Art Walk Alive tomorrow 12-4 pm.
This year’s spoken word artists are:
Marie Starr (12:15 at the Playground)
Larry Berger (12:45 at Writer’s & Books)
BADEA (1:00 pm at 822 Elton Street)
Reader's Theatre Club (1:15 at Starry Nights)
Michael Ketchek (1:30 at Craft Co. #6)
Writer's Block featuring 2007 Rochester Teen Slam Team (2:30 at the Playground)
There’s also dance, art, music, & the dedications of the bus shelters for this year’s art-ification project.
Check out http://www.rochesterartwalk.org/ for all the info, maps, & more …
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sunday, September 02, 2007
2nd Annual Canandaigua Poetry Festival
Hello all,
Here’s all the latest up-to-datest information on the Poetry Festival!
First there’s
Some Poetry:
12:00 – 12:30 Nick Hogan & Brendan Giusti
12:30 – 12:45 David White
12:45 – 1:00 John Roche
1:00 – 1:15 Vincent F. A. Golphin
1:15 – 1:30 Patricia Roth Schwartz
1:30 – 2:00 Kid’s Rain Dance Program
2:00 – 2:15 Arianna Barry
2:15 – 2:30 Merle Heath
2:30 – 2:45 Dwain Wilder
2:45 – 3:00 Frank Judge
3:00 – 3:30 Ethic & Jackson
3:30 – 3:45 MJ Iuppa
3:45 – 4:00 Maureen Owens
4:00 – 4:15 Sherry Gendreau
4:15 – 4:30 T.F. Rice
4:30 – 5:00 Urknee & Bjurton
5:00 – 5:15 Anita Augesen
5:15 – 5:30 Claudia Stanek
5:30 – 5:45 Colleen Powderly
5:45 – 6:00 Norm Davis
6:00 – 6:30 B.A.D.E.A.
6:30 – 6:45 Matt Shackelford
6:45 – 7:00 Justice Peace
7:00 – 7:15 Rick Petrie
7:15 – 7:30 Marie Starr
& then there’s
Some MUSIC:
7:30 – 8:00 Ed Downey
8:00 – 8:30 Shawnee Boyeee
& Maybe even
a little bit of
8:30—9:00 Open Mic
Ah, It’s going to be
a glorious day!
Let’s have A huge round of
applause for our sponsors:
(For Quick Links see side panel under Sponsors)
Finger Lakes Yoga
90 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: 585-396-2291
http://www.yoga.downtowncanandaigua.com/
Revitalizing and relaxing, yoga reduces the effects of stress we experience in our society. Therapeutic in nature, yoga can help alleviate physical problems by ringing back balance to the whole system.
Wick-edly Sent Soap & Candle Co.
94 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 394-5260
http://www.escentedcandle.com/
Soap and candle company with richly scented candles, exclusive products made here in Canandaigua. Also aromatherapy, home décor gifts, and an aromabar with over 100 scents to create your own custom scents for bath and body, massage oils and perfumes.
Adorn Jewelry and Accessories
24 Coy Street, Number 2
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 585-393-1520
http://www.adornjewelryandaccessories.com/
Adorn is an unusual boutique that offers jewelry, handbags, scarves, sunglasses, and beads. Choose from Adorn's beautiful one-of-a-kind artisan jewelry created by owner Erica Koch.
Mac's Philly Steaks
76 S. Main St
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 585-394-7080
Fax: 585-394-4304
http://www.macsphillysteaks.com/
Philly Cheese steaks, chicken cheese steaks, hoagies, subs, salads, soups, soft pretzels and more.Free Delivery for orders $10 or more. Hours: Open 7 days a week 11 AM - 10 pm
The Paperback Place
82 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY
585-396-9872
http://www.paperbackplace.com/
The place for bookworms, selling new and used books. Visit our store for the latest bestsellers & check out our used books.
Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery
71 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 394-0030
http://www.prrgallery.com/
Art gallery, art workshop, and working studio.
Unique Toy Shop
120 South Main
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 394-2319
http://www.uniquetoyshop.com/
Children's toys, hobbies, and fun for kids of ALL ages!
Tip of the Needle Fashion Emporium
209 South Main Street
Canandaigua, NY
Phone: 393-1835
Fashion jewelry, jeans, T-shirts, footwear, accessories, and body piercing.
With Special thanks to:
The Canandaigua B.I.D. (for stage)
& Mobile Music (for Sound)
Bravo! Thank you! Gracias! Arigato!
Pure Kona Open Mic
Hey all, just wanted to remind you Pure Kona's new venue at Boulder Coffee starts tomorrow night (Monday, September 3rd) with Urknee & Bjurton Russell.
I also wanted to let you know, though Daily Perks is closing, James is keeping the space and changing it to House of Hameez. He plans to continue the Thursday night poetry readings, possibly with Ed Downey as MC. Not sure if they're planning on features or not, but I'll be sure to keep you up to date.
I also wanted to let you know, though Daily Perks is closing, James is keeping the space and changing it to House of Hameez. He plans to continue the Thursday night poetry readings, possibly with Ed Downey as MC. Not sure if they're planning on features or not, but I'll be sure to keep you up to date.
Talaam Acey: Thursday, September 6th
News from Sevin:
Taalam Acey
September 6th 8pm-whenever
Venu Restro Lounge (151 St. Paul)
To check out his work, go to:
www.myspace.com/officialtaalamacey
www.taalamacey.com
One Mic
True Lies
Market for Ni$$as
Living Come Alive
This man is an amazing spoken word/slam poet ... I will definitely be doing everything in my power to check this out.
Taalam Acey
September 6th 8pm-whenever
Venu Restro Lounge (151 St. Paul)
To check out his work, go to:
www.myspace.com/officialtaalamacey
www.taalamacey.com
One Mic
True Lies
Market for Ni$$as
Living Come Alive
This man is an amazing spoken word/slam poet ... I will definitely be doing everything in my power to check this out.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Final Pure Kona at Daily Perks
Just a reminder: This Thursday will be the final Pure Kona at Daily Perks & I am honored to be able to step in and be their final feature.
Photo by Arianna
I’ve been working on some new stuff for this, so hopefully it will be a good time for all. Hope you can join us for this last night & bring some things to read, share, sing, hum or perform.
Don't forget: Pure Kona Open Mic will be moving to Mondays from 8 – 10pm at Boulder Coffee as of Monday, September 3rd.
Photo by Arianna
I’ve been working on some new stuff for this, so hopefully it will be a good time for all. Hope you can join us for this last night & bring some things to read, share, sing, hum or perform.
Don't forget: Pure Kona Open Mic will be moving to Mondays from 8 – 10pm at Boulder Coffee as of Monday, September 3rd.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Pure Kona Moves to Mondays at Boulder Coffee
***PURE KONA POETRY OPEN MIC IS MOVING TO BOULDER COFFEE***
Forward from Rick Petrie:
Dear People,
Pure Kona Poetry Open Mic will be moving to Boulder Coffee, at the corner of Alexander and Clinton in Rochester's South Wedge, as of LABOR DAY. The open mic will take place every MONDAY evening at 8PM beginning September 3rd.
