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&lt;br&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br&gt;Where: The Project House, 2607 Walnut Hill, Dallas, TX 75229
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9pm to 11:30pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br /&gt;Where: The Project House, 2607 Walnut Hill, Dallas, TX 75229
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: March 20th
SmooveQ&amp;#39;s Entertainment Presents an
&amp;quot;ARTIST REVUE&amp;quot;
FEAT. HOUSTON ARTIST TIM&amp;#39;M WEST DEBUTING HIS NEW ALBUM &amp;quot;IN SECURITY: THE GOLDEN ERROR&amp;quot;
The Project House
2607 Walnut Hill
Dallas, TX 75229
9P-1AM
$7 COVER CHARGE
FREE PARKING
FREE SNACK BAR PLUS RAFFLE GIVEAWAY
PLEASE BRING CAN GOODS TO BENEFIT FOOD PANTRY&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/TvIs213D18k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/TvIs213D18k/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/ijjfuo9lprliantcs96ko9hobg" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aWpqZnVvOWxwcmxpYW50Y3M5NmtvOWhvYmcgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/15s5j7le89c5gka4e3peoni6gs</id><published>2009-07-03T00:26:10.000Z</published><updated>2009-07-03T13:08:33.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">2009 AIDS Walk San Francisco in Golden Gate Park</title><summary type="html">When: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:30am to 1:30pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Sharon Meadow at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:30am to 1:30pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Sharon Meadow at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim&amp;#39;m will perform a spoken work piece during the opening ceremony of the 2009 AIDS Walk San Francisco in Golden Gate Park on July 19, 2009.

Participants we will walk to help our friends, family and neighbors who are affected by HIV/AIDS.  We will walk to remember those we have lost and to show our never-ending determination to end AIDS.

Schedule of Events:

9 a.m. Sign-In and Awards Open
9:30 a.m. Aerobic Warm-Up
9:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony 
10:30 a.m. AIDS Walk San Francisco Begins!
12:00pm KidZone Opens
12:30 p.m. Post Walk Concert
12:30 p.m. Free HIV Testing
 2:30 p.m. Announcement of Results!

More details available below:
http://www.aidswalk.net/sanfran/eventinfo/maps.html&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/swprbeBj0fA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/swprbeBj0fA/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/15s5j7le89c5gka4e3peoni6gs" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MTVzNWo3bGU4OWM1Z2thNGUzcGVvbmk2Z3MgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/ufk9jrlt5khb6t2lori0i39j10</id><published>2009-05-24T17:51:10.000Z</published><updated>2009-06-22T04:36:06.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm features at K. Dapree's He(ART) and Soul (Birthday Bash)</title><summary type="html">When: Sun Jul 5, 2009 6pm to Sun Jul 5, 2009 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Rockstar, 2524 McKinney, Houston, TX 77003
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun Jul 5, 2009 6pm to Sun Jul 5, 2009 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Rockstar, 2524 McKinney, Houston, TX 77003
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: K.Dapree presents he(ART) &amp;amp; Soul Vol. 5: FREEDOM  IS…July 5th @ Rockstar (2524 McKinney @ Live Oak).
 
he(ART) &amp;amp; Soul&amp;#39;s mission is to provide a creative platform of expression for people of all gender, lifestyles and beliefs.
 
COST: $5. 
 
Featuring a HOT OPEN MIC set...

Featured Artist… from Dallas, TX  LadyBSmoove, Walter Hull of Urban Soul Dance Company, Tim’m West and visual artist Lovie Olivia
 
6:00pm-7:00pm
Meet &amp;amp; Greet  with visual artist Lovie Olivia.
Come and enjoy a cocktail on the patio and some great conversation!
Seating is going to be limited so this would be a great time to grab a seat
 
7:00pm-9:00pm 
 Open Mic/Featured Artist/DJ DASOUL on the 1’s and 2’s
 
Grab a piece of Birthday cake with Tim’m West as he celebrates his birthday he(ART) &amp;amp; Soul style!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/KCCfhPW-SqY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/KCCfhPW-SqY/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/ufk9jrlt5khb6t2lori0i39j10" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=dWZrOWpybHQ1a2hiNnQybG9yaTBpMzlqMTAgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/3ceo5ruq9b79hj8k4d46n888vo</id><published>2009-06-09T00:36:36.000Z</published><updated>2009-06-09T00:36:36.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm reads work from "Flirting" at Archway Gallery</title><summary type="html">When: Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:30pm to Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:30pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:30pm to Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:30pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Join Tim&amp;#39;m in this small intimate setting of literary artists of various genres as they share ORIGINAL written spoken, even sung words: short fiction, poetry, essay, prose, etc...  The event is FREE and open to the Public and your support of Archway Gallery is appreciated.  For more information, or if interested in sharing, please contact 

