Past Events
Misha Feigin with Ladonna Smith
and Alina Tuganova
November 17th, 7pm
East Village Arts (EVA) will support the Ukranian effort with a benefit concert of Russian, Ukrainian, and Eastern European music to raise awareness and funds for the situation in Ukraine. As music is a universal language and a powerful connector, EVA will present artists from both Russia and Ukraine in an effort to show that human beings must come together for the greater good of the people. The concert will feature poet and musician, Russian born Misha Feigin in Concert with Birmingham’s LaDonna Smith (with Alina Tuganova) in a concert of free-improvisations. The two have worked and toured together on the international free-improvisation concert scene for nearly 30 years!
See www.U24.gov.ua to make a donation
Exprov VI: Taylor Rouss & friends
Friday November 4, 2022
doors open at 7:30pm,
show starts at 8:00pm
October 29, 2022 4:00 - 6:30pm
Sanovia Muhammad presents a performance of her book: A Journey to Forgiveness
Sistah Sanovia Muhammad
joined by
Yogi Dada and Rev Majadi Baruti
will take the community through an evening
of healing and celebration inspired by
Sistah Sanovia's book,
A Journey to Forgiveness:
Disowning 3 Generations of Violence
Event is free.
Light refreshments will be served.
Please purchase a book on site.
Mmmm… The Caravan is getting into some delightfully monstrous fun this Saturday at
Bella Donna’s Gorelesque Show….
We will poke the Patriarchy.
We will invite our monsters to dance.
And there will be blood.
The Witness Bearers
A Magic City Poetry Festival Event
September 29th 6:30pm
free event
Charlotte "Mama C" and her husband, Mzee Pete O'Neal run the United African Alliance Community Center in Arusha, Tanzania,
where they have continued the human services work
they began as Panthers for decades.
On September 29th, we'll host a night of poetry at East Village Arts, and we're raising funds for HELLO TANA
and their work to preserve Mama C and Mzee Pete O'Neal's legacy via the O'Neal Legacy Project.
Donate if you can, share, and
make plans to join us on September 29th!
October 7th, 5 - 7pm
singer/songwriter
John McMahon
John McMahon is a singer/songwriter, from Champaign, Illinois. He has brought his thought-provoking lyrics and inimitable voice to the Chicago area scene for over 20 years.
In addition to playing solo acoustic shows, he plays around central Illinois with The Painkillers Blues Band and Indie-rock band, Jimi Dragonfly.
You can expect to hear songs from John's 3 cds: Dumptruck of Love (2007), Black and Red (2018), and Kaskaskia (2021).
You can also expect to hear
Julie Shum, director of EVA,
who is a former bandmate, lending harmonies to John for much of the show.
Mr. Painterman 16th Annual
Rhythms of Color Art Show
presented
by Java Lewis and David Murray
October 8th
Saturday 5-9pm
October 11th, EXPROV vol. 5
doors open at 7:30pm
and show starts at 8pm
Birmingham's own Sharrif Simmons graces EVA on Friday, July 8th 2022. Doors open at 6:30pm. Sharrif will be reading excerpts from his new books and jamming with his old band into the night! Join us in celebrating Sharrif's performance at the World Games!
Come see the marriage of narrative and burlesque that Belladonna and her dance crew will bring to EVA!
Special Guest Performance by : Patsy So Fine, Mad Hatter Dance Co, Lucy Nightly, and MORE!
Saturday, July 30th at 8pm.
UNICO: Soloist Exhibit III
Taylor Rouss and Friends
June 2nd, 2022
byob $5 door
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm
Join us as celebrated local poet,
Laura Secord
speaks about her book
An Art, A Craft, A Mystery:
a novel in poetry.
Thursday May 19, 2022
6:30pm - 9pm
Congratulations to Taylor Rouss, for curating a series of well-received soloist exhibitions. Thanks for helping us make a name for EVA as a new venue of note in the world of improvisational electronica.
Sun Ra birthday bash!
Honoring Sun Ra
(born Herman Poole Blount,
May 22, 1914)
May 22nd, 2022
BYOB
7pm music, potluck, poetry!
bring an instrument and jam
*Sun Ra painting by Craig Legg, local Birmingham artist
Join us as children's book author, Possum Doss, will be reading from his beautifully illustrated book, Animal's Alphabet Soup.
Sunday February 20th, 3 - 6pm