Sunday, April 21, 2019, 5:30am on NBC Bay Area // 6pm on NBC’s COZI TV (Comcast 186)
NBC Asian America features San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto
Saturday, April 20, 2019, 11:00pm to 1:00am (show will be archived for 2 weeks)
Poetry & Conversation with East Palo Alto Poet Laureate Kalamu Chache & “BAJABA on JaZzline” host Afrikahn Jahmal Davys
KPFA Radio Berkeley 94.1 MHz
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 6:30pm
Portola Valley Library’s 20th Annual Poetry Celebration
Community Hall
765 Portola Rd.
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 2:00pm
POETRY & COMMUNITY: A CONCERT
Presented by the Burlingame Public Library and the San Mateo County Poet Laureate, and featuring local poets and the West Bay Community Band. Aileen Cassinetto and East Palo Alto Poet Laureate Kalamu Chache co-host.
Free and open to the public.
*This event is part of the San Mateo County Poet Laureate’s campaign, “Speak Poetry,” which aims to elevate and celebrate the literary arts and their roles in public life.
Burlingame Main Library
480 Primrose Rd.
Burlingame, CA 94010
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 4pm-6pm
“HELLA POETA”: LitLumpiaFest3
School of Arts & Culture
1700 Alum Rock Ave.
san Jose, CA 95116
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 6:30pm
10th Annual CSM Asian Pacific American Film Festival
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto is a guest reader.
CSM Theatre Building 03
1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 4:30pm
Menlo Park Library Youth Poetry Awards Ceremony & Reception
Reception at the Menlo Park Main Library at 4:30PM
Ceremony at the Council Chambers at 5:30PM
Menlo Park Library
800 Alma St.
Menlo Park, 94025
Council Chambers
700 Laurel St.
Menlo Park, 94025
Friday, May 24, 2019, 7:15pm to 8:30pm
Mental Health Open Mic Sponsored by Menlo Park Library
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto joins us out in the community to help break the silence surrounding suicide and mental illness.
Cafe Zoe
1929 Menalto Ave,
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Monday, May 27, 2019, 10:30am
78th Annual Memorial Day Observance
Musical prelude 10:30 a.m. Program 11 a.m.
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto is a guest reader.
Golden Gate National Cemetery
1300 Sneath Lane (Veterans Way) San Bruno, CA 94066
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 6:00pm
In conversation with Christopher X. Shade, author of The Good Mother of Marseille
Book Passage
Ferry Building, One, #42
San Francisco, CA, 94111
June 8-16, 2019
The Literary Stage at the San Mateo County Fair presented by the California Writers Club-SF Peninsula
San Mateo County Event Center
1346 Saratoga Dr
San Mateo, CA 94403
PAST EVENTS
Saturday, April 20, 2019, 10am
California Writers’ Club SF Peninsula Monthly Meeting
Sequoia Yacht Club
441 Seaport Ct.
Foster City, CA 94063
Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 12pm
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Reading
Skyline College, Building 5
3300 College Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
Sunday, April 14, 2019, 2:00pm-3:00pm
HAY(NA)KU!
Learn a new poetic form with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto
Is it a sigh or a form of haiku? In this workshop, with the aid of prompts and familiar poetic tools, we will try our hand at drafting new poems. We’ll write, read, critique, tweak, and talk about this deceptively simple verse form! Materials and light snacks will be provided.
This is a free event, but space is limited. Please email smcpoetlaureate@smcl.org with the subject, “WORKSHOP,” by April 7th to RSVP.
