2nd Annual MoSt Poetry Center Benefit

Tix available at EventBrite: http://mopogala.eventbrite.com/

Our first year was so fun that we thought we should do it again.

Enjoy food, drinks, and music while mingling with poetry-minded friends. Bid on silent auction items, including art from local artists, original crafts from local artisans, and poetry book baskets.

Maybe even write a few lines of poetry yourself–we’ll have writing prompts and ideas on hand.

Your attendance helps us raise money to support the creation, enjoyment, and dissemination of POETRY in the Stanislaus County region. Hope to see you there!

You can also join our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1420506498260268/

Check out photos from last year’s event here.

Slam on Rye

On April 16, the legendary Slam-on Rye will return at 7:30 at the Prospect Theater in downtown Modesto. Tickets are sold out, but if you’ve already got yours, you’re guaranteed a good time. The slam will feature Stockton/LA poet “Saint” and Oakland poet “Queen D.”

Hildegard Festival of Women in the Arts

The Hildegard Festival is sponsored by the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and will convene on the CSU Stanislaus campus March 26-29, 2015. The purpose of the Hildegard Festival is to celebrate the creative work of women in the arts and to provide opportunities for participating artists to engage one another and gain familiarity with one another’s creative work.

On March 27, the Hildegard Festival at CSU Stanislaus will host a chamber music concert with poetry interludes, starting at 4:30 in the Snider Music Hall. Several local poets will be participating, so don’t miss out.

Inspiring Women: An Exhibit of Arts and Letters

Now through June 11, see an exhibit entitled Inspiring Women: An Exhibit of Arts and Letters at the Carnegie Arts Center’s Gemperle Gallery. This is a collaboration between visual artists and poets where one art form inspires another. This is in conjunction with the Hildegard Festival at CSU Stanislaus and is sponsored by the Modesto branch of the National League of Pen Women.

Mar 16

Are You Ready for National Poetry Month?

April is National Poetry Month, and there are so many ways to celebrate poetry in your home, community, and everywhere! New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast designed this year’s National Poetry Month poster, which you can request a free copy of from the Academy of American Poets website. Their website has a plethora of other Poetry Month resources, including downloadable poems for Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 30.