Anne & Mark’s Art Party

Ivette Deltoro Does Cardio Tai Chi

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To clarify: Ivette Deltoro read “Cardio Tai Chi” by Sarah Lyn Rogers at our Best of Mashup show at Anne & Mark’s Art Party on September 24. Watch the footage now to experience the Spoken Word Lounge with us:

Thanks to Sarah Lyn Rogers for sharing her story with us once more, and to Ivette for performing with us! If you’re interested in participating in future shows, email us at playonwordssj@gmail.com.

5 Reasons You Should Art Party It Up

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Have you heard of the Santa Clara County gem that is Anne & Mark’s Art Party? We here at Play On Words had the chance to check it out in 2014 and were blown away by what we found. Want to get inspired? Here are five reasons you should go to the Art Party this year:

  1. Amazing visual art. The Art Party fills the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds with gallery after gallery of visual art–paintings, sculpture, performance art and more.
  2. Badass live music. We’re talking jazz, blues, opera, folk, rock, classical, and world music. Can’t go wrong.
  3. Fire. The Art Party creates its own Playa, a la Burning Man, featuring fire spinners, master welders, and all kinds of bright and vibrant pieces.
  4. Food. Bounce from food truck to truck! You won’t go hungry. Did we mention that there’s a great bar too?
  5. Spoken word. Check out the Spoken Word Lounge to see Silicon Valley writers read works of flash fiction during the fabulous Flash Fiction Forum–then stick around for Play On Words’ Best Of Mashup at 8pm!
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Art Party, 2014. (Ryan Alpers / for POW)

Other things you should know about the Art Party:

  • The week-long arts fest lasts from September 24 – October 1.
  • Tickets to the opening night gala, when Play On Words performs, are $39.
  • To gain entrance for the full week of awesomeness, purchase an all-inclusive pass for $150.
  • Night owl? Buy the 10 at 10 pass for only $10–and gain entry starting at 10 pm.

Click here to buy your tickets now.

We’ll be rolling out our POW lineup over the next week, so stay tuned to see which fan favorites will be making their return. This event is a great introduction to Play On Words, as we’ll be trotting out some hilarious, absurd, and thoughtful work by local writers. Hope to see you there!

Anne & Mark’s Art Party 2016

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We’re delighted to announce that after our hiatus, we will be presenting a best-of Play On Words show at Anne & Mark’s Art Party on September 24. This tremendous opportunity is afforded to us by our friends at San Jose’s Flash Fiction Forum. Here’s what you need to know about this one-of-a-kind experience:

  • Anne & Mark’s Art Party: An Occasional and Irrational Art Fest is a week-long celebration of art at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Every year this exhibition gets bigger and more fabulous, showcasing art in all its forms.
  • The Art Party covers 34K square feet of interior gallery space for visual art
  • 300+ artists including visual, music, dance, fire, art cars, spectacle, spoken word, live painting, film and fashion
  • Food trucks and bars

Play On Words will be presenting original work on Saturday, September 24, the first night of the week’s festivities. Over the next few weeks we will be releasing more information about the show, which will be a mashup of our most popular performances.

Interested in joining in the fun? Buy your Art Party tickets here and get ready to explore a whole world of fun.