Monday, September 28, 2009

Citywide Literary Events

The following list of literary events has been gathered and sent to me by Jim Stewart:

San Antonio


Open Mike Week Nights
Trey's House, Blanco Road, 7:00 pm www.treyshouse.com 210-320-1904


Monday (Open Mike
La Tazza, 15060 San Pedro (Brook Hollow Area) 210-494-TAZA, Host Dr Waldazo 8:00 pm www.drmoons.com

Tuesday (Open Mike)
Jazz Poet Society will meet at the High Wire Art Gallery 326 East Josephine, Host Eduardo Garza eduardo_cavazos_garza@yahoo.com

Tuesday (Open Mike Slam)
Alamo City Slam 5307 McCullough, 7:00 pm Contact Anthony www.facebook.com/alamocityslam

Tuesday (Open Mike Slam)
Oyster on the Half Shell, 202 Navarro, www.onthehalfshell.net 210-843-3054 (You must be 21+ of age) 10:30 pm Host Anthony

Tuesday (Open Mike)
Barnes and Noble (San Pedro and Loop 410) Sun Poet Society, Host Rod Stryker 7:00 pm rodcarlosstryker@yahoo.com

Thursday (Open Mike)
Granados Center 500 Frieling, San Antonio, Host Pancho Mendoza, panchomendoza001@yahoo.com 6:30-7:30 pm , Pancho has alo just released a new book of Poetry and Short Stories.

Coming Up

Coming Up-October 17, 2009
Domestic Violence Awareness


Texas Music Coalition (Coming Up October 24)
This Years Benefit Concert will be held at Sam's Burger Joint 330 Grayson Street, San Antonio, October 24,6:30 pm til !:30 am. Musicians performing include, SA Blue Cats, Claude Morgan, True Stories, Tim and Bob Show, Melissa Ludwig Band, and John Berry. TMC is seeking items for the silent auction and for a variety of Door Prizes to be given away throughout the night. Donors will be listed in all publication. Proceeds fund the Jack Skyles Music Scholorship. For More Info contact, Patrice Villastrigo at info@PachamamasGarden.com or www.TexasMusicCoalition.org 210-344-8910

Call For Poets
Veterans Day Event in San Antonio. I am looking for some poets that have some poetry for Veteran's Day. BRGGH@msn.com 210-291-4012, Haute and Fresh along with Santikos Enterprizes is sponsoring this event at Legacy Mall Hwy 281 North and Loop 1604, San Antonio. The event will be advertised in their Santikos Theaters. Let me Know if you are interested.

October 24
Mitchell Lake Audobon Society, San Antonio, will be hlding a Celebration for Climate Change Day, More Info, Mobi Warren, 210-496-4942 mobiwarren@gmail.com www.350.org

Call For Artist
Tamale Art Auction, Benefit for the Childrens Shelter, Thursday December 3, 2009, at the Sunset Station in San Antonio, 5:30-8:30 pm Tickets $ 10.00. Artists are need to participate in the Third Annual Tamale Art Auction. More Info Contact Diana Morin 210-367-0593 marin745@aol.com Dead Line is November 30, 2009

Call For Artists
San Antonio Visual Artists (SAVA) is inviting all of South Texas to enetr original works of art (2D and 3D) to participate in the SAVA Gallery in the River Center Mall on Commerce Street San Antonio,"Art and Archeology, Opening October 1-October 31, More Info Mo 512-638-3482 momo4design@yahoo.com

Poetry Contest State Wide, For Students
If you would like a copy of this list (approximately 65-70 contest) please email me and I will email you the list BRGGH@msn.com

Poetry Contest
The Enigmatic PoetryContest, $ 5.00 Entry, First Place $ 100.00, Second $ 50.00, Third $ 25.00, 1-3 unpublished original poems, More Info Mike Gillickson poetkind@yahoo.com

Poetry Contest
UT Permian Basin (Odessa/Midland) The Permian Basin Chapter Poetry Contest, Deadline October 1, 2009, www.texaspoetryevents.info 432-697-4205 Kopycat@grandecom.net Two Catagories 1 Cowboy Poetry 2 All Other. Winning poems will be read at the Poetry in the Basin November 14, 2009 Winning Poems and Other selected poetry will be included in this years anthology, Entry Fee is $ 3.00 per category

Sponsors Needed
Cara Mae (Helmet Hair Magazine) is looking for sponsors for her Walk for the Cure, Juvenile Diabetes. The event is scheduled for October 17th, 9:30 am at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. More Info www.helmethairmagazine.com donations can also be made at http://www.walk.jdrf.org/support.cfm=873928 for a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAv5-M

Pancho Mendoza has just released his Book "Poetry and Short Stories of Pancho Mendoza" $ 15.00 214 Wonder Parkway, San Antonio, Texas 78213, panchomendoza001@yahoo.com

Dalton Press Newsletter http://www.visitorconstantcontact.com/d/isp?=m=1101455919773&p=01

Book Release, "2010 Poetry Calendar" www.dosgatospress.com 1310 Crestwood, Austin Texas 78722 $ 13.95

Vigrogrey Press is always looking for submissions for their poetry books http://www.vogrograypress.worpress.com www.virgogreypress.blogspot.com