June Busting

Hi folks : Here's what's up this time:

1.  Rhapsodomancy Announces the Writers Reading Sunday, June 3, 2012

BRADLEY PAUL

ANNE-MARIE KINNEY

BONNIE BOLLING

NATHAN HANSEN

Doors open at 7:00pm - Reading begins at 7:30pm

The Good Luck Bar, 1514 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, 90027 (east Hollywood/Silver Lake: corner of Hollywood & Hillhurst)

21 and over only.

RSVP (not required) at rhapsodomancyla at gmail dot com (RSVP will add you to the Rhapsodomancy email list)

$3 suggested donation at door. There will be a cash bar.

2. Community Art & Craft plus Garage Sale on Sunday, June 10 from 10am-3pm in Brockport campus' Tuttle North Ice Arena. 350 New Campus Drive College at Brockport Brockport, NY 14420. I'll be there selling copies of Instant Poetry (Just add words!) so stop on by. If you can't  make it the info for buying the book is at the bottom of this post. 

3. Transforming Media: A Weekend of Education, Mobilization, and Networking

Public Event · By Rochester Indymedia

Rochester Indymedia is hosting a regional convergence for independent media makers, grassroots activists, and community members. June 2012 completes Rochester Indymedia's first decade as an organization and to celebrate we're hosting a conference that you won't want to miss. The weekend will facilitate new directions for peoples’ media as well as facilitate collaborations between media makers and activist groups. You will walk away with a better understanding of the media landscape, practical skills for media creation, and new relationships to build on.

When you register, please consider donating a $10-$35 sliding scale donation to help us pay for food and other supplies and materials for the conference. Waivers will be available.

Special guests include: Mike Burke (DemocracyNow! producer), Yusef Shakur (Detroit community activist, former prisoner http://www.yusefshakur.org/), DeeDee Halleck (Media activist and co-founder of Paper Tiger TV), The Stimulator ("It's The End of The World As We Know It and I Feel Fine" http://submedia.tv/), Mara Ahmed (local independent film maker), Branda Miller & Steve Pierce from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY (http://www.mediasanctuary.org/), Amy Dalton (Philadelphia & US Indymedia http://indymedia.us/en/index.shtml), Elizabeth Press (Streetfilms http://www.streetfilms.org/), and all the supporters and members of Rochester Indymedia.

Transforming Media: http://tenyearsrocindymedia.org/ 

Please register here: http://tenyearsrocindymedia.org/register

About the weekend: http://tenyearsrocindymedia.org/about

Pay your registration donation online: https://www.wepay.com/donations/transforming-media-a-weekend-of-education-mobilization-and-networking

When you fill out your registration, there is an area for proposing a workshop or presentation. The deadline for proposals is: May 10, 2012!

Check out Rochester Indymedia: Rochester.Indymedia.org

IndyTV: IndyTV.Blip.tv

[FYI: We're still getting the schedule together so times may change. Check back for updates!]

just three this time. I've got room for a quick poem!

motorcycles 2  

By "Laughing" Larry Berger 

The mark of the open Road

changes 

depending on 

whom you chose to join with

No matter whom your chose

the "Colors"  will match for the entire family!

Leathers and Harleys   

Have built more American Legends

than Disney and Doc Seuss combined !

Ah

but Fonzie left the Falcons 

and Joined his sons in the Hamptons for a few

episodes  before they sent him up for tax evasion .

The Son's of Anarchy 

have left Charming again till at least next season

Yet

even today

the steel horse  brings fantasies to mind.    

Neat Huh? 

here are those book links I promised you : 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts 

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

and upwards!

Hi Folks : Well its that time again. here's another blog post.

1. Kalu James is looking to fund a CD project. check out the particulars here.   http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fundkalu/some-sort-of-fusion

2. The "fringe fest" is coming to Rochester,NY ! these are the biggest arts festivals on the planet and for the first time they are coming to Rochester,NY .vist http://rochesterfringe.com/ for more info.

3. Save the date ! Sunday August 5th 2012. I'll be presenting the "Instant Poetry (Just add words!) " the
 breakdown seminar from 1-3 p.m. . at Liftbridge Books , 45 Main Street,  Brockport NY . $10.00 per person visit :
www.liftbridgebooks.com  for more info. Lift Bridge Book Shop 45 Main St.Brockport, NY 14420 585-637-2260

4. For those of you who didn't have the chance to buy the  Instant  Poetry (just add words !) book yet , the Arts council of Wyoming County NY is putting together an anthology with the winning poems and will have them available in digital format as well.  Contact : Jacqueline Hoyt Executive Director Arts Council for Wyoming County  31 South Main Street Perry, NY 14530 artswyco.org  585-237-3517

you can also just by a copy of Instant Poetry (Just add words!) and look on page 31 

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Picasso

5. Hi folks :  My good friend and Master Jeweler Kim Pandina will be appearing at the Corning Glass Festival in Corning ,NY on 5/25/12 and 5/26/12.

