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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-beat Poets presents: Susan Powers and Elizabeth Thomas
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nWHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets presents: Susan Powers and Elizabeth Thomas! \n\nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT. \n\nWHEN: Sunday August 13th\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales\, snacks and the raffle before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin\, one poem at a time until 4 PM. \n\nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n\nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 poets/ 40 guests total. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n\n  \nPLEASE NOTE: 185 Arvidson Road is a dirt road. GPS will send you to ways: If you come off Roseland Park Road (right near Roseland Park) onto Arvidson it will begin as paved and a sign will tell you when the pavement ends. Just stay to the right and 185 is about 1/2 mile up on the right side. \nIf it sends you up Child Hill Rd\, you will make a left onto Arvidson dirt road and it will be less than a 1/4 mile on the left. \nPLEASE DO NOT PARK ON STREET! Pull in the driveway and you can park on the grass along the edge or pull all the way around. Plenty of parking!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-susan-powers-and-elizabeth-thomas/
LOCATION:Betsy’s Backyard Stage\, 185 Arvidson Road\, Woodstock\, MA\, 06281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Arts in The Garden
DESCRIPTION:On August 10th we will be featuring musician Ron Carlson\, and poet Oliver de la Paz. Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! \n\n  \n\n \nRon Carlson has been performing in Central Massachusetts and beyond for much of the last four decades\, singing traditional and contemporary folk music\, as well as many original songs. He’s been told that his original songs sound like traditional material\, something in which he takes great pride. Many of his compositions are centered in and around Worcester and the surrounding area\, where he was born\, raised and continues to live to this very day. They are songs of love\, sorrow\, pain and joy\, filtered through his eyes; sometimes whimsical\, sometimes philosophical\, hopefully with compassion and empathy. in 2004 Ron’s song When Fortune Rosins the Bow was a runner up in the WUMB songwriter’s competition. In 2011\, Ron was the winner of the Rose Garden Coffeehouses’ competition for performing songwriters. The songs performed that evening Ford Taurus and A Task Undone can be found on YouTube along with many others at Ron Carlson’s musical channel.\n \n  \n\n  \n  \n\n \nOliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester\, MA for 2023-2025. He is the author and editor of seven books: Names Above Houses\, Furious Lullaby\, Requiem for the Orchard\, Post Subject: A Fable\, and The Boy in the Labyrinth\, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in Poetry. His newest work\, The Diaspora Sonnets\, is forthcoming from Liveright Press in 2023. With Stacey Lynn Brown he co-edited A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poetry. A founding member\, Oliver serves as the co-chair of the Kundiman advisory board and on the board for Poetry Daily. \nA recipient of grants and awards from the NEA\, the New York Foundation for the Arts\, the Artist Trust\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, his work has appeared in journals like Virginia Quarterly Review\, North American Review\, Tin House\, Poetry\, and in anthologies and periodicals such as Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation and in the New York Times. He teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low-Residency MFA Program at Pacific Lutheran University. \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-11/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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SUMMARY:The Shawna Foundation Library Poetry Tour Presents Joe Fusco Jr in Milford
DESCRIPTION:The Shawna Foundation presents The Library Poetry Tour with Worcester poet and humorist Joe Fusco Jr. on August 9\, 7 p.m. at the Milford Town Public Library.\n\nThe event is free.\n\n\n\nHe is the author of four books of semi-amusing poems and essays: “Pondering the Pandemic during The Rust years”(2021);“Hmm…That’s Different” (2020); “Three Score” (2014); and “The Lost and Found Essays” (2012)\, all available at local bookstores and Amazon.\n\n\n\nJoe’s musings have appeared in Damfino Press\, Ballard Street Poetry\, Worcester Review\, Asinine Poetry\, Soul Lit\, and the naughty ezine Clean Sheets. He was a co-winner of the Jacob Knight Poetry Award in 2002 and was named Best Poet by Worcester Magazine readers in 1999 and 2002.\n\n\n\nJoe is a Humor columnist for Worcester Magazine and the last Worcester Mega-Slam winner in 2017. He features at bookstores\, libraries\, clubs\, and coffeehouses throughout Central Massachusetts and Belgium. He is the host of the Poetry Extravaganza at Redemption Rock Brewery in Worcester.\n\n\n\nJoe taught “Humor 101” for high-school students at Gateways Academy in Shrewsbury and for adults at the Worcester Senior Center and Eisenberg Assisted Living. He is the Vice-President of Programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association.\n\n\n\nThe Library Poetry Tour is a program of the Shawna Foundation\, bringing live poetry readings to the Milford Town Library and the Uxbridge Free Library quarterly throughout 2023. The program is hosted by Worcester poet Tony Brown\, the winner of the 2022.\n\n\nStanley Kunitz Medal\, endowed by the late U.S. Poet Laureate and Worcester native and awarded annually to a poet for lifetime achievement and service to the Central Massachusetts poetry community.\n\nThe Library Poetry Tour is supported in part by the Milford Cultural Council\, The Uxbridge Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.\n\n\nThe Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation\, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to support and showcase artists in filmmaking\, performance arts and creative endeavors with a focus on underrepresented communities.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-shawna-foundation-library-poetry-tour-presents-joe-fusco-jr-in-uxbridge/