These are the upcoming feature performers for Pure Kona:
9/3 - Erknee & Bjurton Russell
9/10 - John Roche
9/17 - Jan Wenk-Sedras
9/24 - Frank Judge
10/1 - Maureen Owens
10/8 - Elaine Heveron
10/15 - Ed Downey
10/22 - Robert Ricks
Pure Kona Poetry Open Mic weekly readings go back to 1993 at Java Joes.
That's over 700 readings and thousands of performers from Rochester and around the world. Norm Davis and Rick Petrie are the cohosts.
The featured performer starts at 8PM w/ the open mic following.
Please email or call me with any questions.
Thanks,
Rick Petrie
petrie95@hotmail.com
244-3485
Forward from Rick Petrie:
Dear People,
Pure Kona Poetry Open Mic will be moving to Boulder Coffee, at the corner of Alexander and Clinton in Rochester's South Wedge, as of LABOR DAY. The open mic will take place every MONDAY evening at 8PM beginning September 3rd.
These are the upcoming feature performers for Pure Kona:
9/3 - Erknee & Bjurton Russell
9/10 - John Roche
9/17 - Jan Wenk-Sedras
9/24 - Frank Judge
10/1 - Maureen Owens
10/8 - Elaine Heveron
10/15 - Ed Downey
10/22 - Robert Ricks
Pure Kona Poetry Open Mic weekly readings go back to 1993 at Java Joes.
That's over 700 readings and thousands of performers from Rochester and around the world. Norm Davis and Rick Petrie are the cohosts.
The featured performer starts at 8PM w/ the open mic following.
Please email or call me with any questions.
Thanks,
Rick Petrie
petrie95@hotmail.com
244-3485
2nd Annual Canandaigua Poetry Festival
The Canandaigua Poetry Festival is a marathon poetry festival we started last year as part of, or rather in extension of, the Blue Dahlia Open Mic & even though Blue Dahlia is no longer with us, the co-owners, who also own Wickedly-Sent Soap and Candle Company (Don & Scott: http://www.escentedcandle.com) are still interested in making this festival a yearly event. Yeah Don & Scott!
So, this will be our 2nd Annual Canandaigua Poetry Festival. To see the web page for last year, you can check out this link: http://www.poetryfestival.downtowncanandaigua.com
It was also included in the September/October Issue of Poets & writer’s Magazine as part of an article about Poetry Marathons, which you can read at: http://www.pw.org/mag/0609/newsmantzaris.htm
Last year we had poets reading from Noon – 6:30 pm. Single poets were allotted 15 minutes each and groups or duos - 30 minutes. It worked well to have the half-hour groupings spaced out throughout the day, so I think that’s what we’ll be working toward this year, as well. After that, we had musicians for a half-hour each (supposedly from 6:30 to 9 … but really I think we went more from @ 7 – 11).
We had great fun last year and I loved the fact that so many poets from so many separate circles got chances to hear each other’s work. The other thing I was very excited about was that every single performer showed up (on time) for their slots. With so many people participating and so many things that naturally go awry in life, this was more than I expected but I was delighted not to have to revert to a single “plan B” and so I say again, thank you to all the poets and musicians who made last years festival what it was!
Now onto this year, the festival will be held on Saturday, September 8 at The Commons on Main Street in Canandaigua. The Commons is an outdoor stage area that hosts musical acts every weekend throughout the summer. We are also looking into having All Things Art as a back up in case of rain.
That’s all I can think of for now. I’ll write again soon with a proposed schedule. Hope all is well!
So, this will be our 2nd Annual Canandaigua Poetry Festival. To see the web page for last year, you can check out this link: http://www.poetryfestival.downtowncanandaigua.com
It was also included in the September/October Issue of Poets & writer’s Magazine as part of an article about Poetry Marathons, which you can read at: http://www.pw.org/mag/0609/newsmantzaris.htm
Last year we had poets reading from Noon – 6:30 pm. Single poets were allotted 15 minutes each and groups or duos - 30 minutes. It worked well to have the half-hour groupings spaced out throughout the day, so I think that’s what we’ll be working toward this year, as well. After that, we had musicians for a half-hour each (supposedly from 6:30 to 9 … but really I think we went more from @ 7 – 11).
We had great fun last year and I loved the fact that so many poets from so many separate circles got chances to hear each other’s work. The other thing I was very excited about was that every single performer showed up (on time) for their slots. With so many people participating and so many things that naturally go awry in life, this was more than I expected but I was delighted not to have to revert to a single “plan B” and so I say again, thank you to all the poets and musicians who made last years festival what it was!
Now onto this year, the festival will be held on Saturday, September 8 at The Commons on Main Street in Canandaigua. The Commons is an outdoor stage area that hosts musical acts every weekend throughout the summer. We are also looking into having All Things Art as a back up in case of rain.
That’s all I can think of for now. I’ll write again soon with a proposed schedule. Hope all is well!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Michael Brown this week at Kona
Just wanted to let you all know, this week at Pure Kona there will be an out-of-town poet on a traveling tour. I originally heard of this guy through Andy Doyle, who hosts the Ithaca Poetry Slam, the first Friday of the month at Juna's Cafe in Ithaca, which is where Michael will be performing Friday, August 3.
Michael was set up to come feature at the Blue Daily in July but, as you know, Blue Dahlia didn’t make it to July. Fortunately, you can still catch him this week at Pure Kona! I haven’t had the pleasure of hearing him before, but am looking forward to hearing him this week. I’ve included some information from his web-page and bio for your perusal, as well as the link to it if you are interested in knowing more.
Hope to see you there!
Teacher, Poet, and Traveling Man
or, as Die Welt put it, "ein Dichter und weltenbummler"
according to WBUR/NPR, "The Jerry Garcia of performance poetry."
as Paul Stokstad said, "rascal-artist-angel-wonder...at the same time"
Poets at 8, Fairfield, Iowa and MAP of Austin Poetry editor Stazja MacFayden queried, "Did you know you are radical, an extremist, and possibly a threat to the national security?"
and poet Jack McCarthy said, "He has the mind of Bertolt Brecht in the body of Grizzly Adams."
http://michael.brown.name/
Featuring at: Pure Kona Open Mic, 8-10pm
Daily Perk's Coffeehouse
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Information on Michael R. Brown
Michael R. Brown has published his poetry, fiction, travel articles and columns in wide-ranging periodicals all over the world. His fourth book of poetry, The Confidence Man, was published by Ragged Sky in 2006. In May, 2007, Brown and his partner Valerie Lawson moved to Robbinston in Down East Maine, the easternmost point in the USA, where he is writing a book on American education and a novel about the 60's. As a correspondent for the local paper, The Quoddy Tides, his beat is the Passamaquoddy reservation at Pleasant Point.
Brown holds a Ph.D. in English and Education from the University of Michigan. His dissertation was a literary history of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance directed by Robert Hayden. For 45 years he taught in high schools and universities from the South Side of Chicago to South Korea. In 1999, he won the first Ronald J. Lettieri Award for Teaching Excellence at Mount Ida College.
