LA Poet Richard Beban Launches Busy April Reading Schedule; Includes Las Vegas, Palm Springs, & LA Times Book Festival
LA poet Richard Beban announces a busy National Poetry Month schedule that includes readings, panels, and workshops all over Southern California and Nevada.
Playa Del Rey, CA (PRWEB) April 6, 2005 -- Los Angeles-based poet Richard Beban has announced a busy National Poetry Month schedule that will take him from coastal Playa del Rey to Las Vegas, Nevada, and back again, with stops in Redlands, Palm Springs, and other towns.
He'll read in coffeehouses, art galleries, in the open air, and even on Los Angeles subways.
Beban will be reading from his Red Hen Press collection, "What The Heart Weighs", as well as moderating a panel discussion, judging a slam performance, and straight featured readings.
His schedule is:
Friday, April 8, 8:30P: Santa Monica, CA-Judge at LeVan Hawkins Slam Performance Contest. Highways Performance Space, 18th Near Olympic, Santa Monica
Monday, April 11, 7P: Pasadena, CA-Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd 91101. Co-feature: David St. John. info: 626-449-5320 or http://www.vromansbookstore.com
Wednesday, April 13, 7P: Redlands, CA-Poetry @ the Loft, 345 N. 5th Street 92373. Featured reader + open mike info: http://www.sholehwolpe.com.
Thursday, April 14, 7P: Las Vegas, NV-Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 4550 S Maryland Pkwy. Featured Reader + open mike.
Friday, April 15, all-day: Las Vegas, NV-UNLV, poetry class readings. Check Online Tour Calendar @ www.beban.org or
http://ical.mac.com/WebObjects/iCal.woa/wa/default?u=r.w.b&n=Tour.ics
Saturday, April 16, 3:30-5:30P: Palm Springs, CA-Palm Springs Book Festival. Moderating a panel on "Ten Things Every Poet Should Know," with Brendan Constantine, Michael Datcher, and Eloise Klein Healy
Frances Stevens Park, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 92262. info @ http://www.psbookfest.com/poets.htm
Sunday, April 17, 1 to 4P: Highland Park (LA), CA-The Acorn Gallery, 135 N. Avenue 50. Publication reading for the new poetry anthology, Open Windows: Selections from the Winners of Poetry in the Windows, 1995-2003, Translated into the Languages of Los Angeles. Info @ 323.850.8566
Sunday, April 17, 7P: Venice, CA-Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd. Poets Beyond the Half Shell Reading. Co-features, Rick Lupert, Marie Lecrivain & Judith Pacht + open
Friday, April 22, 6-9P: Covina, CA-Political Reading, Public Library Community Room; 234 N. Second Avenue, Covina 91723. Information @ kanemaurice@hotmail.com
Saturday, April 23, 1:30P: Westwood, CA-Los Angeles Times Book Festival, UCLA campus. Featured 20-minute reading @ the Poetry Stage: See schedule @ http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/program.html
Sunday, April 24, 12-3P: Westwood, CA-Los Angeles Times Book Festival, UCLA campus-Booksigning @ Antioch University Booth. See map @ http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/program.html
Monday, April 25, 7P: Culver City, CA-Antioch University Los Angeles; 400 Corporate Pointe 90230. Panel discussion for PEN Center West on PR For Small Press Writers. Information @ 310/578-1080
Wednesday, April 27, 4P: Claremont, CA-Claremont University Theology Department. Anti-war reading w/ Kaaren Kitchell, others TBA.
Thursday, April 28, 4P: LA to Pasadena-MTA Gold Line Subway: Richard Beban & Kaaren Kitchell read for commuters on light rail trains for MTA Poetry in Motion project.
Sunday, May 1, 10A -- 5P: Playa del Rey, CA--Teach Workshop in PR for Small Press Writers $75. e-mail beban@beban.org for details.
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