LOCATION:Milford Public Library\, 88 Spruce Street\, Milford\, MA\, 01757\, United States
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SUMMARY:Westborough Public Library Poetry Night: Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come out to celebrate the spoken word–join the Westborough Public Library for an Open Mic Night! \nHave you been workshopping an original poem\, or do you have a ballad by a favorite author? Come and read them aloud! Or\, simply celebrate by listening and supporting local writers. \n5 minute time limit for each reading–registration required only if you are doing a reading. \nSnacks and drinks will be available for all! Teens and adults welcome. \n  \nRegistration begins July 24 on the Westborough Public Library: https://westborough.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-night-open-mic-2/\nFor questions or more information\, call 508-366-3050!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/westborough-public-library-poetry-night-open-mic-2/
LOCATION:Westborough Public Library\, 55 West Main Street\, Westborough\, MA\, 01581\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Clemente Storytelling Circle
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/2023-clemente-storytelling-circle/
LOCATION:Saxe Room Worcester Public Library\, 3 Salem St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T183000
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SUMMARY:Arts in The Garden
DESCRIPTION:On July 27th we will be featuring musician Arny Spielberg\, and poet Victor Infante. Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! \n\n  \nArny Spielberg has entertained audiences in Central Mass for the past 30 years\, delivering an adventurous\, flavorful\, mixed up gumbo of blues\, R&B and country. He has performed with BYOBlues and The Lester Rawson Band\, as well as countless solo and duo gigs where his repertoire covers Americana and great singer-songwriters. He currently plays percussion in the powerhouse rock and R&B band\, ViVi and DaFunk.\n \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n \n\n\nVictor Infante is the features editor for The Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the editor for Worcester Magazine. He has appeared in dozens of journals\, including The Chiron Review\, The Collagist\, Barrelhouse\, Pearl\, Spillway and The Banyan Review\, as well as in anthologies such as Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry\, Spoken Word Revolution Redux\, The Last American Valentine: Poems to Seduce and Destroy\, Aim For the Head: An Anthology of Zombie Poetry\, The Incredible Sestina Anthology and all three Murder Ink: Tales of New England Newsroom crime anthologies. He lives in Worcester\, Massachusetts\, with his wife\, the poet Lea C. Deschenes\, and their army of ferrets.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-10/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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SUMMARY:2023 Stanley Kunitz Medal Presentation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Paul Szlosek will receive his medal at a ceremony presented by the Worcester County Poetry\nAssociation at the Worcester Historical Museum on Thursday\, July 27th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The\nevent is free and open to the public. There is limited parking at the museum\, with additional\nparking on the street and in the Pearl/Elm Street Garage. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/kunitz-medal-presentation-ceremony/
LOCATION:Worcester Historical Museum\, 30 Elm St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special triple feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry\, spoken word\, and music starting with a brief interview on stage with our three featured poets Carolyn Oliver (Author of The Alcestis Machine\, and Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble)\, Matthew E. Henry (Author of The Colored Page\, and The Third Renunciation)\, & Irena Kaçi (2023 O’Hara Prize Third Place Winner) followed by readings by our 3 features\, a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by a guest reader\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our features and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. For more information\, please contact us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our website at https://poetorium.home.blog/2019/04/29/the-poetorium-at-starlite-2/\n  \n \nCarolyn Oliver is the author of The Alcestis Machine (Acre Books\, forthcoming 2024)\, Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble (University of Utah Press\, 2022; selected for the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry)\, and three chapbooks. Her poems appear in Poetry Daily\, Copper Nickel\, Shenandoah\, Southern Indiana Review\, At Length\, Plume\, and elsewhere. She lives in Massachusetts\, where she is the current editor of The Worcester Review\, and a 2023-2024 Artist in Residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Her website is https://carolynoliver.net/ \n  \n  \n  \n \nMatthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of The Colored Page (Sundress Publications\, 2022)\, Teaching While Black (Main Street Rag\, 2020)\, and Dust & Ashes (Californios Press\, 2020). He has three collections forthcoming in 2023 from NYQ Books (The Third Renunciation)\, Ghost City Press (Have You Heard the One About…?)