Brown was a finalist in the 1991 individual competition of the US National Poetry Slam. In 1991 he held the first poetry slam in Stockholm, Sweden, and lectured on African American Literature at Stockholm University. In 1992 he organized the US national slam, and he was on the Boston slam teams that won the US Championship in 1993 and finished third in 1995. In 1998 he won the 6th International Slam in Amsterdam. Brown won the open slam at the 2000 Provincetown Poetry Festival, and he was the hit of the 2001 Rockland (NY) Jazz and Blues Festival. He has performed his poems from Jerusalem to Taipeh and Vancouver to Key West. For 13 years he hosted the Boston slam at the Cantab Lounge, Cambridge.
Michael Brown was co-producer of The Culture of Peace, an international exhibit of art and poetry organized under the UN mandate for a decade of the Culture of Peace. This project has created an art and poetry exhibit and resulted in four exchanges of poets between Ireland and Massachusetts. He is general secretary of the Poetry Olympics, first held in Stockholm in 1998.
Brown's first published poem appeared in the first issue of Beyond Baroque (1969). His most recently published poems have appeared in The Asheville Poetry Review, Windsor Review, Sensations, 100 Poets Against the War, and Spoken Word Revolution.
Brown conducts workshops in writing and performance. He has several times performed his poem "Chorus" as part of Beat Cafe, an original ballet choreographed by former Joffrey dancer Anthony Williams. He appeared in the documentary film SlamNation. In the past five years he produced and directed shows by the Off-Broadway Poets and Dr. Brown’s Traveling Poetry Show, an ensemble who perform their own poetry in theaters. His full-length play, The Duchess of York, was a finalist in the Cape Cod Playwrights’ Competition. He wants to teach for another 15 years if anyone will have him.
Michael was set up to come feature at the Blue Daily in July but, as you know, Blue Dahlia didn’t make it to July. Fortunately, you can still catch him this week at Pure Kona! I haven’t had the pleasure of hearing him before, but am looking forward to hearing him this week. I’ve included some information from his web-page and bio for your perusal, as well as the link to it if you are interested in knowing more.
Hope to see you there!
Teacher, Poet, and Traveling Man
or, as Die Welt put it, "ein Dichter und weltenbummler"
according to WBUR/NPR, "The Jerry Garcia of performance poetry."
as Paul Stokstad said, "rascal-artist-angel-wonder...at the same time"
Poets at 8, Fairfield, Iowa and MAP of Austin Poetry editor Stazja MacFayden queried, "Did you know you are radical, an extremist, and possibly a threat to the national security?"
and poet Jack McCarthy said, "He has the mind of Bertolt Brecht in the body of Grizzly Adams."
http://michael.brown.name/
Featuring at: Pure Kona Open Mic, 8-10pm
Daily Perk's Coffeehouse
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Information on Michael R. Brown
Michael R. Brown has published his poetry, fiction, travel articles and columns in wide-ranging periodicals all over the world. His fourth book of poetry, The Confidence Man, was published by Ragged Sky in 2006. In May, 2007, Brown and his partner Valerie Lawson moved to Robbinston in Down East Maine, the easternmost point in the USA, where he is writing a book on American education and a novel about the 60's. As a correspondent for the local paper, The Quoddy Tides, his beat is the Passamaquoddy reservation at Pleasant Point.
Brown holds a Ph.D. in English and Education from the University of Michigan. His dissertation was a literary history of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance directed by Robert Hayden. For 45 years he taught in high schools and universities from the South Side of Chicago to South Korea. In 1999, he won the first Ronald J. Lettieri Award for Teaching Excellence at Mount Ida College.
Brown was a finalist in the 1991 individual competition of the US National Poetry Slam. In 1991 he held the first poetry slam in Stockholm, Sweden, and lectured on African American Literature at Stockholm University. In 1992 he organized the US national slam, and he was on the Boston slam teams that won the US Championship in 1993 and finished third in 1995. In 1998 he won the 6th International Slam in Amsterdam. Brown won the open slam at the 2000 Provincetown Poetry Festival, and he was the hit of the 2001 Rockland (NY) Jazz and Blues Festival. He has performed his poems from Jerusalem to Taipeh and Vancouver to Key West. For 13 years he hosted the Boston slam at the Cantab Lounge, Cambridge.
Michael Brown was co-producer of The Culture of Peace, an international exhibit of art and poetry organized under the UN mandate for a decade of the Culture of Peace. This project has created an art and poetry exhibit and resulted in four exchanges of poets between Ireland and Massachusetts. He is general secretary of the Poetry Olympics, first held in Stockholm in 1998.
Brown's first published poem appeared in the first issue of Beyond Baroque (1969). His most recently published poems have appeared in The Asheville Poetry Review, Windsor Review, Sensations, 100 Poets Against the War, and Spoken Word Revolution.
Brown conducts workshops in writing and performance. He has several times performed his poem "Chorus" as part of Beat Cafe, an original ballet choreographed by former Joffrey dancer Anthony Williams. He appeared in the documentary film SlamNation. In the past five years he produced and directed shows by the Off-Broadway Poets and Dr. Brown’s Traveling Poetry Show, an ensemble who perform their own poetry in theaters. His full-length play, The Duchess of York, was a finalist in the Cape Cod Playwrights’ Competition. He wants to teach for another 15 years if anyone will have him.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Jeremy Fernaays: This Week at Pure Kona
Hello all! I have returned … and, it seems I have run out of my list of who’s featuring at Pure Kona, so I haven’t a clue who will be there tonight, but, fortunately, I received this announcement about next week’s feature and can, at least, let you know that Jeremy Fernaays will be the feature for next Thursday, July 26th.
And I even have a pic from one of the PAW events:
And I even have a pic from one of the PAW events:
… & this is the only pic I have of him with his eyes open … I’ll have to get some more next Thursday!
I’ve only had the pleasure of hearing Jeremy read a few times but I have been impressed each time by his words and always look forward to seeing him again. I’m excited about hearing him feature for the first time (my first time hearing him, that is, not his first time featuring) & I hope to see you there!
Pure Kona Open Mic, 8-10 pm
Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Thursday, June 28, 2007
While I'm Gone ... Check these out ..
