WHAT? Nightlife: Stories in the Dark
WHEN? Wednesday May 30, 2007, 9 pm. (no cover)
WHERE? The Whistle Stop. 2236 Fern St.(between 30th and Juniper). San Diego CA
WHO? old fashioned kite flying puppetry collective
eileen myles. ryan griffith. esteban ortega
not sure […]

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There’s a Carnival of Cities going on, and all San Diego writers are invited to participate. A blog carnival is a round-up of posts around the blog-o-sphere, all relating to a certain topic.

This time, the topic is: cities. Blog authors send in a permalink to a recent article or blog-post about a […]

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Monday, April 30, 7 - 9 pm at the Semi Permanent Ink Spot, 710 13th St., San Diego CA 92101.  (between ‘F’ and ‘G’ Streets) hosted by San Diego Writers, Ink (SDWink)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to […]

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Cory is a dynamic speaker and passionately dedicated to copyright and  digital rights issues.  I videotaped his speach called “The Access to Knowledge Treaty: What if WIPO Actually Worked For Us? A Digital Dialog Lecture with Cory Doctorow” in 2005 and it is available at the Internet Archive here:
http://www.archive.org/details/DeclanCory
Cory’s giving some talks next week in […]

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Maybe I’m just naive. Maybe I just like Rich Baiocco. And maybe, just maybe, San Diego does have an arts community…  and maybe, just maybe you have to open your eyes and look around. It’s there. Like Winter in San Diego its subtle, but it’s there.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out […]

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Over at San Diego Bloggers there’s a “Blogs to Watch in 2007” nomination going on. Check out the categories and nominate your favorite local blogs.

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All-girl pop punkband Rocket is playing a show February 2nd at The Casbah.
Looks like a fun show.  According to the press release, the band mixes 60s girl group innocence with 70s decibel damaging Sunset Boulevard beat and 80s glam wham…  I checked out the website, and their sound kinda reminds me of a modern version of […]

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Hey everyone it’s poetry slam time again up in Encinitas.  If you are a poet, with three 3-minute pieces of performance poetry, or maybe you just like watching your friends make a fool of themselves perform, the Full Moon Poetry Slam is the place to be on Thursday, February 1.
Poets need to be ready with 3 […]

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Tonight.  7 pm. At The Grove at 30th and Juniper in South Park, hosted by San Diego Writers, Ink.  For PROSE only.  3 minutes maximum. 
And, in case you miss it, you can hear some of the writers at FirstFridayProse.com.
Hope to see some of you there.

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It’s been awhile since I posted some writerly events:
Third Thursday:
Plunge into some juicy creative writing made easy with Jill Badonsky, this Thursday November 16 from 7- 9 pm at Book Works in Del Mar’s Flower Hill Mall off of Via de la Valle. $15
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More Truth, More Details (Part II) Workshop […]

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Actually three if you count my birthday…  which I’m keeping low key this year, no big bash, so don’t feel bad if you didn’t get invited.
However, if you’re looking for a creative way to celebrate, not my birthday but the spoken word, check out these two poetry events:
Event Number 1:
From 9:30am to 2:30pm:  Poetry workshop with […]

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San Diego Writers, Ink presents:
Poetry & Prose in the Park
Hosted by Poet and Artist Jihmye Collins
3-5 pm Saturday, August 12th
Balboa Park. Free.
This open air open mic event features local spoken word performers offering their best poetry and prose.  Come enjoy literature and refreshments, meet fellow writers lovers of literature.  More INFO –>

PS:  I’ll be there.

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An Afternoon of Words & Music
2 - 5 pm, Sunday, June 25
at  My Back Yard Nursery Art & Garden Center, 4017 Swift Avenue (at University), San Diego (North Park)
 
All are welcome to enjoy this free Sunday Afternoon Repast at My Back Yard in the gardens.
 
Reading presented by San Diego Writers, Ink
Poetry with Jihmye Collins, Olga […]

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An afternoon with Drusilla Campbell, Sara Lewis, and Abigail Padgett.
4-7 pm, Sunday, June 11, 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
YMCA Youth and Family Services Building, 2927 Meade Avenue at 30th.
$10 suggested donation.
The third Masters of the Craft event coordinated by San Diego Writers Ink features three women fiction writers with more than a score of published novels […]

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Tuesday May 16, at 1 pm (that’s today! sorry for the late notice)
Works in Progress writing group will host Judy Reeves, author of “A writer’s Book of Days,” who will share tips on how to get motivated and published. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 810 W. Valley Parkway, Escondido.
Wednesday, May 17, from 7pm […]

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First Fridays Open Mic Prose Reading
sponsored by San Diego Writers, Ink and hosted by Amy Wallen.
7 pm, Friday May 5 (that’s tonight!)
at The Grove yarn and books shop, Juniper and 30th St. in South Park
Come early to drop your name in the silver bucke it you want to read.
No prizes, just lots of love […]

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Saturday, May 6th, is free comic book day!

As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around […]

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Poetry Reading in Oceanside, Sunday, April 23, 2006, 3pm
The next reading of Sunset Poets will be on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 3pm in the banquet room of the Flying Bridge restaurant, 1105 N. Coast Highway, overlooking the Harbor in Oceanside. Free and open to the public.
The featured poet this month will be a group […]

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David Jebb sent us: The Thirteenth Time Zone
The Thirteenth Time Zone is a novel that tells the story of one man’s search for peace and enlightenment after serving as a rogue cop in San Diego’s worst gang-infested neighborhoods. Exhausted, conflicted and increasingly paranoid, Owen “Blue” Drew impulsively takes a leave of absence, signing up as […]

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Gary Mex Glazner, author of How to Make a Living as a Poet, will give a featured reading:
7 pm, Saturday, March 11th   $5
101 Artists’ Colony ‘A’ Street Stage, sponsored by Full Moon Poets
90 N. Coast Hwy, Encinitas (phone: 760-632-9074 )
Glazner is on a 20 stop tour of the west coast to celebrate the publication of […]

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