\, and Harbor Editions (Said the Frog to the Scorpion). He is editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal and an associate poetry editor at Pidgeonholes. MEH’s poetry and prose appears or is forthcoming in Barren Magazine\, Bending Genres\, Cola Literary Review\, The Florida Review\, Massachusetts Review\, Ninth Letter\, Pangyrus\, Ploughshares\, Poetry East\, Redivider\, Relief Journal\, Shenandoah\, Solstice\, Spiritus\, The Windhover\, The Worcester Review\, and Zone 3 among others. His awards include being a Diode Editions 2022 chapbook contest finalist\, the winner of the 2021 Fare Forward Poetry competition\, the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award finalist\, the 2020 MassPoetry.org’s “Poem of the Moment\,” the 2019 Orison Chapbook Prize finalist\, and the 2007 Relief Journal Editor’s Choice Award. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Pangyrus Literary Magazine\, Porcupine Literary\, Relief Journal\, and 3 Elements Literary Review\, and the Best of the Net by the Museum of Americana and 3 Elements Literary Review. MEH’s an educator who received his MFA from Seattle Pacific University yet continued to spend money he didn’t have completing an MA in theology and a PhD in education. He writes about education\, race\, religion\, and burning oppressive systems to the ground at http://www.MEHPoeting.com\n  \n \nIrena Kaçi is a poet currently residing in Worcester\, with her spouse and two children. She grew up in Durrës\, Albania & Hartford\, CT.  Irena moved to Worcester to study at Clark University. Her work often touches on the immigrant experience and the divide that comes with raising a family outside the frame of her own childhood.\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite-6/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Ginnie Gavrin
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, July 25th\, 2023 Ginnie Gavrin will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n\n\n \n  \nGinnie Goulet Gavrin is a retired massage therapist. Currently she teaches meditation and writing workshops at the Monadnock Mindfulness Practice Center in Keene\, New Hampshire. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing. Her poetry has appeared in The Literary Review\, The Worcester Review\, THEMA\, Primavera\, Slipstream\, The Greensboro Review\, Cold Mountain Review\, Tar River Poetry\, Silk Road Review\, Feral\, Pensive\, A Journal of Spirituality and the Arts. as well as an anthology on Rewilding put out by Split Rock Review. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nRegister
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-ginnie-gavrin/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T180000
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SUMMARY:Barbara Morrison Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:The New Dawn Writers’ Group is proud to announce we will have Barbara Morris in house on July 25th at 6:00 p.m. for a reading. This is a free event. She will read from her poetry books and her award-winning memoir. Following the reading there will be time for questions and discussion. Then at 7:00 we will transition into an open mic. Bring something you’d like to read. We look forward to seeing you there! \nWe are located at 84 Main Street\, Ashburnham\, MA. It’s the big white church and home to New Dawn Arts and the Spice and Grain. \n  \n  \n \nBarbara Morrison\, who writes under the name B. Morrison\, is a poet and writer.  In Terrarium\, she uses poetry to explore the influence of place: where you live\, where you travel\, where you go in dreams. Her previous poetry collection\, Here at Least\, chronicles a journey undertaken in response to Rilke’s directive: “You must change your life.” She is also the author of a memoir\, Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother\, a powerful coming-of-age story that dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings about those living in poverty. It was recently named Best Nonfiction Audiobook by Independent Press Awards. Her writing has appeared in anthologies and literary journals such as Little Patuxent Review\, Toronto Journal\, The Sun Magazine\, Tiny Lights\, and elsewhere. She conducts writing classes and workshops and provides editing services. You can learn more about her work here.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/barbara-morrison-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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SUMMARY:BOOK FAIR & SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE  AT GATEWAY CITY ARTS
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nThe public is invited to drop in on an all-day book fair that will feature poets and spoken word artists at Gateway City Arts on July 22. The event will begin at noon and go until 6 p.m. Donations are requested at the door on a $0 to $25 sliding scale. \n  \nThe schedule is: \n12:00 p.m. Open Mic \n1:00 Featured Writers \n2:00 – 2:15 Exhibit Hall \n2:15 Featured Writers \n3:15 – 3:45 Open Mic \n4:00 – 5:30 Featured Writers \n  \n  \nIf you would like to help sponsor the event and have your logo on all media about the festival\, sponsorship starts at $75. Tables (provided) will be rented for $10-$20 each on a sliding scale. Authors/vendors who rent tables for $25-$50.00 (sliding scale) will \nhave their name on the event website and in all the media. Food will be available from 11 a.m. \n  \nContact Paul Richmond at paul@humanerrorpublishing.com. \n  \nBooks will be for sale. Cash is encouraged.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/book-fair-spoken-word-performance-at-gateway-city-arts/
