Category: News
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World premiere of “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 From Broadway World: “The Grammy-winning Pacific Chorale, one of the nation’s leading choirs, launches…
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RCPL’s equity reading list
“I Am Because We Are”: A Reading List Curated by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto Join Racial Equity Mural artist Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith, County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto, Mayor Giselle Hale and many others as we celebrate the completion of Redwood City’s Racial Equity Mural on Jefferson Avenue during United Against Hate…
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International Voices: Poetry of Many Tongues
In celebration of international education week, the Skyline College Library with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Aileen Cassinetto will be hosting an poetry reading featuring poetry from different areas of the world. We will be sharing poems in a non-English language and then read a translation of it in English. Please join us! 4:30pm – 5:30pm Location:…
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Digital Makers United Against Hate
Digital Makers: United Against Hate 11/16/2022 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMLocation: Downtown Library1044 Middlefield RoadRedwood City, California 94063 November 13 – 19 is United Against Hate Week. Use the Makerspace’s Epilog Laser Cutter to cut and engrave a custom wooden bookmark celebrating tolerance and solidarity within our community. Learners of all ages and experience levels…
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Poets Crawleate at Lit Crawl
Poets Crawleate: Bay Area Poet Laureates Represent! Sat Oct 22nd 5:00pm – 6:00pm at The Chapel, 777 Valencia St, San Francisco Come hear six Bay Area poet laureates from the East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay, and San Francisco share their poetry and enchant you with their words. Featuring Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Tshaka Menelik…
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American Poets
Very special thanks to Jen Benka for quoting my poem in her Letter in the Fall-Winter 2022 issue of American Poets! (My poem is part of the Laureate Fellows’ Collaborative Poem that is also featured in the issue.) This is bittersweet as Jen is transitioning out of her role as President & Executive Director of…
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Filipino American Book Festival
SIXTH FILIPINO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVALHiraya/Emergence: Writing Towards the Future Main Branch, San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA Join us for a celebration of Filipino/a/x literature. Readings, book signings, panels, and workshops with over 40 Filipino/a/x writers (including Paloma Press authors Lara Stapleton & Barbara Jane Reyes). All events are free. The…
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Burlingame Youth Poet Laureate
The search for Burlingame’s first Youth Poet Laureate begins At first glance, the contest to become Burlingame and Hillsborough’s first Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) appears to be just another creative writing competition for teens. But in order to “win,” applicants must have more than poetic flair. “You don’t necessarily need to be good at poetry,”…
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Banned Books Week at Skyline
What: Reading & Discussion: Writers under Attack: Salman Rushdie, Banned Books, and Freedom of Expression (in-person event) When: Thursday, September 29, 2022, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Where: Skyline College Library, Building 5, 2nd floor Who: Students, staff and faculty are all welcome What: Bring a book to read from, an experience to share, or just listen in. (Students: Encourage your professor to…
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