{"id":397,"date":"2009-12-02T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lanternreview.com\/blog\/?p=397"},"modified":"2011-12-06T13:21:46","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T18:21:46","slug":"friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-dec-3-7-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanternreview.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/02\/friends-neighbors-weekend-roundup-dec-3-7-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends & Neighbors: Weekend Roundup (Dec. 3-7, 2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We took a break last week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but now we’re back — and there’s lots more going on this weekend!\u00a0 As usual, please feel free to suggest updates and additions to this list.<\/em><\/p>\n


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Berkeley<\/strong><\/p>\n

PEN Oakland\/Josephine Miles Literary Awards<\/a>
\nSunday, December 6 | 3-6 p.m.
\nAnna’s Jazz Island
\n2120 Allston Way<\/p>\n

Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Friday Chicago Poetry Love-In<\/a>
\n+ Book Release for Cram 7: Poetry of Celebration
\nFriday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
\nCafe Ballou
\n939 N. Western Ave.
\nArrive early; bring a folding chair if possible<\/p>\n

A Night of Bedlam Balladry<\/a>
\n(Open Mic at Bon Bon Vietnamese Sandwiches)
\nMonday, December 7 | 8 to 10 p.m. (sign-ups begin at 7)
\n2333 W. North Ave, Bucktown<\/p>\n

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

The Life and Death of Joshua Zweig<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/em>[by Lauren Yee<\/a><\/em>, dir. Marie Darden]
\nDecember 3-6<\/span><\/em>
\n2009 Winter Forum Festival
\n<\/span><\/em>The Looking Glass Theatre
\n422 W. 57th St.
\nGeneral Admission: $18<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

TerraNOVA presents: Subterranean<\/a>
\n(feat. Patrick Rosal, Martin Dockery, and LPFunk)
\nThursday, December 3 | 10 p.m.
\nD-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
\nbeneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
\n$10 Entry + 1 Drink Minimum<\/p>\n

Best New Poets 2009 Reading Series<\/a>
\nSaturday, December 5 | 7 p.m.
\nKGB Lit Bar
\n85 E. 4th St<\/p>\n

Yoshiko Chuma’s Hold the Clock<\/em> (A Reading)<\/a>
\ndir. Yoshiko Chuma; performed by Yoshiko Chuma, Ursula Eagly, Jun Kim & Mina Nishimura
\nSaturday, December 5, 2009 | 7 p.m.
\nCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
\n123 4th Ave, 2nd FL
\nTickets by donation at the door.<\/p>\n

Poetiks and Politiks: Writers of Color Read<\/a>
\nSunday, December 6 | 5 p.m.
\nFREE! – at the Bowery Poetry Club
\n308 Bowerey (btwn. Houston and Bleeker)<\/p>\n

“Out of the Archive: Progress and Community” Panel
\n<\/a>(part of the Dialogues in Visual Arts Series)
\nsponsored by the Asian American Arts Centre
\nWednesday, December 9 | 7-9 p.m.
\nBMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
\n19 Chambers St. | $5 Admission (includes refreshments)<\/p>\n

Philadelphia<\/strong><\/p>\n

IlluminAsian Film Series: The Betrayal<\/em><\/a>
\nFriday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
\nThe Asian Arts Initiative
\n1219 Vine St.
\nFREE (donations gladly accepted)<\/p>\n

San Francisco<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pinay Stories: Connection, Memory, Roots<\/a>
\npresented by Babae SF and Gabriela USA
\nSaturday, December 5 | 8 p.m.
\nOff Market Theater
\n965 Mission St. #250
\nTickets: $12<\/p>\n

Community & Academic Writing Programs: A Panel for Emerging Writers<\/a>
\nPresented by PAWA & Achiote Press
\nSunday, December 6 | 2 p.m.
\nSan Francisco Public Library, Latino Room B (lower level)
\n100 Larkin at Grove
\nFREE and open to the public; refreshments provided<\/p>\n

Santa Monica, CA<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jude Narita in “From the Heart”<\/a>
\nDecember 3-5 at 8 p.m. | December 6 at 3 p.m.
\n<\/span><\/em>Miles Memorial Playhouse
\n1130 Lincoln Blvd.
\nSanta Monica, CA 90403
\nTickets: $12-$15<\/p>\n

Washington, D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poetics of Labor: Poetry Inspired by Stories of Labor and Migrants<\/a>
\nfeat. Naomi Ayala and John Olivares Espinoza
\nDecember 5 at 11 am and 2 pm | December 6 at noon and 3 pm
\nNational Museum of American History (in the “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program” Gallery)
\n14th & Constitution Ave., NW
\nFREE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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