No Blue Dahlia This Week

Just to let you all know … there will be no Blue Dahlia this week.
Usually there would be, as it is the fourth Wednesday, but my daughter is in a
Class Play about the Thirteen Colonies this Wednesday, so that’s where I’ll be.

Upcoming features for Blue Dahlia:

Wednesday, April 11: Michael Ketchek


Wednesday, April 25: Award Ceremony for the Wood Library Teen Poetry Contest

Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 – 10 pm
Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday
Blue Dahlia Coffee, Tea, & Gifts
92 South Main Street, Canandaigua

Upcoming features for Pure Kona:

Thursday, March 29: Ed Downey


Thursday, April 5: Blair Vail
Thursday, April 12: Libby Varno
Thursday, April 19: Ralph Black
Thursday, April 26: Keith Handy

Pure Kona Open Mic, 8 – 10 pm
Every Thursday
Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory Street, Rochester

Sherry & Me

This Wednesday, March 14th at Blue Dahlia: Sherry!
One of our regulars at the Blue Dahlia Open Mic, since we started last year.



In all the hoopla, I failed to recognize that the Blue Dahlia Open Mic has been going on for a full year now. It was back in February of 2006 that Rick & Mike were our first features & though we've scaled down to only every 2nd and 4th Wednesday - we're still going strong. Hope you can come join us to hear Sherry's feature!

Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
@ the Blue Dahlia Coffee House
92 South Main St. Canandaigua

And Thursday, March 15th, I will be the feature at the Pure Kona Open Mic.

You already know what I look like ... but in the spirit of Spring ... here's a picture of me hiding in the Pear Tree last Spring ...


Look at all that green! I can't wait for the leaves to return!

So, I've been working on something new & special for this feature. It falls in between the 14th anniversary of my son's death and the 8th anniversary of my mother's death, so there is an aspect of that ... I'm still working on it but I'm trying to incorporate some old and some new and thread it all together ... we'll see ... Well, if you're there, we'll see, if not I'll see ... Hopefully, I'll see you there!

Pure Kona Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
at Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory St. Rochester

David Michael Nixon

This week at Blue Dahlia: David Michael Nixon!



And if you feel like you're experiencing a bit of deja vu reading this post ... you probably are. David was scheduled to read February 14th, but we cancelled that night due to the extreme weather. So, you get a second chance. Hope you can make it!

Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
92 South Main St, Canandaigua
Wednesday. February 28th

Photos from PAW

Here are some of the photos from Poets Against the War ... I've uploaded them to my Flickr account, which I just started using again. You can see the rest of the pics hosted there by clickingon this post title. Thanks to all those who came to watch and to participate, it was a good night!

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

BEN SANEFSKI

BEN, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

CHRIS & BEN

CHRIS & BEN, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

IAN DOWNEY

IAN DOWNEY, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

SHAWNEE BOYEEE

SHAWNEE BOYEEE, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

SHAWNEE BOYEEE

SHAWNEE BOYEEE, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

LISA BIGWOOD

LISA BIGWOOD, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

LISA BIGWOOD

LISA BIGWOOD, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

DAVID MICHAEL NIXON

DAVID MICHAEL NIXON, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

JAMES

JAMES, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

KALU JAMES

KALU JAMES, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

MATT A.K.A. ANIMAL

MATT A.K.A. ANIMAL, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

THE RAGING GRANNIES

THE RAGING GRANNIES, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

JEREMY FERNAAYS

JEREMY FERNAAYS, originally uploaded by SerendipityThree.

David Michael Nixon & Alex Dedicke

This week at Blue Dahlia: David Michael Nixon



David has a new chapbook out, so he'll be reading from that
(as well as having them available for sale, I think)
I know it's Valentine's Day and all, but what better way to celebrate than to come listen to poetry?

Open Mic: 8 - 10 pm at Blue Dahlia Coffee
92 South Main Street, Canandaigua

And Thursday night "my goodest friend" - as my son calls him - Alex Dedicke



He says he some new stuff, so come out and see! Gee, I feel like I should title this post Long-Haired-Bearded-Men week! (By the way, I adore long haired bearded men & you should too!)

Pure Kona Open Mic: 8 - 10 pm
Daily Perks Coffeehouse
369 Gregory Street, Rochester

Poets Against the War

Just wanted to let you all know Poets Against the War is tonight 6pm - 10 pm at the Kearney Building at Saint John Fisher. There's a great line-up of poets and musisicans - 40 + at last count, so it should be a wild ride - something for everyone so to speak!

Here's the line-up:

PAW5

6:00 pm Intro
6:06 Bruce Sweet
6:12 Norm Davis
6:18 David Michael Nixon
6:24 Beatrice O'Brien
6:30 Katherine Gale DaCosta
6:36 Nick Hogan
6:42 Sarah Brinklow
6:48 Paula Weld Cary
6:54 Kenyatta DaCosta
7:00 The Raging Grannies
7:06 Wynne McClure
7:12 C.H. Appell
7:18 Gary Lehmann
7:24 Helen Ruggieri
7:30 Tony Cedras
7:36 Rich Forster
7:42 Matt Shackelford
7:48 Marie Starr
7:54 Kalu James
8:00 Gavin Spanagel, Larry Berger, Selma Berger
8:06 Open Mic
8:12 Mary Lewandowski
8:06 Ian Downey
8:12 Michael Ketchek
8:18 Jack Bradigan Spula, poem
8:20 Jan Wenk Cedras
8:26 Lisa Bigwood
8:36
8:42 Kathryn Jospé
8:48 David White
8:54 Christopher Robin & Ben Sanefski
9:00 pm Open Mic
9:06 Open Mic
9:12 Frank Judge
9:18 Jeremy Fernaays
9:24 Dwain Wilder
9:30 Joe St. Martin
9:36 Shawn Burleigh
9:42 Steve Lewandowski
9:48 John Roche
9:54 Ed Downey
10:00 pm

As you can see, there's still a couple Open Mic spots, so anyone who want to show up and try to fill them, as well as just show up to listen, should come out. Hope to see you there!

(Oh, and it's free by the way - and there's usually coffee and snacks and people's books and cds for sale)