Donna E. Perkins at:
donnaeperkins@att.net&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/lKZiKe45Ulo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/lKZiKe45Ulo/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/3ceo5ruq9b79hj8k4d46n888vo" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=M2NlbzVydXE5Yjc5aGo4azRkNDZuODg4dm8gdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/1ichvl0d81nfsecgqaacme07gs</id><published>2009-06-09T00:00:32.000Z</published><updated>2009-06-09T00:00:33.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm supports The Men's Gathering of Housston: A Conversation about Fathers and Gay Sons</title><summary type="html">When: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6pm to Sat Jun 13, 2009 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center&amp;#39;s GLBT Cultural Center, 401 Branard
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6pm to Sat Jun 13, 2009 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center&amp;#39;s GLBT Cultural Center, 401 Branard
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: &amp;quot;FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIPS: THE LOVE AND THE FIRE&amp;quot;
 
 
WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009, from 6pm to 9pm
 
WHERE:  Montrose Counseling Center&amp;#39;s GLBT Cultural Center, 401 Branard
(see directions below)

Topic Overview:  
All of us have fathers; some of us were raised by them, and some of us were not.  Whatever the situation may have been, we have all been impacted by them.  We will look at the depth of our relationships and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly.  As we do this we will look for opportunities to purge our pain and even look for opportunities to forgive ourselves and/or our fathers.  Some of us are also fathers, and we will look at those relationships to see if any &amp;#39;sins of the fathers&amp;#39; are being passed on to our sons.
 
In honor of father&amp;#39;s day, which will be Sunday, June 21, 2009, it is an excellent time to reflect on our relationships with our fathers, and as fathers, because whether we are aware of it or not, we carry memories, thoughts, attitudes and lessons learned directly or indirectly from them.
 
We&amp;#39;ll see you Saturday.
 
Paul Guillory, Founder TMG Houston (1999-2009)
 
DIRECTIONS TO OUR NEW LOCATION:
 
Driving directions to 401 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006
From A - 3400 Montrose, Houston, Texas (the intersection of Montrose @ Hawthorne)
Distance: 0.76 miles Time: 3 mins
Start at 3400 MONTROSE BLVD, HOUSTON going toward HAROLD ST - go 0.2 mi
Turn Left on W ALABAMA ST - go 0.3 mi
Turn Right on JACK ST - go 0.1 mi
Turn Left on BRANARD ST - go 0.1 mi
Arrive at 401 BRANARD ST, HOUSTON, on the Right
To B - 401 Branard, Houston, Texas&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/_WTkeydG2JY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/_WTkeydG2JY/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/1ichvl0d81nfsecgqaacme07gs" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MWljaHZsMGQ4MW5mc2VjZ3FhYWNtZTA3Z3MgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/f6g61b1m5ofalpq7i5lo23ocog</id><published>2009-05-13T19:39:20.000Z</published><updated>2009-05-26T16:26:26.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm on TMG panel: "An Intimate and Honest Conversation about HIV"</title><summary type="html">When: Sat May 30, 2009 6pm to Sat May 30, 2009 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center (2nd Floor), 401 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat May 30, 2009 6pm to Sat May 30, 2009 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center (2nd Floor), 401 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006
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&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: &amp;quot;AN INTIMATE AND HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT HIV&amp;quot;
 
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009, from 6pm to 9pm
 
WHERE:  Montrose Counseling Center&amp;#39;s GLBT Cultural Center, 401 Branard
(see directions below)

Topic Overview:  How much attention are you giving to HIV when you meet someone?  Is HIV the only concern, or should we be thinking about the consequences of our choices as it relates to other sexually transmitted infections?  Why do I even have to be concerned?
 
These are only a few questions that you may ask yourself when you hear about HIV.  It is important for all of us to be knowledgeable about HIV, whether you are infected or affected by it.  We will look at our thoughts and attitudes about HIV, and see how that impacts and drives the decisions and choices that we make in a particular situation, and over time.
 
We will have an opportunity to dialogue with a panel of individuals who will lead this discussion and dialogue, and help to make this a night to remember.  They are, Jeffrey Campbell, Amber David, Drake Williams and Tim&amp;#39;m West. 
 
In addition to gaining valuable informaiton that will allow us the opportunity to make more informed decisions, we will be looking at sexual behaviors and the varied levels of risks, in addition to learning how to protect ourselves.  There will be valuable information that will be discussed to help those that are HIV- to stay that way, and to help those that are HIV+ to remain healthy.
 
If you haven&amp;#39;t been to TMG in a while, this is a meeting you don&amp;#39;t want to miss.  If you have been attending, this is a time you might want to invite a friend to join you.
 
We&amp;#39;ll see you Saturday.
 
