Theresa Whitehill • Poet

LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic on Zoom
2021-09-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-08-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ukiah Branch Library, 105 North Main Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482, United States
LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic Poetry on Zoom on the last Thursdays of the month at 7 pm.
Join in to read or just listen to great poetry via the Ukiah Library!
This free event is open to both teens & adults – all are invited to share poems in any form or style.
Registration is required. Please email Melissa (she/her/they) at the Ukiah Library (details belows) for the Zoom link

Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
2021-09-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-09-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-08-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-08-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-07-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-07-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-06-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | KZYX & Z, 88.1, 90.7, & 91.5 FM, 9300 HWY 128, Philo, CA, 95466, United States
Rhythm Running River poetry programming every 1st Sunday from 3 to 4 pm and every 3rd Sunday 3 to 5 pm on KZYX&Z Public Radio, 90.7, 91.5, and 88.1 FM with host Dan Roberts.
For playlists, visit Rhythm Running River on Out Far Press. Stream the audio here.

Guy Biederman Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
2021-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
7 pm featured reading by Guy Biederman from Sausality, California, followed by open mic poetry via Zoom video conference.
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry is supported by The Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Blake More (info below).

Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
2021-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
SCHEDULE CHANGE: This month’s Open Mic Poetry will be held on Thursday, September 9th.
At this month’s Open Mic Poetry at Fort Bragg Library we will celebrate the life and times of Oasis (Darryl Hasten). Share any anecdotes or read a poem that might remind us of him.
Due to increased risk of Covid-19 variants, we’re going to hold the meeting entirely on Zoom in September and October. We’ll see how things are going after that.
For more information and to request a Zoom meeting invitation, contact Dan Hess, Branch Librarian (info below).
Photo provided by Mary Rose Kaczorowski

Diane Moomey Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
2021-08-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
7 pm featured reading by Coastside Poetry host, poet Diane Moomey from Half Moon Bay, California, followed by open mic poetry via Zoom video conference.
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry is supported by The Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Blake More (info below).

POSTPONED - Deep Valley Arts Collective presents Spoken Word Poetry
2021-08-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Medium Art Center, 110 South School Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482, United States
Deep 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 of their readings to share. The date for this future reading will be announced soon.

Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
2021-08-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Fort Bragg Library Meeting Room, 499 East Laurel Street, FORT BRAGG, CA, 95437, United States
First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg, CA has returned to meeting in person. Since the library is a crossroads and we want to reduce risk of illness, we still ask you to wear masks while you’re in the audience. Wear a sweater because we need to ventilate the room well. When you’re at podium reading poems, you won’t need a mask.
We ask that you keep your reading under 10 minutes and stick to poetry in all its variety of forms.
For more information, contact Dan Hess, Branch Librarian (info below).

Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference 2021
2021-08-05 - 2021-08-07 | Online Event
MCWC 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, in the words of a 2016 participant, “life changing.”
This year, we are thrilled to welcome MCWC 2021 keynote speaker, Wendy C. Ortiz. We hope you’ll join us for this, our 32nd year!
For more information, visit the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference website here.

SF Poet Roarschock Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
2021-07-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
7 pm featured reading by poet Roarshock from San Francisco, California followed by open mic poetry via Zoom video conference.
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry is supported by The Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Blake More (info below).

Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
2021-07-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Fort Bragg Library Meeting Room, 499 East Laurel Street, FORT BRAGG, CA, 95437, United States
First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg, CA is returning to meeting in person. Since the library is a crossroads and we want to reduce risk of illness, we still ask you to wear masks while you’re in the audience. Wear a sweater because we need to ventilate the room well. When you’re at podium reading poems, you won’t need a mask.
We ask that you keep your reading under 10 minutes and stick to poetry in all its variety of forms.
For more information, contact Dan Hess, Branch Librarian (info below).

Georgina Maria Guardado Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
2021-06-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
7 pm featured reading by Georgina Maria Guardado from Lakeport, followed by open mic poetry via Zoom video conference.
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry is supported by The Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Blake More (info below).

LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic on Zoom
2021-06-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Ukiah Branch Library, 105 North Main Street, Ukiah, CA, 95482, United States
UPDATE: Special date and time this month. June’s open mic will happen on Thursday, June 17th at 6 pm.
LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic Poetry on Zoom on the last Thursdays of the month at 7 pm.
Join in to read or just listen to great poetry via the Ukiah Library!
This free event is open to both teens & adults – all are invited to share poems in any form or style.
Registration is required. Please email Melissa (she/her/they) at the Ukiah Library (details belows) for the Zoom link

Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
2021-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | The Felson Home, 31051 Boice Lane, FORT BRAGG, CA, 95437, United States
First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg, CA
Larry Felson has graciously offered an outdoor space for our June open mic (address and directions below). It will be offsite, not at the library. You’ll be comfortably spaced to ensure safety. Notice: 6 p.m. start time.
Dan Hess will also Zoom this outdoor event with a laptop and modem, so you may still be able to read poems even if you’re unable to join in person. However, there may be some sound problems with zooming outdoors. To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Dan Hess, Branch Librarian (info in Organizer section below).
Larry & Wendi Felson
31051 Boice Lane, Fort Bragg
510-684-8270
larryfelson325@gmail.com

Directions:
From North (Fort Bragg area): Boice Lane runs off Highway One 3 miles south of “downtown” Fort Bragg & a mile south of the Botanical Gardens. Look for the second-hand store, “Re-find,” located on the northeast corner of Boice Lane—the street sign is hard to see. Turn WEST TOWARD THE OCEAN. Go a quarter mile down the street to the second driveway on the left—there will be a red Ram truck and parking area in front of the house.
From South (Caspar and Mendocino area): If you are coming from the south, Boice Lane is a couple miles north of Casper; After you see the cannabis dispensary, “Henry’s Meadow,” you will be turning LEFT a block away at the corner toward the ocean (“Re-find” will be on the right side of the street).

Lydia Riantee Rand
2021-05-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Event
Zoomuse 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 Spring Poetry Celebration - Submission Deadline
2021-05-23 23:59 | KZYX & Z, 88.1, 90.7, & 91.5 FM, 9300 HWY 128, Philo, CA, 95466, United States
2021 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 to an email. Submissions to be broadcast on Dan Roberts’ Rhythm Running River show, KZYX Radio, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, June 2021
From Dan Roberts:
IT IS AS EASY AS SENDING A PHOTO IN AN EMAIL, REALLY!
If you do not have a smartphone, you will need to borrow one for an hour. Sincerely, the process is easy. The tricks are being in a quiet room, how you hold the phone relative to your mouth, and not moving your hand on the phone while recording (find a place where you can set the phone a foot away from your mouth without hands is best.). The other trick is to make a recording, listen to it and see where it could be better, and repeat. Then simply email it.
Most laptop computers also have built-in mics and the ability to record, that too is an option, but for most people a smartphone will be simpler and sound better. If you have a problem with the process, ask a techie friend or anyone under 30–they would love to help.
With iPhone, open app Voice Memo; with Android, open Voice Recorder. (More info further below*)
Please speak in this order: your name, and then the title, at the beginning of the poem. Within the app there is a choice to email the recording, that’s it!
The RULES – submissions must be no longer than 4 minutes! (You can see the exact length after you record it). This could be a combination of several shorter poems or just one. Avoid the 7 deadly words so that I can broadcast your work without the Puritans at the FCC pretending that they will torch the radio station in the name of decency.
Email the audio files to both Dan Roberts – outfarpress@saber.net and Gordon Black – gblack@mcn.org
DEADLINE. Please get them to Dan and Gordon by Sunday, May 23, 2021
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*INSTRUCTIONS FOR iPHONES-
iPhones (Apple) The Voice Memos app is often overlooked, but it offers by far the simplest way to record audio from the iPhone microphone, here’s how it works:
• Open the “Voice Memos” app located on the iPhone.
• Tap the red record button to start recording the voice or audio, when finished tap again on the same button to stop recording.
How do I record audio on my iPhone?
On iOS, the built-in Voice Memo app can capture perfectly fine audio, and you can improve it even further—just not within the app itself. Instead, head to Settings > Voice Memos > Audio Quality and change the quality to Lossless.
Read this: https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/share-a-recording-ipad83364e1f/ipados
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANDROID PHONES (All but Apple)
On Android phones open the Voice Recorder and do the same thing. You can send the mp3 right from that app.
Read this-
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-record-audio-on-android

Diana Lang Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry
2021-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Event
7 pm featured reading by Diana Lang from Vallejo, California, followed by open mic poetry via Zoom video conference.
Virtual Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry is supported by The Third Thursday Poetry Group, many anonymous donors, and Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Blake More (info below).

Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
2021-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Fort Bragg Library Meeting Room, 499 East Laurel Street, FORT BRAGG, CA, 95437, United States
First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg, CA via Zoom video conference.
To receive an invitation to the Zoom reading, or for more information, contact Dan Hess, Branch Librarian (info below).
