Category: News
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Wide American Earth at 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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Wildflowers book launch
Join us in celebrating the launch of Beverly Parayno’s debut short story collection, WILDFLOWERS (PAWA Press) on Saturday, May 27 at 2.30 pm (doors at 2). Sentro Filipino, SF. Guest readers include Tamim Ansary, Tony Robles, Olga Zilbourborg, Rashaan Alexis Meneses, Veronica Montes, and Aileen Cassinetto. Pre-order with free shipping and a signed copy available…
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Congratulations, Lauren & Eva!
Huge congratulations to my mentees, Lauren Lin and Eva Chen! Lauren Lin is the Inaugural Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate! Lauren who also won Youth Speaks’ Teen Poetry Slam Finals will represent the SF Bay Area at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival this summer! Eva Chen is the first student from San…
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Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement
Inaugural Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate Commencement All community members are invited to join us in a special ceremony to present the winner of the first ever Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate competition. Friday, May 12, 2023 at 6pm, Burlingame Public Library Program Opening Remarks by Jenny Miner, Teen Services Librarian, Burlingame Public Library Poem performed by…
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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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