Paul Guillory, Founder TMG Houston (1999-2009)
 
THE MEN&amp;#39;S GATHERING OF HOUSTON SUMMARY OF PURPOSE AND YAHOO  GROUP
JOIN YAHOO GROUP AT  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/tmghoustontexas
The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering of Houston, the discussion and support group for African American men. From its Yahoogroups site: &amp;quot;The purpose of The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering of Houston is to come together as African American Gay, Bisexual, Same-Gender Loving, and Questioning Men to dialogue about issues that are important in helping us to form healthy relationships with ourselves and others, and join in Walking The Journey Of Self-Understanding To Live A More Empowered, Awakened And Authentic Life.&amp;quot; The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering will meet on the second  and fourth Saturday of month, 6-9 p.m. Info: tmghoustontexas@gmail.com, 
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/tmghoustontexas/

DIRECTIONS TO OUR NEW LOCATION:
 
Driving directions to 401 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006
From A - 3400 Montrose, Houston, Texas (the intersection of Montrose @ Hawthorne)
Distance: 0.76 miles Time: 3 mins
Start at 3400 MONTROSE BLVD, HOUSTON going toward HAROLD ST - go 0.2 mi
Turn Left on W ALABAMA ST - go 0.3 mi
Turn Right on JACK ST - go 0.1 mi
Turn Left on BRANARD ST - go 0.1 mi
Arrive at 401 BRANARD ST, HOUSTON, on the Right
To B - 401 Branard, Houston, Texas&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/lGbtpGnpoM4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/lGbtpGnpoM4/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/f6g61b1m5ofalpq7i5lo23ocog" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZjZnNjFiMW01b2ZhbHBxN2k1bG8yM29jb2cgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/109a594cstnqf0kmmh2037s6ds</id><published>2009-05-06T02:37:20.000Z</published><updated>2009-05-16T17:55:11.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm facilitates The Men's Gathering Discussion (for GBM in Houston)</title><summary type="html">When: Sat May 16, 2009 6pm to Sat May 16, 2009 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center, 401 Branard St (2nd Floor) Houston, TX 77006
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat May 16, 2009 6pm to Sat May 16, 2009 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br /&gt;Where: Montrose Counseling Center, 401 Branard St (2nd Floor) Houston, TX 77006
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Did You Tell Your Mama? 
A discussion about living OUT or not&amp;quot;
facilitated by Tim&amp;#39;m T. West of TMG

May 10th was just Mother&amp;#39;s Day. Many black gay/bi/sgl men in Houston anxiously marked the day by honoring their mother independent of celebrations associated with Houston&amp;#39;s SPLASH or Black Gay Pride. While some celebrated Mothers Day and Black Pride, others chose to honor one event and not the other. While many brothas &amp;quot;in the life&amp;quot; are/were out to their mothers (those still living as well as those who may have transitioned), we will consider a few questions:

Is an unspoken &amp;quot;understanding&amp;quot; enough to constitute being &amp;quot;out&amp;quot;? How many GBM operate under a &amp;quot;don&amp;#39;t ask/don&amp;#39;t tell&amp;quot; policy as a courtesy to families we assume will never understand or accept our &amp;quot;lifestyle choices&amp;quot;? Is it in fact true that &amp;quot;mothers always know&amp;quot; and are sometimes waiting for their sons to confirm (e.g., the glass closet many, ironically, GBM suffocate in)? And lastly, what about those relationships with mothers that are strained or permanently damaged because of you have &amp;quot;come out&amp;quot;? What about those relationships that have been strengthened through the &amp;quot;coming out&amp;quot; experience? What do we lose or gain by being OUT or not?  Please join us for this provocative and enriching discussion.
_________________

The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering of Houston, the discussion and support group for African American men. From its Yahoogroups site: &amp;quot;The purpose of The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering of Houston is to come together as African American Gay, Bisexual, Same-Gender Loving, and Questioning Men to dialogue about issues that are important in helping us to form healthy relationships with ourselves and others, and join in Walking The Journey Of Self-Understanding To Live A More Empowered, Awakened And Authentic Life.&amp;quot; The Men&amp;#39;s Gathering will meet on the second  and fourth Saturday of month, 6-9 p.m. Info: tmghoustontexas@gmail.com, 
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/tmghoustontexas/

DIRECTIONS TO OUR NEW LOCATION:
 
