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PHOTO GALLERY: Orgera Book Release Party


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. May 14, 2011
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PHOTO GALLERY: Orgera Book Release Party
Alexis Orgera laughs and smiles at the warm reception she received from her peers at her book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Alexis Orgera laughs and smiles at the warm reception she received from her peers at her book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Alexis Orgera's book
Alexis Orgera's book "How like foreign objects" was on sale at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Art created and inspired by Alexis Orgera's poems were on display and for sale at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Art created and inspired by Alexis Orgera's poems were on display and for sale at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Uprise Collective members Patrick McBrantey, Kassandra Devlin, Brian Marsden and Jack Harris
Uprise Collective members Patrick McBrantey, Kassandra Devlin, Brian Marsden and Jack Harris
Bo and Rita Orgera with Ben Sims at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Bo and Rita Orgera with Ben Sims at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Tash Shaheen and Sarah Thompson
Tash Shaheen and Sarah Thompson
Arin Mason and Carrie Scupholm
Arin Mason and Carrie Scupholm
John Dickson and Telap Tan pose together at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
John Dickson and Telap Tan pose together at the book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Keri Bunker, April Doner, Liz Dobbins and Shamron Mitchell
Keri Bunker, April Doner, Liz Dobbins and Shamron Mitchell
Alexis Orgera reads poems from her book
Alexis Orgera reads poems from her book "How like foreign objects" during her book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Alexis Orgera reads poems from her book
Alexis Orgera reads poems from her book "How like foreign objects" during her book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Friends and family listen to Alexis Orgera read poems from her new book
Friends and family listen to Alexis Orgera read poems from her new book "How like foreign objects" at her book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Patrick McBratney performs the song he wrote that was inspired by Orgera's poem
Patrick McBratney performs the song he wrote that was inspired by Orgera's poem "We did not go to school for this" at the book release party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.
Alexis Orgera poses with her first book of poetry,
Alexis Orgera poses with her first book of poetry, "How like foreign objects", and the art work that was created by local artists who made art to go along with some of her poems. Orgera had a book launch party Saturday, May 14 at Red Panty Press Studio.

 

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