POETRY KIND OF WEEKEND
1. F R I D A Y
SPT POET'S THEATER: Please join us for a full night of theater, performance, and other delights, at the first night of our annual Poets Theater Fest fundraiser. Featuring:
WORLD PREMIERES OF:
"Only the Money is Real" by Raymond Pettibon (directed by Kevin Killian)
"Perverted Virtue" by Tetra Balestri (directed by Milenko Skoknic)
"Rabbit Butoh, Bunny Butoh" by Bhanu Kapil (directed by Erin Morrill)"Elsa in Berlin" by Stan Apps (directed by David Brazil)
"Trademark Girls" by Wendy Kramer (directed by Mac McGinnes)
plus:
three short plays by Daniil Kharms, trans. Matvei Yankelevich (directed by Brent Cunningham)
intermission performances by Lindsey Boldt, Ariel Goldberg, Brandon Brown, Lara Durbeck, and others
as well as a huge raffle, with artworks, signed broadsides and more, from a variety of poets, artists, and presses.
wine & refreshments will be served.
see you then & there!
Show starts promptly at 730pm. $10
Timken Hall, California College of the Arts
1111 8th St., San Francisco
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2. S A T U R D AY
Canessa Reading Series:
January 17, 8pm
curated by erica lewis
Featuring the works of Erika Staiti, Suzanne Stein, and Dodie Bellamy
Read more here.
(and then HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR BRADY HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOCELYN SAIDENBERG!!!)
3. S U N D A Y
Join us this Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 6:30pm for a very special ensemble performance, gala in spirit and cozy at heart.
In the intimate manner of carnival coin toss or old-school tents-of-wonder, a dozen poets will present their work fairground style, with all performances happening at once around the space. Expect real-time twitter feeds, slide shows & other sweet surprises! Listen in on headphones, have a poem whispered in your ear, observe in groups of two or three, or all at once or all alone. There might even be a REAL KISSING BOOTH.
Our star-studded TAXT cast of contributors and performers includes:
Stefani Barber
Jasper Bernes
Lindsey Boldt
David Brazil
David Buuck
Geneva Chao
Del Ray Cross
Chris Girard
Michael Nicoloff
Eleni Stecopoulos
John Sakkis
Jerrold Shiroma
This event is a TAXT FUNDRAISER. All proceeds will go towards the printing, stapling, & mailing of the 2009 series of TAXT chapbooks. TAXT appreciates your support!
About the press:
"TAXT works to make visible the work of contemporary Bay Area poets, writers, & artists previously under-represented in publication. The chapbooks are produced at home in Oakland, on an irregular but consistent basis & will continue to appear thus until I get tired of folding pages. This editor's role is to provide a physical space in which writers & artists may do whatever work they choose: the site is always 24pgs, in the 5.5 x 8.5 framework. This publisher's desire is to work with each contributor to produce a simple book that makes its consideration as both object and container.
TAXT chapbooks are ALWAYS FREE. Keep yours or pass it on. Share the wealth; there will never be more than 100 copies of each book. Sorry."
If you can't come to the KISSING BOOTH, but would still like to support TAXT, or would just like more information about the press, please visit http://www.taxtpress.blogspot.com/ or email the press directly: taxt@mindspring.com
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