All right, real quick-like … just a note to let you know Blood & Bone Orchestra will be performing at Daily Perks Coffee House tomorrow night, (Friday, June 30) with Urknee & Bjurton Russell as their Opening Act @ 8pm – More info @ http://www.dailyperkscoffeehouse.com
I’m unaware of the feature for Kona for the week I’m gone, so I can’t let you in on that one, but I know Sevin is gonna be on for Thursday the 12th … Also, I bumped into Sevin at the Juneteenth celebration and he is hosting an Open Mic at Julius’s on Friday nights, so I’m going to be trying to check that out sometime soon … well after I get back from Ireland that is ;)
Oh, and don't miss this! I wouldn't, if i were here:
Rock into Independence Day
July, 3 2007 at Water street Music Hall
Not Available , Rochester, New York
Cost : 10 in advance through ticket master/ 15 at the door
Indie Music's Best Musicians The line up include JoAnn Vaccaro, The Mesh Factor, Mary Shannon and her band, and Shawnee Boyeee
Hope you all have a wonderful week & a sparkling 4th of July! Now, I’ve got to go get myself packed … yes, procrastination is my middle name but I kind of like it that way (sometimes) … Bye, for now …
I’m unaware of the feature for Kona for the week I’m gone, so I can’t let you in on that one, but I know Sevin is gonna be on for Thursday the 12th … Also, I bumped into Sevin at the Juneteenth celebration and he is hosting an Open Mic at Julius’s on Friday nights, so I’m going to be trying to check that out sometime soon … well after I get back from Ireland that is ;)
Oh, and don't miss this! I wouldn't, if i were here:
Rock into Independence Day
July, 3 2007 at Water street Music Hall
Not Available , Rochester, New York
Cost : 10 in advance through ticket master/ 15 at the door
Indie Music's Best Musicians The line up include JoAnn Vaccaro, The Mesh Factor, Mary Shannon and her band, and Shawnee Boyeee
Hope you all have a wonderful week & a sparkling 4th of July! Now, I’ve got to go get myself packed … yes, procrastination is my middle name but I kind of like it that way (sometimes) … Bye, for now …
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
This week at Pure Kona: Greg Slater
Thursday, June 21st
Pure Kona Open Mic, 8- 10 pm
Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory St, Rochester
I have no photos of this Greg Slater fellow, so this is what you get from me this week ... as I pack my bags to steal away to Ireland ... hehehe!
In case I am remiss in posting next week's Pure Kona events - there will be a double feature with our very own Colleen Powderly & surprise guest Emmett Mitchee (back in town for a limited engagement i would guess) ... and that will be June 28th ... same time, same place ...
I'm going to try to make it out for that one, though I have to put my daughter on a plane that afternoon for her own trip to North Carolina ... state of her birth ... and then I will be catching a plane the next day to, that's right, Ireland ... hehehe ... yes, I am very happy about this development in my life :)
So, if you are in desperate need of open mic info while I am abroad - check the Daily Perks webpage: www.dailyperkscoffeehouse.com or a quick glance at the City Newspaper might give you a few good ideas ... and there's always JayceLand (link to left ... aww, no it's right ... not quite as alliterative but what are you gonna do?)
It's 3 am and I should be sleeping ... oyasuminasaii ... which is the very hard word for good-night it took me forever to learn when i was in japan ... ah, yeah ... well ... g'night then ...
Pure Kona Open Mic, 8- 10 pm
Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory St, Rochester
I have no photos of this Greg Slater fellow, so this is what you get from me this week ... as I pack my bags to steal away to Ireland ... hehehe!
In case I am remiss in posting next week's Pure Kona events - there will be a double feature with our very own Colleen Powderly & surprise guest Emmett Mitchee (back in town for a limited engagement i would guess) ... and that will be June 28th ... same time, same place ...
I'm going to try to make it out for that one, though I have to put my daughter on a plane that afternoon for her own trip to North Carolina ... state of her birth ... and then I will be catching a plane the next day to, that's right, Ireland ... hehehe ... yes, I am very happy about this development in my life :)
So, if you are in desperate need of open mic info while I am abroad - check the Daily Perks webpage: www.dailyperkscoffeehouse.com or a quick glance at the City Newspaper might give you a few good ideas ... and there's always JayceLand (link to left ... aww, no it's right ... not quite as alliterative but what are you gonna do?)
It's 3 am and I should be sleeping ... oyasuminasaii ... which is the very hard word for good-night it took me forever to learn when i was in japan ... ah, yeah ... well ... g'night then ...
Monday, June 04, 2007
NVP at Pure Kona & Other Random Events
So, they had an article in the Daily Messenger today about the Blue Dahlia closing down - I posted it below (see next - or rather previous - post) if you’re s interested …
It’s pretty decent … with an ending & pic including Ayden … reporter-boy kind of stole my whole drive-thru-society line without credit … maybe … maybe he already thought so himself and I just echoed it back to him … you never know. Overall, it was good.
So, what’s left? Well, this week at Pure Kona – there’s the band NPV – or was it NVP - which I will, unfortunately, be unable to see because my daughter’s final Orff Concert is the same night.
(I do hope to get to next week’s Kona for the 14th Anniversary! WooHoo … can you dig it? Yeah I’ve been working in a lawyer’s office all day, so I’m a little loopy … anyway – that’s featuring both Dream Engine & BADEA … now you gotta check that one out, right? Right.)
So Thursday, June 7th is the Band NPV or NVP &
Thursday, June 14th is Dream Engine & BADEA & the 14th Anniversary of Pure Kona
(And Friday, June 15th is MY 33rd Birthday!
& 33 is such an awesome number it’s bound to be a absolutely fabulous year!)
Anyway … Here’s the events I’m interested in for this coming up week … don’t think I’ll make them all … But these are the ones that caught my eye …
Lecture: Compassion: The Role of Communication in a Violent World
Tuesday, June 5 @ 7:00—8:00pm
Fisher Meeting Room in Pittsford Public Library
“Dr. Dolly Malik will lead this timely discussion on the role of compassionate communication in
conflict resolution and anger reduction, and the psychological and sociological causes of violence.”
Registration required.
To register by phone, call (585) 249-5481
during regular library hours.
Open Mic/Spoken Word
Wednesday June 6 @ 8:00 pm
Café Underground Railroad
480 W Main St
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 235-3550
FREE
Hinkley with Schooner and Alina Simone
Thursday June 7 @ 8:00 pm
Bug Jar
219 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: www.bugjar.com/585-454-2966
18+/8pm-11pm
$5 over $7 under
"We Support Our Troops" prints by Javier
Friday June 8 @ 7:00 pm
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center
658 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 442-3383
FREE
Gregory Paul
Friday June 8 @ 8:00 pm
Little Theatre Cafe
240 East Ave.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 232-3906
FREE
Rochester Blackbook Sessions
Friday June 8 @ 8:00 pm
Boulder Coffee Co.
100 Alexander St.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info:(585) 454-7140
http://www.myspace.com/bouldercoffeeco
More Info: What Ryan (you know – the guy) has to say about Blackbook sessions:
Blackbook sessions have been very important, in many artists' lives. Heavily rooted in graffiti culture, blackbook sessions help motivate progression in style and skill, as well as create a bond amongst fellow writers. So when a friend asked if I wanted to do anything, at a coffee house, this was the first thing that came to mind. Something based on the foundation of blackbook sessions, but open to any style and medium. If someone wants to come down and spit out 20 postal stickers --go with it. If someone wants to draw a donkey with tits, shooting a shotgun on cardboard --go with it. As long as you come down with an open mind, respect for everyone, and carry a positive attitude, you are welcome. The first session is going to be Friday March 16th (2007) 8pm-11pm, at Boulder Coffee...... http://www.bouldercoffeeco.com/ ...... The Slumdays DJ's (sundays@the bug jar) will be providing music. At the end of the night, anyone who wants to submit work will have it photographed and posted on flickr.com. the real goal for the night, is to form a solid collection of work on this site. in turn, promoting a collective of different local artwork to the cyber world. If this goes over well, we might be able to do it bi-weekly. I would like to ask that whatever establishment allows this event, should be respected. Just to insure future sessions, please respect the venue. Please read Blogs for more info.
http://www.myspace.com/rochblackbooksession
"Paintings and Sculptures" by Leonard Urso
Saturday June 9 @ 1:00 pm
Ock Hee's Gallery
2 Lehigh St
Honeoye Falls, NY
Contact Info: 624-5846
FREE
So, those are the things that caught my eye … hope there’s something there that sounds good to you, too.
