From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Official Arc & Hue NY party

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September 20, 2009
5:00 PMto8:00 PM

Tara Betts will celebrate the release of debut collection ARC & HUE at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NY, NY, near Bleecker & Houston. Featured guest poets and performers include: Rachel McKibbens, Latasha Natasha Diggs, Nemiss, Giselle Buchanan from the Urban Word NYC ‘09 slam team, host Mahogany Browne and others.Arc and Hue_FC_061409

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Poets Out Loud-Fordham University-NY

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November 11, 2009
7:00 PMto9:00 PM

Tara Betts, Rachel McKibbens and Willie Perdomo will read on behalf of the Acentos crew at the Poets Out Loud series. Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus,
12th Floor Lounge, 113 W. 60th Street, New York, NY. Email pol@fordham.edu for more information.

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Molly Malone’s-Forest Park, IL

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November 9, 2009
7:00 PMto10:00 PM

The Molly Malone’s Open Mic features a very special evening with Tara Betts. This long-running Chicago area open mic is hosted Nina Corwin and Al DeGenova. Molly Malone’s is located at 7652 Madison Street, Forest Park, IL.

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November 5, 2009
6:30 PMto8:30 PM

Cave_CanemTara Betts, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Marilyn Nelson, Patricia Smith and Patricia Spears Jones read to represent Cave Canem and some of the regional instructors and summer faculty at The New School, Arnold Hall, 55 W. 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. This event is free and open to the public. Email Camille at CamilleRankine@ccpoets.org for additional info.

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Massachusetts Poetry Festival

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October 17, 2009
3:00 PMto4:25 PM

The Massachusetts Poetry Festival includes a showcase featuring Cave Canem poets at
St. Anne’s Church, 8 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA, hosted by Afaa Michael Weaver and Jarita Davis. Readers include: Tara Betts, Metta Sama, DeLana R.A. Dameron, January O’Neil, Jarita Davis, Jericho Brown, Lillian Bertram, Kamilah Aisha Moon, Jacqueline Jones LaMon, Venus Trash, Joy Gonsalves, and Johnny Davis.

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Arc & Hue book party-Bar 13-NYC

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October 5, 2009
7:00 PMto10:00 PM

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Bar 13, 35 E. 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
Tara Betts will be featuring at this reading series in the heart of Union Square to celebrate the release of her debut poetry collection “Arc and Hue” (Aquarius Press/Willow Books). Email webmaster@louderarts.com for information about upcoming readings.

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Baltimore Book Festival

by Tara08.05.2009

[ September 26, 2009 12:00 PM to September 27, 2009 7:00 PM. ]
At the Baltimore Book Festival, the Cave Canem reading will include: Tara Betts, Derrick Brown, Kyle Dargan, Reginald Harris, (Participant/Host), Jadi Omowale, Venus Thrash, Jaci Jones LaMon, and Kamau Rucker.

There will also be a panel discussion (w/poems) “To Form or Not To Form” at the Festival featuring: Tara Betts, Derrick Brown, Kyle Dargan, and [...]

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Aquarius Press 10th Anniversary-Detroit

by Tara08.05.2009

[ October 3, 2009; 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Tara Betts, Curtis Crisler, Antoinette Brim and other Aquarius Press authors celebrate 10 years of Aquarius Press and Willow Books publications at Fellowship Chapel, 7707 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235. Contact Aquarius Press at 313-515-8122 or email aquariuspress@sbcglobal.com for more information.

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The Silver Room-Chicago

by Tara08.05.2009

[ October 2, 2009; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] Tara Betts returns to one of her favorite places in Chicago, The Silver Room, to celebrate the release of her debut collection ARC & HUE on Aquarius Press/Willow Books.
The Silver Room, 1442 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois

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Katerina’s-Chicago

by Tara08.05.2009

[ October 1, 2009; 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM. ] Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois 60613 – $7
Tara Betts celebrates the release of her debut collection ARC AND HUE as a feature at this series, which will be recorded for Chicago Public Radio. This event also showcases Les Pontes Arts Ensemble including Richard Fammerée & singer-songwriter Carrie Ingrisano w/ Meg Lauterbach, Victor [...]

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