Poetry and Performance News from San February 2010

Poetry & Art Series: 3 for $300 Poetry & Art Slam at Museum of the Living Artist Quarterly Event

P&A for almost 10 years now is a movable feast with many a sweet moment and a few excellent shenanigans. Come say hello, share, hang out, fill your eyes and ears:

Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. is the next Three for $300 Poetry & Art Slam in the Museum of the Living Artist.

3 for $300 Slam (http://sandiego-art.org/), a poetry/prose/visual art combination slam for writers, artists and performers, is a poetry/prose competition with a slight twist: Performers who bring and show visual art connected in some way to their poetry/prose will earn extra points. Performers may also use (and are encouraged to use) artwork hanging in the museum's current exhibit. Simply pick a painting, and it will be displayed front and center for the audience while you read. Each written piece performed or read must be under three minutes and ten seconds. Winners take home $150 (1st Place), $100 (2nd Place) and $50 (3rd Place).

(What is Poetry Slam? Here is the official word from Poetry Slam, Inc.: “A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets' content and performance.”)

The Poetry & Art Series (established in the summer of 2001) in the Museum of the Living Artist is itself both a unique show and a unique venue. Poets and audiences gather amongst the paintings to witness a live collaboration between writers and visual artists.

Poetry & Art, the San Diego Art Institute’s quarterly museum series, gives regional artists an opportunity to express themselves in a variety of forms and styles. Audiences hear poetry and prose in dialogue with painting, photography, sculpture, music and dance. Any featured guests serve not only as entertainment but also as inspiration for developing artists. The free speech event reveals the diversity and importance of the region’s artists.

Poetry & Art DJ, Gill S.O.T.U., will provide R&B, funk, soul, and there is a new art exhibit on display at every show.

So bring poems and paintings on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and step up to the mic. Or simply come to enjoy the performances. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Michael Klam at (619) 957-3264 or call the museum directly, Kerstin Robers at (619) 236-0011. E-mail: mkklam@gmail.com. Visit: www.punapress.com and sandiego-art.org/.

Poetry & Art Series since 2001 — Poetry & Art takes place in the 10,000-square-foot San Diego Art Institute at Balboa Park and includes music and snacks. The event is open to the public and audience members can participate or simply enjoy the show. Cost is $5. Open mic signups start at 6:30 p.m., and the event runs 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Michael Klam, (619) 957-3264 cell, (619) 236-0011 office or mkklam@gmail.com.

WHAT: Poetry & Art 3 for $300 Slam
DATE: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010
TIME: 6:30-9:30 p.m.; slam signups at 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Museum of the Living Artist
1439 El Prado, Balboa Park
COST: $5, members free, wine and snacks

General Information
The San Diego Art Institute’s Museum of the Living Artist features a new exhibition of works by talented Southern California regional artists every four to six weeks in this specially designed 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art gallery space. The San Diego Art Institute is dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts through outreach, education and exhibition. The institute’s mission is to maintain a center for emerging artists and the visual arts in San Diego.
Let it Flow at Sixth College, UCSD, Tues., Feb. 23
I’ve performed at this event for the last couple of years. The food is free and yummy and the people all time. Come join. I can’t wait: Wednesday, February 23, 2010, 6pm, Pepper Canyon Lodge (map) (from San Diego: 5 North to Gilman Dr, left at light, once you’re on campus the Information Booth for your parking permit is on the right, exit right back onto Gilman Drive, once you pass Via La Jolla Dr. curve around and take your first left into the parking lot, Lodge is straight through the apartments).

"A Celebration of Toys and the Art of Play"

Michael Chung Klam at the San Diego Museum of Art, Sunday, Feb. 21

I’m really proud of this one and looking forward to performing as part of SDMA’s Joaquin Torres-Garcia’s wood abstractions (including his Aladdin toys) exhibit. I’ve written a series of poems as a teacher, father, and little boy in a grown man's body. The poetry is in dialogue with Torres-Garcia's ideas about toys, games and play as an essential way for children to learn and create. It’s a different and more mature (?) side of my work. All ages. 3 pm, LOCATION San Diego Museum of Art,1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, PHONE (619) 232-7931, Web Site: http://www.sdmart.org/

Poetry Payday Slam with Jennifer Geran, Fri., Feb. 12
New slam with prizes! From January through June 2010, the City Heights Library Performance Annex will be hosting monthly poetry slams every 2nd Friday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Poets will read their original 3-minute works to compete for cash prizes. The slams are open to all ages. Admission is $3.00. Free admission for slam judges and the poets competing in each slam. Slam updates, results, and footage will be posted here on our Facebook page, so stay tuned.

DimeStories 3-minute stories. Some are fiction. All are true. Weds., Feb. 17 http://thingstodo.signonsandiego.com/la-jolla-ca/events/show/90689685-dime-stories

Collective Purpose carries on as a San Diego source for exceptional spoken word events, and CP’s Elevated continues to be one of SD’s top outlets for creative expression. Read about it here, including info about this year’s SD poetry slam team: http://collectivepurpose.blogspot.com/

Gill S.O.T.U. Train of Thought http://www.youtube.com/user/TrainOfThoughtSD

Go to Thumbprint Gallery http://thumbprintgallery.blogspot.com/, and check out Stanza, an open mic event, 3925 Ohio Street, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, 7-9 p.m.

