Pam's Poetry PitchMelbourne Poetry Gig GuideFor world peace

2009-04-05T15:56:00.372+10:00

WE ARE ALL INDIGENOUS -

TO PLANET EARTH

pam's eco-haiku

"Bridge of Tranquillity" Painting by Whitefeather Light

PAM'S MELBOURNE

POETRY GIG GUIDE 2009

Photo by (I think) Michael Reynolds

SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd 2010

Email address 'at risk of spam'

so, I've broken it down to see if I

can avoid spam search engines:

pams

poems

@yahoo.com.au

POETS!!!

you are invited

SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd 1pm

to Eddy Dalton’s 70th birthday party

opposite the Aquatic Centre

Albert Park Lake, Albert Road

there will be a BBQ & drinks are BYO

Info Eddy: 9568 5902

ALWAYS UP TO DATE

POETRY LISTINGS

FOR REGULAR POETRY GIGS

KEEP SCROLLING PAST *

1. One-offs, Launches & Festivals 2. Verbose Postings (down at the moment) 3. Poets Websites & Blogs

4. Pam's published cyber poems

5. Pam's full performing biography

6.Regular Melbourne Poetry Gig Guide

(Weekly/Fortnightly/Bi-monthly/Monthly)

2007-02-04T16:44:00.358+11:00

MELBOURNE'S

POETRY LAUNCHES

ONE-OFFS & FESTIVALS 2009

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Email address 'at risk of spam'

so, I've broken it down to see if I

can avoid spam search engines:

pams

poems

@yahoo.com.au

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Passionate Tongues (no break)

MONDAY JANUARY 4th 2010
Feature: Jules Leigh Koch
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Spinning Room resumes
FEBRUARY 16th 2010
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POETS!!!
you are invited
SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd 1pm
to Eddy Dalton’s 70th birthday party
opposite the Aquatic Centre
Albert Park Lake, Albert Road
there will be a BBQ & drinks are BYO
Info Eddy: 9568 5902
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NEW SLAM 2010

"Ninja Slam"

The Alchemist Bar & Cafe'

361 Brunswick St Fitzroy

WEDNESDAY 6th JANUARY 2010

(1st Wednesday Monthly)

*more details when to hand*
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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7th 2010

2pm Free Entry St Kilda Library

150 Carlisle St St Kilda
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"THE PARADISE issue 03

ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH"

Featuring music:

Stephen Cummings

Monique Brumby, Indigo Hotel

Brian Nankervis from Rockwiz

Michael Crane & Trish Anderson
&
ten poets from 'Poetry Idol'

(audience bookings contact: 9209 6655)
http://www.paradiseanthology.com
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TUESDAY EVENING POETRY

Weekly @ The Dan O'Connell

OPEN MIKE

(more details when to hand)