Hope all is well with all y’all!
It’s pretty decent … with an ending & pic including Ayden … reporter-boy kind of stole my whole drive-thru-society line without credit … maybe … maybe he already thought so himself and I just echoed it back to him … you never know. Overall, it was good.
So, what’s left? Well, this week at Pure Kona – there’s the band NPV – or was it NVP - which I will, unfortunately, be unable to see because my daughter’s final Orff Concert is the same night.
(I do hope to get to next week’s Kona for the 14th Anniversary! WooHoo … can you dig it? Yeah I’ve been working in a lawyer’s office all day, so I’m a little loopy … anyway – that’s featuring both Dream Engine & BADEA … now you gotta check that one out, right? Right.)
So Thursday, June 7th is the Band NPV or NVP &
Thursday, June 14th is Dream Engine & BADEA & the 14th Anniversary of Pure Kona
(And Friday, June 15th is MY 33rd Birthday!
& 33 is such an awesome number it’s bound to be a absolutely fabulous year!)
Anyway … Here’s the events I’m interested in for this coming up week … don’t think I’ll make them all … But these are the ones that caught my eye …
Lecture: Compassion: The Role of Communication in a Violent World
Tuesday, June 5 @ 7:00—8:00pm
Fisher Meeting Room in Pittsford Public Library
“Dr. Dolly Malik will lead this timely discussion on the role of compassionate communication in
conflict resolution and anger reduction, and the psychological and sociological causes of violence.”
Registration required.
To register by phone, call (585) 249-5481
during regular library hours.
Open Mic/Spoken Word
Wednesday June 6 @ 8:00 pm
Café Underground Railroad
480 W Main St
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 235-3550
FREE
Hinkley with Schooner and Alina Simone
Thursday June 7 @ 8:00 pm
Bug Jar
219 Monroe Ave.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: www.bugjar.com/585-454-2966
18+/8pm-11pm
$5 over $7 under
"We Support Our Troops" prints by Javier
Friday June 8 @ 7:00 pm
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center
658 Monroe Ave
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 442-3383
FREE
Gregory Paul
Friday June 8 @ 8:00 pm
Little Theatre Cafe
240 East Ave.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info: 232-3906
FREE
Rochester Blackbook Sessions
Friday June 8 @ 8:00 pm
Boulder Coffee Co.
100 Alexander St.
Rochester, NY
Contact Info:(585) 454-7140
http://www.myspace.com/bouldercoffeeco
More Info: What Ryan (you know – the guy) has to say about Blackbook sessions:
Blackbook sessions have been very important, in many artists' lives. Heavily rooted in graffiti culture, blackbook sessions help motivate progression in style and skill, as well as create a bond amongst fellow writers. So when a friend asked if I wanted to do anything, at a coffee house, this was the first thing that came to mind. Something based on the foundation of blackbook sessions, but open to any style and medium. If someone wants to come down and spit out 20 postal stickers --go with it. If someone wants to draw a donkey with tits, shooting a shotgun on cardboard --go with it. As long as you come down with an open mind, respect for everyone, and carry a positive attitude, you are welcome. The first session is going to be Friday March 16th (2007) 8pm-11pm, at Boulder Coffee...... http://www.bouldercoffeeco.com/ ...... The Slumdays DJ's (sundays@the bug jar) will be providing music. At the end of the night, anyone who wants to submit work will have it photographed and posted on flickr.com. the real goal for the night, is to form a solid collection of work on this site. in turn, promoting a collective of different local artwork to the cyber world. If this goes over well, we might be able to do it bi-weekly. I would like to ask that whatever establishment allows this event, should be respected. Just to insure future sessions, please respect the venue. Please read Blogs for more info.
http://www.myspace.com/rochblackbooksession
"Paintings and Sculptures" by Leonard Urso
Saturday June 9 @ 1:00 pm
Ock Hee's Gallery
2 Lehigh St
Honeoye Falls, NY
Contact Info: 624-5846
FREE
So, those are the things that caught my eye … hope there’s something there that sounds good to you, too.
Hope all is well with all y’all!
MPNnow.com: The Blue Dahlia Wilts
An article from the Daily Messenger on the Blue Dahlia ...
The Blue Dahlia Wilts
By PHILIP ANSELMO
Messenger Post Staff
Posted: Jun 4, 01:00 PM EDT
The trouble with running a coffeehouse is that you have to sell coffee.
Poets, folk singers and hipsters lament as Main Street puts another cultural couch on the curb. The Blue Dahlia cafe has served up its last latte.
For nearly two years, Blue Dahlia was the open-mic mecca in Canandaigua. "Our customers," said Scott Mackey, one of three co-owners, "we'll miss them."
Marie Starr saw Blue Dahlia as her local joint, the place she could read her poetry, or listen to a fiddle without having to make the trek to Rochester.
The place closed up two weeks ago, but its fate was sealed months before.
"Winter was really hard," said Starr. From behind the glass-front, stalwarts watched the foot traffic on South Main diminish. Even in the balmy months, the cash register didn't exactly ring every minute. On those cold nights, hours seemed to go by without a sale being rung up. And coffee was the main revenue stream, apart from a few crafts gifts. Money that the performers pulled in — tips — walked out the door in their jeans.
But there were plenty of cars as the regulars watched "drive-thru" citizens make their way down Main to Routes 5 and 20 and its big-box retailers and chains with parking lots, rather than parking spaces, and in-your-car service rather than on-the-couch comfort.
"The merchants downtown need the support of the people," said Mackey. "We really need that local support."
Right now, all seems gloomy. Sue Wierzbowski, co-owner of Phoenix Coffee on North Main, sees what amounts to a reverse trickle-down effect, with Blue Dahlia as one of its victims.
"It's a very tough economic situation, and Rochester is not doing well," said Wierzbowski. With Eastman Kodak Co. and Bausch & Lomb Inc. laying off so many people, "there's a big ripple effect. When you have big businesses doing poorly, the small businesses do poorly."
So what would have kept the beans grinding and the poets rhyming? Quite simply, more rings on the cash register, said Mackey.
"It just wasn't producing enough income to keep it afloat," he said. "We didn't want to close it, but in the end, it was a financial situation."
Not that the cafe didn't try to figure out what its customers wanted. Works from local artists steadily took over wall space from the 1950s' film-noir memorabilia. Writing clubs, knitting circles and reading groups held forth on the couches, and teen slam poets even came to rehearse for their gig in Brooklyn.
