Highlighting poet contributors from the award winning new book "San Francisco Peace and Hope: Light the Sky" edited by Elizabeth Hack.

Hosted by Dan Brady

Short Talk with Elizabeth Hack, editor

Open mic prior and following SFPH feature. Sign up at 7PM.

Phil Lewenthal will be the photographer for the event.

James Berkowitz captures the audience with a lively reading/performance of newly published and original poetic work in a set. Grateful for your presence and support. All ages! FREE to the public! https://www.facebook.com/events/304808833371904/?ti=icl

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Honored to be selected and will be reading/performing as part of the event. Grateful for your presence and support 🙏🏼

ALL AGES WELCOME FREE ENTRY TO THE PUBLIC A celebration of life, art, culture, fashion, poetry, and music. We will be live streaming portions of the event via Facebook.

ARTISTS

Alexa Garfunkel https://www.facebook.com/agarfunkel13/ Ewa Pietraszak https://www.facebook.com/kivvi22/?pnref=lhc Frank Strasser http://frankstrasserfineartist.com/ Marjan Vayghan http://marjanv.com/ Matthew Cummings puzzlingclockz.net Todd Goodman https://www.facebook.com/toddgoodmanarts/

FASHION

Devin Carbaugh Clothing https://www.facebook.com/DevinCarbaughClothing/

POETRY READING/PERFORMANCE 9:00-9:20PM

Art Currim Brenda G Jackson James Berkowitz www.jamesberkowitz.com

SPONSORS

Devin Carbaugh Clothing https://www.facebook.com/DevinCarbaughClothing/ The Film Detective http://www.thefilmdetective.com/ Gibbons Media http://www.gibbonsmedia.com/ Maui Jim https://www.mauijim.com/ Sea of Silver https://www.facebook.com/SEA-OF-SILVER-186597268054033/

A celebration of life, art, culture, poetry, and music.

We will be Facebook Live Streaming periodically during the event.

ARTISTS:

Krista Nassi L. A. Marler Louisa McHugh Marjan Vayghan

POETRY: Set Time 9:00PM James Berkowitz

SPONSORS:

The Film Detective Gibbons Media Louisa McHugh Maui Jim SEA OF SILVER

AWESOME GIVEAWAY TIME: 9:45PM We'll be bringing the comedic fun and goodtimes while giving away the stash!

A celebration of life, art, culture, poetry, and music

We will be live streaming via Facebook during the event

ARTISTS:

ALEXA GARFUNKEL https://www.facebook.com/agarfunkel13/ LOUISA MCHUGH https://www.facebook.com/louisa.watercolor/ MARJAN VAYGHAN http://marjanv.com/ SANDRA ZEBI http://www.zebidesigns.com/ SARAH WADE https://www.facebook.com/SarahWadeArt/ TODD GOODMAN https://www.facebook.com/toddgoodmanarts/

POETRY: 9:00-9:20 (LIVE READING/PERFORMANCE IN ORDER)

ZACH FOUCHE https://www.backstage.com/u/zachfouche/ BRENDA G JACKSON ilead NoHo student/ Mensa Magazine JAMES BERKOWITZ https://www.jamesberkowitz.com/

AWESOME GIVEAWAY TIME: 9:45

JIMMY ZAMBONI AND JOHNNY PALOOKA GIVEAWAY THE GOODIES!

Grateful to our sponsors

The Film Detective http://www.thefilmdetective.com/ Gibbons Media http://www.gibbonsmedia.com/ Louisa McHugh https://www.facebook.com/louisa.watercolor/ Maui Jim https://www.mauijim.com/ Sandra Zebi http://www.zebidesigns.com/ Sea of Silver http://www.seaofsilversm.com/ A cappella Art exhibition Poetry

A celebration of life, art, and poetry

We'll be broadcasting portions of the event via Facebook Live Streaming

9:00 - 9:10 James Berkowitz Poetry Set www.jamesberkowitz.com

9:45 Awesome Giveaway Time!!! Jimmy Zamboni and Johnny Palooka giveaway the goodies with a comedic twist!

Artists:

Louisa McHugh: https://www.facebook.com/louisa.watercolor/ Marjan Vayghan: http://marjanv.com/ Mark Frazier: www.frazierarts.com

A celebration of life, art, poetry, music, comedy, and dance.

