{"id":202,"date":"2009-11-11T20:22:25","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T01:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lanternreview.com\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2009-11-12T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T18:03:25","slug":"friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-nov-13-15-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanternreview.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/11\/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-nov-13-15-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends & Neighbors: Weekend Roundup (Nov. 13-15, 2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For your perusal, a list of interesting literary, arts, and cultural events happening in different cities this weekend. (To add to this list, leave a comment below; we will continue to check back and update it during the next few days).<\/em><\/p>\n


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New York City<\/strong><\/p>\n

PageTurner<\/a> (The AAWW’s Annual Literary Festival)
\nNovember 13 | Cocktail Reception & Gala Dinner at Vermilion
\nNovember 14 | Reading Events & Awards Ceremony at powerHouse Arena
\npowerHouse Arena, D.U.M.B.O.
\n37 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
\nTickets: Start at $5 per reading event, $20 for full day pass<\/p>\n

Rattapallax Magazine Reading<\/a> (feat. Joseph O. Legaspi, Yusef Komunyakaa, and others)
\nNovember 15
\n4pm Open Bar. Events starts at 5pm.
\nVerlaine, 110 Rivington St. (off Essex St)<\/p>\n

MIAAC09 Film Festival<\/a>
\nNovember 11-15
\nFestival Centerpiece Screening of TAHAAN (Nov 13)
\nClosing Night Screenings & Awards (Nov 15)
\nTickets: start at $15 ($12 for IAAC Members and Students)<\/p>\n

San Francisco
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US Book Launch of Merlinda Bobis’s <\/a>The Solemn Lantern Maker<\/a>
\n<\/em>Presented by Kularts, Arkipelago Books, & PAWA, Inc.
\nNovember 14 | 3 PM | FREE
\nBayanihan Community Center
\n1010 Mission St. (@ 6th St.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oakland<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Hyphen 2009<\/a>
\nNovember 14 | 7-10 PM | Hosted by D’Lo
\nOakland Asian Cultural Center
\n(Pacific Renaissance Plaza, second floor)
\nAdvance Tickets (sold until 4 pm Nov 13): $15 | At the Door: $20
\n“All ages welcome, 21+ for alcohol”<\/p>\n

Minneapolis
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Sun Yung Shin<\/a> reads at the Minnesota Transracial Film Festival<\/a>
\nNovember 14 | 5:15 PM
\nOak Street Cinema
\nTickets: $20 for the day ($10 student discount with ID)<\/p>\n

Boston<\/strong><\/p>\n

East Meets Words Open Mic Series<\/a> (feat. Jamila Woods & Fatimah Asghar)
\nNovember 13 | 8pm | $3 Suggested Donation
\nEast Meets West Bookstore
\n934 Mass Ave., Cambridge
\n\u201c’East Meets Words’ is the only Asian American open mic series in all of New England . . . all you need to participate is a voice or an ear. Come by during an open mic and share some of you secrets and soul.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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