Miami, FL – Talk show host and Emmy award winner Ellen Degeneres will turn 53 years old on January 26th. Long time Ellen Degeneres fan, local arts promoter, and poet Renda Writer has put together a unique event in Miami to celebrate her birthday with her all of her local fans and members of the South Florida arts community.
WHERE:
The Ellen Art Show will take place on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011, from7pm until 2am at GAB Studio in Miami’s famed Wynwood Arts District(105 NW 23rd St., Miami, FL, 33127, http://www.GABstudio.com/). Admission is free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome.
The History: Since 2007, Renda Writer has been in passionate pursuit of his this professional goal and personal dream to perform his signature poem, “Half Hearted,” on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
Because of the romantic subject matter of the poem, (a metaphor that compares the swans in New York’s Central Park to a search for love and shared romance) Renda would ideally like to perform it on Ellen’s Valentine’s Day episode, which will be only 3 weeks away from when he goes to LA to give Ellen her portrait for her birthday. His hope is that this event, the gift, and the effort being made to bring it to Ellen will solidify his chance for a Valentine’s Day performance.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
7:00pm-8:00pm – Doors Open / Artist Meet & Greet, (Music provided by Brimstone)
8:00pm-8:15pm – Intro by Renda Writer, Cutting of Ellen’s Birthday Cake
8:15pm-8:30pm – Performance by Alex Nelson (Acoustic)
8:30pm-9:30pm – DJ Set by Brimstone
9:30pm-10:30pm – Performance by Renda Writer (Poetry/Improv/Speaking)
10:30pm-10:45pm – Performance by Mike Mineo (Acoustic)
10:45pm-11:45pm – DJ Set by Brimstone
11:45pm–12:00am – Performance of “Half Hearted” by Renda Writer, and the story behind the poem and the goal to perform it on The Ellen Degeneres Show
12:00am – Ellen Art Auction
12:00am-2am – DJ Set by Brimstone
Facebook Event Invite Page: (Please RSVP)
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