Weekly Reading
This week’s featured work is “Monsoon Season” by Eugene Gloria.
Lemonstone
A reading series presented by the Writers Guild at Bloomington
with Matthew Jackson, poet & Erol Ozserver, classical guitarist
Friday, May 18
7:00 to 8:30
Sweet Claire Gourmet Bakery, 309 East Third St.
Matthew Jackson has been featured at several venues for performances and discussions, including The Americana Music Series, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), Indiana State University, W.R.A.P.S. (Writers, Readers, and Poets Society) Conference, live variety radio shows on WFHB, a Theatre and Humanities class sponsored by New Leaf-New Life at the Monroe County Correctional Center, and during a lockdown at the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute. Recently he organized and performed at a National Poetry Month extravaganza in Indiana’s historic Crump Theatre called “[the throat culture] – ROCKS national poetry month,” headlined by Buddy Wakefield.
Drawing on his inspirations-his grandmother, an Edgar Allen Poe bust he received as a child, Waylon Jennings, The Doors, The Beats, Henry Rollins, and Charles Bukowski-Matthew blends spoken word with Indiana home-grown imagery, and he throws in a soaked bar rag for flavor. Currently he is a member of the Indiana poetry troupe, Reservoir Dogwoods. He also co-founded the rock/poetry/talk music band known as The PaperBack Riot.
Erol Ozsever classical guitarist, is Founder/Co-Director of the Indiana International Guitar Festival & Competition. He received 1st prize at the 2009 Rosario Guitar Competition, and is an Associate Instructor at the Jacobs School of Music Indiana University. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5umQjyPTeo
photos
Erol Ozsever
Matthew Jackson
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Time Travels: Bloomington’s First Intergenerational Songwriting/Storytelling MiniFest
Saturday, May 19, 2012
7:30 pm
Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
An artistic collaboration celebrating lifetime creativity in two timeless genres, song writing and storytelling. Hosted by Krista Detor and featuring internationally lauded songwriter Kenny White and a lineup of regional/local song and story writers. Special appearances by Carrie Newcomer and Arbutus Cunningham. This event is part of the Creative Aging Festival. Special thanks to BEAD.
ADMISSION FEE: $18 advance / $20 day of show / $15 student/senior/child
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Creative Aging Festival
Prim Dolls and Prose Poems
Poet Jenny Kander describes her creative foray into making primitive dolls and creatures, with accompanying stories, while recuperating from illness.
Tuesday May 22, 2012
5:30 – 7 PM
Bloomington City Hall
401 N. Morton Street
McCloskey Conference Room 1st floor
Fully accessible ~ Free parking after 5 pm
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Artists After Hours
Pursuing One’s Artistic Passions After Retirement –
Wednesday, May 23
5:30-7 pm
Monroe County Public Library, in Rm 1C.
John Woodcock, a retired IU English professor and now traveling photographer shares his experiences having just recently returned from Japan. Julie Hill from the Creative Aging Festival will also be a speaker. This event is presented by the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington, an artist networking organization, For more information contact info@bloomingtonarts.org.
Fountain Square Poets
Along the Gallery Walk
Presented by
The Writers Guild and By Hand Gallery
Friday, June 1
6:00 to 7:30 pm
101 West Kirkwood in Fountain Square Mall
Poets will be reading their work in the Fountain Square Mall along the gallery walk. Stop by to hear poets: Joel Barker, Antonia Matthew, Cara Prill, and Cecil Sayre with musician Elijah Pritchett.
Also stop in at By Hand Gallery in the mall for the opening reception of their new exhibit:
From Me to Hue: new artwork by Bonnie Gordon Lucas.
Artist reception 5-8 pm
Gallery show runs until June 30.
The 72nd Indiana University Writers’ Conference
June 3-8, 2012
For further details go to: http://iuwc.indiana.edu/
Writing Groups
The Writers Guild is looking into offering its members writing critique groups. We recognize that other writer organizations offer a variety of small critique groups to their members and that each group does it a little differently. If you have ideas you’d like to share with the WG research team working on this, please send them to: Leonard White leonard.white@gmail.com
On-Going The Waldron writing hour
Writers can practice their craft at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center each week during the Brown Bag Writing Hour. Facilitated by Bloom Magazine award-winning writer Cara Prill, each session will use themes such as point of view, metaphor and simile, and word choice to guide you in becoming a better writer. Sessions are Wednesdays from noon-1pm. Cost $39/6 sessions. Beginners and experienced writers welcome! Register online at www.ivytech.edu/cll
To find out when the next series begins call 330-6041.
On-Going: The Bloomington Short List. A new cabaret for performers of all types at Café D’jango on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Each performer gets 10 minutes. Sign up in advance. For further information go to: http://bloomingtonshortlist.com/
To sign up, email: booking@bloomingtonshortlist.com phone: (812) 339-2925
On-Going: EARLY DRAFTS is a FREE showcase of new works & works-in-progress by Bloomington performers. Open to performances of any type (dance, music, theatre, storytelling, stand-up comedy, circus arts, poetry readings, video, performance art, etc…), each showcase is sure to feature a unique mix of local talent performing short works at various stages of development. At Windfall Studio 1101 N. Dunn St.(at 14th). The next showcase is Friday, June 15. Performances start at 6:00 pm.
For more information or to register to perform go to:
http://www.windfalldancers.org/earlydrafts.php
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Fountain Square Poets
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Writers Guild at Bloomington
P. O. Box 3445
Bloomington, IN 47402
If you’d like to make a contribution, please write the check to:
Writers Guild at Bloomington, Inc.
and mail it to the above post office address.
Thank you!
Support Our Writer Friendly Businesses
Rachael’s Café
300 East Third St Bloomington
A place frequented by artists. This café is one of the few places in town that offers a free stage for readings and performances. There is a minimal fee to have a sound person set up the sound system. Let’s support Rachael’s Café and keep this writer-friendly venue open and healthy. Open Mon-Fri at 8am, Sat-Sun at 9am and stay open until our events end, or 9 pm if no event is scheduled.
For all general inquiries, please call: 812-330-1882.
For all booking requests, please email Rachael’s Cafe at this email address: rachaelsbooking@gmail.com
For event information go to: facebook page
Sweet Claire Gourmet Bakery
309 East Third Street
We thank Sweet Claire Gourmet Bakery for hosting our Lemonstone reading series.
This is a lovely place to sit and read and write, and chat with friends, a good place for writers!
Open Tuesday through Saturday 7 am to 6 pm. Open Sunday 9 am to 6 pm.
Call 812-333-6000
www.sweetclaire.com