The Poetry Night Reading Series is proud to welcome poet Ruby Ibarra. She will be performing on October 20th at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 1st Street at 8PM. She will be joined by members of the UC Davis SickSpits Poetry Collective: Jordan Schaub, Madina Stanackzai, and Fong Tran.
Ruby Ibarra is a 24 year-old Filipina-American rapper and spoken word artist from San Lorenzo, California.
An active poet and musician during her undergraduate years at UC Davis, Ibarra was a member of SickSpits Poetry Collective as well as the UC Davis Slam Poetry team. Influenced by rapper-poets such as Eminem and Tupac Shakur, Ibarra has cultivated her own style, which has been described as reminiscent of classic 90s hip hop.
She has been featured on noted web-based publications such WorldStar Hip Hop (garnering over 200 thousand views), Bossip, and Myx TV, as well as MTV and VH1’s blogs. For the past year, she has been touring and performing across the U.S., including a performance at “Rock the Bells,” the nation’s largest hip hop festival. She has also been the opening act for musicians such as Blu and Hieroglyphics.
She is set to release her first solo CD this Fall. Her latest work and music can be found at:http://www.rubyibarra.com
Attendees are encouraged to arrive early at the John Natsoulas Gallery to secure a seat, and to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. The Poetry Night Reading Series, organized and hosted by Dr. Andy Jones, occurs on the first and third Thursday of every month at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Other Poetry Night performers this fall will include Joshua Clover, Leonore Wilson, and Rae Gouirand.
Who: Ruby Ibarra
What: The Poetry Night Reading Series
When: Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 8 pm
Where: John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st Street
Media Contact: Andy Jones
poetryindavis@gmail.com
The John Natsoulas Gallery – 756-3938
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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229754380411984
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