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Grace Jones is an ongoing topic of conversation and research inquiry for me. On Saturday April 21st, I had the opportunity to talk about her various public stage, film, runway, and interview personas on a panel with performance artist Lady Shadow and international scholar Dr. Anta Merritt at San Diego Comic Fest's 6th annual romp. Delores Fisher, Dr. Anta Merritt, and Lady Shadow Vampyre Fashionista Here's my discussion focus: A multi-genre performance artist whose intriguing visual representations span from late twentieth century to present, Grace Jones continues to embrace innovative "full body masks" as she inhabits spaces with “graphic novel edgy camp” to "alien futuristic cyborg" evoking an essence of Jamaican Junkanoo Festival. We will explore several of Grace Jone’s "Junkanooesque" embodiments. Dr. Merritt is a colleague from the academic world, a faculty member of the San Diego State Africana Studies Department   https://africana....

Hello everyone. Especially to you new readers in Indonesia. Welcome!                                     Delores Fisher pianist/blogger/lecturer I have several summer music engagements  in the works and that means more time at the keyboard when not teaching,  grading papers, lecturing, appearing on panel discussions. Ah yes . . . It's April already. So much is going on here in the USA that I wanted to write about a few music events. The Center for World Music is sponsoring several world music concerts. Musicians from all over the world share their artistry with San Diegans and tourists each year as guest performers and as artists in residence. https://centerforworldmusic.org/about-us/   One major concert is by South African singer Nomsa Burkhardt. https://centerforworldmusic.org/event/zulu-burkhardt/   She performed for the Africana Studies Department at SDSU during...

Hello to China, It's been an interesting new year celebration for me. This is a quick post to share one of my experiences.  Thank you to the Confucius Institute at SDSU https://confucius.sdsu.edu/news_18.html for food, beverages, and literature to start my inquiry into the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. So far, I 've been researching the fascinating Chinese Lunar New Year for only a couple of weeks  https://asianinspirations.com.au/asian-culture/the-history-behind-chinese-lunar-new-year/ My knowledge journey started with a procession along one of our San Diego State University's campus streets. We are a very diverse campus that appreciates and embraces its complex local, national, and global spectrum of students, staff, and faculty. https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/lead/diversity_rankings.aspx As sounds of celebration got closer and closer, I recognized the drumming style; then, I saw the lions.           ...

In honor of Black History month, I am taking a different approach this year. Hello to all my regular readers. Thank you for continuing to follow my blog. We are close to the 20,000 mark!  A special hello to new Notesong/Carpenoctum readers and followers in Ireland, Poland, Croatia, Denmark, Pakistan, Croatia, Italy, and the Netherlands. Today I present to you San Diego award winning artist, community elder, and teacher: Brenda De Flanders.                                              Brenda De Flanders We met as background scene workers, decorating the Malcolm X Library's main event room for a private auction benefit/fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of Malcolm X Library, community members dedicated to library outreach, cultural, and education...

                                   Delores Fisher at the Poetry Tree Somewhere in corners of my mind that have dust bunnies and robots playing together in symbiosis, a tiredly echoing phantasm of Amiri Baraka sighs loudly: the changing same".  Friends tell me that it is really a good thing that I have been working on course content and a syllabus for each class over the last few days. I missed a socio-cultural political talking point event. It's now a global incident---sadly perhaps not worth spiritual or emotional repetition.   And so. . . .another time cycle begins for many of us. A bright light on an international level, hello and welcome to the Shen Yun performers of China. They are bringing their yearly wondrous talents and performance to San Diego http://www.shenyun.com/sd    This year's show promises to be even more exciting than last year. On the local...