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CATCH YOUR GAL VAL -- "THA ATTITUDE CHILD"...

"I Work For Money...and ocassionally Love!"

IN PERSON: You got a paying gig? I'm there...WHEREVA!!

IN PRINT: Check out my monthly columns and stories in The Fayetteville Press Newspaper
online at www.fayettevillepress.com.

ON THE INTERNET: Experience Val online for the best in hip jazz, spoken word and more on....

The Hippest Musical Trip on Radio!
Monday Nights at 7pm EST on 91.9 WFSS
Streaming online at www.wfss.org

Poetry & Jazz Lovers?
Share a vibe or feel a vibe on the Soul School Cafe blog at
www.myspace.com/soulschoolcafe

ENTER THE MATRIX! catch the hottest, hippest, and most controversial blogs from "tha Attitude Child" on MySpace at

www.myspace.com/valjonesedutainment.

"uncensored and unbossed!"

 

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For speaking engagements and poetry performances, contact Val directly via email at iamvaljones@aol.com. Or call 1-800-947-9392.

Topics/Poems include:
Welcome to Soul School Cafe
I Am Beautiful
Let Me Eat My Watermelon
I'm An Ole Hip Hop Junkie

Radio Ain't Radio No More
God Bless Tha Child*

I Am 24K Black Gold*
A Vicious Cycle (about domestic violence)
Grandma's Hands (tribute to the elders)
Sistas...We Got Skills
My Country tis of Thee
Muse Unsheathed
What If Kwanzaa Was Every Day

...and more!

*Great for Black History Month and Black Music Month presentations!!!

Look out for Val's One Woman Performance and her upcoming book...SOON!

Staging Requirements for Val Jones Performance
Minimum stage size: 15 x 20
Access to performance space for set-up at least 30 minutes before the house is open.


PA System:

One cordless microphone with stand, powerful enough to hear clearly throughout the audience
One CD player or boom box that sound can be clearly heard throughout the audience
At least one stage monitor or floor wedge speaker

Furniture:
On stage--one stool or chair, no podium

Lighting:
General stage lighting

Personal:
One 12 ounce bottle of water and one 12 ounce bottle of Apple Juice

Recording:
No photography, filming, or taping during performance without the previous written permission of the artist. If permission is granted, the original or a copy of the recording must be given to Val Jones by specified means and time preferably hand delivered. Originals will be returned after review within 7 business days.

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17 powerful tracks of poetic pride
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including "24K Black Gold," "Free Lunch & A Smile,"A Vicious Cycle," "Black Is Back," "A 7 Story," "Hip Hop Hindsight," "Gil Scott-Heron Perpetrators," "Weapons," "Muse Unsheathed," "Cosmic Orgasm" and more!

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Hear a sample of "Portrait Of Muse Unsheathed"