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“Meet Me for Noche Buena”
Meet Me for Noche Buena (2022) Saunder Choi (b. 1988) TEXT: AILEEN CASSINETTO Maria Cristina Navarro, soloist WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONED BY PACIFIC CHORALE Robert Istad conducts the world premiere of the Pacific Chorale-commissioned “Meet Me for Noche Buena” by noted LA-based Filipino composer Saunder Choi, a tenor in the chorus whose work has been described…
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Apply to become a Youth Cultural Ambassador
Are you an artist between 15 and 19 years old? Do you reside in San Mateo County? Apply to become a Youth Cultural Ambassador! GOALS• To foster a love of arts as a vehicle for self-expression and civic engagement among young people in San Mateo County.• To build community through arts and culture with the…
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Ekphrastic collaborations
My collaboration with mixed media artist Rebecca Archer produced Rebecca’s Haint Blue painting inspired by my poem, “Haint Blue,” and my poem “Aubade on a Bus” inspired by Rebecca’s painting, “Great Expectations”. Rebecca Archer’s Great Expectations —after Maya Angelou It is sunrise, with hope its arrogant/ rider. How it sprang up, buoyed,/ as I ran…
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Poetic Tuesdays
Join us for Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake on May 9th from 12:30-1:30pm at Yerba Buena Gardens! Sharing works that delight, provoke, inspire and rouse, the twice monthly Poetic Tuesdays series runs from May through August, turning lunchtime into an oasis of creative expression. Lighting up the Gardens with a fabulously curated line-up of poets and…
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Menlo Park Library’s Mental Health Open Mic
May is Mental Health Month and this year’s theme is #Share4MH. Join San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto in celebrating mental health and breaking the stigma against those with mental health issues. Share your poetry, story, music, resources, or just come to listen. All are welcome! MONDAY, MAY 1 at 6PMMENLO PARK LIBRARY,…
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4th Annual Filoli Haiku Contest
The hugely popular Filoli Haiku contest is now open for submissions! Over 4,000 haiku have been written about Filoli’s gardens since the competition was launched in 2020. In addition to 1st and 2nd place, there is a special category for poets below 18. This year also marks the 2nd Annual Filoli Ecopoetry Award to encourage…
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Americans for the Arts features Paloma Press author for National Poetry Month
Donor Story: Jeanne-Marie Osterman from Americans For The Arts on Vimeo. Paloma Press author Jeanne-Marie Osterman met with Americans for the Arts President & CEO Nolen Bivens at The Yale Club in New York City to discuss her recent poetry book, Shellback (Paloma Press, 2021). During the meeting, Osterman donated royalties from her book to…
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National Poetry Month at SFPL
San Francisco Poet Laureate emerita Kim Shuck facilitates a poetry reading honoring poets who have recently passed. Featured readers include Clyde Always, Mahnaz Badihian, Dan Brady, Aileen Cassinetto, Paul Corman-Roberts, Kitty Costello, Tongo Eisen-Martin and Lauren Ito. Kim Shuck remarks, “The last few years have seen a lot of loss. It’s not possible to mourn each and every voice, but we are going…
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Santelmo Issue 4
Happy World Poetry Day! Maraming salamat to Krip Yuson for including 3 of my poems in the stunning new issue of SANTELMO. Santelmo is a quarterly literary print journal published by Manila-based San Anselmo Publications, Inc.
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YBCA 100
Stunned and deeply honored to be selected for the 2023 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 100 Cultural Changemakers Award! The YBCA 100 celebrates artists, innovators, boundary-breakers, and leaders who are committed to building regenerative and equitable communities. Past honorees include Natalie Diaz, Ruby Ibarra, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Favianna Rodriguez, Beyoncé, Ali Wong, Greta Thunberg, Shonda…
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