Poetry Open Mic: Pop Up
Poetry Open Mic will be held every 3rd Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Art Hunger/Viva Downtown conference room located at 1504 Market Street in the old IOOF building.
The magic happens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to both watch and participate, and while we encourage reading original works, giving credit and reading works from other poets is also welcome.
Multicultural Celebration
Meet your neighbors, share food and culture, learn about services available in Shasta County, EVERYONE is welcome to attend!
Details:
11:00-12:45: cultural and community tables 11:45-12:45: international food 1:00-3:00: cultural presentations
Poetry Open Mic: Pop Up
Poetry Open Mic will be held every 3rd Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Art Hunger/Viva Downtown conference room located at 1504 Market Street in the old IOOF building.
The magic happens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to both watch and participate, and while we encourage reading original works, giving credit and reading works from other poets is also welcome.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info, shastapoets.wordpress.org. to register.
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoy nature and writing.
Poetry Open Mic: Pop Up
Poetry Open Mic will be held Wednesday at the Art Hunger/Viva Downtown located at 1504 Market Street in the old IOOF building.
The magic happens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to both watch and participate, and while we encourage reading original works, giving credit and reading works from other poets is also welcome.
Redding Library Book Sale
Come check out the monthly library book sale in the community room.
To learn more visit www.reddingwritersforum.com
Poetry Open Mic: Pop Up
Poetry Open Mic will be held this Wednesday January 15th at 7 p.m.. at the Art Hunger/Viva Downtown located at 1504 Market Street in the old IOOF building.
The magic happens from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to both watch and participate, and while we encourage reading original works, giving credit and reading works from other poets is also welcome.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info, shastapoets.wordpress.org. to register.
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoy nature and writing.
Upcoming Ginko Walks (first Sunday of each season):
Autumn Ginko - Sunday September 22nd 2pm - 4pm
Winter Ginko - Sunday December 15th 2pm - 4pm
Anne Leveque's Book Signing Event
Talented abstract artist, Anne Leveque, has written her first book and will introduce it to the public for the first time at North Valley Art League on Saturday, August 17 from 11:30-1:00. SYLLABLES is a book of poems and stories Anne wrote to accompany her beautiful paintings. She will do a short presentation and read selected passages, followed by book signing and chat. Light refreshments served. SYLLABLES will be available for purchase in our gift shop.
To learn more, visit NVAL.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info, shastapoets.wordpress.org. to register.
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoy nature and writing.
Upcoming Ginko Walks (first Sunday of each season):
Autumn Ginko - Sunday September 22nd 2pm - 4pm
Winter Ginko - Sunday December 15th 2pm - 4pm
Poetry Open Mic: Pop Up
Open Mic this Wednesday the 19th. Since Juneteenth is being celebrated at the IOOF, we'll hold Open Mic outside, 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the "parklet" just to the right of the Arts Council 1313 Market Street. Hope to see you there! Themes: Freedom, Juneteenth, Pride.
Open Mic
Open Mics are the third Wednesday of the month, at The Art Hunger/IOOF Building 1504 Market from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This month's open mic coincides with Juneteenth. We invite everyone to write or share poems on the themes of Juneteenth, freedom, or resilience. You can bring your own or a poem by an African American poet that speaks to these themes.
Poetry as Mindfulness Practice
Join us for a poetry workshop on Poetry as Mindfulness Practice.
We'll read poems that help walk us into mindfulness and talk about the many ways that the reading (and writing) of poetry and be a way to center or reflect. . . can be a form of mindfulness.
Through listening, doodling, journaling, and writing, we'll explore what you like about the poems or how they speak to you.
This free poetry workshop will be held Saturday, June 15th from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Art Hunger/Viva Downtown located at 1504 Market St, Redding, CA 96001 in the conference room.
Ginko
A ginko is a walk in nature with the intention to be still, observe and write images in the short poetic form of haiku. No experience necessary.
Contact Andrew Phillips: piedhillprawns@gmail.com for more info, shastapoets.wordpress.org. to register.
Free and welcome to anyone who enjoy nature and writing.
Location to be announced.
Upcoming Ginko Walks (first Sunday of each season):
Autumn Ginko - Sunday September 1st 2pm - 4pm
Winter Ginko - Sunday December 1st 2pm - 4pm
Death is to Life, AS…
Spend an evening exploring life, death, and grief in an open forum with community members. Inclusive and accessible. All are welcome. Free of religious and political ideology.
No fee to attend.
No sales pitch.
Poetry Workshop
If you haven't yet had an opportunity to come to a poetry workshop, you have two more chances. Come on Sunday April 28th from 2 to 4 to try some techniques, learn some tools, and write to some new prompts.
Sign up HERE.
Ginko | Haiku nature Walk
Haiku is a popular form of writing poetry around the world today. Originating from Japan, it is the practice of observing & noticing moments in nature, writing and crafting very short poems and sharing with others. A Ginko Walk is simply a walk in nature with the intention to observe, write, gather with others to share. It is fun, peaceful and can be enjoyed by anyone wishing to be still, enjoy nature, write & share. We meet at the Sundial Bridge, Redding (Turtle Bay Museum end) at 10am - 12pm, Sunday April 21st 2024. Bring drinking water, a notebook and pencil (or your phone). For more info contact Andrew at piedhilllprawns@gmail.com, www.shastaartscoucil.org/wordsforall, or shastapoets.wordpress.com
ZineFest
Join us in the Ballroom for Red City ZineFest. A living magazine with art, vendors, poetry & music!
Redding Cultural Cruise 2024
The annual Redding Cultural Cruise returns this April 12th & 13th to celebrate Arts, Culture & Creativity Month. Visitors will be able to view examples of fabulous art, see historical artifacts, hear great music by local performers and get a sampling of the North State culture and arts.
The event begins at 4pm on Fri the 12th with the cultural bus and car tour starting at Redding City Hall and continues through Saturday the 13th with the walking/biking tour from 11-Business closing. Participating venues are the Redding City Hall, Turtle Bay Exploration Park & The Mosaic Restaurant gallery, Shasta Historical Society, Shasta Arts Council – Old City Hall, The Art Hunger, Viva Downtown, Behrens-Eaton House Museum, Shasta Living Streets, and North Valley Art League.
Drive, bike or walk to all the Cruise stops - free admission at Turtle Bay between the hours of 5pm and 8pm on Friday night only. Cultural Cruise printed guides will be available at each location and will be available to download and print at Shasta County Arts Council’s website - www.shastaartscouncil.org.
To learn more, visit Cultural Cruise 2024.
Open Mic
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Open Mic
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.