 Every Tuesday, check out Reggae Tuesdays at Carolina Kitchen in Hyattsville.
FMI: 301-332-6935
Every night on U Street, check out Patty Boom Boom. Reggae night in various forms.
FMI: 202-629-1712
Every Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm on the radio, check out "Reggae, Roots and Culture" on www.weaa.org with Papa Wabe, Mr. Mukiz and Donna Powell.
This Saturday, March 20, Papa Wabe will be doing a special SALUTE TO WOMEN IN REGGAE
Listen online at www.weaa.org or on 88.9FM in the DMV area:
You will hear Dera Thompkins, Sister Carol, Ishelle Cole of Strykers Posse, Fiona Wright of CVR, Empress Sharniece, Tasha T from Canada and yours truly of Peppy Entertainment & Promotions.
Every Sunday from midnight to 6:00am on the radio, check out "The Caribbean Experience" with John Blake on WHUR.
Listen online at www.whur.com or on 96.3FM in the DMV area.
Every Monday (early morning) from midnight to 2:00am on the radio check out "This is Reggae Music" with Tony Carr on WPFW.
Listen live at www.wpfw.org or on 89.3FM in the DMV area.
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"HUSH"
The most anticipated event in Virginia Beach
Saturday, March 27
FMI:
igmix@yahoo.com
www.hush.eventbrite.com
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The 2010 Census is underway, with forms mailed to US households
beginning this week. (In fact, you may already have received yours.)
Do not forget that they cannot more forward until YOU mail it back!
www.census.gov
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 This week, I am not feeling 100% peppy, but as a great friend of mine said to me the other day - "consistency is key," so...the show must go on! I had intended to take a week off but after receiving an email from my friend, Keisha Largie this morning, I decided that "THREE THINGS" made my day brighter and brought multiple smiles to my face and it led me here.
In this day and age when we get so many emails and we send so many texts, we oftentimes forget to TALK to one another and we almost NEVER write a letter to loved ones. Because there are so many shortened forms of writing to each other, some of us still are trying to figure out what LOL, SMH, WTF and GMTA mean and by the time we do figure it out, the email or text is forgotten. Once in a while (like today), our Inbox gets a "Chain Letter of Sorts" and before we get the instinctive urge to delete it, we open it and, voila! We see something like "THREE THINGS" or a joke that is so funny, we feel compelled to take up the phone and TALK to someone. Having a connection is much more than connecting on the internet. Come to think of it, before the internet and BlackBerries, etc. I felt a lot more connected to my friends and knew what was up in their lives. These days, if I see their light on in Gmail, or read their Facebook status, etc., I assume all is well. Shameful, isn't it? Anyway, thanks to Keisha, today I learned a lot more than THREE THINGS from my sister and my sistahs, and it has been the highlight of my day!
Life moves fast and things and people change, so re-connect and you will be surprised what 3 new things you might learn about your friends and family.
 As we continue to celebrate Women's History month, Social Work month, and move into the third quarter of 2010 and Spring, I hope that you will be inspired to do THREE THINGS of importance:
- Make community service a part of your daily life
- Do something special for yourself and the women who are important to you
- Reconnect with your friends and family in a meaningful way
Peace and Blessings,Rosie "Peppy" ParkeCreative DirectorPEPPY ENTERTAINMENT & PROMOTIONS
www.peppypromotions.com
peppy@peppypromotions.com
301-395-1013
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DANCE WITH OLU YEMISI AND COMPANY
Olu Yemisi is the founder and director of Olu Yemisi & Company Entertainment. She has produced and directed performances and dance theater for over 9 years. Ms. Yemisi has also produced and created films which include "Street Art," "Rhythm & Body Language," "A Tribute to Michael Jackson," "Dance TV Show I and II," and "The Experience".
 Ms. Yemisi has taught dance for over 9 years and is the choreographer of the entire repertoire for Olu
Yemisi & Company Dancers. Her dance company performs
Caribbean, Latin, African, and African American dance forms
including Jazz Vernacular.
She also promotes Jazz music and was recently chosen by Dance/USA
to represent the Washington D.C. area as a cultural
ambassador for the performing arts at the National Performing Arts Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Ms. Yemisi is an advocate and has addressed congressional staff on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C explaining why the National Endowment for the Arts needs funding and why the arts are important. Ms. Yemisi is available for performances, festivals, lectures and workshops nationally and internationally. Visit www.DanceWithMeDC.com, visit her YOU TUBE page or email olu@dancewithmedc.com for more information.
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STILL THINKING ABOUT HAITI
 Hundreds of children at the Haiti Micah Project (HMP) orphanage are at risk of suffering from the food shortages
in Haiti.
Your donation of a bag of regular dry rice and/or beans can
prevent 300 orphans from experiencing this dreadful fate. Drop off your rice/bean donation at the
Haiti Micah Project, located at 3737 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia on
Saturday, March 20th from 11:00am to 2:00pm.
Haiti
Micah Project (HMP) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation established to
support mission activities in Haiti, including the development of services and
programs to serve Haiti's impoverished children.
For more information on HMP visit, www.haiti-micah.org.
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 You are invited to a Public Briefing on Haiti
"Haiti: Findings of Human Rights Organizations"
Tuesday, March 23
TransAfrica Forum
1629 K Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC
6:00pm to 7:30pm (light refreshments will be served)
RSVP to dialogue@transafricaforum.org or call 202-223-1960, ext 131.
Despite
reports that the situation in Haiti are stable, many human rights
organizations report a different story. While USAID and the U.S.
Southern Command are now asserting that the demand for food and medical
care is not exceeding the capacity on the ground, TransAfrica and its
colleagues have found these reports wholly untrue. Hundreds of
thousands of Haitians are going without food, shelter, sanitation and
medical care, and the bureaucratic process to receive help is costing
lives. Despite more than $1 billion collected for Haiti relief, tens of
thousands of Haitians go without nourishment and an adequate amount of
sanitation units. Get additional information at www.transafricaforum.org.
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