rose West (http://www.facebook.com/therosewest)
and
The Glorious Veins (http://www.facebook.com/thegloriousveins)
And enter for your chance to win prize packages from:
ATMP
J.T. Liss Photography
Patronage
and
We Are The Kids
The show will take place on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at 7pm at Alphabet Lounge, located at 104 Avenue C, New York, NY. Admission is $10 and attendees must be 21 or over to enter.
CONTACT:
Robin Jennings, As The Music Plays, http://www.asthemusicplays.com/, robin@asthemusicplays.com