Blue Dahlia tried out everything it could to bring in bodies to bring in the bucks. But in the end, art just doesn't pay the bills, and trying to keep the place alive just wasn't worth it. "It got to the point where we burned out on it," said Mackey.
The irony of the situation was that, without crowds of customers and their noise, the venue was perfect for intimate performances for folksy acoustic groups such as The Instruments.
For their shows at the cafe, the band pulled the couches right up to the stage, which itself was no more than a few square yards.
"We do a lot of audience participation," said the group's guitarist, Blake Cooper. "We have them clap along or sing. There was no separation between us and them."
In short, it was a cozy little joint.
"Open mic lets you learn so much," said Starr. "You're not limited by class or geography. It's so much more accessible, more grassroots."
It was the only place around where Starr could order a Casablanca — "a very sweet frozen caramel coffee with chocolate sauce" — while she admired the textures of a soft pastel piece by artist Gretchen Lee, and her four-year-old son, Ayden, sang without music and danced without a beat.
One night, Ayden was the featured artist, which meant 20 minutes of stage time. With poets on the floor and on the couches blowing into their lattes to cool them off, the boy set up his drum circle of pots and pans and noisemakers.
That night wasn't the first time people tapped their feet, clapped and sang along. But it did turn out to be one of the last.
The Blue Dahlia Wilts
By PHILIP ANSELMO
Messenger Post Staff
Posted: Jun 4, 01:00 PM EDT
The trouble with running a coffeehouse is that you have to sell coffee.
Poets, folk singers and hipsters lament as Main Street puts another cultural couch on the curb. The Blue Dahlia cafe has served up its last latte.
For nearly two years, Blue Dahlia was the open-mic mecca in Canandaigua. "Our customers," said Scott Mackey, one of three co-owners, "we'll miss them."
Marie Starr saw Blue Dahlia as her local joint, the place she could read her poetry, or listen to a fiddle without having to make the trek to Rochester.
The place closed up two weeks ago, but its fate was sealed months before.
"Winter was really hard," said Starr. From behind the glass-front, stalwarts watched the foot traffic on South Main diminish. Even in the balmy months, the cash register didn't exactly ring every minute. On those cold nights, hours seemed to go by without a sale being rung up. And coffee was the main revenue stream, apart from a few crafts gifts. Money that the performers pulled in — tips — walked out the door in their jeans.
But there were plenty of cars as the regulars watched "drive-thru" citizens make their way down Main to Routes 5 and 20 and its big-box retailers and chains with parking lots, rather than parking spaces, and in-your-car service rather than on-the-couch comfort.
"The merchants downtown need the support of the people," said Mackey. "We really need that local support."
Right now, all seems gloomy. Sue Wierzbowski, co-owner of Phoenix Coffee on North Main, sees what amounts to a reverse trickle-down effect, with Blue Dahlia as one of its victims.
"It's a very tough economic situation, and Rochester is not doing well," said Wierzbowski. With Eastman Kodak Co. and Bausch & Lomb Inc. laying off so many people, "there's a big ripple effect. When you have big businesses doing poorly, the small businesses do poorly."
So what would have kept the beans grinding and the poets rhyming? Quite simply, more rings on the cash register, said Mackey.
"It just wasn't producing enough income to keep it afloat," he said. "We didn't want to close it, but in the end, it was a financial situation."
Not that the cafe didn't try to figure out what its customers wanted. Works from local artists steadily took over wall space from the 1950s' film-noir memorabilia. Writing clubs, knitting circles and reading groups held forth on the couches, and teen slam poets even came to rehearse for their gig in Brooklyn.
Blue Dahlia tried out everything it could to bring in bodies to bring in the bucks. But in the end, art just doesn't pay the bills, and trying to keep the place alive just wasn't worth it. "It got to the point where we burned out on it," said Mackey.
The irony of the situation was that, without crowds of customers and their noise, the venue was perfect for intimate performances for folksy acoustic groups such as The Instruments.
For their shows at the cafe, the band pulled the couches right up to the stage, which itself was no more than a few square yards.
"We do a lot of audience participation," said the group's guitarist, Blake Cooper. "We have them clap along or sing. There was no separation between us and them."
In short, it was a cozy little joint.
"Open mic lets you learn so much," said Starr. "You're not limited by class or geography. It's so much more accessible, more grassroots."
It was the only place around where Starr could order a Casablanca — "a very sweet frozen caramel coffee with chocolate sauce" — while she admired the textures of a soft pastel piece by artist Gretchen Lee, and her four-year-old son, Ayden, sang without music and danced without a beat.
One night, Ayden was the featured artist, which meant 20 minutes of stage time. With poets on the floor and on the couches blowing into their lattes to cool them off, the boy set up his drum circle of pots and pans and noisemakers.
That night wasn't the first time people tapped their feet, clapped and sang along. But it did turn out to be one of the last.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Pure Kona Open Mic: Urknee & Bjurton
Don't miss the sesquepedelian stylin's of Urkee & Bjurton this Thursday, May 31, at Pure Kona Open Mic: 8-10 pm.
Daliy Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Daliy Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Teen Events at Wood Library
Teen Nite
Thursday, June 7 7-8 PM
Take a break from studying for exams and hang out at Wood Library's Teen Nite on Thursday, June 7. From 7-8 PM, pick your poison - Guitar Hero II, DDR, Wireless Internet, Twister, Cranium, Uno, food and drinks - you'll be wishing it was longer than an hour!
Anime Club
Thursday, June 14 6-8 PM
What happens when you go to Anime Club? Watch the latest in awesome Anime TV shows, like this month's D.N. Angel (Volume 1), grab some drinks and Japenese snacks, and fill out a ticket to win cool Anime prizes that you can't find anywhere else! Next meeting is on Thursday, June 14 from 6-8 PM at Wood Library. Must be 13 and older.
Pizza & Pages
Monday, June 18 6 PM
Gear up for some summer reading by enjoying a charming story by Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux. Discuss it with other teens at Pizza & Pages at Wood Library on Monday, June 18 at 6 PM. And let's not forget about the all-you-can-eat pizza and drinks!
Music Club
Thursday, June 21 5-6 PM
Learn about up and coming bands at Wood Library's newest teen club - Music Club. On Thursday, June 21, from 5-6 PM, watch the TV show The Sauce as it spotlights two of the coolest new bands, Boys Like Girls and The Almost. Where else can you chat about music with other teens all in one place?
Summer Reading Make Your Own Sundae Party
Monday, July 2-8:30 PM
Who dunnit? Mr. E, a librarian at Wood Library, was found dead in the library. Discover the murderer by reading! Sign-up for Wood Library's Teen Summer Reading Program will officially begin on July 2 at 7 PM at Wood Library's Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! After you make your very own ice cream sundaes, sign-up for summer reading and be on your way to solve the crime of the century (and win prizes, of course!).
For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.
Thursday, June 7 7-8 PM
Take a break from studying for exams and hang out at Wood Library's Teen Nite on Thursday, June 7. From 7-8 PM, pick your poison - Guitar Hero II, DDR, Wireless Internet, Twister, Cranium, Uno, food and drinks - you'll be wishing it was longer than an hour!