All live performances on the first level stage Artists on the second level balcony

We plan to broadcast portions of the event via Facebook Live Hashtag: #veniceartcrawl

SET LIST:

Hana ACDB 7:00-7:40 https://soundcloud.com/hanacbd

The Ukulady 7:45-8:00 http://www.theukulady.com/

Art Currim 8:00-8:10 www.quattrain.com

Trista Hurley-Waxali 8:10-8:20 https://tristaisshort.wordpress.com

Chaya Silberstein 8:20-8:30 http://poetsdinner.blogspot.com/

The Ukulady 8:30-8:45 http://www.theukulady.com/

Beth Marquez 8:45-8:55 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1674981956101232/

James Berkowitz 8:55-9:05 www.jamesberkowitz.com

Kimberly Cobian 9:05-9:20 http://nuvein.org/kimberly-cobian/

The Anti-Job 9:20-10:05 http://www.theanti-job.com/

Awesome Giveaway Time 10:05-10:15

Note: Times may change as necessary

ARTISTS:

Lisa Ferguson

Louisa McQ https://www.facebook.com/louisa.watercolor/?fref=ts

Marjan Vayghan http://marjanv.com/

Sandra Zebi https://www.facebook.com/Zebi-Designs-88420485425/

Todd Goodman http://todd-goodman-art.myshopify.com/

SPONSORS:

The Film Detective http://www.thefilmdetective.com/

Gibbons Media http://www.gibbonsmedia.com/

Louisa McQ http://www.venicewebsites.com/venicelifestyle/LouMcQ/Welcome.html

Maui Jim http://www.mauijim.com/

Sea of Silver http://www.seaofsilversm.com/

Zebi Designs https://www.facebook.com/Zebi-Designs-88420485425/

FREE ENTRY TO THE PUBLIC Must be 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages.

James Berkowitz will bare his poetic heart and soul reading/ performing live on the boulevard that inspired "Reaching for the Light of Day" and other works during his frequent night walks around Venice. His poem "The Inner Sun" published in the literary arts journal San Francisco Peace and Hope in 2015 was recently accepted into the San Francisco Public Library and The Special Collections of the Calfornia State Library. He's also published in Edgar Allan Poet Journal #3 (2015) which is a collection of recognized Los Angelels poets dating back to the Beat Era in Venice.

Please join James as part of the VENICE ART CRAWL and WATCH globally via FACEBOOK LIVE as he takes the written word from the page and brings it to the street in theatrical fashion. He is grateful for your presence and support. Hashtag #veniceartcrawl

ARTravenous is a celebration of life, art, music, poetry, and comedy.

ART (Located on the upstairs balcony)

DCastro http://www.dcastroarts.com

John Christensen http://www.americanprimitive.net

Lindsay Carron http://lindsaycarron.com

Marjan Vayghan http://marjanv.com

Sandra Zebi http://zebidesigns.com

COMEDY

Betsy Salkind http://www.betsysalkind.com

MUSIC

Carol McArthur http://www.carolmcarthur.com

Sayed Sabrina http://www.sayedsabrina.com

POETRY

Art Currim Twitter @ArtCurrim

Chaya Silberstein http://www.poetsdinner.blogspot.com

James Berkowitz http://www.jamesberkowitz.com

Maryam Mottahedeh https://library.biblioboard.com/ Search: "Heartfelt Journey"

Sean Hill http://www.letsbendreality.com

SPONSORS

Elevate In-Home Massage http://www.elevateinhome.com

Gibbons Media http://www.gibbonsmedia.com

Sea of Silver http://www.seaofsilversm.com

The Film Detective http://www.thefilmdetective.com

LIVE PERFORMANCE SET TIMES (Located on the First Floor Stage) 7:30-8:00 Carol McArthur 8:00-8:10 Art Currim 8:10-8:20 Maryam Mottahedeh 8:20-8:30 Sean Hill 8:30-8:40 Break / Announcements 8:40-8:50 Chaya Silberstein 8:50-9:00 James Berkowitz 9:00-9:15 Betsy Salkind 9:15-10:00 Sayed Sabrina 10:00-10:15 Awesome Giveaway Time

*LIVE STREAMING (I'm experimenting with an app Live Air Solo via my iphone to stream the event via my You Tube channel under my name and link berky1). I will update prior to the event.

HASHTAGS Please use the following hashtags with posts #vac16 #venice #artravenous #art #poetry #music #comedy #veniceartcrawl

We are grateful for your presence and support. Thank you very much for being part of the event.

A VAC celebration of holiday and original works from Robert Frost to "Do You Hear What I Hear?" I'll be interspersing spiritually uplifting, socially conscious, and romantic original poems during the set. Grateful for your presence. #vac15 #art #poetry

You are invited to Return of the NoHo Beat - a Los Angeles Poet Society production at the 3rd Annual LIT CRAWL LA:NoHo!

We are super excited to bring you Return of the NoHo Beat! Julio the Conga Poet is back with Jessica Wilson and Juan Cardenas of the Los Angeles Poet Society! Enjoy conga rhythms and the poetic persuasions of LA Poets! http://litcrawl.org/la/

Featuring: Norman Molesko - LA's "Young Oldie" Poet and LAPS Senior Advocacy Partner!

Brenda Petrakos - such a powerful word artist! We love Brenda!

James Berkowitz - he is a humble and inspirational bard of truth and love!

Juan Cardenas - LA's Flutist of the people, and Poet!