Driving directions to 401 Branard St, Houston, TX 77006
From A - 3400 Montrose, Houston, Texas (the intersection of Montrose @ Hawthorne)
Distance: 0.76 miles Time: 3 mins
Start at 3400 MONTROSE BLVD, HOUSTON going toward HAROLD ST - go 0.2 mi
Turn Left on W ALABAMA ST - go 0.3 mi
Turn Right on JACK ST - go 0.1 mi
Turn Left on BRANARD ST - go 0.1 mi
Arrive at 401 BRANARD ST, HOUSTON, on the Right
To B - 401 Branard, Houston, Texas&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/DwZsEEMSZ04" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/DwZsEEMSZ04/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/109a594cstnqf0kmmh2037s6ds" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MTA5YTU5NGNzdG5xZjBrbW1oMjAzN3M2ZHMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/4ec8nheo6hvug05evp1bjp3tb4</id><published>2009-05-13T17:14:53.000Z</published><updated>2009-05-13T17:14:54.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim&amp;#39;m performs at St. Patric Promotions LIVE &amp;amp; Direct 2009</title><summary type="html">When: Sun May 17, 2009 7pm to 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br&gt;Where: The Midtown Lounge, 2117 Chenevert Street, Houston, TX 77003
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun May 17, 2009 7pm to 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br /&gt;Where: The Midtown Lounge, 2117 Chenevert Street, Houston, TX 77003
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: ST. Patric Promotions Presents
Live &amp;amp; Direct 2009
The Midtown Lounge
2117 Chenevert Street
Houston, TX 77003
Sunday, May 17th 7-9PM 
No Cover til 8pm
Host Patric
In the Mix:: DJ Lady T~Neal
Poetry* NeoSoul* Spoken Word
Featuring Sam Trump
Also starring:
Simeon Queen, Ms. Tam Renee,
Tim&amp;#39;m West, and 2 Waji
Live Entertainment| Seafood Cuisine Served| Drink Specials

For more info please contact:
ST. Patric Promotions
www.myspace.com/romans7
pspots@hotmail.com&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/n8l-UE66yGo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/n8l-UE66yGo/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/4ec8nheo6hvug05evp1bjp3tb4" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NGVjOG5oZW82aHZ1ZzA1ZXZwMWJqcDN0YjQgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/dfgltmev22sl1s1qb0b7pk1h9o</id><published>2009-04-28T22:07:03.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-28T22:07:03.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm performs at Open Mic during K. DaPree's he(ART) and Soul III</title><summary type="html">When: Sun May 10, 2009 7pm to 11pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Rockstar, 2524 McKinney, Houston, TX  77003
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun May 10, 2009 7pm to 11pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Rockstar, 2524 McKinney, Houston, TX  77003
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Featuring Def Poetry Jam&amp;#39;s ButtaFlySoul
Page 8577 a flowetic flower, 
Angela Olivia Guillory, 
Urban Souls Dance Company, 
DJ DASOUL on the 1&amp;#39;s and 2&amp;#39;s
7-8 Meet and Greet/Cocktails
8-10 open mic/features
7-9 $5, 9-until $10&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/zexb56StwJs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/zexb56StwJs/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/dfgltmev22sl1s1qb0b7pk1h9o" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZGZnbHRtZXYyMnNsMXMxcWIwYjdwazFoOW8gdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/no5pa1u8628norildg506gpbno</id><published>2009-04-17T07:17:51.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-20T01:51:32.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim&amp;#39;m performs at Gwem Entertainment &amp;amp; Houston Third present &amp;quot;Grown &amp;amp; Sexy: A Splash of Nuvo&amp;quot;</title><summary type="html">When: Fri May 8, 2009 10pm to 3am&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Jet Lounge, 1515 Pease Street @ LaBranch, Houston, TX  77002
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri May 8, 2009 10pm to 3am 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Jet Lounge, 1515 Pease Street @ LaBranch, Houston, TX  77002
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim&amp;#39;m performs a special brief set in celebration of the Third Fridays professional womens community during Splash weekend.  He ain&amp;#39;t America&amp;#39;s favorite lesbro for nothing.  This one is for the grown and sexy ladies 25+ and the special sexy bros who (respectfully) adore them.  

THE GROWN &amp;amp; SEXY AFFAIR WITH A SPLASH OF NUVO  
MAY 8, 2009
10PM - 3AM
The Jet Lounge
25 &amp;amp; UP (ID REQUIRED)
Grown &amp;amp; Sexy Attire (No athletic gear)
$15 before midnight ($20 after)
Hot drink specials plus prizes &amp;amp; giveaways
Table reservations available

SPECIAL GUEST HOSTS: BET RIP THE RUNWAY MODELS - DANIELLE &amp;amp; VICKI
LIVE PERFORMANCE BY: TIM&amp;#39;M WEST (SPOKEN WORD ARTIST)
www.houstonthirdfridays.com for more details&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/4diKY2GkSyE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/4diKY2GkSyE/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/no5pa1u8628norildg506gpbno" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bm81cGExdTg2Mjhub3JpbGRnNTA2Z3Bibm8gdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/1mant5fa78j7qjqpu8a6uh6cuc</id><published>2009-04-17T03:50:17.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-17T07:00:00.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm joins and supports Brothas Speaking panel and community forum</title><summary type="html">When: Wed May 6, 2009 6:30pm to Wed May 6, 2009 9pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Club 20/20, 2020 Leeland Street, Houston, TX  77004
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Wed May 6, 2009 6:30pm to Wed May 6, 2009 9pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Club 20/20, 2020 Leeland Street, Houston, TX  77004
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: The Brothas Speaking event will be on May 6th @ 6:30 - 9PM
The first 25 people to arrive will receive a $20.00 Wal-Mart Card. It is going to be held @ Club 20/20...2020 Leeland St. Houston, Texas 77004

The Panel will consist of Patrik Ian Polk (Creator of Noah&amp;#39;s Arc), Rodney Chester (Alex from Noah&amp;#39;s Arc), Brandon Mack, Rev Cedric Harmon of Washington D.C., and Dr. Stanley Lewis M.D from St. Hope Foundation.

