FYI...Not all dates are listed, please e-mail OLP for availability,
and we can plan something special together!
~ 2017 ~
Oni Lasana Productions is on tour and will not be available in the USA until after March 13, 2017.
KUDOS to PAST PRESENTERS
November 7, 2016 - Wednesday - 5-8pm
Educator's Night Out
African American Museum of Philadelphia
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November 20, 2016 @ Sunday 1pm
Featured Teller & Workshop Presenter
GARDEN STATE STORYTELLERS LEAGUE
TELLABRATION 2016
Presents
"The Many Muses of a Storyteller"
~ Oni Lasana ~
Storytelling...everything is possible!
At the Hamilton, New Jersey Library
For more info click here;
www.GardenState StorytellersLeague.org
*!*
October 15, 2016 Saturday @ 1 - 4pm
Oni Lasana, The Storyteller
w/ Girl Friend, Nyota Kungaa aka Star Shine
September 17, 2016 Saturday 1pm - 4pm
"Down On The Farm With Granny Goose & Girl Friends"
African American Museum of Philadelphia
Macy's Family Fun Day
September 18, 2016
Oni Lasana, The Storyteller
24th Annual New Jersey Storytelling Festival
4pm
@ The Amazing! - Grounds For Sculpture
Trenton, New Jersey
September 24, 2016
The National African American Museum
Grand Opening Celebration
"Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother"
Private Party, Washington, DC
September 14, 2014
Haverford Estates Sr. Living Celebration
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Sister Wings, Spoken Word Songs, Bass & Beats
August 12, 2016
"Down on the Farm with Granny Goose"
Apple Pie Academy
Upper Darby, PA
August 31, 2016
Oni Lasana as "Mama Earth"
White Clay Creek State Park
Newark, Delaware
6pm
BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
Legends At The Library Series
Oni Lasana Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
Langhorne - July 9 - Saturday @ 2pm
Levittown - July 23 - Saturday @ 2pm
Perkasie - July 30 - Saturday @ 2pm
June 18, 2016
Bose-Giles Family Reunion
"Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother"
Hilton Hotel, Lancaster, PA
June 25, 2016
"Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother"
Brandywine Senior Living @ Haverford Estates
Haverford, PA 19041
April 14
UNSILENCED
Philadelphia Clef Club 6:30 pm
Sister Wings
with
Tomorrow's Girls & For Women Collective
April 20th
1pm
"Down On The Farm With Granny Goose"
A. W. B. Children's Center
Philadelphia, PA
April 20th
7pm
Moonstone Poetry
Presents
Oni Lasana's "Sister Wings"
Fergie's Cafe, Philadelphia
Hosted by Na Koikoi Aziza Zenzile Kebe
March 22
Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
New Courtland LIFE
Germantown, PA
March 26 & 27th
Black History & Culture Showcase
"Bringing Her Story To Life"
Doin' Dunbar & Harriet Tubman
Pennsylvania Convention Center
11-6pm
March 30
You Got Talent!
MC - Senior Showcase, Philadelphia
April 3
OIC Jazz & Poetry Luncheon
"Sister Wings"
In Tribute to Maya Angelou
with
West Chester Community Performers
April 5
You Got Talent!
MC & Karaoke Facilitator
@
McGee Rehabilitation Hospital
Philadelphia
MARCH 12, 2016 Saturday 6pm
Oni Lasana "Sister Wings"
with the
For Woman Collective
in
A Tomorrow's Girls & Woman Fundraiser
"UNSILENCED"
Venice Island Performing Arts Center
Philadelphia, PA*!*
McCarl Coverlet Gallery
Latrobe, PA
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Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
The Coatesville Cultural Society
21th Annual Productions
of
"LYRICS OF LOVE & LAUGHTER"
Dramatic & Humorous Vignettes
Featuring the southern dialect poetry
of
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Fridays & Saturday in November 2015
Dinner & Discussion after performance.
