Scarlet 4 — The Scarlet Event

Scarlet: A Celebration of Female Expression is a cultural celebration of women that promotes our talents while highlighting powerful social issues.

Founded in 2014 as a feminist art show, The Scarlet Event has since blossomed into a live, interactive creative art space and lifestyle event focused on bringing intellectuals together in the spirit of cultural celebration, mutual understanding, and social justice.

2017 VIDEO RECAP BY JESSE OVALLES

MEET OUR HOST:

ERYKEFFANY Jimenez

Erykeffany Jimenez is an educator, singer, and TV host.

COMEDY

Pat Brown

Pat Brown is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has appeared on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, HBO’s 2 Dope Queens, Writer for 2019 ESPY Awards, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed, and Comedy Central’s Laffapoolza. Her 2016 album “The Pat Brown Sextape” is critically acclaimed and is on iTunes and Android platforms. comedianpatbrown.com

Shari Diaz

Shari Diaz is a comedian from The Bronx. She founded Boogie Down South Productions as an avenue for local comedians to collaborate. She has opened for Joey Medina in Raleigh and NYC, BET Comic View comedians Kenny Williams and Anthony “AD” Demmer, MTV’s Wild N Out- Shawty the Comedian, and George Lopez.

Sasha Merci

Sasha Merci is a comedian, host, and actor. She is the writer and producer of “Dating Has No Merci,” and “Like, Share, Dimelo” on FUSE TV. She recently starred in an independent film by Diane Peralta called “De Lo Mio.” sashamerci.com

DANCE

Taliya Wincoff attends Laguardia High school and majors in dance. She also attends The Ailey School where she studies ballet - both modern, and contemporary styles of dance. Through her 10 year journey of becoming a dancer she has been asked to be apart of commercials, documentaries, shows.

Nia Davis attends Laguardia High School in Manhattan and this upcoming school year will be a senior. Apart from training everyday at Laguardia for 3 hours with an intense ballet and modern technique, she also dances at a school in Queens called "Edge School of The Arts". My dance life started at the age of 12 and has opened up new doors for her.

SPOKEN WORD

Elizabeth Acevedo

Elizabeth Acevedo is a New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X and With the Fire on High. Her critically-acclaimed debut novel, The Poet X, won the 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. She is also the recipient of the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction, the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and the Boston Globe-Hornbook Award. Additionally, she was honored with the 2019 Pure Belpré Author Award for celebrating, affirming, and portraying Latinx culture and experience. acevedowrites.com

Jasmine Mans

Jasmine Mans is an author with Berkley Penguin Random House (Black Girl, Call Home 2021). Mans was a "Future of Storytelling" Fellow. Her visual art work has been featured in gallery exhibitions such as, Gallery Aferro Newark Riots and By Way of Los Angeles. Jasmine has performed original poetry on stages such as Broadway's New Amsterdam Theater and the Kennedy Center. Her poetry, visual art, and merch can be purchased at jasminemans.com.

MUSICIANS

AUDIBLE CHOCOLATE

Audible Chocolate is an all female Hip-Hop/Soul band consisting of Lo Anderson (guitar and vocals), CheekiPowPow (lead vocals) and Iymaani Abdul-Hamid (viola). What began in early 2013 as a dynamic duo with Cheeki and Lo, transformed into an regal, yet raw, trio with the addition of Iymaani and her viola. Based in New York City, Audible Chocolate performs regularly in a number of venues throughout the Tri-State area. However, a great deal of their time is allotted to entertaining the citizens of New York City, gracing the transit system daily with their music. They are widely embraced by the commuter population, making some of their best connections on the MTA. Their sound and effervescent style is often compared to the Fugees and Floetry. With the proper mixing of each musical gift, these ladies come together to cultivate what they define as music that sounds as good and as rich as chocolate tastes.