This event is sponsored in part by the FUSION program of St. Hope Foundation, Houston, TX&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/Z6jC7ZzefmQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/Z6jC7ZzefmQ/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/1mant5fa78j7qjqpu8a6uh6cuc" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MW1hbnQ1ZmE3OGo3cWpxcHU4YTZ1aDZjdWMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/47srvfk9f9eakmv9jjiinv1e8s</id><published>2009-04-14T20:04:14.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-14T20:04:14.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm at Ethnic Studies luncheon</title><summary type="html">When: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12pm to 1pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Humboldt State University, BSS 202
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12pm to 1pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Humboldt State University, BSS 202
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Ethnic Studies Program
Lunch and Get-Together
Friday April 17 12-1 pm
BSS 202

Ethnic Studies majors, minors, and students interested in these programs are invited for a free lunch, announcements, and informal exchange with faculty. 

Questions? Contact Barbara Curiel, Program Director, bc7@humbolt.edu.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/7RPSibVa6h0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/7RPSibVa6h0/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/47srvfk9f9eakmv9jjiinv1e8s" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NDdzcnZmazlmOWVha212OWpqaWludjFlOHMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/qiknagkc0pdh4p4ufq7gr53jig</id><published>2009-04-09T21:59:09.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-10T15:04:27.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm reads at Humboldt State University Library to honor National Poetry Month</title><summary type="html">When: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3pm to 4pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Humboldt State University Library, Fishbowl (Room 209)
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3pm to 4pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Humboldt State University Library, Fishbowl (Room 209)
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim’m West at HSU Library
3 – 4pm, Friday, April 17, 2009
Fishbowl (Room 209), HSU Library

Tim’m West is an educator, scholar, journalist, poet, activist, and hip hop artist.   He completed his B.A. at Duke University majoring in Philosophy with a focus on Women’s Studies.  A former instructor of Writing Pedagogy at Eugene Lang College of The New School (NYC) and in Stanford University’s Writing and Critical Thinking program, he received an M.A. in Liberal Studies/Philosophy from Graduate Faculty at The New School for Social Research in 1998, and in January of 2002, an M.A. in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford.  In 2003 he released a critically acclaimed poetic memoir Red Dirt Revival, in 2005 a chapbook BARE, and released his second full-length book, Flirting in early 2007.  Musically, he released his solo debut, Songs from Red Dirt on Cellular Records, followed by the critically acclaimed Blakkboy Blue(s) and In Security: The Golden Error (go to myspace.com/timmwest to listen to tracks).   Tim&amp;#39;m is also featured in two Hip Hop documentaries:  Alex Hinton&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Pick Up the Mic&amp;quot; (LOGO) and Byron Hurt&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Beyond Beats and Rhymes&amp;quot; (PBS).  Tim’m has been interviewed by the Washington Post, The Advocate, Rolling Stone, the BBC, and other media affiliates – testament to his place as a foundational maverick among young black multi-disciplinary artists. He has taught at Stanford University, Oakland School of the Arts, and Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy.  He is a Visiting Lecturer in Ethnic Studies at HSU.   Please join this exciting poetry event with Tim’m West!              