LOCATION:Gateway City Arts\, 92 Race Street\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Tom Ewart
DESCRIPTION:The Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, July 18th\, 2023 Tom Ewart will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n \n  \nTom Ewart is seventy-something years old enough to know better\, and generally doesn’t\, which is why he writes; how will he know what he thinks until he sees what he says? \n\nHe has had stories and poems published in obscure little magazines\, ones that paid mostly in contributor copies\, so he always kept his day job. Now he is retired and writes what he pleases. His website\, tommywart.com\, will remind you that it’s all of him you’d ever want. \n  \n  \nRegister
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-tom-ewart/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T160000
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SUMMARY:Booklover's Gourmet: Open Mic Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading.\nBring original pieces to share. \nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com \nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-poetry/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T203000
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SUMMARY:Pour Me a Poem featuring Joel Moskowitz
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Pour Me a Poem\, a monthly open mic series for poets \nWHERE: 51 Park Street\, Mansfield\, MA (Wayne-Daniel Berard’s home). The PMAP sign will be on the front porch. Please park on the opposite side of the street. \nWHEN: Thursday\, July 13\, 2023\, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. \nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poet of the month\, Joel Moskowitz will read for 20 to 25 minutes. Then we’ll take a quick break before starting the open mic. \nCOST: Free! But please bring a few bucks for when we pass the hat for the feature poet. \nSIGN-UPS: Sign up for your time slot when you arrive for the event.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/pour-me-a-poem-featuring-joel-moskowitz/
LOCATION:Wayne Daniel Berard’s Home\, 51 Park Street\, Mansfield\, MA\, 02048\, United States
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SUMMARY:Arts In the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden “an outdoor event that features music and poetry at the Community Teaching Garden on West Boylston Drive in Worcester. Performances will be every other Thursday starting July 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. Rain dates are the following day (Friday). \nOn July 13th we will be featuring musician Gabe Sakacs-Navarre\, and poet Eve Rifkah. Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! \n\n  \nGabriel Sackas-Navarre was born in Paradise\, California to a family with a long musical heritage. He wrote his first song at age 11. It wasn’t very good. But as Gabe matured\, so did his songwriting and instrumental finesse. At 17\, Gabe strapped on his wandering shoes and hopped a train west\, settling in the artistic\, bohemian houseboat community of Sausalito\, California. It was there and in nearby San Francisco\, that he honed his musical chops\, playing clubs like John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom Room and The Saloon\, the longest continuously-running blues club in the country. \n\nHis musical explorations drew him to Nashville\, where he worked as a professional musician for two years\, and followed that up with a stint on the Las Vegas strip. More recently\, Gabe has brought his music home to New England. His songs are well-crafted\, edgy and timeless. \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis\, Inc. (1998-2012)\, a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. \n\nFounder\, and editor of DINER\, a literary magazine with a 7-year run. She is the 2021 recipient of the Stanley Kunitz award. She has run an ongoing writing workshop for 15 years and teaches workshops and classes at WISE (Worcester Institute for Senior Education). She lives in Worcester\, MA with her husband\, musician\, artist\, writer Michael Milligan and their cat\, Bela. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-9/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
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SUMMARY:Slightly Off-Beat Poets presents: Sarah St. George & Tianna Mercier
DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Slightly Off-beat Poets presents: Sarah St. George & Tianna Mercier! \n  \nWHERE: Betsy’s Backyard Stage 185 Arvidson Road Woodstock\, CT. \n  \nWHEN: July 9\, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n  \nWHAT HAPPENS: Our feature poets of the month will each read for 20 minutes. Then we will take a quick break for book sales\, snacks and the raffle before starting the open mic. Open mic will be round robin\, one poem at a time until 4 PM. \n  \nCOST: There will be a 50/50 raffle\, split between the feature and the winner. 5$ to enter. \n  \nSIGN-UPS: There is room for 20 poets/ 40 guests total. To reserve a spot please email: roberteugeneperry@gmail.com \n  \n  \nIMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR FOR THIS OUTDOOR EVENT (You can also bring a beach umbrella for shade if you like!!)
