He often chooses to write in his native Gikuyu instead of in English, a foreign language inherited from Kenya's former colonizers. For more info. Parents' luncheon hosted by Krissa Bolton, Arts Cafe. For more information, contact Nijmie Dzurinko . Virgin House Band rehearsal, Arts Cafe.
Butterflies is a documentary film about the drag culture in a Cuban community outside of Havana.
Gender and post-revolutionary Cuban society are the central themes. Transvestites and their parents, community residents and workers all contribute their personal experiences relating to the drag cabaret performances given for construction workers in the area. Director Margaret Gilpin's film gives voice to a marginalized segment of Cuban society, with emotion and depth. Creative writing workshop for Penn and Health Systems staff. She lives in New York City.