National Poetry Month is held every April to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.    This is a free event.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/UvgN-T_jW5A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/UvgN-T_jW5A/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/qiknagkc0pdh4p4ufq7gr53jig" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=cWlrbmFna2MwcGRoNHA0dWZxN2dyNTNqaWcgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/65oa4ooc144qfk99c69qt55kbs</id><published>2009-04-09T22:20:38.000Z</published><updated>2009-04-09T22:20:38.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm celebrates a great year at Humboldt! (in concert)</title><summary type="html">When: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8pm to 10pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Aunty Mos, 535 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95503
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8pm to 10pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Aunty Mos, 535 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95503
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Tim&amp;#39;m celebrates a great year at Humboldt
2008- 2009
LIVE show at Aunty Mo&amp;#39;s
535 5th Street
Eureka, CA   95503
Doors open at 8pm 
Show starts at 9pm
$5 cover
featuring Maia Papaya &amp;amp; Tonya Netjes
and a LIVE Hip Hop set by Tim&amp;#39;m West
DJ and Dancing 10 until closing
http://www.auntymoslounge.com&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/QFXMqJf0qoY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/QFXMqJf0qoY/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/65oa4ooc144qfk99c69qt55kbs" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NjVvYTRvb2MxNDRxZms5OWM2OXF0NTVrYnMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/8cmqj6l9fnlcebca37729djjto</id><published>2009-03-26T03:37:23.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-28T17:46:40.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">LT Sunday HOT Delight hosted by Mieasha Stroud</title><summary type="html">When: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:40pm to 6:10pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br&gt;Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/H--L--T
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:40pm to 6:10pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Who: Tim&amp;#39;m West and Red Dirt.Biz
&lt;br /&gt;Where: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/H--L--T
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim&amp;#39;m will be a featured guest on HOT Delight hosted by Mieasha Stroud. Tim&amp;#39;m will talk about his life, work, and will also perform during the show. The radio show is a BlogTalk Radio show and can be access at the following address: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/H--L--T&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/fMw1DZGlW4s" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/fMw1DZGlW4s/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/8cmqj6l9fnlcebca37729djjto" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=OGNtcWo2bDlmbmxjZWJjYTM3NzI5ZGpqdG8gdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/dgcujg2dm5f69n1tn0vnajbluc</id><published>2009-03-03T05:29:07.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-20T21:28:32.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm performs at Dallas Poetry with Purpose Open Mic</title><summary type="html">When: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9pm to 11:30pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: The Absinthe Lounge, 1409 S. Lamar, Dallas, TX 75202
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9pm to 11:30pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: The Absinthe Lounge, 1409 S. Lamar, Dallas, TX 75202
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: March 22nd
SmooveQ&amp;#39;s Entertainments Monthly
Poetry W/Purpose Open Mic(COME DO YOUR THANG)
LIVE BAND
9pm-1am
The Absinthe Lounge
1409 S. Lamar
Dallas, TX 75202
PLEASE BRING CAN GOODS TO BENEFIT FOOD PANTRY&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/xYehyafqUFY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/xYehyafqUFY/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/dgcujg2dm5f69n1tn0vnajbluc" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZGdjdWpnMmRtNWY2OW4xdG4wdm5hamJsdWMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/i91qrusilq5h3gb02lr21hae6k</id><published>2009-03-20T20:41:13.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-20T20:41:13.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm speaks at Duke University "Queering HIp Hop" Seminar with Mark Anthony Neal</title><summary type="html">When: Thu Apr 2, 2009 1pm to 2:30pm&amp;nbsp;
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&lt;br&gt;Where: Duke University (for details, contact tim.m@reddirt.biz)
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Thu Apr 2, 2009 1pm to 2:30pm 
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&lt;br /&gt;Where: Duke University (for details, contact tim.m@reddirt.biz)
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Queering Hip Hop
AAAS 132
Thursday, April 2
1:15-2:30pm
Friedl 107

In her seminal essay “Deviance as Resistance,” political scientist Cathy Cohen writes, “I continue to be interested in the possibility of constructing a field of investigation based in African American Studies and borrowing from queer theory and Black feminist analysis that is centered around the experiences of those who stand on the ~outside of state sanctioned, normalized White, middle- and upperclass, male heterosexuality.” Substituting Cohen’s “African-American Studies” with “Hip-Hop,” the goal of “Queering Hip-Hop” is to examine Hip-Hop Culture and Rap Music through the lens of black queer and black feminist analysis with a particular focus on iterations of Hip-Hop that challenge mainstream perceptions of “who and what” hip-hop is. As such “Queering Hip-Hop” is an attempt to do just that—render the “official” history of hip-hop as “strange” and “oppositional.”&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/8EI17f-fVNE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/8EI17f-fVNE/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/i91qrusilq5h3gb02lr21hae6k" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=aTkxcXJ1c2lscTVoM2diMDJscjIxaGFlNmsgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/g821cmg6k01cjmhn3ddcisrvhg</id><published>2009-03-19T06:01:37.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-20T20:23:25.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim&amp;#39;m &amp;amp; Spoken Red Entertainment bring The Front Porch to Lafayette LA</title><summary type="html">When: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7pm to 10pm&amp;nbsp;
CDT&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: The Brass Room, 1301 Surrey Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7pm to 10pm 
CDT&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: The Brass Room, 1301 Surrey Street, Lafayette, LA 70501
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Spoken Red Enterprises, LLC
presents
&amp;quot;THE FRONT PORCH: Barefoot Soul Refreshed.&amp;quot;
 
LIVE Friday, April 24th, 2009
The Brass Room
(1301 Surrey Street, Lafayette, LA 70501)
 
Featuring
Gabrilla Ballard (New Orleans, LA):  myspace.com/gabrillaballard
Cambridge Jenkins IV (Atlanta, GA):  myspace.com/blackphoenix246
Rage (Baton Rouge, LA):  myspace.com/thepoeticrage
we are theUnreal (San Francisco,CA): myspace.com/barakanoel
and the Art &amp;amp; Experience of Tim&amp;#39;m West (Houston, TX): myspace.com/timmwest
 
