Special Events
2021 Ukiah Haiku Festival
Online EventThe 2021 UkiaHaiku Festival (UHF) will be produced as an online virtual event hosted by our outgoing Ukiah Poet Laureate, Roberta Werdinger, and conducted by our incoming Poet Laureate, Melissa Eleftherion Carr. It will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 25th. In the tradition of past festivals, the event will be open to…
Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration – Submission Deadline
KZYX & Z, 88.1, 90.7, & 91.5 FM 9300 HWY 128, Philo, CA, United States2021 Mendocino Spring Poetry Celebration - 46th Anniversary, 16th Consecutive Revival Deadline for Submissions: Sunday, May 23, 2021 Submit up to four minutes of you reading your poetry in an audio file to Dan Roberts via email: outfarpress@saber.net and copy Gordon Black: gblack@mcn.org. Use your smartphone audio recording app, then attach the audio file generated…
Lydia Riantee Rand
Online EventZoomuse presents Lydia Riantee Rand Video of this Zoomuse Poetry Reading can be seen here: https://youtu.be/_QwqMvu9MGk Link to Zoom event: https://zoom.us/j/99414930537 Organizer: SICA, Subud International Cultural Associationemail: www.community@subud-sica.org website: https://www.sica-subud.org/zoomuse
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference 2021
Online EventMCWC 2021 will be held virtually through Zoom. The Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference is a vibrant gathering that offers morning workshops in a wide range of genres. Afternoons are packed with craft seminars, panels, one-on-one consultations, and open mics; and every evening offers an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and connection that make this conference,…
POSTPONED – Deep Valley Arts Collective presents Spoken Word Poetry
Medium Art Gallery 522 E. Perkins Street, Ukiah, CA, United StatesDeep Valley Arts Collective presents SPOKEN WORD POETRY with Melissa Eleftherion Carr, Ukiah Poet Laureate, and Theresa Whitehill, former Ukiah Poet Laureate This event has been postponed due to the rise in Covid infections; a future event is planned to be virtual and will include the opportunity for open mic poets to submit a video…
Susan Sparrow Memorial
Grace Hudson Museum Community Room 431 South Main Street, Ukiah, CA, United StatesStories and open mic poetry in honor of the life of Susan Sparrow (1942–2021), founder of Writers Read poetry series and co-founder of the ukiaHaiku Festival; Susan passed away in October of 2021; her obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/name/susan-sparrow-obituary?id=31616019 For more information, contact Dan Barth, co-producer, Writers Read (info below)
This Gem of a Forest: Photography, Perspectives, Thoughts, and Essays on the Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Online EventThe Gallery Bookshop & Book Arts Mendocino present a special online event with the Mendocino Trail Stewards celebrating the release of What Would You Call This Gem of a Forest: Photography, Perspectives, Thoughts, and Essays on the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. This event will feature presentations and readings by Chad Swimmer, Vince Taylor, Belvie Rooks,…
Coast Community Library: Point Arena Poet Laureate Blake More
Online EventCoast Community Library presents Point Arena Poet Laureate Blake More for a Virtual Poetry Reading on Sunday, February 27 at 2 pm. Email Branch Librarian Mellissa Hannumm for a link (info below).
Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge
Online EventMendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge Inaugural Reading Sidney Regelbrugge, Mendocino County's newly inaugurated Youth Poet Laureate, will perform a virtual reading with Ukiah Poet Laureate Melissa Eleftherion-Carr and Pt. Arena Poet Laureate Blake More. To register (Google Form): https://tinyurl.com/YPLMarch2020.
Georgina Marie Guardado
Saturday Afternoon Clubhouse 107 South Oak Street, Ukiah, CA, United StatesGeorgina Marie Guardado Featured Poet, Women's History Gala Celebration Georgina Marie will be the featured poet at this year's Women's History Gala Celebration (Women: Providing Healing, Promoting Hope). The event will honor outstanding women in the community and will include a silent/live auction and featured speaker. For tickets: https://allevents.in/ukiah/womens-history-gala-celebration/200022113761018.