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/slightly-off-beat-poets-presents-sarah-st-george-tianna-mercier-2/
LOCATION:Betsy’s Backyard Stage\, 185 Arvidson Road\, Woodstock\, MA\, 06281\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T220000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230608T014740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T014819Z
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SUMMARY:Poetorium @ Starlite
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a special 3-generation triple feature edition of our monthly open mic and featured poetry reading series The Poetorium at Starlite hosted by Paul Szlosek and Ron Whittle. It will be a full evening of poetry\, spoken word\, and music starting with a brief interview on stage with our three featured performers James R. Scrimgeour (Author of Voices of Dogtown\, and The Route)\, J.D. Scrimgeour (Author of Festival\, and Banana Bread)\, & Aidan Scrimgeour (Composer & Musical Director of Only Human) followed by a presentation of poetry and music as well as a 10-minute tribute to a dead poet by our 3 features\, a short intermission\, and then an open mic (with 5-minute slots for each reader). Admission is free\, but a hat will be passed for donations to pay our features and compensate Starlite for the use of their space. For more information\, please contact us at poetorium@mail.com or visit our WEBSITE. \n  \n \n  \nJames R. Scrimgeour received his BA from Clark University\, his MA and PhD from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst and is Professor Emeritus at Western Connecticut State University. He has served as Editor of Connecticut Review\, published ten books of poetry\, been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes\, and given over 250 public readings of his work\, including one at an International Conference on Poetry and History\, Stirling\, Scotland. He has\, in addition\, participated in NEH Seminars on Modern Poetry at NYU and Princeton and has recently served on panels at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. A recent book\, Voices of Dogtown: Poems Arising Out of a Ghost Town Landscape (Loom Press\, 2019)\, was listed as a “must read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book\, and his most recent book The Route (Derby Wharf Light Box\, 2021) is a reprint of a poem he wrote 30 years ago. He currently lives with his wife\, Christine Xanthakos Scrimgeour\, in West Hartford CT. \n  \n  \n  \nJ.D. Scrimgeour  won the Association of Writers and Writing Program’s (AWP) Award for Nonfiction for his second book of nonfiction\, Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In & Out of Class. He is also the author of five poetry collections\, the most recent being a book of bilingual poetry\, Banana Bread (Nixes Mate Press). He often collaborates with artists in different mediums\, havin gwritten the book for the musical\, Only Human\, pairing with musician Philip Swanson on a CD of poetry and music\, Ogunquit & Other Works\, and composing word and movement pieces with choreographer Caitlin Corbett. He is Chair of English at Salem State University. \n  \n  \nAidan Scrimgeour is a musician\, composer and educator from Salem\, MA based in Brooklyn\, NY. After spending a couple years in the Contemporary Improvisation Program at New England Conservatory studying piano performance with Ran Blake and Hankus Netsky\, he graduated with a B.A. in Performance & Representation from Tufts University. Aidan is the accordionist and songwriter for Pumpkin Bread\, a Boston-based new acoustic band\, which has been featured on “A Celtic Sojourn” on WGBH and Brian O’Donavan’s backroom series. He was the composer and musical director for the original musical Only Human\, which premiered at Ames Hall in Salem. He currently is working on several musical projects in which he hopes to celebrate the beauty of and explore the space in between various forms of traditional music including Jazz\, Celtic\, Country\, and Afro-Cuban.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetorium-starlite/
LOCATION:Starlite Bar and Gallery\, 39 Hamilton St\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230419T013340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T011338Z
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SUMMARY:Arts In The Garden
DESCRIPTION:Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden “an outdoor event that features music and poetry at the Community Teaching Garden on West Boylston Drive in Worcester. Performances will be every other Thursday starting July 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. Rain dates are the following day (Friday). \nOn June 29th we will be featuring musicians Chuck and Mud\, and poet Karen Sharpe. Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! \n  \n  \n  \nChuck and Mud  have been playing all over Worcester County for the past 40 years\, and for every occasion that you can imagine. From the slopes of Mt. Wachusett to the Blackstone Heritage State Park\, from the Brookfield Apple Festival to the Hanover Theatre for the Arts — and now at the delightful Garden for the Arts! Mud sings beautifully\, and she is an excellent guitarist. Chuck loves to harmonize and plays a 12-string guitar and banjo. This performance is intended to be a family show with\, hopefully\, a little bit of music for everyone. There will be some original songs\, some classic folk tunes\, some old rock and roll\, some kid’s tunes\, and more. Their genre has always been Americana! \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n \nKaren Elizabeth Sharpe is a poetry editor at The Worcester Review. Her chapbook\, Prayer Can Be Anything is forthcoming in the summer of 2023 (Finishing Line Press). Her poems have or will soon appear in Split Rock Review\, Ocean State Review\, West Trade Review\, Mom Egg Review\, and Catalyst\, among others. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Karen has been a member of Marge Piercy’s juried poets group and a member of the PoemWorks community in the greater Boston area. \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-8/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230608T015235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T015235Z
