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Runcible Spoon Poetry Series
On Friday January 25th, at 7pm, the Runcible Spoon Poetry Series and Open-mic presents "Beginnings" featuring the poetry of Charles Greer and Denise Yoder, Patty Callison, Storyteller and music from the Bloomington Tones. Open-mic following the program.
Come share your favorite poems, stories, music, and songs in the open-mic
The Runcible Spoon is located at 412 East 6th Street, Bloomington, IN, (812) 334-3997. Send questions to poetry@hartrock.net. This event is FREE and open to the public. Donations are always graciously accepted. The Runcible Spoon Poetry Series Calendar is online at http://www.hartrock.net/spoonpoetry.net.
Our Next Program on February 22nd is "Voices of Color" featuring poets Breshaun Joyner, Pedro Roman, Andy Alphonse and Paul Swanson.
Patricia Carolyn Coleman of HART ROCK, http://www.hartrock.net, a member of the Indiana Holistic Health Network, http://www.indianaholistichealth.net, hosts and produces this program.
Readings are every fourth Friday, except in August, or otherwise announced.
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News for Tuesday, December 18
Call For Poets
30 - 40 published Indiana poets are needed to participate in the Arts Kaleidescope: Art. Poems, & Videos, presented by Gallery 308 in conjunction with Ball State University, in Muncie, October 2008. Poets will respond poetically to a selected work of art (similar to Poetry in the Gallery at IMA).
Opening reception to honor poets and artists is October 2, 2008, at Gallery 308, 308 E. Main St., Muncie. Poetry readings and video screenings by Ball State students are Saturday, October 4. Art work and poems will be on exhibit the entire month of October at Gallery 308.
For more information and to receive a registration form to participate, contact Yvonne Williams, curator: ybwilliams5@ comcast.net.
Registration deadline: February 29, 2008.
This is only the deadline to sign up as a participant.
Deadline to receive the poems will not be until late summer.
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News for Sunday, December 2
LIGHT MEETS DARKNESS
a
poetry reading, book signing, and a talk about the relationship between energy healing and poetry
by BRONISLAVA VOLKOVA
with
piano accompaniment by Ashley Toms
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 at Noon
at
Forgotten Treasures Bookstore
for their 5th Annual Christmas Open House
at EAGLES LANDING MALL
in Ellettsville, Indiana
just off Highway 46 West
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News for Wednesday, November 28
MFA READING
Thursday, November 29
at the Monroe County Public Library
at 7pm
featuring
Chris Johnson
Kelly Kennedy
Dustin Nightingale
FREE
Plus there will be helicopter rides and over $3 billion in prize giveaways, along with whatever else you may desire.*
*Helicopter rides and prize giveaways, along with desires, are not guaranteed.
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News for Friday, November 16
Runcible Spoon Poetry Series and Open-mic presents
"World Voices"
with Pedro Roman, Michael Simmons, Shahyar Daneshgar and friends Storyteller, Hester Hemmerling.
Friday November 23 @ at 7pm
at
The Runcible Spoon, located at 412 East 6th Street, Bloomington, IN, (812) 334-3997.
World Voices presents voices in translation and differing world-views through the lens of story. Join us for this glimpse at the rich diversity of language available in the Bloomington community.
The readings will be followed by an open-mic.
Send questions to poetry@hartrock.net. This event is FREE and open to the public. Donations are always graciously accepted. The Runcible Spoon Poetry Series Calendar is online at http://www.hartrock.net/spoonpoetry.net.
FEATURED PERFORMERS:
Shahyar Daneshgar (Lecturer in Central Eurasian Studies) received his Ph.D from Indiana University in 1995. His research interest is in languages and cultures of Central Eurasia and the Middle East; Iranian and Turkic linguistic and cultural contacts; ethnomusicology and the musical practices of the peoples of the Central Eurasia and the Middle East; performer and director of The Silk Road Ensemble promoting the peoples and the cultures of the Silk Road regions. His current projects include translation and edition of Afsanehay-i Azerbaijan (Folktales of Azerbaijan) by Samad Behrani and Behrooz Dehqani, forthcoming; chief-editor of the Trilingual Bulletin of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Azerbaijani Studies under the auspices of Azerbaijani American Cultural and Educational Society (www.aacef.org; preparing a class on the music and cultures of the Silk Road Traditions and a music practicum class.
Hester Hemmerling is a grumpy old oddment who lives in Green Acres where she writes stories, most of which are true, sort of.
Pedro M. Roman, Born in Madrid, Spain. Married, living in Bloomington since 1999. He has studied law, economics and engineering, worked in the private and public sector both for Spanish and European institutions. Currently he is working as a volunteer with several organizations in the area, specially involved with Latino and civil rights issues. Current Executive Director of the Latino Center. "My passions ... my wife, my books, my cigars, and my coffee"
H. Michael Simmons was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on April 1, 1947. He is a historian of religions specializing in Zoroastrianism and has studied at Southern Methodist University, Yale University, Indiana University, and the University of Esfahan. For fifteen years he served as director of the Center for Zoroastrian Research in Bloomington, Indiana, where he now lives with his wife, Jane, and his children, Alexandra, Claire, and William. He is currently the administrator of People's University and the coordinator of the community gardening program for Bloomington Parks and Recreation. His poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies both in the United States and abroad.
