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Felicia Rice & Theresa Whitehill: Heavy Lifting at the M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery
Heavy Lifting will be part of the exhibit Selections: Rydell Visual Arts Fellows 2006-2021 at the M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from Saturday, January 27, 2024 through Sunday, March 24, 2024. The curators of the exhibit are Melissa Kreisa and Rose Sellery. This exhibit is in partnership with Community Foundation Santa Cruz County…
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Nominations Open for Poet Laureate of Mendocino County
Step Forward to Nominate or Be the First Poet Laureate of Mendocino County The Mendocino County Poet Laureate Committee is currently seeking nominations for the first Poet Laureate of Mendocino County. The deadline for nominations is February 29th. Nominees will need to submit applications in March and be interviewed in April. This is an official…
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Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
Fort Bragg Library Poetry Open Mic
First Thursday Poetry Open Mic in Fort Bragg, CA has returned to meeting in person. You can also attend this event via Zoom. 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…
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Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
Rhythm Running River poetry programming every 1st Sunday and every 3rd Sunday from 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.
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2024 ukiaHaiku Festival – Submission Deadline
As the New Year approaches, we hope you might find time to enter the 22nd ukiaHaiku Festival contest. Residents of Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, and Humboldt counties, from kindergarten age through adult, can enter haiku in ten different categories (two for Spanish). There is also one category open to planet Earth, the Jane Reichhold International Award. Writing haiku, one…
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Poetry At The Cobalt
Poetry At The Cobalt
THIS IS AN INVITATION TO ALL POETS, WRITERS, READERS, AND LOVERS OF LITERATURE, YOUNG, OLD, IN BETWEEN, KNOWN, UNKNOWN, SUBMERGED, EMERGED AND EMERGING: Rhyming, free verse, expensive or expansive verse, reverses, metered, learned, unlearned, experimental—all varieties, styles and non-styles are welcome. The reading series, Poetry At The Cobalt, formerly Poetry On The River, has relocated…
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Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference 2024 Scholarship and Master Class Application Deadline
February 15 is the deadline for scholarship and Master Class applications for MCWC 2024. We are pleased to offer a range of scholarships to make our conference accessible to writers from diverse backgrounds and to reward writing of outstanding merit. We are also now accepting applications for our 2024 Master Class. This Year's Master Class will…
Joe Smith and Larry Felson Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz – hybrid event
Joe Smith and Larry Felson Point Arena Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz – hybrid event
On Thursday, February 15, at 7pm The Third Thursday Poetry & Jazz Reading Series will feature Joe Smith and Larry Felson. The reading will take place at Think Visual Gallery (as well as virtually via Zoom), located at 240 Main Street in Point Arena. Doors open at 7pm, event begins at 7:15pm. BYOE (everything including…
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LOBA Poetry Series at the Ukiah Library
LOBA Poetry Series at the Ukiah Library
LOBA Poetry Series Open Mic at the Ukiah Public Library is on the third Saturdays of the month, from 3-4 pm. This month's featured is to be announced. Join in to read or just listen to great poetry at the Ukiah Library! This free event is open to both teens & adults – all are…
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Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
Rhythm Running River on KZYX Public Radio
Rhythm Running River poetry programming every 1st Sunday and every 3rd Sunday from 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.
3 events,
Nominations Close for Poet Laureate of Mendocino County
Step Forward to Nominate or Be the First Poet Laureate of Mendocino County The Mendocino County Poet Laureate Committee is currently seeking nominations for the first Poet Laureate of Mendocino County. The deadline for nominations is February 29th. Nominees will need to submit applications in March and be interviewed in April. This is an official…
Brenda Yaeger and Jessyca Lytle, Writers Read Ukiah
Brenda Yaeger and Jessyca Lytle, Writers Read Ukiah
Writers Read Ukiah last Thursday poetry series will meet on Thursday, February 29, at 7 PM at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah. The featured readers will be Brenda Yaeger and Jessyca Lytle of Lake County. Open mic session will follow the featured reading. Maximum time for each reader is six minutes. Event will end…
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Spirit of Place: call for submissions to new anthology of Mendocino County women poets
Call for Submissions The first Anthology of Women Poets of Mendocino County, Wood, Water, Air and Fire was published in 1999. We are calling for submissions for Volume II, Spirit of Place. Submissions are open March 1st, 2024 to June 1st 2024. We welcome all themes that respond to the Spirit of Place by women…
Art in Motion Community Open Mic
Art in Motion Community Open Mic
Art in Motion Community Open Mic at the Grace Hudson Museum. Bring your guitar and a song, your voice on its own, a poem, short story, or even a painting to fill our gallery with art. All participants can sign up at the event for their 10 minute slot. All ages welcome for this family-friendly…