She'll also be at Ithaca fest in Ithaca NY on 6/1/12 - 6/3/12 . Go check her work out! You can also visit her "jewelry garden" at www.pandawear.net

Recently , she was commissioned to do a special line as a fundraiser for the Flower City chapter of Habitat for Humanity. For more info on this line contact: order@pandawear.net before May 31,2012

6. Hi Lawrence,  I just wanted to let you know that I just nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award. http://wp.me/pxbPK-gU Congrats! 

Teresa

Wow! Thanks Teresa!

No room for a poem this time! Sorry! Here are the links to the  I.P.J.A.W. book:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts 

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

see you next time!  

Onward!

Hi folks: I found out that My poem Donation$ won third place in the Arts council of Wyoming County NY's 2012 poetry contest. To be honest , I don't even remember having entered but apparently I did.  This is the highest I've ever placed in a contest and it came with a $20.00 cash prize so I guess I can  now call myself an award winning poet can't I?  The poem is also published in the book Instant Poetry (Just add words!)  3rd edition which is currently available on Amazon.com, Barnes& Noble.com, through the publisher at  I Universe or through your local bookseller. Sorry , but I just don't feel right about it so I'm not going to post the poem here! If you want to read it you'll just have to buy the book! I'll have the links posted again at the end of this blog.

Anyway. here's a few things going on :

1.  Parody Magazine accepts submissions of unpublished "funny poems "  for complete details visit:
http://parody.onimpression.com/p/submission-guidelines.html


2. The Occupy Movement is still going strong. Those involved in the Rochester,NY area have decided to start a zine to help publish the opinions of the movement they raised $180.00 on Saturday 4/28/12 and have established a web site for additional contributions. here is the thank you note sent to those who participated  ( Yeah, I got to read one poem  )  "Thanks again to Paulette, Tim Avery and the Bug Jar management, and to all of you who came out or read or played! I'm gratified by the good turnout and high spirits (even before Mike Ketchek got going!). We raised $180, so that's a decent start for the Occupy Rochester zine. Donations continue to be taken via the Occupy  WePay account:

https://www.wepay.com/donations/31028" 

3. Lvl 5 Showcase 10:00pm in EDT Friday, May 11, 2012    The Rocket Nightclub

216 Francis Street, Jackson, MI 49201  Come to the Rocket May 11 its going down. Set List is going to be Openers Have 7 min Sets and Headliners have 15 min.18+ Dj Mundo on the 1's and 2's come support Michigan Music Headliners: Mr Northern Dope, Murda M4tt, Champagne City, Don Lucci

CASH PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSE...

4. The artist breakfast group has a showing at the Link Gallery in the Rochester,NY City Hall 30 Church Street in Rochester,NY visit http://artistsbreakfastgroup.com for additional info. Show runs May 1 ,2012-Jul;y 30th 2012 with a reception on Friday May 11,2012 from 5:30- 8:30 p.m. 








and here's a poem for you:

Until

BY " Laughing " Larry B.

Until  the sun rises in the west
 Until the last hammer falls

Until I breathe my last

I will continue to write!

Neat Huh? 

Remember , the award wining poem is in the book Instant Poetry (Just add words!) here are the links to where you can buy it:

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts 

see you next time!

Better late than not at all!

Hi folks: I know , I know. I'm a week late getting this out. Please accept my apologies.  My mom had to have emergency surgery and just got home the day after this blog was due. She's in with the Physical Therapist right now and on the mend, but there was just no way in hell I could concentrate enough to write! Her's what's going on for this post :

1. What: Benefit for Occupy Rochester
When: Sat. April 28, 4:30-9:00 pm
Where: The Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY
Cost: Flexible Donation. We’re hoping to publish a zine to keep the word alive about OR’s struggle and similar
occupations throughout the nation.
Website: http://bugjar.com/2012/03/rochester-ny-early-event-430-pm-8-pm-occupy-poetry-a-group-reading-to-benefit/

2. The 9th annual Poetry Month Celebration at Lift Bridge Book Shop.
 The event will start at 12:30PM on April 29th (Sunday).  I am looking forward to what always is a wonderful afternoon of reading ,listening, and talking about poetry and poets!  There will be great music (provided by Rick Nicholson who has been here before), refreshments, an intermission with a chance to mingle, a raffle, and plenty of poetry to be heard.  I want to thank all those  reading poetry ahead of time for participating and making this event such a special occasion!  There will be a sign up list for poets
Lift Bridge Book Shop
45 Main St.
Brockport, NY 14420
585-637-2260
on the day of the reading.  As you arrive, please sign up for a slot.

