Lantern Review Blog » Bowery Poetry Club http://lanternreview.com/blog Asian American Poetry Unbound Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Friends & Neighbors: Weekend Roundup (Feb 4-10, 2010) http://lanternreview.com/blog/2010/02/03/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-feb-4-10-2010/ http://lanternreview.com/blog/2010/02/03/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-feb-4-10-2010/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:57:15 +0000 Iris http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=890 Lots going on this week. Especially interesting this week: Kundiman & Verlaine Reading Series in NYC, Vincent Who? Documentary Screening at the AAWW, poet Truong Tran’s “Lost & Found” exhibit opening. Don’t forget to also check out the beginnings of Lunar New Year festivities, which are starting in some cities this week (The New Year itself is on Feb. 14th).  The Museum of Chinese in America has a great list of New Year’s events going on in NYC and in Boston, DC, San Francisco, and Honolulu.

Boston

BU Creative Writing Faculty Reading (feat. Ha Jin, Louise Glück, Robert Pinsky, and others)
February 9th | 7:30 pm
BU School of Management Auditorum
Boston University

Chicago

Poetry Cafe at the Chicago Public Library
February 8th | 6:30-7:45 pm
Blackstone
4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
Call (312) 747-0511 to register in advance.

Dallas

Avante! (feat. Shin Yu Pai and Jerry Kelley)
2010 WordSpace Spring Reading Series
February 6th | 8 pm
Paperbacks Plus
6115 La Vista

Los Angeles

Beware of Cupid: A Valentine’s Day Show (dir. Julia Cho & Benjamin Kim)
Opening Feb. 5 (till Feb. 21) | Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 pm, Sundays @ 3 pm
The Actor’s Playpen
1514 N Gardner Street
Tickets: $14-$20

New York City

Artwall Performance (feat. Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and Greg Tate)
Feburary 6th | 2 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (btwn. Houston and Bleeker)

Jazz, the Japanese Connection at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
(Followed by Jazz Jam & Open Mic)
February 6th | 9 pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E. 3rd St (btwn B & C Aves)
$15 cover ($10 for jazz jam musicians)
Reservation Recommended; Purchase advance tickets here

Kundiman & Verlaine Reading Series (feat. Vijay Seshadri, Brian Carey Chung, & Alison Roh Park)
February 7th | 5 pm (open bar from 4-5)
Verlaine
110 Rivington St.
(Ludlow & Essex Sts.)
$5 donation

Vincent Who? Documentary Screening (Hosted by the AAWW)
February 10th | 7 to 9 pm
Asian American Writers Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
Light refreshments served
$5 Suggested Donation (benefits the NY chapter of APA for Progress).

Sacramento

Yuyutsu RD Sharma Reads at the Sacramento Poetry Center
February 8th | 7:30 PM
Sacramento Poetry Center
1719 25th St.

San Francisco Bay Area

Opening Reception: “The Lost and Found” Solo Exhibit (the visual art of poet Truong Tran)
Presented by Kearny Street Workshop & Mina Dresden Gallery
February 5th | 7 to 9 pm
Mina Dresden Gallery
312 Valencia Street
San Francisco

GO!STYLE 2010
(feat. poets Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu and Loa Niumeitolu, alongside other top artists)
February 5th | 8 pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theater
3301 Lyon St., San Francisco
Preordered tickets: $40 General, $36 Family & Friends Discount, $15 Student
$10 Preorder Discounts available with code (Tickets $40 at the door)

American Chinatown Book Reading
February 9th | 6 pm
CHSA Museum & Learning Center
965 Clay St
San Francisco

Seattle

W.S. Merwin & Friends – A Benefit for Copper Canyon Press
February 4 | 7 to 9 pm
Town Hall
1119 Eighth Ave.
Tickets start at $10

Washington, DC

“Call + Response” (16 visual artists & 16 writers – incl. poet Gerald Maa) at the Hamiltonian Gallery
Until February 13
Hamiltonian Gallery
1353 U St, NW, Suite 101

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]]> http://lanternreview.com/blog/2010/02/03/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-feb-4-10-2010/feed/ 0 Friends & Neighbors: Weekend Roundup (Jan. 12-20, 2010) http://lanternreview.com/blog/2010/01/13/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-jan-12-20-2010/ http://lanternreview.com/blog/2010/01/13/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-jan-12-20-2010/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:23:34 +0000 Iris http://lanternreview.com/blog/?p=686 It’s the first Weekend Events Roundup of the New Year! (And of the decade, we might add). There’s a lot of things going on this weekend in the literary arts world.  Monday (January 18th) is also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  We hope that, in addition to considering what arts events you’d like to check out, you’ll also consider attending a celebratory event or participating in service or activism this weekend in honor of his work and legacy.