Patricia Carolyn Coleman of HART ROCK, http://www.hartrock.net, a member of the Indiana Holistic Health Network, http://www.indianaholistichealth.net, hosts and produces this program.
Readings are every fourth Friday, except in August, or otherwise announced.
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John Sherman Book Release
New Faces at the Crossroads: The World in Central Indiana, written for the International Center of Indianapolis and just published by IU Press. The theme of the book is the recent growth in immigration to our part of the state. I interviewed dozens of immigrants, persons who work with organizations that help our newest residents adjust to the U.S., and many others involved in the dramatic increase in immigration from, literally, around the world. I also did a great deal of secondary research ? obtaining information from websites for the U.S. Census Bureau and other keepers of statistics, books, newspaper articles, etc. Jeffrey Wolin shot photos of 30 recent immigrants and wrote their profiles.
John Sherman
PH: (317) 923-6775
FAX: (317) 924-4160
CELL: (317) 459-5074
john@shermanandcompany.net
www.shermanandcompany.net
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Book Signing and Reading by Linda Watkins
Etheridge Knight Inc. presents a Book Signing and Reading by Linda Watkins, Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 6:30 p.m., at Earth House at Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, 237 N. East Street. Author of Althea, Keep it Moving, and Willie Woodson Jr. Ms. Watkins is literary critique on Thumpers corner for the African American Literature Book Club, member of Black Writers Alliance, Mid-West Black Writers, The Black Writers Poetry Group and Etheridge Knight, Inc.,
Free and Open to the Public
For more information call (317) 524-6951 or (317) 637-2716 or e-mail EK@EKFestival.org
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Free Peoples Poetry Workshop
CAFÉ LI'TURE "FREE MINDS Reading Series & Writers Workshop"
Return of The Etheridge Knight Free Peoples Poetry Workshop
Jazz poet Michael L. Collins will be hosting Café Li'ture "Free Minds Reading Series and Writers Workshop" beginning Thursday, December 6 at 6:30 PM at the Earth House Coffee and Books, 237 N. East Street, located in the rear of the Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, located on the corner of New York and East streets. Special guest poets for the evening will be James Anyiki and Hermenegildo Salinas along with an open mic session, the evening will close out with the workshop co-hosted by members of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Etheridge Knight Free Peoples Workshop.
This event will be held every first Thursday of the month.
Suggested Minimum Donation $5.00
For more information, call (317) 524-6951 or (317) 637-2716, or e-mail EK@EKFestival.org
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'Etheridge Lives II' -- Tribute
Etheridge Knight Inc. and the Earth House Coffee Shop and Books will be presenting 'Etheridge Lives II' on Saturday, December 8 at 6:30 pm at the Earth House Coffee Shop, located in the back of Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, 237 N. East Street.
This tribute will include rare footage of Etheridge performing and reading his most noted poems.
Etheridge Knight CD will also be available for purchase for $15.00.
General Admission $10.00: seniors and students $5.00 with proper id. Coupons accepted.
For more information call 524-6951 or Mark at 637-2716 or visit the Etheridge Knight website at www.ekfestival.org.
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News for Monday, November 12
Women Writing for Women
A BENEFIT FOR MIDDLEWAY
Please join Shana Ritter and Beth Lodge-Rigal for a very special writing opportunity
A BENEFIT FOR MIDDLEWAY
Women Writing for Women
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$55.00
All monies will be donated to Middleway
A light lunch will be provided
To register, contact Bobbie Summers at 333-7404 or bsummers409@hotmail.com
For more information contact Shana Ritter at shana747@gmail.com
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News for Tuesday, October 30
Grace and Mastery:
An Evening with Poet Mark Doty
Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
at University of Indianapolis
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
1400 E. Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Award-winning author and poet Mark Doty, the only American to win Great Britain?s T.S. Eliot Prize, will read from his works, including Dog Years, a recent memoir on the abundant pleasure and inevitable heartbreak of sharing life with human and canine companions. Reviewer Amy Hempel notes, ?Mark Doty moves lyrically from the weight of a dog?s head in one?s hand to the enduring questions of religion, the soul, and connection . . . evocative, compassionate, a love story both intimate and grand.? Q&A and book-signing will follow. Doty will also lead a creative writing class from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with University of Indianapolis students; a limited number of community members may attend on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission to both events is free, but workshop registration is required. Classroom resources are available.
Presented by the University of Indianapolis Kellogg Writers Series, Partners in Housing Development Corporation, Damien Center, and The Writers? Center of Indiana.
Questions? Call 317-788-6171 or e-mail jdrake@uindy.edu.
For more information on how this event links to Indiana?s academic standards, contact Kendra Clauser, 317-278-0424 or kclauser@iupui.edu.
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Etheridge Knight Inc. presents 'Open Mic: Cafe Li'Ture' hosted by Mijiza Yaa Soyina. Join us Friday, November 2, 2007, 6:00 p.m. in an open stage venue for poets, performing artists, musicians, authors, and storytellers at Earth House at Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, 237 N. East Street.
Minimum donation of $5.00.
For more information call Eunice Knight-Bowens (317) 524-6951 or (317) 637-2716, or e-mail director@ekfestival.org or visit the Etheridge Knight website at www.ekfestival.org
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