AfroSolo Arts Festival 16 Black Voices Performance Series When: Friday, August 21 - Saturday, August 22, 8pm; Sunday, August 23, 3pm Where: The African American Art and Culture Complex (762 Fulton Street, SF)   map Admission: $25 General Admission tixbayarea.org or call 415/433-1235 Featuring: Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor, Kai Hazelwood, Lance McGee, and Lauren Whitehead perform original solo stage works as part of this year's Black Voices Performance Series. Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor on Part 1 Part 2 Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor Photo Bethanie Hines Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor - Children of the Last Days Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor presents Children of the Last Days, a colorful and comedic semi-autobiographical performance piece that explores, juxtaposes, and satirizes the modern Black church and the Black gay community. De Shazor has been performing for over on stage for over 10 years; he has appeared in productions of Oklahoma, The Music Man, Lysistrata, and Ron Allen's Tibetan Book of the Dead. He studied under Hilary Ramsden, co-founder of the Furniture Factory, and was an apprentice at Oakland University's Meadowbrook Theatre. About Children of the Last Days Kai Hazelwood Kai Hazelwood - Trans Kai Hazelwood presents Trans, a dance performance that explores the transitions one goes through to emerge from a life-shattering event in one piece. For over 19 years, Hazelwood has been blending a traditional Ballet background with contemporary lyricism, modern athleticism, funk, and ethnic flair ranging from Afro-Caribbean, to Belly Dancing and Argentine Tango. Trained at the San Francisco Ballet School, Hazelwood is currently completing a degree in Dance at UCLA.           Lance McGee Photo by Steve Savage Lance McGee - Dancin' Soulo Lance McGee presents Dancin' Soulo, a dramatic, at times humorous, investigation of one man's complex needs for love, validation, security, and the desire to live life to its fullest. McGee, aka The Unique Derique, is an Emmy Award-winning clown best known for his Hambone body percussion. McGee has opened for Sammy Davis Jr. and Lou Rawls and has at the Prescott Circus Theater in West Oakland for the past 13 years.           Lauren Whitehead Photo by Steve Savage Lauren Whitehead – Written in Blues Lauren Whitehead presents Written in Blues, an exploration of music, love, race, time, and why some women get the blues. Whitehead is a vocalist, poet, and director who has performed at venues across the United States. She will soon be featured in the HBO documentary Russell Simmons Presents: Brave New Voices. She is Program Manager of Youth Programs at Youth Speaks in San Francisco.