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SUMMARY:Matthew E. Henry Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening with Matthew E. Henry as he reads from his poetry collections\, The Third Renunciation and The Colored Page\, and others both published and forthcoming. Books will be available for sale at the bookshop. \n  \n \nMatthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of The Colored Page (Sundress Publications\, 2022)\, Teaching While Black (Main Street Rag\, 2020) and Dust & Ashes (Californios Press\, 2020). He has three collections forthcoming in 2023 from NYQ Books (The Third Renunciation)\, Ghost City Press (Have You Heard the One About…?)\, and Harbor Editions (Said the Frog to the Scorpion). He is editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal and an associate poetry editor at Pidgeonholes. \n  \nMEH’s poetry and prose appears or is forthcoming in Barren Magazine\, Bending Genres\, Cola Literary Review\, The Florida Review\, Massachusetts Review\, Ninth Letter\, Pangyrus\, Ploughshares\, Poetry East\, Redivider\, Relief Journal\, Shenandoah\, Solstice\, Spiritus\, The Windhover\, The Worcester Review\, and Zone 3 among others. \n  \nHis awards include being a Diode Editions 2022 chapbook contest finalist\, the winner of the 2021 Fare Forward Poetry competition\, the 2020 Massachusetts Book Award finalist\, the 2020 MassPoetry.org’s “Poem of the Moment\,” the 2019 Orison Chapbook Prize finalist\, and the 2007 Relief Journal Editor’s Choice Award. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Pangyrus Literary Magazine\, Porcupine Literary\, Relief Journal\, and 3 Elements Literary Review\, and the Best of the Net by the Museum of Americana and 3 Elements Literary Review.\n\nMEH’s an educator who received his MFA from Seattle Pacific University yet continued to spend money he didn’t have completing an MA in theology and a PhD in education. He writes about education\, race\, religion\, and burning oppressive systems to the ground at his website.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/matthew-e-henry-poetry-reading-2/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Szlosek":MAILTO:poetsparlor@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230609T194911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T194911Z
UID:7217-1687892400-1687896000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:A Virtual Thirsty Lab with Susan Roney O'Brien
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe Thirsty Lab poetry reading\, normally based out of Princeton\, Mass.\, continues to meet virtually. On Tuesday\, June 27th\, 2023 Susan Roney O’Brien will be the featured reader. Please Click Here to register. \n  \nRegister\n  \n  \n \nSusan Roney-O’Brien curates a monthly poetry venue\, is part of 4 X 4\, a group of visual artists and poets and is the vice president of programming for the Worcester County Poetry Association. Her poetry has been published widely\, translated into Braille and Mandarin and nominated for many Pushcart Prizes. She won the 2020 Stanley Kunitz Medal in Poetry. Publications include chapbooks: Farmwife\, the winner of the William and Kingman Page Poetry Book Award\, and Earth (Cat Rock Press). Word Poetry published Legacy of the Lost World in 2016. Kelsay Books published Bone Circle\, in 2018 and Thira in April\, 2020.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-virtual-thirsty-lab-with-susan-roney-obrien-3/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230622T232512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T232512Z
UID:7291-1687806000-1687811400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Free People's Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us to share and discuss creative work. Visual\, Literary artists and musicians welcome. Constructive criticism is encouraged
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/free-peoples-workshop-18/
LOCATION:WCPA Office @ Salisbury House\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester MA\, MA\, 01605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230608T013211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T013622Z
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SUMMARY:POETS AT LARGE Spoken Word/Poetry Event: Featuring Beat Poets
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \nBeat poets Paul “Word” Richmond\, Deborah Tosun Kilday and Michael L. Kilday will be featured at the next Poets at Large event on Sunday\, June 25th. This is part of a series of spoken word/poetry readings that have been held at The Rose Room Café\, 4 East Main St.\, Webster\, MA. This event is free to the public (ages 14 and up) and will be held from 2-4 p.m. There will be an intermission and an open mic after the featured poets. Anyone wishing to participate in the open mic should email karen.warinsky@gmail.com. Open mic readers will get 5 minutes each as time allows. \n  \nRichmond was named Beat Poet Laureate for Life in 2022 by the National Beat Poetry Foundation and he previously served as National Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2020)\, and as Beat Poet Laureate for Massachusetts (2017-19). Richmond is internationally known and hosts monthly readings and organizes yearly Word Festivals in Holyoke and Greenfield\, MA\, and he has a stage at the Garlic & Arts Festival each fall. He is the owner of Human Error Publishing and has overseen the publications of 55 poets and authors. His own works include Living in the Breakdown Lane\, You Might Need a Bigger Hammer\, Quadrillions Down the Pentagon Drain\, and Swimming on the Titanic. He is also a member of the Funkadelic band “Do It Now.” \n  \nDeborah Tosun Kilday is a new generation beat poet and owner/CEO of the National Beat Poetry Foundation\, Inc.