WriteOutLoud http://writeoutloudsd.com/about-wol/wol-history/

Word SD http://www.wordsd.com/

San Diego Writers Online http://sandiegowriters.ning.com/

San Diego Writers, Ink rules on 13th Street in the Arts Center. Upcoming events (at the The Ink Spot and around town) include The New Poetic Brew Open Mic Poetry Reading. Hosted by Eber Lambert. One poem or 3 minutes, you choose. Third Tuesday of each month. Sign-ups start at 6:30 pm. Rebecca's Coffeehouse is located at 30th & Juniper in South Park.

For more info, contact:
Judy Reeves
Executive Director
San Diego Writers, Ink
sandiegowriters.org
judyreeveswriter.com

Books:
A Writer's Book of Days
Writing Alone, Writing Together
A Creative Writer's Kit
The Writer's Retreat Kit

Pruitt Igoe is in its umpteenth year of beautiful madness: www.pruittigoe.com and www.myspace.com/pruittigoe.

Visit Puna Press to get a taste of BARZILLA by Edwin Decker. Decker is the author of the column "Sordid Tales," a staple of San Diego CityBeat, and has contributed to Modern Drunkard Magazine, The Stranger ( Seattle, WA ), Tucson Weekly, Cleveland Scene and other national publications. Decker has tended bar in San Diego for more than 15 years at many notable music venues including the legendary Bacchanal and these experiences flavor his book BARZILLA. Also available: Less by Ted Washington. And some love poems by Ted, too: 22.

Bluestocking Books
FIRST Monday of each month at 7pm Monday Montage - Join Curran Jeffries, Kris, & Tom reading original as well as favorite poetry and prose out loud amidst the stacks. You can read too, or come just to listen and refresh your mind. 3817 5th Ave., Hillcrest.

Poets & Writers, Inc.
For more information about Poets & Writers Readings/Workshops program, visit www.pw.org or call the office at 310-481-7195.

Open Mic San Diego, comprehensive list: http://www.openmicsandiego.com/sandiego/

Here's what's coming up. If I missed your event, please let me know. Love each other. Emma, Henry and pie pie, wo ai ni.

Events Calendar

Feb. 4, Thurs. (9 pm) Elevated, Eveoke Dance Theater, 2811 University Ave. San Diego, 92104, $5.

Feb. 12, Fri. (7 pm) Poetry Payday Slam with Jennifer Geran, 7-9:30 p.m. City Heights/Weingart Branch Library & Performance Annex / 3795 Fairmount Ave., San Diego, CA 92105, $3.

Feb. 17, Weds. (6:30 pm) Poetry & Art 3 for $300 Slam The Museum of the Living Artist, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, $5, members free, 619-957-3264, 619-236-0011, www.sandiego-art.org

Feb. 17, (8 pm), Weds. Dimestories, Dime-off at The Loft, UCSD, $5.

Feb. 21, Sun. (3 pm) "A Celebration of Toys and the Art of Play," action figure, robot and slinky poetry at the San Diego Museum of Art, All ages. 1-4pm, LOCATION  San Diego Museum of Art  1450 El Prado  Balboa Park  San Diego, California, PHONE  (619) 232-7931, Web Site: http://www.sdmart.org/

Feb. 23, Tues. (6 pm) Let it Flow at Sixth College, UCSD, Pepper Canyon Lodge.

Ongoing

The Poetry Bench
Noon on the first Sunday of the month in Balboa Park. Quince Street at 6th Avenue on the north east corner. Email cyberhuts@worldnet.att.net for more info.

The Off Beat Open Mic
Rebecca's Coffeehouse 5 to 7 pm on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. www.rebeccascoffeehouse.com.

Walk the Walk www.walkthewalkpresents.com

Sushi Performance and Visual Art —For a complete schedule visit www.sushiart.org or call 619.235.8466.

San Diego Poetry Slam
Check in with Collective Purpose for dates and details: http://collectivepurpose.blogspot.com/.

The San Diego Poetry Slam is a spoken word celebration and tournament that features locally renowned poets, brand new slammers, and everyone in between. Slam is no ordinary, sedate open mic. The audience participates. If you're a poet and you want feedback on your work, you'll get it here. If you want to get paid for your words, slam will give you a chance. Slam has an open sign up (poets: get there at 8 p.m. to sign up for a spot) $5 fee for competitors, free for everyone else. Winner takes all! Judges are picked at random out of the audience so you never know what kind of poetry will win on any given week! Check out the San Diego Slam website for descriptions and details. The slam is open to all to come and enjoy the show or to compete for cash prizes. Come unload your philosophies and re-create yourself.

POETRY LIVE(S), film by Mark Freeman
San Diego's poetry scene comes to life in a new documentary "Poetry Live(s)," produced and directed by San Diego State University professor Mark Freeman.

Look to DG Wills Books for great author events. Billy Collins is in the post for October! Check the site!

PoeticWorks
E.Michele Paul
Get Involved!
ComMonUnItY Poetry
Ask me how: Info@poeticworks.com, (949) 547-9935

Barnes & Nobles Poetry Events
Barnes and Noble, Hazard Center, Friars Road, Mission Valley, San Diego.
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Poetry and Performance News from San February 2010

Poetry & Art Series: 3 for $300 Poetry & Art Slam at Museum of the Living Artist Quarterly Event

"A Celebration of Toys and the Art of Play"

Michael Chung Klam at the San Diego Museum of Art, Sunday, Feb. 21

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