Tonight: In Celebration of Women at the Free Library

POSTED: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 9:14 PM

Filed Under: Arts | Arts Events Philly Artists

I'm usually not the, uh, biggest spoken word fan, but Yellow Rage (whose performance on Def Poetry Jam is up top) is so angry, funny and talented I can't help but change my mind a bit about the medium. The two Philly-based female performers, Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh, question racial and gender stereotyping in a way that's extremely confrontational but also very comical, a deadly combo that is perhaps one of the most effective ways to truly change people's minds. They'll be performing along with other lady spoken word artists, poets, fiction writers, musicians and essaysists, including Stephanie Durann, Nzadi Keita and more, at tonight's In Celebration of Women series. It goes down at the Free Library (1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322) from 6:30 to 9 p.m., for free.

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