Anime Club
Thursday, June 14 6-8 PM
What happens when you go to Anime Club? Watch the latest in awesome Anime TV shows, like this month's D.N. Angel (Volume 1), grab some drinks and Japenese snacks, and fill out a ticket to win cool Anime prizes that you can't find anywhere else! Next meeting is on Thursday, June 14 from 6-8 PM at Wood Library. Must be 13 and older.
Pizza & Pages
Monday, June 18 6 PM
Gear up for some summer reading by enjoying a charming story by Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux. Discuss it with other teens at Pizza & Pages at Wood Library on Monday, June 18 at 6 PM. And let's not forget about the all-you-can-eat pizza and drinks!
Music Club
Thursday, June 21 5-6 PM
Learn about up and coming bands at Wood Library's newest teen club - Music Club. On Thursday, June 21, from 5-6 PM, watch the TV show The Sauce as it spotlights two of the coolest new bands, Boys Like Girls and The Almost. Where else can you chat about music with other teens all in one place?
Summer Reading Make Your Own Sundae Party
Monday, July 2-8:30 PM
Who dunnit? Mr. E, a librarian at Wood Library, was found dead in the library. Discover the murderer by reading! Sign-up for Wood Library's Teen Summer Reading Program will officially begin on July 2 at 7 PM at Wood Library's Teen Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! After you make your very own ice cream sundaes, sign-up for summer reading and be on your way to solve the crime of the century (and win prizes, of course!).
For more information, contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 or jgoodemote@pls-net.org.
Poetry Reading & Open Mic
Here's some information from Frank Judge about an Open Mic this Friday:
Storefront Anti-war Crisis Center
658 Monroe Ave.
Friday, June 1, 7 to 9 pm.
Featured reader: Dwain Wilder
Sponsored by Rochester Poets, Poets Against The War & Occupation
Rochester poet and dulcimer maker Dwaine Wilder has published a collection of his most recent poems, Under The Only Moon. For details, see http://www.bearmeadow.com/Poetry/html/onlymoon.html
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center is in the heart of the Monroe Village shopping district.
PA&E organizer Doug Noble explains, "…the name says it all: we are ANTIWAR - against war, which is almost always started by [politicians], always with horrific consequences. We find ourselves desperately in a massive humanitarian CRISIS caused by our own country in Iraq, Afghanistan and potentially Iran, with no end in sight our leaders… finally we [have] a CENTER, a pivotal space, to focus our resistance and locate ourselves as [we work towards] a solution.
The Storefront Anti-War neighborhood "Crisis Center" on Monroe Ave. is an expression of the collective passion and sense of outrage among the many peace and anti-war organizations in the Rochester metropolitan area who are deeply concerned about the continuing war in Iraq, the potential for conflict with Iran, and the escalation of world-wide militarism.
The storefront is a ground-breaking collaborative effort which will host a number of peace actions, gallery exhibitions, information/education and arts events, with the goal of keeping the cause of peace and anti-war issues constantly before our government representatives, the media, and our community.
The storefront's multi-use space is completely staffed and funded by volunteers and free-will public contributions
658 Monroe Avenue 585.271.2620 PAandE@frontiernet.net
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center is sponsored by Peace Action & Education taskforce of Metro Justice, and the Unitarian Universalist Peace Advocates. The Storefront is endorsed by over twenty of the secular and religious peace organizations active in the Rochester area including Rochester Against War (RAW), Rochester Veterans for Peace, Rochester Declaration of Peace, Rochester Truth in Military Recruitment, RAW Street Theater, the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Rochester 911 Truth, Parma Student Peace Initiative, Rochester Student Anti-War Network, Colgate Divinity School Social Justice Committee, Rochester Poets, Poets Against War & Occupation, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, PeaceWorks, The World Can't Wait, Sisters of Mercy, Pax Christi, Poor People United, Lake Affect Magazine, Street Level Media, ACLU, Student Anti-war Network, IndyMedia, Education for Peace, Inc. Progressives in Action, and Night of Joy Vintage and Art
Storefront Anti-war Crisis Center
658 Monroe Ave.
Friday, June 1, 7 to 9 pm.
Featured reader: Dwain Wilder
Sponsored by Rochester Poets, Poets Against The War & Occupation
Rochester poet and dulcimer maker Dwaine Wilder has published a collection of his most recent poems, Under The Only Moon. For details, see http://www.bearmeadow.com/Poetry/html/onlymoon.html
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center is in the heart of the Monroe Village shopping district.
PA&E organizer Doug Noble explains, "…the name says it all: we are ANTIWAR - against war, which is almost always started by [politicians], always with horrific consequences. We find ourselves desperately in a massive humanitarian CRISIS caused by our own country in Iraq, Afghanistan and potentially Iran, with no end in sight our leaders… finally we [have] a CENTER, a pivotal space, to focus our resistance and locate ourselves as [we work towards] a solution.
The Storefront Anti-War neighborhood "Crisis Center" on Monroe Ave. is an expression of the collective passion and sense of outrage among the many peace and anti-war organizations in the Rochester metropolitan area who are deeply concerned about the continuing war in Iraq, the potential for conflict with Iran, and the escalation of world-wide militarism.
The storefront is a ground-breaking collaborative effort which will host a number of peace actions, gallery exhibitions, information/education and arts events, with the goal of keeping the cause of peace and anti-war issues constantly before our government representatives, the media, and our community.
The storefront's multi-use space is completely staffed and funded by volunteers and free-will public contributions
658 Monroe Avenue 585.271.2620 PAandE@frontiernet.net
The Storefront Anti-War Crisis Center is sponsored by Peace Action & Education taskforce of Metro Justice, and the Unitarian Universalist Peace Advocates. The Storefront is endorsed by over twenty of the secular and religious peace organizations active in the Rochester area including Rochester Against War (RAW), Rochester Veterans for Peace, Rochester Declaration of Peace, Rochester Truth in Military Recruitment, RAW Street Theater, the International Socialist Organization (ISO), Rochester 911 Truth, Parma Student Peace Initiative, Rochester Student Anti-War Network, Colgate Divinity School Social Justice Committee, Rochester Poets, Poets Against War & Occupation, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, PeaceWorks, The World Can't Wait, Sisters of Mercy, Pax Christi, Poor People United, Lake Affect Magazine, Street Level Media, ACLU, Student Anti-war Network, IndyMedia, Education for Peace, Inc. Progressives in Action, and Night of Joy Vintage and Art
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Last Blue Dahlia Open Mic
Well, I'm sorry to say Blue Dahlia Open Mic is coming to an end. I just found out this weekend that the owners will be closing at the end of the week, so this will be our very last feature. I hope you can make it out to give Blue Dahlia a nice send-off, listen to our feature Anita Augesen, and bring something to share.
Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
92 South Main Street, Canandaigua
Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
92 South Main Street, Canandaigua
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Ed Downey: This week at Blue Dahlia Open Mic
I can't believe the week I've had ... and I can't believe I forgot to post this before now ... but, hopefully, some of you will be wondering about who's up this week or have made note of it before now and are already planning to come check out Ed Downey tonight at the Blue Dahlia Open Mic ... hopefully ...
