Art House Productions present

THE ART HOUSE




Featuring Musician, Poet and Memoirist

AISHIA SHANDRISE MARTINEZ


THURSDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2010 * 8:00PM-10:30PM * $5

$5 admission
Baked goods by JUDY'S GOODIES
DJ mEgan spins all night!

*5 minute open mike for poets, actors, comics and musicians

Art House Productions
Hamilton Square
1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor, Jersey City, NJ
(SE Corner of Hamilton Park near Erie St./8th St.)



THE ART HOUSE is held on the 1st Thursday of every month





About AISHIA SHANDRISE MARTINEZ

Aishia Shandrise Martinez is a musician, poet and memoirist born in Jersey City, New Jersey to parents of Puerto Rican descent. Brought up in a large close knit family Aishia was surrounded by a strong sense of identity, culture, and music. The mix of American and Latino influences has had a definite affect on both the aim of Aishia’s writing and the style and tone of her singing.

She gained her first poetic acclaim at age 14, receiving an honorable mention award in the National High School Poetry contest. Since then she has been published in two literary magazines (Chimera and The Idiom) and her work is also slated to appear in the book Paths a book of collected writings that will be published in the spring of 2011 by New Jersey City University, where Aishia is currently a sophomore. She has performed at her poetry at The Bowery Poetry Club, was a featured musical performer on the main stage at Jersey City’s Pride Festival 2009, and has read her memoirs in venues throughout Hoboken and Jersey City.

Aishia is currently studying the art of story telling under accomplished memoirist Edvige Giunta. Her musical and literary influences range from Junot Diaz and Amber Tamblyn to Ray Lamontagne and MGMT. With such an exciting list of accomplishments under her belt already Aishia Shandrise Martinez is definitely a name to remember.

Based in Jersey City, NJ, Art House Productions has been creating innovative performance, broadcast, and publishing opportunities for artists since September 2001. More information can be found or by calling 201-915-9911.

This event is made possible by Exeter Properties, developers of Hamilton Square: www.LivingOnThePark.com