VASHTIE

i am so stoked about this event. students from the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN invited me for a day of events, including speaking on a panel with fellow new and experienced filmmakers and a 1992 styled after party! i’m so mad football season is over, my jock friends told me that their games are FUN! special shoutout to the folks who invited me out there. with work piling up, the dates had to get the ol’ switch-er-oo and finally we have it locked in. i’m excited for this. and right after i’m done, i get on a flight to GERMANY (Lahnstein) to shoot CLARA (again).

if you’re in the area, come check it out…

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F.O.K.U.S. and MLK Symposium Present:

The Harmony of Contrast

feat. Va$htie Kola

January 27th 2010

Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success, F.O.K.U.S.

Collaborates once again with the 2010 MLK Symposium at the University of Michigan. We brought you Janelle Monae at the Michigan Theater last year, and this year, we are doing it big yet again!

This years MLK Symposium’s theme ” I AM, WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE” embodies the essence of what F.O.K.U.S. believes ART symbolizes in the life of young inspiring artist like Vashtie Kola. Each facet of Vashtie Kola?s career has been motivated by the harmony of contrasts in some form or another. Just as the University of Michigan prides itself on providing a diverse and inclusive space for students to grow and learn, Vashtie has attempted to achieve these same goals through her film and entrepreneurial efforts.

This is a day full of events featuring special guest VASHTIE KOLA, an artist/ video director/ designer/party promoter hailing from New York:

Vashtie Kola’s Clothing Line Violette:

http://violettenewyork.com/collection/summer-2009/

Vashtie Kola’s Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/vashtie#p/u/20/-xz8FXgLpI4

Vashtie Kola’s Website:

https://vashtie.com/

Vashtie Kola Meet & Greet

Here, students will have the opportunity to meet with Vashtie Kola, as well as gain a sneak peak of her successful clothing line Violette.

Time: 1-2:30pm

Location: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Commons

525 South State Street

Ann Arbor 48109

Cost: FREE

Screen Shot: Film as a Prominent Art Form

This is an event in which the works of three U of M students (Jacob Mendel, Paolo Carone, and Tanya Zora), a local film maker (Marty Stano), and Vashtie Kola will be screened in a theater setting. Following the screening, the artists will serve interact with attendees in a panel setting.

Time: 7-9pm

Location: Rackham Graduate School Amphitheater

915 E. Washington St.

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Cost: FREE

1992 Themed Dance Party

F.O.K.U.S. and SAVA will be hosting a party in honor Vashtie’s own “1992″ party in New York. She throws this party alongside the famous musician Q-Tip and with her partner Oscar Sanchez. We will feature 90’s music, games, and clothing!

Time: 10pm-1am

Location: Sava’s Cafe

211 South State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Cost: FREE

**For more information about F.O.K.U.S. please visit our website:

www.onefokus.org**

SPONSORED BY

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC MULTICULTURAL INITIATIVES (OAMI), ARTS AT MICHIGAN, STUDENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMING COUNCIL, LSA-SG, AMBATANA, ASUBUHI, CAMEO, MOSAIC, AND BURSLEY FAMILY MULTICULTURAL COUNCILS