
BAY AREA ACOUSTIC SOUL SONGSTRESS NKECHI IS HOSTING A MUSIC, ART, FOOD, & FASHION PARTY CALLED VOL 1 :: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR V-Day AND OneMama CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT WOMEN IN AFRICA ON APRIL 1st 2009 AT PROJECT ONE GALLERY! Read Press Release
Have Wings. Will Travel. Join the Experiment. A launch party!
NKECHI, Evone Garcia, and Radio Africa & Kitchen present Vol 1 :: The Butterfly Effect on Wednesday April 1st, 5pm - 12am. This night will be the launch party opener for a series of soulfully artistic fashionable musical shows called The Butterfly Experiment created to raise funds for charities that serve women in Africa. Our charity focus this time around is V-Day and One Mama. Evone Garcia, a long time V-Day Organizer, and Radio Africa & Kitchen, a nomadic African restaurant with sustainable products and methods are rallyingin support of this event. "If one flap of a butterfly wing can make an impact on the other side of the globe, so can our little BIG party in the US make an impact on the continent of Africa."
Music + MUSE + Art + HEART
Food + GOOD + Fashion + PASSION
= THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
A Bountiful Evening of Beautiful Surprises
Hosted Food by Radio Africa & Kitchen 6pm - 8pm
http://www.radioafricakitchen.com
Fashion Show by the Fashion Department of CCSF at 7pm.
NKECHI LIVE! Music Sets at 8pm & 9:30pm.
http://www.nkechi.com
Special DJs Arisafari, Mama Bear & Voodoochop spinning before, after & in between
hosted by
Acoustic Soul Songstress NKECHI
performing live 8pm & 9:30pm
http://www.nkechi.com
Doors Open at 5pm. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry with us from 6-8pm! Listen & Watch Live Music & Fashion with us from 7-10pm! Dance & Shake Your Beauty with us to DJ grooves from 10pm until! All for a good cause!
April 1st, 2009 5pm - 12am
Project One Gallery
251 Rhode Island, SF
Purchase Advance Tickets at
http://thebutterflyeffect.eventbrite.com || Advance $20 / More at the Door
ABOUT THE CHARITIES:
V-Day. Violence against
women and girlsin the family, in a relationship, at school, on the
street, in the workplace, during warstill occurs regularly in Africa,
Asia and the Middle East with impunity. V-Day works to end this
violence by partnering directly with womens organizations in these
regions who are working to end violence against women and girls in all
its formschanging minds, changing laws, changing lives. V-Days
Spotlight this year is the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)
http://newsite.vday.org/drcongo
OneMama. One Mama ties Uganda's communities together through sustainable health, family, and financial education in order for its people to overcome poverty and thrive. By specifically supporting the midwives at the center of these communities, OneMama empowers women, raises awareness, and makes positive change. OneMama is the nurturer, the protector, and the source of life for those in need. OneMamas mission is to bring prosperity and health to people all over the world by empowering women as caregivers, mothers, businesswomen and agents of change for their rural communities. We are all OneMama on OneMother earth. www.OneMama.org
The Emeruwa Music Foundation and its roster of corporate sponsors donate proceeds from their events to organizations that serve to enrich and enhance the lives of men, women, and children in Africa
Organized by Acoustic Soul Songstress NKECHINKECHI (pronounced nnn-KAY-chee) produces Alternative Live Music Shows for Private and Corporate Clients. Her mission is to bring intuitive and creative live music productions into out-of-the-box environments as a tool to inspire and bring creativity, consciousness, and connection to upscale parties all over the world. NKECHI is an experienced Entertainment Personality who Plans, Develops & Emcees Live Music Shows designed to meet the fundraising and corporate culture needs of her clients. "I especially love creating music shows which inspire awareness and funds for worthy causes. Come join us on April 1st at Project One for the kick-off of a series of parties called "The Butterfly Effect." The Butterfly Effect is an upscale fashionably artful musical evening helping to raise awareness on behalf of a group of organizations that serve to better the lives of men, women, and children in Africa."
Ticket Info: - General Admission (Includes Food) - Caterpillar, $20.00
- General Admission for 2 (Includes Food) - Cocoon, $35.00
Official Website: http://thebutterflyeffect-upcoming.eventbrite.com