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  1. World Town 3.0 April 17 Featuring DJ Moni Thursday, April 15, 2010

    On April 17 the love movement will embrace Chattanooga. Phillip Allen, a.k.a. K7, local DJ and MakeWork grant recipient is hosting the third installment of his WorldTown global music project with Brooklyn based DJ, multimedia artist, and co-creator of Friends We Love web documentary series Moni Pineda.

    DJ Moni’s career has led her to countries such as Japan and France.  In addition to her selector duties, she is an accomplished photographer, with photos published in magazines such as The Fader, and Rolling Stone.  Moni is also the co-creator of the Friends We Love (FWL) artist documentary series.  FWL seeks to create cultural exchange through short web documentaries filmed by her and partner Mike Vargas, events, artist installations, and educational initiatives.

    So far the project has featured diverse creative’s such as shadow chalk street artist Ellis G, controversial N.Y.C. subway collage artist Poster Boy, and BBC presenter and global DJ, Gilles Peterson.  More information on FWL can be found at friendswelove.com

    The event will take place in two segments.  From 3 to 4 pm there will be a screening of 3 FWL shorts followed by a discussion on global underground music and art culture with Moni. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.

    From 9 pm to 1 am DJ Moni, Miss Kai of Nashville and K7 will take the Southside of Chattanooga on a journey through the world via music.

    The screening/discussion is free and open to the public. The party is open to 21 and older, and the cover charge will be $10. Both segments will be held at the former Decossimo studio turned venue, CampHouse, at 1427 Williams street.

    Posted by Administrator in Arts