{"id":569,"date":"2009-12-16T17:36:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T22:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lanternreview.com\/blog\/?p=569"},"modified":"2009-12-23T01:20:22","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T06:20:22","slug":"friends-neighbors-weekend-events-roundup-dec-17-21-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lanternreview.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/16\/friends-neighbors-weekend-events-roundup-dec-17-21-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends & Neighbors: Weekend Roundup (Dec. 17-21, 2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, in addition to readings, open mic’s & performances, we’ve also included a couple of local book sale events.\u00a0 And be sure to check out your local independent bookseller or a university or small press’s online shop this week if you’re looking for holiday gifts; help support the dedicated small businesses that make the publication and promotion\u00a0of contemporary poetry possible!<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Open Orchestra by the Boston Progress Collective<\/a>
\n(Sister program to East Meets Words open mic series)
\nDecember 18 | 8 pm
\n934 Massachusetts Ave.
\n$3 minimum donation for participants or audience
\nnobody turned away for lack of funds \/ all ages welcome<\/p>\n

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

Gerber\/Hart Library Holidaze Book Sale<\/a>
\n(Includes both LGBT & non-LGBT books; Silent Auction)
\nDec 18 & 19 from 12-4 pm | Dec 20 from 12 – 6 pm
\n1127 W. Granville Ave.<\/p>\n

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

Ching Chong Chinaman<\/em> by Lauren Yee (A Staged Reading)<\/a>
\nDecember 18 | 7 pm
\nThe Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
\n520 Eighth Avenue – between 36th and 37th Streets
\n3rd Floor – Bruce Mitchell Room
\n$10 Suggested Donation at the Door<\/p>\n

Sweet Karma <\/em>by Henry Ong, an Immigrant Theatre Project Production <\/a>
\nDecember 19\u00a0@ 2 and 8 pm; December 20\u00a0@ 3 pm
\nQueens Theatre in the Park
\nFlushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY
\n$20 Regular Admission; student, senior, and multi-show discounts<\/p>\n

HAPA-PALOOZA! feat. Koba, Samantha Chase, Michelle Meyers, Jared Rehberg, Una Osata<\/a>
\nPresented by The Sulu Series
\nDecember 20 | 8 pm
\nThe Bowery Poetry Club
\n308 Bowery (btwn. Houston and Bleeker)
\nCan’t make it to NYC?\u00a0 Watch it live on the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Family Style Open Mic feat. Thaddeus Rutkowski <\/a>
\nTheme: “HAPA HAPPY: Celebrating all that is Mixed and Multi”
\nDecember 18 | 7:30 pm
\nAsian Arts Initiative
\n1219 Vine Street
\nSliding Scale Admission: $5-$10<\/p>\n

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

Kearney Street + Kaya:\u00a0\u00a0SF Thomasson\u00a0Release & Holiday Party<\/a>
\nDecember 18 | 6 to 9 pm
\nPariSoma, 1436 Howard St. @ 10th
\nFREE Admission<\/p>\n

5th Annual South Asian Writers Event, feat. Summi Kaipa and Latika Mangrulkar<\/a>
\nDecember 19 | 3 pm
\nSF Public Library – Main Library Latino\/Hispanic B
\n100 Larkin St. (at Grove)<\/p>\n

Chronicle Books Holiday Warehouse\u00a0Sale (80% everything)<\/a>
\nDec 17 from 5-7 pm | Dec 18 from 9 am – 7 pm | Dec 19 from 10 am – 5 pm
\nChronicle Books
\n680 Second St
\nBetween Townsend and Brannan<\/p>\n

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

American Sign Language Poetry Open Mic<\/a>
\nDecember 18 | 11 pm
\nBusboys & Poets Restaurant, Langston Room
\n14th & V Streets NW, historic U Street neighborhood
\n$3 Admission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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