Julio the Conga Poet - the rhythm and wisdom heartbeat!

Jessica Wilson - the NoHo Beat herself, rocking the words!

Join us and stay for the rest of the Lit Crawl extravaganza!!!

LIT CRAWL IS FREE! #litcrawllanoho #litcrawlla15 #losangelespoetsociety #lapoetry

www.losangelespoetsociety.org Join your creative community!

*I'll be reading and performing as part of the Soap Box Poets segment. Grateful for your presence.

26 September, Saturday - 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM 100 THOUSAND POETS FOR CHANGE ANNUAL READING Over 80 countries worldwide celebrate the movement toward a sustainable future. Beyond Baroque represents Venice, California with a day of poetry and action. Free.

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM SOAPBOX POETS - Jessica Wilson hosts

3:00 PM - BB SATURDAY AFTERNOON POETRY WORKSHOP READS

4:00 PM - BB WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP LEADERS READ

5:00 PM - BB GREEN POETS READ

6:00 PM - Wide Awake Poets Laurel Ann Bogen & more TBA

7:00 PM - Charles Harper Webb Reads from his new book Brain Camp (More Below)

26 September, Saturday - 7:00 PM CHARLES HARPER WEBB: BRAIN CAMP PUBLICATION READING Winner of many poetry prizes and recipient of fellowships from the Whiting and Guggenheim foundations, Charles Harper Webb reads from Brain Camp, his eleventh collection of poetry. A former professional rock singer / guitarist, Webb teaches in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Cal State Long Beach. His book of craft essays, A Million MFAs Are Not Enough, is forthcoming from Red Hen Press. Part of 100 THOUSAND POETS FOR CHANGE.

Join the Los Angeles Poet Society as we join Full Spectrum on http://www.killradio.org

In the studio, we are proud to present:

James Berkowitz http://www.jamesberkowitz.com

Alejandro Molina

Jessica Wilson

Juan Cardenas

Idiot Savant

Sayed Sabrina http://www.sayedsabrina.com

Celebrating the release of Jessica Wilson's book of poetry, "Serious Longing" from Swan World Press (Editions du Cygne) AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.editionsducygne.com/swanworld-serious-longing2.html

http://www.losangelespoetsociety.org

Tune in from your cozy home to http://www.killradio.org We'll be jamming, reading poetry, talking life, enjoying the night!

Poetrypalooza-The Lustrum The ZZyZx WriterZ have made LA literary history with this annual celebration of poetry in life! Join us for: Spoken Word Hosted by Ideas Aubrey Performance by James Berkowitz Poetry, short stories, & performances by the ZZyZx WriterZ Live Music by Idiot Savant Poetry writing workshop Open mic sign ups begin at 6:30pm. Raffle tickets will be given to all open mic signees for ZZyZx, Poetrypalooza goodies, features' books, art, CDs & more FREE EVENT FOR ALL AGES This is night 4 of the Poetrypalooza 2015- The Lustrum. For more information about our features & details about our other stops this year, visit our Facebook page- Poetrypalooza & our website- https://www.poetrypaloozala.altervista.org

Featuring

Peggy Dobreer * Don Kingfisher Campbell Alice Pero * Seven Dhar Joe DeCenzo with Juan Cardenas Elmast Kozloyan * Zack Zephyr the Song James Berkowitz * Gloria Enedina Alvarez w/ Emile Porée

*Hosted by Jessica Wilson

Open Mic 4:30-5:00PM Features 5:00-6:30PM

http://www.mcgroartyartscenter.org/ FREE PARKING on the premises or local streets.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gypsypoet/2015/04/05/james-berkowitz

The Queen of Fresh, Sophia-The Gypsy Poet........., talks to fellow poet James Berkowitz on the show! He talks about his poetry, his inspiration, his life and much more! Tune in for an afternoon of poetry, emotion and enchantment! #poetry #books #indiepub #writerslife #indieauthors #NPM15 #radio

Thanks for tuning in and sharing with your FB tribe! GLOBAL TIMES AND DATES LISTED BELOW! Show will be archived for future listening

4/6/15 After Midnight

6AM Seoul 6AM Tokyo 4AM Chiang Mai 2:30AM New Dehli 1:30AM Tehran 1AM Dubai 12AM Saint-Petersburg

4/5/15 Pre-Midnight

11PM Tel Aviv 10PM Berlin 10PM Istanbul 10PM Paris 10PM Rome 10PM Vienna 10PM Warsaw 9PM London 9PM Dakar 6PM Rio De Janeiro 5PM Toronto 5PM EDT 4PM CDT 3PM MDT 2PM PDT 11AM Honolulu

Featured reader/performer as part of a CD release party that involves poets, healing, music therapy, and more!

Featured reader/performer for quarterly Venice Art Crawl event.

Reading/Performing as part of a celebration of National Women's Month and the re-release of Edgar & Lenore's "Men in the Company of Women" in which I'm published.