SUNDAY @ 3PM
Community Education Center's
Meeting House Theater Philadelphia, PA
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June 20, 2015
"NANA AESOP"
Wood Services ~ Langhorne, PA
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"Down on the Farm With Granny Goose"
May 8th, 14th & 22nd 2015
Your Child's World
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Harriet Tubman, Her Story
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 @ 2:00 PM
Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse
West Chester, PA
American Heritage Student Tours, Inc.
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April 24th, May 1st & 2, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
The Coatesville Cultural Society's Theater
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
"Wingate Hall"
Oni Lasana as "Aunt Bess"
(Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning poem
John Brown's Body by Stephen Bonet)
Oni Lasana as "Mama Earth"
May 2, 1015 ~ Saturday 11 am & 1:00pm
Lower Merion Conservancy
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
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Oni Lasana, The Storyteller
with
Patchwork, A Storytelling Guild
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Saturday ~ May 9, 2015
Sister Wings!
with
The For Woman Collective
in a benefit for
Tomorrow's Girls & For Women Collective
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(see video on Sister Wings page)
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Coatesville Cultural Society
20th Annual Productions
of
"LYRICS OF LOVE & LAUGHTER"
Dramatic & Humorous Vignettes
Featuring the dialect poetry
of
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Fridays & Saturday Evenings
November 15th & 16th, 21st & 22nd - 2014
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20th Annual International Locks Conference
Wholistic, Health & Beauty Expo www.LocksConference.com
Universal Audenried Charter High School
33rd & Tasker St. South Philadelphia
October 4 & 5th, 2014
Saturday & Sunday
"Down On The Farm With Granny Goose"
in the
Nu Watoto Village
(Children's Circle)
&
Pretty Imperfection Artwear on sale!
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Oni Lasana, The Storyteller
with
Patchwork, A Storytelling Guild
Sunday, September 21, 2014
New Jersey Storytelling Festival
Grounds for Sculpture
Hamilton, New Jersey
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July 27, 2014
Doin' Dunbar as "Lias' Mother
Talarico's Estate
Mohnton, PA
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Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
Juneteenth Concert In The Park
Reading, Pennsylvania
June 21, 2014
30th Anniversary Celebration of Black Writing
Sister Wings & Doin' Dunbar
"In The Sanctuary" ~ Featured presentation
Philadelphia - May 7, 2014
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April 2014
Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
The General Federation of Woman's ClubScholarship Luncheon
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Yang Ming Restaurant, Bryn Mawr, PA
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Sunday, January 19, 2014 ~ Tobago
Kariwak Village Holistic Haven
Storytelling Time
4-5pm in the Ajoupa
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Coatesville Cultural Society's
19th Annual Dunbar Celebration
Presents
Lyrics of Love & Laughter
Dramatic & Humorous Vignettes featuring the
dialect poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Dunbarians: Bob Jones, Ajene Livingston, Oni Lasana,
Kalia Loper, Ann Praino & Mary Kuhn
NOVEMBER 2013
15th & 16th & 22nd & 23rd
Fridays & Saturdays
7:00 pm
Limited Seating
Light Dinning & Discussion with performers after the play
Reservations Only.
Coatesville Cultural Society
142 E. Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA
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Oni Lasana is a contributor to the book, "For Woman, A Tribute To Nina Simone" edited by Debra Powell-Wright. Also a featured performance poet at the following events;
ART SANCTUARY PRESENTS:
FOR WOMEN: IN TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE
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Reading, Performance and Book Signing
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Join us as we celebrate the life and work of the incomparable Nina Simone and the collection of short stories and poems created by performance poet and author,Debra Powell-Wright. Featuring readings and performances from collection contributors.
Location: Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut St, 19104
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Cost: Free! (donations welcomed)
Pre-registration required: For Women: In Tribute to Nina Simon
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THE CAMDEN COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMISSION at CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE presents
A Tribute to Miss Nina Simone
Featuring a live recording of Nina in Concert, followed by select performances, readings and book signings from the newly released “For Women: In Tribute to Nina Simone” produced and edited by Debra Powell-Wright.
Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 3pm to 5pm For Women: In Tribute to Nina Simone, a collection of short stories and poems (Black Classic Press, 2013) Available at;
www.facebook.com/InTributeToNinaSimone
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In The Company Of Poets 2000
Nish Pugh, Debra Powell-Wright, Oni Lasana, Cora Williams, Pat McLean
February 24, 2013
Sista' Wings ~ Jazz In The Grass
Mt. Pleasant, Tobago
August 2012
Doin' Dunbar as 'Lias' Mother
Sunday, August 26, 2012
PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
"A Woman's Work Is Never Done"
Chichester Friends Meetinghouse
Upper Chichester, PA 19061
HerasHouse@yahoo.com
PHILADELPHIA ART MUSEUM
PEOPLES LIGHT & THEATRE CO., MALVERN, PA
AFRICAN AMERICA MUSEUM OF PHILADELPHIA
DODD AMERICAN SCHOOLS, HEIDELBERG - WUERZBERG
RAMSTEIN - KAUSERSLAUTERN - AMBERG & BOEBLINGEN, GERMANY
DUNBAR HOUSE MUSEUM, Dayton, Ohio
VIRGINIA TECH, VA - NIKKI GIOVANNI
CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY, RUBY PERKINS, Language Arts
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - Freshmen Orientation
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER, ANNUAL COLORADO WOMAN
OF COLOR IN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE DENVER 2000
DEBBIE ALLEN DANCE STUDIO, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
SHUBIN THEATRE ~ "The Other Side Of Gon' Wid De Wind"
AMY RUTH'S RESTAURANT - HARLEM, NY - Opening for RUBY DEE
CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PA
CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE, WEST CHESTER, PA
KEEPERS OF THE CULTURE, PHILADELPHIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK STORYTELLERS, INC
LEHIGH VALLEY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL, PA
PATCHWORK, A STORYTELLING GUILD
FREEDOM VILLAGE, CALN TOWNSHIP, PA ~ Senior Residency
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CULTURAL CENTER, NORRISTOWN PA
TOBAGO HERITAGE FESTIVAL, Shaw Park, Tobago, Caribbean
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA, PA
COATESVILLE CULTURAL SOCIETY, PA
CALN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, COATESVILLE PA
GERMANTOWN HOME, PHILADELPHIA
OCTARARA MIDDLE SCHOOL, PA
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Philadelphia
PASCEP @ Temple University
ADAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Phila. DUNBAR - GRANNY GOOSE - HARRIET TUBMAN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CULTURAL CENTER THEATER
WIDNER LIBRARY, 25TH LEHIGH AVE, Phila.
CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY, 'LIAS' MOTHER
AMERICAN ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, LANSDALE, PA
DOWNINGTOWN SR. CENTER, PA
MAPLEWOOD MANOR - Doin' Dunbar Musical Presentation
TELLABRATION! Patchwork, A Storytelling Guild Production
ETHEL ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Philadelphia
CAMDEN FREE LIBRARY NEW JERSEY - Doin' Dunbar Musical
DOWNINGTOWN CIVIC CLUB ~ 'Lias' Mother Performance
DOWNINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ~ HUMANITARIAN DAY RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS
BORDERS BOOK, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
U.S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE EMPLOYEE BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION
DOWNINGTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Assembly & Theater Dept. Performance & Workshop
PEACEFUL POSSE' BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, Abbottsford Homes, Phila.
BUCKINGHAM HISTORICAL FESTIVAL, Hansel Park, Bucks County, PA
AMERICAN ASSOC.OF RETIRED PERSONS
COATESVILLE SENIOR CENTER
KENNETT SQUARE SENIOR CENTER
CALN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Pennsylvania
Many more venues, theater, schools, festivals & organizations.
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