Guante

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Date:	Friday, November 8, 2013
Time:	7:30 pm
Location:	Marty's

Luther's Student Activities Committee Spotlight/Diversity Presents: Guante This performance will be on Fri., Nov. 8th at 7:30 in Marty's. Guante is a hip hop artist, two-time National Poetry Slam champion, social justice activist, educator and writer. His work, which explores the places where progressive politics, magical realism, working-class identity and the power of perspective intertwine, has been featured in URB Magazine’s “Next 1000” list, City Pages’ “Artists of the Year” list, CMJ, Feministing and the Progressive, and he's shared bills with Talib Kweli, Atmosphere, Andrea Gibson, Dead Prez, Sage Francis, Brother Ali, Mr. Lif, P.O.S., Zion I and many more. Guante also founded the MN Activist Project, writes a weekly column at Opine Season, curates the Hip Hop Against Homophobia concert series and facilitates writing and performance workshops for youth. http://www.guante.info/

Tickets are free with CAF and $5.00 without. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at tickets.luther.edu.

Contact: Mary A. Weis, 563-387-1023

For more information, visit: https://www.luther.edu/studentlife/activities/events/.