Events

Upcoming Events & Readings

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Prior Featured Readings

• Read select poems from "Exodus Remix"--a retelling of the Second Book of Moses on Sunday, December 13,  hosted by Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library 
• Read the poetry of Dr. Seuss plus original work inspired by his rhythm & rhyme patterns for Dr. Seuss Day at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum on Saturday, March 2, 2018.
• Featured Reader of ekphrastic poetry inspired by Edson Smith photo collection in the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Public Library on February 16, 2019
• Featured Reader of ekphrastic poetry inspired by the paintings of Kevin Sloan at the California Museum of Art in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
• Featured Reader for the 13th Annual William Stafford Memorial Poetry Reading at the First Crossing Day Use Area on Paradise Road, Santa Barbara on Saturday, January 26, 2019.
• Featured Reader, producer and host for the Elverhoj Museum Nordic Lights exhibit on January 12, 2019.
• Featured Reader for the opening of the Kevin Sloan art exhibit at the California Museum of Art in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
• Featured Reader for Tuesday Poets at the Library at the Santa Barbara Public Library on November 13, 2018.
• Featured reader at the EP Foster Library Poetry Series in the Topping Room on November 1, 2018. 
• Hosted & read poetry inspired by art in the Past, Present and Future exhibit at the Elverhoj Museum on October 6, 2018.
• Guest Presenter on Poetry as Memoir for the Coastal Dunes Writers Club at the Nipomo Public Library on  September 8, 2018.
• Ekphrastic Poetry Reading at the closing of "The River's Journey" exhibit at the Wildling Museum in Solvang, California on July 8, 2018.
• Read & hosted poetry reading for the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Grand Reopening June 2, 2018.
• Read for "Hail to the Hosts" honoring Santa Barbara poetry event hosts at the Carrillo Recreation Center on  April 29, 2018.
• Recited select poems from The Reluctant Pilgrim at "Poetry in the Presidio" honoring student finalists for the Santa Barbara County Poetry Out Loud competition on April 14, 2018. 
• Produced, Hosted & Read: David Crouch Retrospective--Opening at Hospice of Santa Barbara Leigh Block Gallery on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
• Read the poetry of Dr. Seuss at the Solvang Library Storytime for kids program on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
• Ekphrastic Poetry Reading at the opening of "The River's Journey" exhibit at the Wildling Museum in Solvang, California on February 17, 2018.
• Read with the SYV Poetry Group: "Encounters--Poetry Inspired by Nature" at The Wildling Museum in Solvang, California, on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
• Lectured and read  "Poetry of World War I" at the Lompoc Museum, January 11, 2018.
• Read "A Candle in the Dark" by Mahmoud Darwish for the Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community's Chanukah Celebration on December 15, 2017.
• Read "Carrizo Color" for the opening of The Wildling Museum's exhibit of aerial photography by Bill Dewey on October 27, 2017
• Read selected poems by Mary Oliver on the topic of "Poetry as Vow--Aspiration in an Ambiguous World" for the Santa Ynez Valley Zen Meditation Group in Los Olivos, CA in the fall of 2017
• Read from "Forty Days"  at the CORE Family Winery in Orcutt, California, on August 12, 2017.
• Read from "Forty Days"  at the Atterdag Village in Solvang, California, on August 11, 2017.
• Read from "Forty Days" for the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association in Los Olivos, California, on August 1, 2017.
• Read from "Forty Days" at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, California on July 9, 2017.
• Read from "Exodus Remix" at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in Santa Barbara, California during the week of June 19, 2017. Awarded "Honorable Mention for Poetry".
• Read from "Forty Days" for the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association in Los Olivos, California, on January 3, 2017.
• Read from "Forty Days" hosted by the Writer’s Salon at the Squire Foundation in Santa Barbara, California, on January 11, 2017.
• Read "Joie de Vivre" for Kat Martin’s opening at The Hospice of Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, on February 9, 2017.
• Read from "Forty Days" for Poetry Zone at the Karpeles Manuscript Library in Santa Barbara, California on April 9, 2017.