Hosted by Mr. Spoken Red
 
Open Mic for Poets &amp;amp; R&amp;amp;B Vocalists @ 7 p.m.
Showtime for Featured Artists 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Meet and Greet 10 p.m. - Midnight
 
For more info, contact spokenredenterprises@gmail.com
 
-- Corey J. Frank
CEO, Spoken Red Enterprises, LLC
&amp;quot;An Event is not an Event unless it&amp;#39;s Spoken Red&amp;#39;s&amp;quot;
http://www.myspace.com/spokenredenterprises
spokenredenterprises@gmail.com&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/9MC9kgnQHD4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/9MC9kgnQHD4/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/g821cmg6k01cjmhn3ddcisrvhg" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZzgyMWNtZzZrMDFjam1objNkZGNpc3J2aGcgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/7sdluc8ql03kk2nfmd9tjb1dg0</id><published>2009-03-19T05:58:55.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-19T05:58:55.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm presents The Front Porch- Houston</title><summary type="html">When: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7pm to 10pm&amp;nbsp;
CDT&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Hollywood Vietnamese Restaurant, 2409 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7pm to 10pm 
CDT&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Hollywood Vietnamese Restaurant, 2409 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim’m brings the cast of our Lafayette, LA showcase &amp;quot;THE FRONT PORCH: Barefoot Soul Refreshed&amp;quot; to Houston for some hometown love. More details, drink specials...and yes great food... all on the patio with LIVE entertainment. Mark your calendars.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/sxGYLA0nFQI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/sxGYLA0nFQI/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/7sdluc8ql03kk2nfmd9tjb1dg0" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N3NkbHVjOHFsMDNrazJuZm1kOXRqYjFkZzAgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/jqbdmsms8phs237n6tmbjdb8p8</id><published>2009-03-17T14:47:32.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-17T15:04:52.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Friday at Sweet T Unity Conference- UNC Chapel Hill</title><summary type="html">When: Fri Apr 3, 2009&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY conference at UNC-Chapel Hill
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Fri Apr 3, 2009&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY conference at UNC-Chapel Hill
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Register at:  http://unityconference.webs.com/register.htm

Tim&amp;#39;m will be performing a Spoken Word piece at Conference Opening... and headlining at Cat&amp;#39;s Cradle at 10pm.  Don&amp;#39;t miss it.

Friday, April 3, 2009
3:00 - 7:00 pm      Registration Open
5:30 - 7:00 pm      Welcome Dinner/Networking
7:00 - 7:30 pm      Conference Opening and Welcome
8:00 - 10:00 pm    Gender Fucking Cabaret, featuring a dozen incredible local performers! (Cat&amp;#39;s Cradle)
10 pm - 12 am       Tim&amp;#39;m T. West (Cat&amp;#39;s Cradle)
12am - closing!    Dance Party (Cat&amp;#39;s Cradle)&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/s1_LxBKVG4A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/s1_LxBKVG4A/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/jqbdmsms8phs237n6tmbjdb8p8" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=anFiZG1zbXM4cGhzMjM3bjZ0bWJqZGI4cDggdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/njotq5cfstcsfo6b9chui5t7os</id><published>2009-03-17T14:56:08.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-17T15:04:36.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Saturday at Sweet T UNITY Conference</title><summary type="html">When: Sat Apr 4, 2009&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY Conference
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sat Apr 4, 2009&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY Conference
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Of special note are:
The NC People of Color Workshop with the legendary Mandy Carter (Workshop One), Queer Masculinities in Performance (led by Tim&amp;#39;m T. West, Workshop Two/ 11 a.m.), and Screening of Pick Up the Mic at 10 p.m, followed by Discussion. Lots of great stuff so enjoy it all.  Register at:
http://unityconference.webs.com/register.htm

Saturday, April 4, 2009

8:30 - 11:00 am    Registration Open
8:30 - 9:30 am      Continental Breakfast/Networking
9:30 - 10:45 am    Breakout/Workshop One
11am - 12:15 pm  Breakout/Workshop Two
12:15 - 1:30 pm    Lunch/Networking
1:30 - 3:00 pm      Peterson Toscano in &amp;quot;Transfigurations: Trangressing Gender in the Bible&amp;quot;
3:00 - 3:15 pm      Break/Networking
3:15 - 4:30 pm      Breakout/Workshop Three
4:45 - 6:00 pm      Breakout/Workshop Four
6:00 - 8:00 pm      Dinner on your own
8:00 - 9:45 pm      Scott Turner Schofield in &amp;quot;Debutante Balls&amp;quot;
10 pm - 12 am      Screening of &amp;quot;Pick up the Mic: the (r)evolution of HomoHop&amp;quot;, followed by a Q and A with Tim&amp;#39;m West
12:00 - 2:00 am    After Party (location TBD)&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/pANG1yu45a0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/pANG1yu45a0/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/njotq5cfstcsfo6b9chui5t7os" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bmpvdHE1Y2ZzdGNzZm82YjljaHVpNXQ3b3MgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/2ad6gld7i1rpbplsv144d2lcf8</id><published>2009-03-17T15:04:04.000Z</published><updated>2009-03-17T15:04:04.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Sunday at Sweet T UNITY Conference</title><summary type="html">When: Sun Apr 5, 2009&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY Conference
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Sun Apr 5, 2009&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Sweet T UNITY Conference
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Register at: http://unityconference.webs.com/register.htm
Micia is amazing (Noon)!  Tim&amp;#39;m will be at Roundtable Discussion at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Performance Activism

