Category: Events
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Filoli Annual Haiku Competition
The hugely popular Filoli Haiku contest is now open for submissions! Over 4,000 haiku have been written about Filoli’s gardens since we launched the competition in 2020. In addition to 1st and 2nd place, there is a special category for poets below 18. This year as well, we’re pleased to bring back the Filoli Ecopoetry…
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YBCA 100 Changemakers
Stunned and deeply honored to be selected for the 2023 YBCA 100 Changemakers! The YBCA 100 celebrates artists, innovators, boundary-breakers, and leaders who are committed to building regenerative and equitable communities. Past honorees who are also some of my heroes include Natalie Diaz, Ruby Ibarra, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Favianna Rodriguez, Beyoncé, Ali Wong, Greta Thunberg, Shonda…
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6/10/23: Carnegie Hall!
World Premiere Of Filipino Immigrant Song At Carnegie Hall This Summer Filipino immigrant stories along with other Asian and Pacific Islander legacies will be celebrated through song at Carnegie Hall on June 10, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Produced by National Concerts, this historic collaboration by API composers, choral ensembles, community elders, culture bearers, and cultural…
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Dear Human
Forthcoming from Paloma Press in the Fall: Dear Human at the Edge of Time: Poems on Climate Change in the United States Co-Editors: Luisa A. Igloria20th Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia 2020-22, Emerita Aileen CassinettoPoet Laureate 2019-2022, Emerita, County of San Mateo, California Dr. Jeremy HoffmanDavid and Jane Cohn Scientist at the Science…
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KQED: Inform, Inspire, Involve
Started off this year’s KQED CAP Retreat on the right track: with a quote by bell hooks, “What We Do Is More Important Than What We Say We Believe”. (Thanks to Christine Padilla and Yo Ann Martinez for facilitating!) To this, I’m adding another favorite bell hooks quote: “The heart of justice is truth telling,…
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1/12/23: Step Into the Light at Cow Palace
The Cow Palace is hosting a creative competition to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a focus on “speaking out” and encouraging youth to share their voice respectfully and effectively. The contest celebrates and builds on Dr. King’s historic Cow Palace appearance. Entries should be respectful to all cultures, races, religions, and orientations, and…
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12/14/22: Youth Poetry Workshop
Students grades 5 through 12, join us for a fun poetry workshop on Wednesday, December 14, 5-6pm Pacific. Facilitated by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto and Daly City Youth Poet Laureate Chloe Chou, hosted by the Daly City Public Library Associates. Via Zoom.
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12/3/22: AAP Fellows’ Reading in L.A.
An Afternoon of Poetry with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, 1-3 p.m. EAGLE ROCK BRANCHLos Angeles Public Library 5027 Caspar Ave.(323) 258-8078 Spend an afternoon enjoying poetry readings and conversations with Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows and authors Brian Sonia-Wallace, Lynne Thompson and Aileen Cassinetto. Mid-Valley Regional Branch librarian…
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12/3 & 12/7/22: Meet Me for Noche Buena
World Premiere of “Meet Me for Noche Buena” (Music by Saunder Choi / Lyrics by Aileen Cassinetto) Pacific Chorale’s Carols by Candlelight Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.2046 Mar Vista Dr, Newport Beach, CA “Spotlighting timeless traditional and contemporary holiday music, “Carols by Candlelight” will also feature the…
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11/19/22: Local Author Fair
Menlo Park Library is hosting writers of many genres, and giving you a chance to meet and talk with these creators. Learn about the inspiration for their work, and perhaps get some inspiration of your own! When Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM Location Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA…
Aileen Cassinetto 