Prior Events: Produced--Hosted--Taught

• Hosted a reading by Rick Benjamin & student at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, on Sunday, March 17, 2019.
• Hosted a reading by Jerry Dipego & Ron Colone at the Wildling Museum in Solvang, California on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
• Hosted a reading by Christine Penko Kravetz and Ron Alexander: "He Said/She Said--A Conversation in Poems" at the Santa Barbara Woman's Club on March 6, 2019.
• Hosted a reading by Christopher Buckley at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara,  on Sunday, February 17, 2019.
• Hosted a reading by David Starkey & Terra Paige at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, at 3:00 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
• Lead a discussion on the poetry of Nelly Sachs at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara onJanuary 17, 2019, as part of the monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Margaret Singer at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on December 20, 2018, as part of the monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins.
• Hosted a reading by Greg Karpain & Bruce Schmidt at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on December 2, 2018.
• Hosted a reading by Enid Osborn and Ricardo Ibarra at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on November 4, 2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Alicia Ostriker at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on Thursday, October 18, 2018, as part of the monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. 
• Hosted a reading by Laure-Anne Bosselaar & Carine Topal on "Poetry and Anti-Semitism" at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, October 7, 2018.
• Guest Presenter on Poetry as Memoir for the Coastal Dunes Writers Club at the Nipomo Public Library on  September 8, 2018.
• Co-Hosted reading by Richard Jarrette from his new book, "The Beatitudes of Ekaterina" at the Santa Barbara Public Library, on September 15, 2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Yehuda Amichai at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on September 20, 2018 as part of the monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. 
• Hosted reading by Pamela Davis & Perie Longo at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on September 2, 2018.
• Led discussion on the poetry of Art Garfunkel at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on August 16, 2018 as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. 
• Hosted the Wildling Poetry Series: "Dancing At The Threshold: Poetry & Music" by Allen Koehn and Teresa McNeal MacLean at The Wildling Museum in Solvang, California on July 29, 2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Paul Simon at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on July 19, 2018 as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. 
• Hosted a reading by Cynthia Anderson & Cindy Rinne at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on July 1, 2018.
• Hosted a reading by Phil Taggert & Marsha de la O at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on June 3, 2018.
• Read for "Hail to the Hosts" honoring Santa Barbara poetry event hosts at the Carrillo Recreation Center on  April 29, 2018.
• Hosted the Solvang Library Poetry Challenge on the theme of "Selfies--Pretense, Truth & Dreams" for Santa Ynez Valley 7th & 8th-grade students at the Solvang Library, on April 25, 2018 
• Administrative Coordinator for California Poets in the Schools' Annual Reading at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on April 22, 2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Gertrude Stein at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on April 19th, 2018 as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. 
• Hosted the Wildling Poetry Series: “Father & Son—a conversation in poems” by Ruben Lee Dalton and Beau Schmidt at The Wildling Museum in Solvang, California, on April 15, 2018.
• Hosted a reading by Mary Brown and Gudrun Bortman at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, on Saturday, April 7,2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Miklos Radnoti at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on March 15th, 2018  as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins. Guest instructor--John Ridland, UCSB Professor Emeritus. (For more information see the Classes tab).
• Hosted a reading by Mary Kay Rummel, Lois P Jones, and Kath Abela Wilson with flute music accompaniment by Jim Wilson at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Sunday, March 4th, 2018.
• Judge for the Santa Barbara County Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition hosted by the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center in Santa Maria, California, on February 15, 2018.
• Led a discussion on the poetry of Allen Ginsberg at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara on February 15th, 2018 as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins.
• Hosted a reading by Ron Alexander and Christine Penko-“We Did Not Make Ourselves”—a conversation in poems at the Blue Whale Poetry Series, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Saturday, February 3, 2018. 
• Lead a discussion on the poetry of Adrienne Rich at the Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara, January 18th, 2018as part of monthly series--Versus: Jewish Poets at the Margins (for more information see the Classes tab).
• Hosted Richard Jarrette at The Blue Whale Poetry Series--Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on January 6, 2018.
• Guest teacher: "Leonard Cohen--Poet at the Margin" from the AP Seniors Drama Class at Santa Ynez Valley High School on Friday, December 8th. 
• Produced and hosted the Solvang Library Poetry Challenge on the theme of "Awkward" for Santa Ynez Valley 7th & 8th-grade students on December 6, 2017. (link to slideshow)