Chicago

Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai at Northwestern (Spoken Word Performance + Q&A)
January 14 @ 8 pm and January 15 @ 3:30 pm
Northwestern University, Norris Center, McCormick Auditorium
1999 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL
FREE

Concord, NH

Janice Y.K. Lee at Gibson’s Bookstore
January 18 | 7 pm
Gibson’s Bookstore
27 South Main Street

New York City

TyperwriterGirls Poetry Cabaret (feat. readings by Patrick Rosal and Huang Xiang)
January 17 | 6 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (Between Houston & Bleeker)
$7 admission

World of Poetry & PAF Shab-e She’r Present: Dalia Sofer
Open Mic to follow reading
January 20 | 6 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (Between Houston and Bleecker)
or, watch this event live on the web

Medea and Its Double (Seoul Factory for the Performing Arts)
through January 24; Thurs – Sat @ 8 pm
LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club
74A East 4th St.
Tickets $18

Seattle

Words Expressed—Oliver de la Paz, Rick Barot, Donna Miscolta, Toni Bajado
Filipino Poets & Writers Reading, presented by the United Filipino Club of Seattle University
January 14 | 7 pm
Seattle University, Le Roux Room (Student Center 160)
12th and Cherry St.’s
FREE and open to the public

Pimone Triplett at Open Books
January 14 | 7:30 PM
Open Books: A Poem Emporium
2414 N. 45th Street
Seattle

Allen Say at the Wing Luke Asian Museum
January 16 | 4 pm
Wing Luke Asian Museum
719 S. King Street
Seattle

Skagit River Poetry Festival Showcase (feat. Oliver de la Paz and others)
January 16 | 7 pm
Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, WA

San Francisco Bay Area

Growing Up Filipino II Book Launch
Hosted by PAWA Arkipelago
January 16 | 2-5 pm
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St., San Francisco

Washington, D.C.

14th Annual Poetry Extravaganza In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
presented by Collective Voices
January 16 | noon-5 pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Auditorium A-5
901 G St., NW
First-come, first-serve seating (groups of 10+ encouraged to register in advance)
202-727-1281 for more information
FREE

SULU D.C. Jan 16 Show
feat. Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Simone Jacobson, Elahe, Taiyi Sun, Marco Mercado, DJ Mars Noble
January 16 @ 7 pm – January 17 @ 2 am
Doors open at 6:30, Show at 7, Dance party at 10
Almaz Restaurant and Lounge
1212 U Street NW
$10 general admission | $8 students
All ages; attendees under 21 will need supervision after the show

“Sunday Kind of Love” — Celebrating Four Years With Young DC Poets
Open Mic + Set Readings (feat. Abdul Ali, Danielle Evennou, and Adam Pellegrini)
January 17 | 4 pm
Busboys & Poets (Langston Room)
14th and V Streets NW
FREE and open to all.

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Berkeley

PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Awards
Sunday, December 6 | 3-6 p.m.
Anna’s Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way

Chicago

First Friday Chicago Poetry Love-In
+ Book Release for Cram 7: Poetry of Celebration
Friday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
Cafe Ballou
939 N. Western Ave.
Arrive early; bring a folding chair if possible

A Night of Bedlam Balladry
(Open Mic at Bon Bon Vietnamese Sandwiches)
Monday, December 7 | 8 to 10 p.m. (sign-ups begin at 7)
2333 W. North Ave, Bucktown

New York City

The Life and Death of Joshua Zweig [by Lauren Yee, dir. Marie Darden]
December 3-6
2009 Winter Forum Festival
The Looking Glass Theatre
422 W. 57th St.
General Admission: $18

TerraNOVA presents: Subterranean
(feat. Patrick Rosal, Martin Dockery, and LPFunk)
Thursday, December 3 | 10 p.m.
D-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
$10 Entry + 1 Drink Minimum

Best New Poets 2009 Reading Series
Saturday, December 5 | 7 p.m.
KGB Lit Bar
85 E. 4th St

Yoshiko Chuma’s Hold the Clock (A Reading)
dir. Yoshiko Chuma; performed by Yoshiko Chuma, Ursula Eagly, Jun Kim & Mina Nishimura
Saturday, December 5, 2009 | 7 p.m.
CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
123 4th Ave, 2nd FL
Tickets by donation at the door.

Poetiks and Politiks: Writers of Color Read
Sunday, December 6 | 5 p.m.
FREE! – at the Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowerey (btwn. Houston and Bleeker)

“Out of the Archive: Progress and Community” Panel
(part of the Dialogues in Visual Arts Series)
sponsored by the Asian American Arts Centre
Wednesday, December 9 | 7-9 p.m.
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
19 Chambers St. | $5 Admission (includes refreshments)

Philadelphia

IlluminAsian Film Series: The Betrayal
Friday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
The Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine St.
FREE (donations gladly accepted)

San Francisco

Pinay Stories: Connection, Memory, Roots
presented by Babae SF and Gabriela USA
Saturday, December 5 | 8 p.m.
Off Market Theater
965 Mission St. #250
Tickets: $12

Community & Academic Writing Programs: A Panel for Emerging Writers
Presented by PAWA & Achiote Press
Sunday, December 6 | 2 p.m.
San Francisco Public Library, Latino Room B (lower level)
100 Larkin at Grove
FREE and open to the public; refreshments provided

Santa Monica, CA

Jude Narita in “From the Heart”
December 3-5 at 8 p.m. | December 6 at 3 p.m.
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tickets: $12-$15

Washington, D.C.

Poetics of Labor: Poetry Inspired by Stories of Labor and Migrants
feat. Naomi Ayala and John Olivares Espinoza
December 5 at 11 am and 2 pm | December 6 at noon and 3 pm
National Museum of American History (in the “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program” Gallery)
14th & Constitution Ave., NW
FREE

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