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Issue #3 of 'Notes From the Gean'
is now online. We welcome your
submissions of haiku, tanka & haiga.
http://www.geantree.com
Submissions for Issue #4 are now
open and will remain open until
the January 15th deadline.
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3CR presenter, Rhonda Jankovic,
is looking for poets to record readings
;
for her 'Spoken Word' programme.
Poets are asked to submit a theme.
Rhonda can be contacted on
9776 9396 or 0413 856 843 or
write to R. Jankovic, P.O. Box 262,
Seaford, Vic., 3198.
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Moving Galleries is now receiving poetry
submissions for our next exhibition,
Observance. Details & submissions:
http://www.movinggalleries.org
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COLLECTED WORKS
HAS A BLOG !!!!!
Latest poems and pieces, parts 1 and 2,
is up plus commentary, correspondence
& archival materials
http://www.collectedworks-poetryideas.blogspot.com
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BLACK PEPPER
http://www.blackpepperpublishing.com
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Footy Freak News ~ Jen Jewel Brown
http://footyfreaknews.com/
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POETSWEST
The gateway to on-line information
about poets & poetry in the Northwest.
http://www.poetswest.com/
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LA MAMA THEATRE
THE SACRED SPACE FOR
POETS & ACTORS
http://www.lamama.com.au/
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Pam's photos of Melbourne's poets
taken at many venues during the 80s & 90s
Rostrum Poets 1989 / Lizzard Lounge 1986
Cafe' Galleon 1985 / Cafe' Jammin'1985
La Mama Poetica 1986 & more....
plus
My entire collection off
MELBOURNE POETRY POSTERS
;1980s to 2000s - all on view at:
http://localpoetryhistoryphotos.blogspot.com/
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Solidarity with Palestine
Gaza News
http://gazaresourceforpalestine.blogspot.com
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Tweets for Palestine
http://activistgirltweetsforpalestine.blogspot.com/
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Poetry on Radio Weekly Wednesdays
RRR 102.7 MHz 'Aural Text'
alicia sometimes & Steve Grimwade
12noon 'til 2pm
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Poetry on Radio Weekly Thursdays
3CR 855 AM.'Spoken Word Show' !!!
Santo Cazzati, Peter Goodyear
Rhonda Jankovic, Gerard Watkins
& guests. 9.00 - 9.30am
http://www.3cr.org.au/spoken-word
Telephone: 03 9419 8377
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Red Wheelbarrow
secondhand bookshop
Myron Lysenko & Paul Croucher
(previously Basho)
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Burrinja
building community through arts
http://www.burrinja.org.au/
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Overload Poetry Website
http://www.overloadpoetry.org
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Paradise Anthology
Michael Crane
http://www.paradiseanthology.com/michaelcrane.htm
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Victorian Writers Centre
http://www.vwc.org.au
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Coral Hull's Thylazine Poetry
Art / Editorials / Featured Poets
A to Z Biography Of Poets & Writers
http://thylazine.org
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Cordite
Cordite 31: EPIC is now online
new works by forty contemporary
poets incl. Mani Rao, Sue Stanford,
Louis Armand, eddy burger, Benito
di Fonzo, Libby Hart & Bev Braune,
plus a selection of audio poems.
Access the full contents of the issue by
visiting the Cordite home page:
http://www.cordite.org.au
or via the URL for the issue itself here:
http://www.cordite.org.au/content/poetry/epic
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http://www.sleeperspublishing.com/
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Going Down Swinging
http://www.goingdownswinging.org.au/
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Five Islands Press
http://www.fiveislandspress.com
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Melbourne Poets Union
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc
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Voiceworks - Express Media
http://www.expressmedia.org.au
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BlueOrange
natural health~spirituality~social activism
http://www.blueorange.net.au/newsletters/20090527
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Solidarity Salon Brunswick
http://www.socialism.com
2.
VERBOSE POSTINGS
(DOWN FOR THE PRESENT)
3.
POETS WEBSITES & BLOGS
plus: orgs, unions, mags/zines, the big sites
http://poetspersonalblogs.blogspot.com/4.
Pam's published cyber poems
http://guerillawordspoems.blogspot.com/ 5.
Pamela’s performing biography:
Theatre, Music, TV & film, literary/poetry
http://alltheplays.blogspot.com/
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THOM !
Why the name change from
Thom World Poet to Thom moon 10 ?
Quote:
"since Gaza massacre it is my
new poetry name…. since humans
do not listen…if i cannot change
them - i can at least change myself"
http://www.worldpoetry.org/