3. From May 4–June 9, Albany Center Gallery presents the 2012 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational, featuring the work of Renee Iacone, Nancy Van Deren, and Lynn Schwarzer. Each year, ACG selects participants from past Mohawk-Hudson Regional exhibits in order to showcase their work in greater depth, and is proud to highlight these three unique and accomplished local artists in 2012.

4. All That Glitters, a musical about the life of flamboyant entertainer Liberace, is eyeing a Broadway run in April 2013.  Directed, composed and choreographed by Alexander DeJong, the show will have a workshop at the Baryshnikov Arts Center running from May 8 through May 11. Three actors (Richard Kline, Zachary S. Berger and Kevin Dolan) will play the famed pianist at different stages of his life. The musical also features a book by DeJong and James A. Walsh and additional music by Tom Nelson.  ( In case your wondering, the answer is yes! Zachary Berger and I ARE related!) 

5. Rochester poets may reading  2-4P.M. Sunday Our next event is Sunday, May 20  Ross Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center at Fisher 3690 East Ave  Rochester, New York 14618. Our featured poet will be Jacob Rakovan.

Whew! That's a lot of stuff ! Here's a poem for you:

You never know! 

By " Laughing" Larry Berger 

Tommorow is not guaranteed for any of us!

Death is the only sure part of life.

Everything else is up for grabs!

 

You could be a millionaire one day

and  on the street the next! 

Fortune is what you make of it 

and so far I'm very lucky! 

 

Neat huh? 

Here are the book links : 

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts 

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

See you next time! 

here we go!

Hi folks : Here's what up this time:

1. Please join us for MCC’s 4^th Annual Scholars’ Day 

Wednesday, April 25^th – 12:00 p.m. at the Damon City Campus with Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah and Saturday, April 28^th – 9:30 a.m. at the Brighton Campus With Dr. Spencer Wells To order tickets, just click 

www.monroecctickets.com

2. 04/22/2012: Pedestal Event in Bethesda, MD 5pm The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh St; Bethesda, MD 20815  Group Event involving John Amen, CL Bledsoe, Alan Britt, Nathan Leslie, Lyn Lifshin, Jen Michalski, and Richard Peabody

There's a lot more going on but since I switched the frequency

of this blog I can only post those events that fit its timeline. Sorry but please keep those events coming!

Here's a poem for you :

April fools 

by "Laughing" Larry Berger

The wise ones started out as idiots

they were infants just like the rest of us

and had to be taught.

Some never stopped learning

but stopped being in awe of what they learned.

They sold it for millions

or for the love of the people 

They gave up their inheritance

what would you call them? 

neat huh? 

Here's the book links . see you next time! 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234 

 http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

Welcome back!

Hi folks : Well, here it is . The first real blog since the hiatus  I hope you enjoy it. :

1. Please be at the Encino-Tarzana branch library located at 18231 Ventura Boulevard, Tarzana, California starting at 2:00 PM this Saturday March 31st, 2012. This celebratory meeting will take place in the beautiful community room. event features Rick Lupert


2Submit your author interview at: faddenwriter@gmail.com. 


These will be posted to my blog: ThirdCoastWriter.blogspot.com. I will also promote the interview through Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. 


3. Rochester Poets National Poetry Month Celebration  Sunday, April 15, 2012
2:00pm until 5:00pm Ross Gallery, Skalny Welcome Center St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York- all welcome

4. April 28 Th  Liberty's Vigil benefit  at the Bug Jar 219 Monroe Avenue  Rochester, NY 14607

(585) 454-2966

So far that's it for the events in April.  I can only post what I know about !  Please send me your events! 

and now a poem:

Welcome back! 

by "Laughing" Larry B

Thank you for your support!

I believe in miracles

thanks again!

and here's the link to the books to complete the trifecta ::

 http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1 

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234  

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts

The aye's have it!

Hi folks:  Well , I've decided to keep the blog going for the near future anyway! Some of you e-mailed me that it came out too often at once a week so I'm going to switch to a by-monthly format and see if that helps . I must confess I've missed doing the blog in the past two weeks. Unfortunately, I don't have any events to post  since it was  on hiatus.  Here's a poem for you just to get the ball rolling again:

From Sarah Baethge

On March 17(my birthday) my paranormal/sci-fi short story 'Right Now' is free on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Right-Now-ebook/dp/B007GOYX56 (always free with Amazon Prime).

Death , Taxes, Etc.

by "Laughing" Larry Berger

It's comforting to know that

there are a few things

certain in this world

Sometimes we need a reminder that we're all human

Words fill  the mind with wonder

but the earth still turns without us too. 

 It made you think right?  Here are the links for the book.

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000187234 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/instant-poetry?keyword=instant+poetry&store=allproducts

  http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1