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Creative Cocktail Hour: Reunion
Celebrating 20 Years of Creative Cocktail Hour!

A letter from our Executive Director Will K. Wilkins:

Twenty years ago we came up with an idea. We wanted to create a monthly event for creative people to gather. We wanted it to be a welcoming space for people from different backgrounds - Black, Latin, white, city, suburb, young, old, gay, straight, transgendered - to come together, to find joy in each other.

Creative Cocktail Hour reflects the real range of diverse populations in our region. It is a place to make friends, find community, and express ourselves. Everything that Real Art Ways does - concerts, movies, visual arts, performance and events - happens all at once at CCH.

This month, we celebrate 20 years of sustenance of creativity and community, and our connections to each other.

We want you to be a part of this! If you've been to CCH in the past, or if this is your first time, we want you to be in the mix of people.

We hope you can be a part of it this month and for years to come.

Sincerely,
Will K. Wilkins

This Month:
Four Immersive Art Exhibitions
Live Music
Hands-on Art Making
Food Truck: La Güera
A Photo Wall Compromised of Images from Past CCH's
(all images by Steve Laschever)
...and You!

Live Performance By:
QWANQWA

"...Hypnotic and groovy..." - Rhythm Planet/KCRW

“An incredible experimental traditional Ethiopian rock group that deserves to be played in every living room, at every party, and on every radio station. ” - ADDIS RUMBLE

QWANQWA is a group of musicians from Addis Ababa. They draw inspiration from East Africa regions of Ethiopia and beyond. The music is characterized by tight arrangements and extended experimental moments. The live show ranges from intimate to wild, from whispery conversations to full blown rock show. It is driving, powerful, and different than anything else coming out of Ethiopia. 

Four Gallery Exhibitions:

Rashmi Talpade
Every Little Thing
Intricate photo collages exploring environmental change and challenges.

Danny Giles
Game
Video work based on surveillance footage.

Joe Bun Keo
bitter melons / bitter pills
A new body of work that focuses on sentimental, cultural and utilitarian values made up of poetic assemblages and installations.

Howard el-Yasin

Specific Matter

An immersive suspended piece comprised of thousands of baked banana peels sourced from el-Yasin's community.

Food Truck: La Güera

Hands-On Art Making - Writing on our Walls

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