So, don't let my negligence deter you! Come to see Ed and stay to drink coffe and read, sing, dance, drum, or recite a little something yourself ... hope to see you there!
Blue Dahlia Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
Blue Dahlia Coffee, Tea, & Gifts
92 South Main Street, Canandaigua
And tomorrow night, at Pure Kona, the feature will be Peggy Baumer.
Pure Kona Open Mic, 8 - 10 pm
Daily Perks Coffee House
369 Gregory Street, Rochester
Friday, April 27, 2007
Artwork & Poetwords Opening: May 4th
Opening: Friday, May 4th 5 to 8 p.m.
Food, Jazz, Poetry, Art, FREE: what more could you ask for?
The exhibit runs through May 30
Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12 to 5 p.m.
May 5 & 6, May 12 & 13, May 19 & 20, May 26 & 27
Admission is free and open to the public
Where
Dome Arena’s Glass Lounge
Contact Info
Sherry Tulloch (585) 737-4211
A a unique new exhibition showcases the artistic/poetic process as much as its end-products. Thirty-one artists were randomly paired with 31 poets. Over a period of eight months, each artist-poet team has collaborated--without boundaries or guidelines—to see where it leads them. Almost all the teams were perfect strangers at the beginning of the project.
There are also events associated with the show throughout the exhibit's run-time
Sunday, May 6
2-3 PM Poetry reading
Gary Lehman
Karla Merrifield
David Michael Nixon
Fran Weeks
M J Iuppa
Marie Starr
John Roche
Louise Bennett
Claudia Stanek
Wanda Schubmehl
Wynne Mclure
4 PM - Poetry reading and discussion of project
Karla Merrifield
Saturday, May 12
2 PM - Lecture/Artist Talk
Marie Starr
4 PM - Talk on process
Ted Williams/Kristina Matthews
Chris Waara/Lorrie Divers
Sunday, May 13
2 PM - Talk on process
Richard Harvey/Wanda Schubmehl
Andrea Pettito/Colleen Powderly
Sunday, May 20
2 PM - Talk on process, painting demonstration, poetry
Dick Kane/Sally Bittner Bonn
3:30 PM - Talk on process
Leah Zazuyler/Kristen Malone
Saturday, May 26
2 PM - Artist's lecture
Marilyn Belle-Isle
3 PM - Artist's lecture
Patty Hill
Sunday, May 27
2 PM - Artist's lecture
Marilyn Belle-Isle
3 PM - Artist's lecture
Patty Hill
Press Release:
Visual artist seeks eccentric open-minded poet to whack ideas, metaphors and images back and forth in a unique game of intellectual tennis. With matching services enjoying a prime spot in today’s culture, it was only natural that the idea would occur to someone, somewhere. Why not offer a similar service to help creative types inspire one another?
Thus, the idea for Artworks and Poetwords was born. In a unique new exhibition, which promises to showcase the artistic/poetic process as much as the end products of their labors, 31 artists were randomly paired with 31 poets. Over a period of eight months, each artist-poet team has collaborated-without boundaries or guidelines—to see where it leads them. And best of all, almost all the teams were perfect strangers at the beginning of the project.
Each artist-poet pair was free to develop their own strategy for how to
collaborate. Which piece would come first, the art or the poem? Would it be possible to create simultaneously? Would two people who are so accustomed to working alone even be able to work together? Whose ideas or ego would prevail?
“We knew we were taking a risk—to take two creative personalities and tell them to work together in some way,” says Sherry Tulloch, artist and chairperson for the event, which is sponsored by the Rochester Art Club. “The response has been overwhelming. We thought we’d get five or six participants, never thirty-one.”
The artists are all members of Rochester Art Club, and the poets were invited from assorted poetry groups around Rochester. Themes of the poetry and artwork run the gamut, from the war in Iraq, to nature.
Food, Jazz, Poetry, Art, FREE: what more could you ask for?
The exhibit runs through May 30
Hours
Saturdays & Sundays 12 to 5 p.m.
May 5 & 6, May 12 & 13, May 19 & 20, May 26 & 27
Admission is free and open to the public
Where
Dome Arena’s Glass Lounge
Contact Info
Sherry Tulloch (585) 737-4211
A a unique new exhibition showcases the artistic/poetic process as much as its end-products. Thirty-one artists were randomly paired with 31 poets. Over a period of eight months, each artist-poet team has collaborated--without boundaries or guidelines—to see where it leads them. Almost all the teams were perfect strangers at the beginning of the project.
There are also events associated with the show throughout the exhibit's run-time
Sunday, May 6
2-3 PM Poetry reading
Gary Lehman
Karla Merrifield
David Michael Nixon
Fran Weeks
M J Iuppa
Marie Starr
John Roche
Louise Bennett
Claudia Stanek
Wanda Schubmehl
Wynne Mclure
4 PM - Poetry reading and discussion of project
Karla Merrifield
Saturday, May 12
2 PM - Lecture/Artist Talk
Marie Starr
4 PM - Talk on process
Ted Williams/Kristina Matthews
Chris Waara/Lorrie Divers
Sunday, May 13
2 PM - Talk on process
Richard Harvey/Wanda Schubmehl
Andrea Pettito/Colleen Powderly
Sunday, May 20
2 PM - Talk on process, painting demonstration, poetry
Dick Kane/Sally Bittner Bonn
3:30 PM - Talk on process
Leah Zazuyler/Kristen Malone
Saturday, May 26
2 PM - Artist's lecture
Marilyn Belle-Isle
3 PM - Artist's lecture
Patty Hill
Sunday, May 27
2 PM - Artist's lecture
Marilyn Belle-Isle
3 PM - Artist's lecture
Patty Hill
Press Release:
Visual artist seeks eccentric open-minded poet to whack ideas, metaphors and images back and forth in a unique game of intellectual tennis. With matching services enjoying a prime spot in today’s culture, it was only natural that the idea would occur to someone, somewhere. Why not offer a similar service to help creative types inspire one another?
Thus, the idea for Artworks and Poetwords was born. In a unique new exhibition, which promises to showcase the artistic/poetic process as much as the end products of their labors, 31 artists were randomly paired with 31 poets. Over a period of eight months, each artist-poet team has collaborated-without boundaries or guidelines—to see where it leads them. And best of all, almost all the teams were perfect strangers at the beginning of the project.
Each artist-poet pair was free to develop their own strategy for how to
collaborate. Which piece would come first, the art or the poem? Would it be possible to create simultaneously? Would two people who are so accustomed to working alone even be able to work together? Whose ideas or ego would prevail?
“We knew we were taking a risk—to take two creative personalities and tell them to work together in some way,” says Sherry Tulloch, artist and chairperson for the event, which is sponsored by the Rochester Art Club. “The response has been overwhelming. We thought we’d get five or six participants, never thirty-one.”
The artists are all members of Rochester Art Club, and the poets were invited from assorted poetry groups around Rochester. Themes of the poetry and artwork run the gamut, from the war in Iraq, to nature.
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