PAWA and Geo. Wallace/Diane Frank

Sunday, August 7th Poets double header (split by jazz!) Two major poetry readings this Sunday, at 2:00 and at 7:00– At 2 pm, a 2-hour showcase of poets gathering under the banner of Philippine American Writers & Artists, Inc. Barbara Jane Reyes hosts Tina Bartolome, Bonne Marie Bautista, G. Justin Hulog, Cheena Marie Lo and…

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Kevin Killian

Monday, August 1st, 7:00 pm Kevin Killian & Ed Coletti, plus open mic POETS! Hosted by Jerry Ferraz Featured poets  plus open mic 1st & 3rd Mondays each month Kevin Killian is, by all indications, one interesting cat. Plenty of you know that. If, like us, you’ve been woefully uniformed, we suggest a quick perusal…

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Clive Matson

Sunday, July 31, 2:30 pm Clive Matson, Jayne MacPherson & Lonner Holden Poets read their work

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Poets!

Thursday, 7/21 at 7:00: Poets pay tribute to the late carol lee sanchez hosted by Bill Vartnaw, with readings by Avotcja, Duane BigEagle, Judy Grahn, Gail Mitchell, Kim Shuck, and others Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in the village of Pagute, carol lee sanchez passed away in Sedalia, Missouri on April 6, 2011…

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Laborfest/Faisal

Monday, July 18, 7:00 pm Michael Koch & Willie Lizarraga followed by an open mic POETS! 1st & 3rd Mondays Willie Lizarraga, shown here, was born and raised in Peru, arriving in the Bay Area as a teenager in the 1970s.  He teaches at Berkeley City College, and has won awards for  his prose fiction.…

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Karavatos & Buena Vista Jazz Band

Sunday, July 3rd, Doubleheader 4:30 & 5:30 pm (two sets) The Buena Vista Jazz Band A “Trad Jazz” celebration of Independence Day & a nod to the birth of the great Louis Armstrong (often cited as July 4, 1900 — which makes for a good story regardless of whether it is absolutely accurate).  Regardless of Louis’…

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