\, founded in 2015 and registered in 2016\, and she became a publisher in 2022 with her own imprint\, “New Generation Beat Publications." In 2022 New Generation Beat Publications published four books: Tarrare & Other Poems by Carlo Parcelli; Int’l Beat Poetry Foundation Goddess Anthology 2022: Poets Celebrating Women; Remembering Jack Kerouac on His 100th Birthday 3-12-2022\, National Beat Poetry Foundation & Friends; New Generation Beats: National Beat Poetry Foundation\, Inc. 2022 Anthology. Published so far in 2023: Earth: Dig It: New Generation Beat Poets Laureate\, an Anthology\, among several others.  She is sometimes called the “Guardian of the Beats.” Besides her involvement in beat poetry\, Tosun Kilday is a published author\, writer\, nature photographer\, illustrator\, artist\, and expert high-roller slot player. Her book No Limits; How I Beat the Slots details her five-years as a high-roller slot player at casinos in Connecticut and Las Vegas\, where she won 3.4 million dollars while playing slot machines \n  \nMichael L. Kilday\, award winning writer\, author\, and poet\, is a retired Aetna Senior Software Engineer of 35 years\, a former newspaper reporter for the Bristol Press\, and former high school English educator in Boston\, MA. Michael is the author of the Truth Never Changes book trilogy\, A Yippee’s Lament\, a CT Press Club 1st prize award winner\, and also the author of the poetry collection\, No One Came Home from Woodstock. He is currently working on a historical novel tracing the origins of Christianity. He is the husband of Deborah Tosun Kilday. The couple live in Connecticut. \nThis year’s series at The Rose Room is sponsored in part by Hometown Bank\, the Putnam Area Foundation\, and Global Partners (Ashford Xtra Mart and Webster Honey Farms). \n  \nFind the Poets at Large 2023 schedule on Facebook.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-at-large-spoken-word-poetry-event-featuring-beat-poets/
LOCATION:The Rose Room Cafe\, 4 East Main Street\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Warinsky%2C Poets At Large":MAILTO:karen.warinsky@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230612T152452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T232458Z
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SUMMARY:A Feast of Losses\, Judy Ferrara Book Reading
DESCRIPTION:Yetta Dine\, mother to poet Stanley Kunitz\, finds her voice thanks to years of fastidious research and record keeping by the author Judith Ferrara. Come enjoy a special reading of the book by the author herself. \n\n\nClick Here for more information on the book. \n  \n \n  \nPortrayed in Stanley Kunitz’s poems and interviews as an unforgiving and unaffectionate mother\, Yetta Dine reveals a more complex narrative through her recently recovered letters\, memoir\, and diary. They provide vital insights into the life and work of a major American poet.  PREORDER \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/a-feast-of-losses-yetta-dine-and-her-son-the-poet-stanley-kunitzs-book-reading/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230609T200918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T200918Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop at New Dawn
DESCRIPTION:Come out to the New Dawn Writers’ Group’s Poetry Workshop. Every third Tuesday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm we will discuss poems and writing\, write to prompts\, give feedback\, encourage one another\, and discuss upcoming projects. It’s a friendly\, pressure-free atmosphere at the New Dawn Arts Center in Ashburnham. The address is 84 Main Street\, Ashburnham\, MA. The workshop is being led by Fred Gerhard. \n  \n  \n \nFred Gerhard leads the Poetry Workshop\, and is one of the open mic hosts\, for the New Dawn Writers’ Group. His poems appear in numerous magazines including Entropy Magazine\, Friends Journal\, Pif Magazine\, POETiCA REViEW\, and Sylvia Magazine. A 2023 winner of Poetry in the Pines\, he is also an editor at Quabbin Quills and Smoky Quartz. For many years he led a poetry therapy group in Worcester at UMASS Memorial’s Community HealthLink.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poetry-workshop-at-new-dawn-2/
LOCATION:New Dawn Center\, 84 Main St.\, Ashburnham\, MA\, 01607\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230503T005142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T144000Z
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SUMMARY:Artists Who Are Poets/Poets Who Are Artists
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open mic and reading at Tide Pool Books\, featuring John Brand \n  \n  \nOpen Mic\, Two Poems or five minutes \nContact Sam 508 753 4319 or Huck 508 753 2500 \n \n  \n  \nJohn Brand is Professor Emeritus of English at Quinsigamond Community College\, where he enjoyed a career spanning over two decades. Originally from Sheffield\, Yorkshire\, in Northern England\, John began writing poetry regularly in the mid 1980’s in a creative writing class. He then took the opportunity to enroll at University of Sheffield for a degree in English Literature and Linguistics with a minor of English Language & Linguistics and came to the U.S. to read for his  Masters degree at Clark University. \nAs a Professor at QCC\, John enjoyed making poetry\, literature and theatre accessible to students\, fostering a lifelong enthusiasm for the literary arts. John’s book\, Things I Might Have Said\, is a collection of amusing and entertaining poems. You’ll hear from John about his inspirations and what excites him to write in rhyme and iambic pentameter. \n  \n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/artists-who-are-poets-poets-who-are-artists-10/