2007-02-03T16:43:00.248+11:00

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MELBOURNE POETRY
READINGS
WEEKLY POETRY GIGS 2009
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'Red Lobster'
(IS NOT BROADCASTING AT PRESENT
WHEN IT RESUMES WILL ADVISE)
Broadcast: Thursdays 11.30pm
Channel 31 Past episodes can be purchased
from David McLauchlan producer
of 'Red Lobster' & viewed
on the website below
http://redlobster.nat.org.au/
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MONDAYS "Writers Platform"
Claypots Tavern & Fair $5
215 Barkly St St Kilda 9.30pm
Great open / informal local vibe
'Happy Pasta Hour' 11.30pm - 12.30pm
House wine $5 - writers all genres: poetry,
novel, short story, song-writing
(no details as yet for 2009 -
check first) For info contact:
Hernan Palacio patanet@gmail.com
mobile 0419 105 127
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MONDAYS 'Arthouse'
@ The Royal Artillery Hotel City
Queensberry & Elizabeth Sts
FREE ENTRY - it's not always organised
(Melbourne's longest running unconvened,
spontaneous, sometime MCd
open-mic-pub-poetry-venue)
Arthouse: P: 9347 3917
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TUESDAYS 'Spinning Room'
@ E T's Hotel 211 High St
Prahran (upstairs)
8pm for 8.30pm - 10.45pm
FREE ENTRY Open Mic
excellent raffle - books & wine
door prize
*
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16th 2010
*
Great meals at great prices,
comprehensive wine list, lucky door prize,
raffle, Come along and be entertained!
Love poetry! Convener / MCs:
Jon Garrett P: 9527 4502
Anthony O'Sullivan
E: awpos@yahoo.com.au
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TUESDAYS "Poetic Justice"
7.30 pm O'Sullivans Sibeen
Irish Pub & Restaurant $3.00
914 Mt Alexander Road Essendon
P: 93720422 (finger food provided)
REMEMBER!!!
POETRY IS WEEKLY
*
TUESDAY JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010
TBA
Monthly features & Open Mic
*
MC Jenni Burt
*
generous door prizes
(features 2nd Tuesday monthly)
E: jen_burt@bigpond.net.au
Info: Jenni 9337 4269
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SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
'The Dan Readings'
@ Dan O'Connell Hotel
225 Canning/Princes Sts Carlton
2pm - 5.30pm FREE ENTRY
XMAS BREAK January 2nd no poetry
THE DAN'S BACK ON.......

SATURDAY JANUARY 9th 2010
Feature: Dan Lee
& DanPoets 16th anniversary
MC Cam Black
the usual sensational Open Mic
Cam E: danpoets@yahoo.com
*
Remembering Ted Lord Ted's website:
May not be on-line anymore
(that's very sad)
http://www.lordted.com.au
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MONDAY "Passionate Tongues"
The Brunswick Hotel 8.30pm $2.50
Brunswick
(Cnr Weston St, tram 19, stop 20, close
to Jewell Train Station) open stage /
includes door prize ticket
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MONDAY JANUARY 4th 2010
Feature: Jules Leigh Koch

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Convener / MC Michael Reynolds
Michael: 0423 451103
E: poetrymg@hotmail.com
(fortnightly Mondays)
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IN RECESSION TBA 1-3pm:
'Reservoir Writers and Reciters'
Reservoir Library 21 Ralph St,
Reservoir. $5. Investment in group
(suggested)
All styles of writing welcome.
We write something new each time,
and choose whether to share what we
are working on. This group is linked
with the Poets Picnic & Ruthven
Storytelling Garden.
Contact S'hi D'Amour
M: 0403 708 759
E: poets.picnic@yahoo.com.au
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ROARHOUSE
We`re looking for poets for our next
Espy gigs Email us please with
a description of your act, your bio &
if possible the stage requirements
(usually only a mic) Booking & info:
Marjetka Co-Ordinator M: 0400334076
E: marjetka.roarhouse@gmail.com
http://www.roarhouse.org/
http://www.myspace.com/roarhousemelbourne
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
'Westword' @ The Dancing Dog Café;
42 Albert St Footscray 5-7pm
'Dog Theatre' (back room) $2.50
poetry / music / open stage
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SUNDAY JANUARY 2010 TBA
Features & Open Mic
*
Convener / MC: Lynne Lynne Dale
E: kethry@aapt.net.au
(mostly 2nd & 4th Sundays monthly)
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BI-MONTHLY POETRY GIGS 2009
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'Poetica' La Mama Theatre
205 Farraday St Carlton $7 & $5
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MONDAY JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 TBA
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Includes free wine/coffee/doorprize
(limited seating - it's good to book)
*
LA MAMA BOOKINGS: 9347 6142
E: bookings@lama.com.au
(weekdays only)
E: yelchee@bigpond.com
note: 'Poetica'
irregular Mondays bi-monthly
W: http://www.lamama.com.au
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON
"Poetry in the Hut Gallery"
157 Underwood Rd.
Ferntree Gully @ 3.30pm
$4 entry
includes tea / coffee supper
*
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS 2010 TBA
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ALL OPEN STAGE
*
(bi-monthly)
MC Alex