Half Moon Bay Library
620 Correas St.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Sunday, April 14, 2019, 3:30pm
PAW-ETRY OPEN READING & RECEPTION
Poets Raising Awareness for Shelter Pets
In addition to April being National Poetry Month, it is also Prevention Against Cruelty to Animals Month. On April 14th, you are invited to read a poem about a favorite pet, an animal you met at the PHS-SPCA or any shelter, a favorite poem about animals, or just come and support this worthy cause. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Half Moon Bay Library
620 Correas St.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Friday, April 12, 2019, 7:00pm
Poetry & Symphonic Masterpieces (Music of Leonard Bernstein)
Featuring music by the Aragon High School Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, & Choirs, and Poetry by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto, San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Caroline Goodwin, & San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg
Aragon High School Theater
900 Alameda de Las Pulgas
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 9:00am
Proclamation of National Poetry Month by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County & Poet Laureate Opening of the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting
Once each quarter, the Poet Laureate will open the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ Meeting with a poem. On April 9th, the Board of Supervisors will issue an official Proclamation in support of National Poetry Month.
Board meetings begin at 9:00AM, and are open to the public. You are welcome to stay for all or any portion of the meeting.
Hall of Justice
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7pm-8:30pm
Poetry for the People and CCSF African American Studies present “Still I Rise: Maya Angelou and 400 Years of Resistance to Slavery”
Featuring: Kim Shuck, San Francisco Poet Laureate; Aileen Cassinetto, San Mateo County Poet Laureate; Kitty Costello, poet; Aliyah Dunn-Salahuddin, Professor of African American Studies; Tehmina Khan, poet and Professor of English; Maurisa Thompson, poet and high school teacher; and more Poets for the People
Tea and snacks will be served.
Batmale Hall, Room 203
CCSF Ocean Campus
50 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112
Monday, April 1, 2019, 7pm
Proclamation of National Poetry Month by the Mayor of the City of San Mateo
City of San Mateo
330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
Monday, March 25, 2019, 7pm
Poetry Class at Maguire Correctional Facility
300 Bradford St.
Redwood City, CA 94063
***UPDATE: This tour has been rescheduled. Details TBA. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Sunday, March 17, 2019, 2:00pm
PAW-ETRY
Poets Raising Awareness for Shelter Pets
Please join San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto on a tour of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. RSVP by March 10th: smcpoetlaureate@smcl.org.
Lantos Center for Compassion
1450 Rollins Rd.
Burlingame, CA 94010
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 2:00pm
Laureates Speak Poetry
Celebrate Women, Words, and the Power of Poetry with San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck! Open reading to follow and light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.
Westlake Library
275 Southgate Ave.
Daly City, CA 94015
Saturday, March 2, 2019, 9:30am
“WOW Voices Now: A Morning of Readings and Refreshments”
Features San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and award-winning fiction/nonfiction writer Jacqueline Doyle.
Skyline College, Student & Community Center, Building 6
3300 College Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
Thursday, February 14, 2019, 6:30pm
ALL WE NEED: Valentine Poetry Open Mic & Reception
Bring a loved one (a date, a partner, a grandma, a friend, a child, or yourself!), and your favorite love poem. You can even renew vows in community with those at the gathering! San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and Belmont Poet Laureate Jacki Rigoni co-host.
Millbrae Library
1 Library Avenue
Millbrae, CA 94030
Friday February, 8, 2019, 7:00pm
Come and watch students from five High Schools compete in the FIRST SAN MATEO COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION!
San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto and East Palo Alto Poet Laureate Kalamu Chache will be among the judges.
Foster City Recreation Center,
Mist Room
650 Shell Boulevard
Foster City, CA 94404
Monday, February 4, 2019, 7:00pm
POETS!
Reading & Open Mic featuring San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto, and former Poet Laureate of Livermore Connie Post. Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate of San Francisco, and Jerry Ferraz, poetry czar of Bird & Beckett, co-host.
Bird & Beckett Books
653 Chenery St.
San Francisco, CA 94131
Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 9:00am
Poet Laureate Opening of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Meeting
Once each quarter, the Poet Laureate will open the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ Meeting with a poem. Board meetings begin at 9:00AM, and are open to the public. You are welcome to stay for all or any portion of the meeting.
Hall of Justice
400 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063
December 2018
Hay(na)ku Exhibit at the Saint Helena Public Library
1492 Library Lane, St. Helena, California