LOCATION:TidePool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler St. Unit 101\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230609T203919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T203919Z
UID:7226-1687111200-1687122000@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Poet's Cauldron: June Edition
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URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/poets-cauldron-june-edition/
LOCATION:The White Room\, 134 Green St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01604\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bruja TheVillain":MAILTO:thepoetscauldron@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230612T011002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T011002Z
UID:7238-1687032000-1687037400@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:China/American Solstice Reading: 12 poets\, 12 poems
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intercontinental reading\, connecting China and The United States of America in Poetry. \n \n  \nTwelve poets from both China and the U.S. will share a poem in two languages via Zoom. \nContact rmartin1@keene.edu to register for the link. \n  \nThis is a continuation of the China/Worcester poetry exchange that began with Prof. Mike True at Assumption College in the 1980s. \nPoets involved from China: Chen Yihai\, Zi Chuan\, Sinan\, Yue Qui and translator Zhang Ziqing. U.S. poets involved are Claire Mowbray Golding\, Maura McNeil\, Rodger Martin\, Susan Roney-O’Brien\, Rodney Obien\, Jackson Caffrey\, JD SCrimgeour
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/china-american-solstice-reading-12-poets-12-poems/
LOCATION:Zoom Online Meeting\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Rodger Martin":MAILTO:rmartin1@keene.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230531T214511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T214555Z
UID:7136-1687010400-1687017600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:BOOKLOVERS' GOURMET OPEN MIC
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet Open Mic and Poetry Reading \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nJoin us for a monthly round robin style\, open poetry reading. \nBring original pieces to share. \nSign up to reserve your spot by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com \nSpace is limited to 14 participants and usually fills quickly!
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/booklovers-gourmet-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 E. Main St.\, Webster\, MA\, 01570
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230513T141702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T172831Z
UID:7067-1686902400-1686945600@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:!!!!BLOOMSDAY!!!!
DESCRIPTION: \n\n \n\n   \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/bloomsday-2/
LOCATION:Salisbury House Ball Room\, 61 Harvard St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T185414
CREATED:20230419T012616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T011246Z
UID:6835-1686853800-1686859200@worcestercountypoetry.org
SUMMARY:Arts In The Garden
DESCRIPTION:Indian Lake Community Association presents Arts in The Garden “an outdoor event that features music and poetry at the Community Teaching Garden on West Boylston Drive in Worcester. Performances will be every other Thursday starting July 7th from 6:30-8:00pm. Rain dates are the following day (Friday). \nOn June 15th we will be featuring musician Charlie Ketter\, and poet Michael Milligan. Admission is FREE and patrons are encouraged to bring non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to this family friendly event. Join us for an awesome time at Arts in The Garden! \n  \n \nCharles Ketter grew up playing bass guitar in local jazz and blues bands. He briefly attended Berklee college of Music and afterwards played in pit bands for touring Broadway shows. \nHe considers himself lucky to have played in memorable establishments like The Hottentotte Lounge\, Gilreins’s Blues club and the Firehouse Cafe. \nIn the late nineties Charles played trombone and fronted the Main South Quintet. These days he plays solo guitar in cafes\, gallery openings and private parties. He defines his style as “jazz from a country blues prospective.” \nIn 2018 Charles returned to school to earn a Human Service certificate from Quinsigamond Community College (PTK high honors). Charles Ketter Music was formed in December 2019 offering private instruction\, performance and therapeutic milieu. \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n \nMichael Milligan has worked as a construction laborer\, migrant fruit and grape picker\, homestead farmer and graphic arts production manager. He took his MFA in Creative Writing at Bennington College\, co-founded Poetry Oasis Worcester and was privileged to be an editor with Diner. His poetry book reviews\, fiction and poems have appeared in Agni\, Diner\, The New Orleans Review\, The Valparaiso Review\, Chaffin Journal\, Blue Earth Review\, Illuminations and others. He is the author of Unless I Came Back to Tell You published by Kelsay Books.
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/arts-in-the-garden-7/
LOCATION:Community Teaching Garden\, 3 West Boylston Dr.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01602\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Gomes":MAILTO:carlcgomes56@icloud.com
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