Sunday, April 5, 2009

8:15 - 9:15 am      Interfaith Service
9:30 - 10:45 am    Breakout/Workshop Five
10:45 - 11:45 am  Brunch/Networking
12:00 - 1:30 pm    Micia Mosely in &amp;quot;Where My Girls At?: A Comedic Look at Black Lesbians&amp;quot;
1:30 - 3:00 pm      Closing Plenary: A Roundtable Discussion on Performance Activism&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/-cowaWu24dE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/-cowaWu24dE/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/2ad6gld7i1rpbplsv144d2lcf8" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MmFkNmdsZDdpMXJwYnBsc3YxNDRkMmxjZjggdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/ur8kr8t0gp38e3nbif181sdbdo</id><published>2009-02-24T06:44:30.000Z</published><updated>2009-02-24T06:44:30.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm performs at Humboldt County All Stars</title><summary type="html">When: Thu Mar 5, 2009 9:30pm to 11:30pm&amp;nbsp;
CST&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Redwood Yogurt, 1573 G. Street, Arcata, CA  95521
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Thu Mar 5, 2009 9:30pm to 11:30pm 
CST&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Redwood Yogurt, 1573 G. Street, Arcata, CA  95521
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Cost: 	FREE
Description: 	The Humboldt County All Stars is a showcase of some of the best musical and Spoken Word talent in Humboldt County. The show is held the first Thursday of each month from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. You must have an invitation to perform. All are welcome to attend.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/W0axVkj-BaQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/W0axVkj-BaQ/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/ur8kr8t0gp38e3nbif181sdbdo" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=dXI4a3I4dDBncDM4ZTNuYmlmMTgxc2RiZG8gdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/nsmjtfekbv7ksk7htth2aqrgg0</id><published>2009-02-23T23:09:33.000Z</published><updated>2009-02-23T23:09:33.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm T. West on Tha Big Dogs radio show (Blog Talk Radio)</title><summary type="html">When: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8pm to 10pm&amp;nbsp;
CST&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: www.blogtalkradio.com/thabigdogs
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8pm to 10pm 
CST&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: www.blogtalkradio.com/thabigdogs
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Tim&amp;#39;m is a guest on Tha Big Dogs radio show on Feb. 25, 2009. The program is a live , call-in, talk show dealing with the issues surrounding big men of color and their admirers. This is an internet based radio show. Callers are welcome to chime in by calling 646-716-5022 during the show.  If you don&amp;#39;t have access to the internet during the show, can also listen at the same phone number.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/MV-LS1PgKQU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/MV-LS1PgKQU/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/nsmjtfekbv7ksk7htth2aqrgg0" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=bnNtanRmZWtidjdrc2s3aHR0aDJhcXJnZzAgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/du4r1auafrtgdpegmvsi1h5dic</id><published>2009-02-20T01:24:15.000Z</published><updated>2009-02-20T01:24:15.000Z</updated><category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event" /><title type="html">Tim'm speaks at Psychology of Prejudice class</title><summary type="html">When: Thu Mar 5, 2009 1pm to 2:30pm&amp;nbsp;
CST&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;Where: Forestry Bldg, Humboldt State University, Room 201, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521
&lt;br&gt;Event Status: confirmed</summary><content type="html">When: Thu Mar 5, 2009 1pm to 2:30pm 
CST&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;br /&gt;Where: Forestry Bldg, Humboldt State University, Room 201, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521
&lt;br /&gt;Event Status: confirmed
&lt;br /&gt;Event Description: Cost: 	free to students in class
Description: 	Tim’m offers a special presentation to Dr. Jennifer Taylor’s Psychology of Prejudice class Thursday, from 11- 12:20. Students not in class should contact: jft7002@humboldt.edu about sitting in.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~4/BC-RddHpw5w" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimmWestAndRedDirtbiz/~3/BC-RddHpw5w/event" title="alternate" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/timmwestevents%40reddirt.biz/public/basic/du4r1auafrtgdpegmvsi1h5dic" /><author><name>Tim'm West and Red Dirt.Biz</name><email>timmwestevents@reddirt.biz</email></author><feedburner:origLink>http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZHU0cjFhdWFmcnRnZHBlZ212c2kxaDVkaWMgdGltbXdlc3RldmVudHNAcmVkZGlydC5iaXo</feedburner:origLink></entry></feed>
