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Nourish: The Stories of Justice That Feed Us
6:00 Happy Hour Reception; 7:00 Storytelling; 8:00 Raffle and Appeal; 8:30 Special performance


Hosted by

Melory Mirashrafi

 

Melory Mirashrafi (they/she) is a first-generation Iranian-American theatre artist born and raised in Oregon, where they currently work as Artistic & Producing Associate at Artists Repertory Theatre. Melory was the 2019-2020 Literary Apprentice at the Huntington Theatre Company, where they co-facilitate the Huntington Playwriting Fellows cohort, and their writing can be found in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays and Routledge’s Troubling Traditions: Canonicity, Theatre, and Performance in the US. 

 

With
Eva Ponce

Headshot of Eva PonceBenefit Auctioneer with Marquam Auction Agency, is a passionate nonprofit champion, especially when it comes to human and immigrant rights advocacy. As the proud daughter of a Colombian immigrant, Eva uses her beautiful voice to crusade for those whose voices have been silenced. Professional fundraising is a natural fit for this multi-talented, energetic chanteuse, as it combines her love of stage performance with her deep desire to support people in need.
Eva is a graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering, a member of the National Auctioneers Association and a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist candidate.

 

Live Music By

BrandonLee Cierley

Headshot of BrandonLee CierleyAn up and coming Saxophonist born in Tacoma, Wa whose music seemingly combines elements from sounds that have influenced his musical voice such as jazz, hiphop, Lofi and R&B. During his time pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science & Music, founded the genre-bending group formerly known as 322 and releasing two albums “Emergence” & self titled album “322”

 

  Catering provided by Artemis Foods

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Beverages Provided By: Apolloni Vineyards, Migration Brewing, New Deal Distillery, Seattle Cider Co, Deschutes Brewery, Montinore Estate, Silver City Brewery, New Belgium Brewing, and Sierra Nevada

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