Astraea and Friends are proud to present:

LOS ANGELES SPRING FEVER 2

A Hot Night of Cool Rhythm and Scandalous Wit!

Thursday June 22, 2006 at 7pm
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Renberg Theater!
General Admission is $75 in advance, $85 day-of.

Limited Income/Student Discount tickets are available upon request
by email or phone. Sliding scale from $40.

BUY TIX ONLINE TODAY!

Call 212-529-8021 x14 or email candace@astraeafoundation.org.

Complimentary gift bags, food, & beverages featuring Stoli Vodka cocktails. Spring Fever 2 is one night of pure fun, and a momentous opportunity to support social change for lesbians and allies around the world!

Queer women and the entire SoCal LGBTI community
are invited to this remarkable evening featuring:

Brand NEW drag and dance selections by performance artist Alison De La Cruz

Hiphopmellowlivegangstasoulkoreanrythmfolkblues by SKIM

High-Femme, High-Drama Diva "La Profesora Mama Chocha"
gives lessons on "Tortilleras"

Funky Jazz, Cool Blues by the legendary Sweet Baby Jai

After-party with L.A.'s own Claudette Sexy DJ!!!

Call for Sponsorship Support

We hope you will support this year's Spring Fever II benefit now by becoming a Sponsor and/or Volunteer. Sponsor level contributions help ensure that Astraea can make more, larger, and multi-year grants that sustain grassroots organizations and artists who work tirelessly to achieve social change.

Choose a link below to find out more information about the benefits of sponsorship and how to participate in this event:

Sponsorship Opportunities for Individuals (PDF)

Sponsorship Opportunities for Businesses/Corporations (PDF)

Sponsorship Opportunities for Community/Nonprofit Organizations (PDF)

WHO'S WHO AT SPRING FEVER 2?

Alison De La Cruz is currently the Artistic Director of FilAm ARTS — also known as the Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture. A writer and theatre artist, De La Cruz just completed the premiere of her new multi-arist collaboration: "Where You Stay? Exploring the Nature of Los Angeles." She is also currently writing the book for a Musical collaboration between East West Players and the Academy for New Musical Theatre. In April 2005, De La Cruz performed a reading of her newest one-woman show "Naturally Graceful" as part of the Asian Theatre Workshop in the New Theatre for Now Festival presented by the Mark Taper Forum. A community-based artist as well, De La Cruz collaborated as poet and narrator on the feature-length documentary "Grassroots Rising: Asian American Working Families in Los Angeles," which premiered at the Asian Pacific Islander Film and Video Festival in May 2005.

SKIM is one of the most talented, intelligent, and unique voices to emerge from the underground Hip Hop scene within the last decade. Imagine Bahamadia's lyrical skills with an Etta James background singing backup as a Dear Mama era 2Pac adds words of wisdom. Yet this should be expected, for prior to her spirit giving birth to her flesh in NYC, SKIM's voice was born centuries ago amidst ancestors on the north side of Asia. That same spirit became displaced by the global noise of factories, turned refugee in search of silence, and took up residency in New York City. Recently relocated to Los Angeles, SKIM has decided to step up the shadow of her heritage. Whether opening up for KRS-One, conducting performance workshops with Leila Steinberg, 2Pac's mentor, in juvenile prisons, or dialoguing with Hip Hop Congress, SKIM's word resonates in your spine and reverberates in your bones with the bass of Korean drum. The silk sound of her song is beautifully juxtaposed by the abrasive reality of her lyrics, striking a chord deep in the heart of anyone willing to listen.

Adelina Anthony is a multi-genre artist whose interests address issues ranging from queerness, feminism, violence, gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, immigration, and community empowerment through progressive education and transgressive art. She is currently developing a jota-solo work entitled, "Bruising for Besos." She was fortunate to develop the first drafts of the work in Cherríe Moraga's playwriting courses. "Bruising for Besos" addresses domestic violence against women both in heterosexual and queer spaces. This piece marks the first in a trilogy of queer Xicana performance that attempts to recover cultural and familial memories, exposes communal and personal violence, invokes transnational indigenous spirituality and thought, and seeks to honor ceremony/ ritual as performative healing for the self/community.

Sweet Baby J'ai is a critically acclaimed vocalist and songwriter who has toured the world with her distinctive sound. She and her band have also performed extensively in the U.S., and have been featured at numerous festivals, clubs and benefits. She has shared the stage with such luminaries as The Jazz Crusaders, Patrice Rushen, Red Holloway, Etta James, Joe Sample, Koko Taylor, Frank Capp & the Juggernaut, Sheila E., Stanley Turrentine and the late Eddie Harris, to name a few. Some critics describe her as a "jazz singer", others as a "blues singer", but all agree that this versatile singer-songwriter is a "storyteller." Sweet Baby J'ai's debut release, The Art Of Blue, and latest release, Evolution on the Sunset Music label is a wonderful collection of blues, jazz and spoken word. She tackles diverse social issues, lost love and pays tribute to divas of the past.

Whether it's leading the Gay Parade every year or contributing her valuable time and effort to fundraisers at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Claudette Sexy DJ is tireless in her devotion to our community. A frequent entertainer at the Women's week/ Dinah Shore Tournament in Palm Springs, hers is an electric and wild party experience that can be measured by the excited screams of adulation from the large throngs of the womyn attending. Shouts of "SEXY DJ, SEXY DJ" follow her throughout her performances, and perform she does! When Claudette works a gig she doesn't stay away from the crowd, hidden in a booth like Ms. Coble's choices but rather she regularly gets down and works the crowd during the songs, cheering the party or club attendees on, making sure everyone has a memorable experience.

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial, and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Our grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights.

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