2007-02-02T16:42:00.156+11:00

MONTHLY POETRY GIGS 2009

Watsonia Readings

Community Room

Watsonia Library

(Branch of Yarra Plenty)

Ibbottson Street (nr Railway

7.30pm Cost:$5 light Refreshments

TUESDAY 2010 TBA

Feature: plus open Readers

wine, coffee, tea & a light supper

(2nd Tues mthly)

Details Wendy P: 9467 8249

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WEDNESDAYS

northcote storytellers

Willow Bar 222 High St Northcote

8pm start FREE ENTRY

(no details as yet for 2009)

("Melbourne's best story tellers

re-invent the fading art of

spinning tales to please a crowd!") presented by Dan Lee

Contact E:

northcotestorytellers@hotmail.com or: Willow on 9481 1222

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"BLUE VELVET SLAM"

Blue Velvet Bar & Nightclub 60 Smith St Collingwood @ 8pm

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17th

BLUE VELVET

POETRY SLAM GRAND FINALE!!!

Special Guest MC - Dan Lee

'And for a thousand years, men will still say,

This was their finest hour' - Winston Churchill

Contestants so far include the likes of-

Initially No

Geoff Fox

Steve Smart

Libby Charlton

Wraith

Tim Train

Marian Dalton

Plus more to mention as we draw near the date.

MC/Organiser:

Justin Godden

Spoken Word Competition

Check out the competition rules here

http://www.myspace.com/melbourneslame.com/melbourneslam

Attention A Cappella Artists

(2nd Thurs Monthly)

Justin E: the_jagaroth_@yahoo.com.au ***

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THURSDAY

'The Courthouse Readings' *

728 Main Rd Eltham (next to Mercer's Restaurant) @ 7.30pm for 8pm start - $5

A monthly reading featuring

poets & performers

from Melbourne & beyond

THURSDAY DECEMBER 17th TBA

Open Section

Includes free wine, tea, coffee, biscuits

& door prize Come and enjoy a convivial

warm evening in this unique environment (3rd Thursday mthy)

Convener / MC: Helen Lucas

E: helenlucas@hotmail.com.au (held in 1860's courthouse -

accoustics fabulous)

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THURSDAY

'Wordplay Collective'

@ Dan O'Connell Hotel (back bar)

Cnr Canning & Princes Sts Carlton

Entry by donation

8pm for 8.30pm start

THURSDAY DECEMBER 10th

(was the last Wordplay - ever)

Check: http://www.wordplay.org.au

spoken word / poetry /

hip-hop / performance

E: leffrey@hotmail.com

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THURSDAY

'Drunken Poets'

@ The Drunken Poet from 8pm 65 Peel St (across from the Vic Market) West Melbourne The bar is very nice, walls filled with pictures of famous poets

THURSDAY 2010 TBA

Features TBA

MC / Convener: the delish.....Lish

Plus limited open section,

bring your poems

And instruments –

musicians are more

than welcome.

