Friday January 6th
The Inspired Word Two Year Anniversary Show
Hosted by Gemineye and Nathan P.
Featuring: Advocate of Wordz, Thomas Fucaloro, Erica Miriam Fabri & Robin Andre, Ocean Vuong, Yenny Love, David Lawton, Emanuel Xavier, Amy Leigh Cutler, Jamaal St. John, Jane LeCroy, Eliel Lucero, Eve Brandstein, Carolina Hidalgo, Osagyefo, Jane Ormerod, Jesus Papoleto Melendez, Aimee Herman, Simply Rob, Big Mike, Bonafide Rojas, Jazzmeia Horn, Vince Royale, The MarXman, Ngoma, Vanessa Hidary, Regie Cabico, John Fugelsang (tbc)Oveous Maximus, Patricia Smith, Sylvana Joyce + The Moment
116 (downstairs lounge)
116 MacDougal St (between Bleecker and Minetta Lane)
New York City
Doors open at 6pm. Show 6.30-11.30pm
$15
Wednesday January 18th
Hydrogen Jukebox Show with The Ne'erdowells
1087 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221
8:00 - 10:00pm
Sunday February 12th
Poetry Festival Santa Cruz
Featured performers at Poetry Festival Santa Cruz include: Wanda Coleman, ruth weiss, Jack Hirschman, Genny Lim, Lorna Dee Cervantes, The Ellyn Maybe Band, Stephen Kessler, Charles Curtis Blackwell, Avotcja & Modupue, Jerry Kamstra, A.D. Winans, Gerald Nicosia, Mike The Poet, Michael C. Ford (with Ray Manzarek *tenative), Marc Olmsted, Gary Young, Quiet Lightning, Ron Lampi, Jane Ormerod, Jennifer Barone with Nova Jazz Band, Dennis Holt, Peter Marti, T. Mike Walker and Keith Savage.
Musical Guests: The Invertebrates, Alan Sitar Brown, Ruebi Lynn Jimenez and Geordie Van Der Bosch.
Hosted by San Francisco poet MCs extraordinaire Ginger Murray and Marc Kockinos.
The Cocoanut Lounge, Grand Ballroom
400 Beach St
Santa Cruz, CA
3:30 - 10:00pm
$12.50 advance tickets available here
The event is sponsored by Bookshop Santa Cruz, Poetry Santa Cruz, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz Weekly, Santa Cruz Art League, Nickelodeon/Del Mar, Food Bin & Herb Room, The Starving Musician, The Beat Museum, Felix Kulpa Gallery, Poetry Flash, Sport About, Community Printers and more.
Friday February 17-19th
The San Francisco Writers Conference
The Mark Hopkins Hotel
San Francisco, CA
"The cleverness and depth of Jane Ormerod's presentation, both challenged and mesmerized the audience. Descriptive yet judicious and yet seductive is how I would describe her word choice and its affect on everyone..."
Peter Duhon
Art Comments, July 3rd 2006
"Shakespearean Rock & Roll!"
Diamond Dave, San Francisco