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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

"So what you doing out there in...where did you said it was again, Albuquerque?"


Actually Santa Fe, but thats just nitpicking....So after Felicia and I got a house, I got a job (i work for NMculturenet's poets in schools program), and a slightly more reliable automobile (cue the death march for my old cirrus).

Then I was lucky enough to get a grant (FAAR - check it)
Lately Felicia has been bustin her hump at the Collected Works bookstore. I been sorting through a ton of grant applications and submissions, writing and then revising writing. In the midst of it all I have managed to get some fun performance opportunities for myself.

THIS SEPTEMBER

I am speaking on a panel about poetry and community and performing
some short sets at STIR: A festival of words in Albuquerque
Sept 12, 13, and 14th

I am going to perform portions of this new work, a solo piece, called
BULLET BITES MAN @ the High Mayhem Festival in Santa Fe
somewhere during the weekend of Sept 19, 20, and 21st

I am presenting a lecture and performance addressing hip hop
culture and aethestics @ The Center for Contemporary Arts
at the end of Sept/beginning of OCT (more details on that to come)

Things are good for us both - the vibe is chill, the sun shines almost every day,
the chile is flavorful, the beer cold, drop me a line sometime and I'll
tell you more about it

peace
Idris

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Kings for the Night FREE DOWNLOAD!

Hey all

i made an album recent
called KINGS FOR THE NIGHT

You want to hear it?

Here it goes! for free!

DOWNLOAD ALBUM

if you have difficulty
opening this file
please contact me

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Farewell Chi City

Chicago.

You have been great to me.

Until next time, its farewell for now.

Love

Idris

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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

New CD!

THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Idris Goodwin's Kings For The Night CD RELEASE Concert

come celebrate (..and buy :) my latest collection of hip hop songs and say farewell!

Hello there - After dropping my self titled EP on naivete records in 2005 I have finally put together my follow up: KINGS FOR THE NIGHT.
12 new tracks featuring the beats and/or voices of Alo
(Garden Music), Saint Pete (Cookies and Dirt), Wes Restless (Dynamic Vibrations), Def Poet Kevin Coval, Beat Daddy Fish (Sidewalk Skolaz) Sean the Pawn, Dj Grimmace (gravel records) and many more!

Visit myspace.com/kingsforthenight for a sneak peak


Dj Itch 13 will be on the 1's and 2's!

We're doin something a little different. This event is all ages, free and starts in the late afternoon.

This will be my last stage performance in Chicago as I will be moving on to Santa Fe, NM to concoct all new experiments.

Hope to see you

Date
Saturday, March 8, 2008

Time:
3:30pm - 5:30pm

Location:
Jane Addams Hull House - residents dining hall
800 S Halsted
Chicago, IL

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Thanks Orgies!

ORGIE THEATRE AWARD

February 29, 2008
Announcing: THE 2007 ORGIE THEATRE AWARD WINNERS FOR ORIGINAL WORK IN CHICAGO THEATRE
The "Orgie" is an award to encourage original, innovative, risky, thrilling, inspiring, and possibly outlandish work in Chicago theatre. All theatre disciplines are eligible to receive an Orgie Theatre Award -- directing, acting, playwriting, music composition, ensemble work, lighting, sound, props, set design, artistic direction, producing, etc.
THE WINNERS OF THE 2007 ORGIE THEATRE AWARD ARE:
Amanda Dravecky, Sarah McMurray, Julian Pike, Emily Schwartz, and Max Wagner Production Ambience Mr. Spacky (Strange Tree Group)
Mikhail Fiskel Sound Design/Original Composition The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (Collaboraction)
Allen Gilmore Acting Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Congo Square Theatre)
Idris Goodwin Playwriting Danger Face Trilogy (Hermit Arts)
Mickle Maher Playwriting The Strangerer (Theater Oobleck)
Mickel Maher, Guy Massey, Colm O'Reilly Ensemble The Strangerer (Theater Oobleck)
Courtney O'Neill Set Design MUD (The Hypocrites)
Beau O'Reilly Producing Rhino Fest (Curious Theatre Branch)
Joshua Schmidt & Jason Loewith Music Composition/Libretto The Adding Machine (Next Theatre)
Guy Van Swearingen Acting Blasted (A Red Orchid Theatre)
Winners of the Orgie Theatre Award will each receive a sealed award certificate and one hundred dollars.
The Orgie Theatre Award committee is an anonymous collection of theatre artists and patrons. The name "Orgie" is taken from the word "original." To be granted an Orgie, a nominee must receive a majority of the committee's votes. The Orgie Theatre Award committee does not claim to be fair, unbiased, or reasonable. Our goal is to encourage a spirit of originality and adventure in Chicago theatre.
The 2008 Orgie Theatre Awards will be announced in February 2009.
Questions, comments, rants, praise, suggestions:
orgietheatreaward@yahoo.com

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Friday, February 08, 2008

ITS BLACK HISTORY MONTH....so celebrate!

Hello there and happy black history month.

If you feel up to it - here is a great event I'm doing next week

Chicago Writers Series @ Oakton Community College
I'm presenting a mixed bag of material - songs from my latest CD, poems from City on the Scrape, my collection of poems, and Buckwild, a “hip hop theater mash of the absurd.” Should be hella fun and its free!

Wednesday, February 13, 6 p.m.
Studio One, Des Plaines campus
Free admission

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Holiday Plans

I am the feature this week @ Silver Tongue
Columbia College Chicago's new Literary Reading Series featuring CCC students

Poverty & Privilege with special guest, hip-hop playwright Idris Goodwin
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7pm at THE COURT 731 S Plymouth Court
refreshments! door prizes! fresh text!

Wednesday December 5 2007
Me and my buddy KC are going out to San Francisco Institute of Art
to present some new work

I got this play for voices called BUCKWILD
a hip hop theater mash of the absurd
looking at hip hop signposts, symbols, marketing, culture, and
the gooey cream filling in between

Thursday December 13 2007

Me and the Cookies and Dirt band
www.myspace.com/cookiesdirt
will be rocking @ the darkroom
2210 W Chicago Ave

round 9pmish

Hope to see you at something!

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

The Face comes full circle

In 2005, Hermit Arts brought you DANGER FACE, a one act play about two outlaw brothers, Jack and Wayne, that storm into a coffee shop one evening and wait for what's comin' to them. Last year, DANGER FACE was back, with THE SLOW BURN.

And this year, Jack and Wayne return again in DANGER FACE 3!

Not only that, but Hermit's bringing back the first two!


The DANGER FACE Trilogy
written by Idris Goodwin

OPENS NEXT FRIDAY, AUGUST 24th at PROP THTR
with the original Danger Face (2005)!

PROP THTR - 3504 N. Elston
10pm - approx. 45 min. in length
$15 (or pay what you can)
Call 773-267-6660 for reservations

Fri - Aug 24 - 9pm
Sat - Aug 25 - 10pm
Thu - Aug 30 - 9pm
Fri - Aug 31 - 10pm
Sat - Sep. 1 - 10pm


DANGER FACE: The Slow Burn
Thu - 9pm; Fri & Sat 10pm
Sept 13th - 15th

DANGER FACE: Issue No. 3
Thu - 9pm; Fri & Sat 10pm
Sept 20th - Oct 6th

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The DANGER FACE Trilogy Weekend
Danger Face (2005): Thursday, October 11th - 9pm
The Slow Burn: Friday, October 12th - 10pm
Issue No. 3: Saturday, October 13th - 10pm


Mark it on your calendars! Put it on your fridge!

http://www.hermitsite.com/

Part of the 2007 Rhinoceros Theater Festival.

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