Next Common Ground Open Mic night on Nov. 4, at the VAALA Center in Santa Ana

Common Ground is hosting their next Open Mic night on Thursday, November 4, from  7:00pm – 9:00pm, at the VAALA Cultural Center, located at 1600 North Broadway (closest cross-streets are Broadway & 17th Street), in Santa Ana.

Show up – speak out – invite others!  Doors open at 6:00pm.  Open Mic sign ups by 6:30pm.  If you would like to sign-up, please show up early.  The show starts at 7:00pm.

FEATURING:

  • Thomas’ Apartment| alternative rock (http://www.thomasapartment.com/)
  • Narinda Heng| spoken word & poetry
  • Giana Nguyen| pianist/singer-songwriter (www.facebook.com/giananguyen)
  • Shine Velasco| art exhibition
  • Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team| community spotlight (http://www.apaitonline.org/)

Every first thursdays of every month @ the VAALA Cultural Center, at 1600 N. Broadway Santa Ana.  $5 donations suggestion. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Common ground/sân chơi chung: connecting communities through creative expressions. We are a collective of community members, artists, and activists committed to cultivating positive and safe space for artistic growth and community empowerment.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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