Saturday November 17th, front room, 8 pm to 4 am, $5 to $20 Sliding Scale

"Life is Crazy: A Social Gathering filled with Music and Discovery"

8 - 10 pm: Guest speakers presenting Fair Trade (http://www.fairtradenyc.org/) & Microfinance (http://promujer.org http://kiva.org), sustainable development initiatives that are making the World a better place by alleviating poverty. See how you can get involved! Presentation of alternative media - the new DVD magazine "Hybrid Lounge" whose mandate is to fight for tolerance and cross-cultural understanding by celebrating cross-cultural differences (http://myspace.com/hybridlounge).

10 pm: live bands -
STRAWBERRY BROWN (Latin-pop & Reggae)
MAJEEKUL KOLEURZ (Afro-beat-R&B-Hiphop)
AGENT DOUBLE E aka RENEE ASTERIA (Latin-Reggae Rock)
http://myspace.com/reneeasteria, http://asteriarecords.com)
RIDDIUM NATION & RUFFSCOTT (Roots Reggae&Dancehall)
http://myspace.com/riddimnation http://myspace.com/ruffscott)

*Plus DJ CEIBA spinning Roots Music TILL LATE!! (http://www.myspace.com/brothasean)

http://asteriarecords.com/events

Saturday 11/17, back, 10 pm, $5