E: onefisha@bigpond.com

(1st Thursday monthly)

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THURSDAY

'VOLUMES NMIT Readings' Main Rd Eltham 7pm to 9.30pm Next session - contact Barry (below) $5.00 ENTRY Open Section includes tea & coffee (last Thursday monthly) (except during school holidays) RING Barry Carozzi

P: 9437 1598

(to hear if still going)

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THURSDAY

'Wordworks Warby'

@ Alpine Retreat Hotel (Yarra View Room) @ 8pm to 10pm Warburton Highway Warburton Next session ?

contact Lynn (below)

(1st Thursday mthly E: lynmclellan@hotkey.net.au

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Melbourne Poets Union

$9 / $7 non-members $6 concession Light refreshments included 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

FRIDAY 2010 ~ VENUE TBA

@ Bella Union annexe Trades Hall

Victoria St Carlton

Wendy Fleming P: 94678249

E: Wendy.fleming@optusnet.com.au

E Leon: shann3056@optusnet.com.au

MPU E: mpuinc@yahoo.com.au W: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mpuinc

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FRIDAY 'Feast of Friends'

Free Entry Bender Bar

635 High St Northcote (no details about this gig) Door prizes , give-aways and all out Dionysian revelry till late. http://www.myspace.com/feastoffriendsnight

2007-02-01T16:40:00.118+11:00

SATURDAY 'The Word Tree'

Burrinja Café 351 Glenfern Rd

(Cnr Matson Dr) Upwey (Melway 75 A14)

2.30pm - 5pm $5 & $3 concession at the door

SATURDAY 2010 TBA

Features: TBA

open stage & door prizes

The Word Tree is spoken word, music,

short fiction & poetry in the Hills

with a feature, monthly theme plus

limited open section lovely cakes & coffees etc.

Convener: Lia Hills Info: P: 9754 1789

(1st Sat mthly)

Info:

http://www.drccc.org.au/external/events.htm

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SATURDAY poetry@fedsquare

@ Jolimontespresso Café 2-4pm FREE

The Atrium Flinders St City Auspiced by

Fed Square management in collaboration

with: WORLD POETRY & FAW

*

SATURDAY 2010 TBA

Plus Open Stage

*

For information and

interviews: L.Cariddi P: 94974224

E: fedsquare@writers.asn.au

(2nd Saturday mthly)

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON

'Henry Lawson Society'

@ Monastry Hall rear of St Francis Church

cnr Lonsdale Elizabeth Sts City

*

next date TBA

*

@ 2pm - 4pm - $2 ENTRY

(3rd Saturday mthly)

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SUNDAY MONTHLY (usually)

The Australian Poetry Centre

The Centre for Books, Writing & Ideas

State Library of Victoria

NEXT SESSION: TBA

For more information

call: 03 9527 4063

& Email:

admin@australianpoetrycentre.org.au

Website: http://www.australianpoetrycentre.org.au

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SUNDAY The Guildford Hotel

(off the Daylesford Rd) Guildford

3 - 5pm Gold coin donation

*
SUNDAY 2010 TBA

plus the vibrant Open Section competing

for the Castlemaine Cup.

Gold Coin donation. Raffle extravaganza.

* warm, comfy room with stage

* Fine local wines and coffee

* great acoustics

MC Ross Donlon

(4th Sunday mthly)

Ross Donlon E: ross.donlon@bigpond.com
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SUNDAY
"CLASS ACT"

Music & Poetry @ EcoHouse St Kilda

$5 conc/child $7 waged

(incl. vegetarian snacks, tea & coffee)

Botanical Gardens Blessington St St Kilda

(Cnr Herbert St) in collaboration with

Port Phillip EcoCentre Inc.

*

SUNDAY 2010 TBA

Features: TBA

(excellent gig, but they don't wish to post details)

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LIGHT SUPPER 5:45pm to 6:15pm

Accessible by trams 16 and 96

Wheelchair access

(1st Sun mthly)

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(CHECK IF THIS –below-IS STILL RUNNING)

SUNDAY
@ Glitch Bar + Cinema

318 St Georges Rd North Fitzroy

"Unknown Language"

* NEXT SESSION TBA *

Open mic and Raffle * Short films,

animations, performances,

beats n treats. * Open Stage ( poets,

performers & experimental sound)

* Open Screen ( bring yr clips / films /

animations on DVD or VHS and we

will screen them!).

* Raffle - *Bring demos, art, zines dvds

I'm looking for poets, performers, bands,

ensembles, choirs, or even film makers

to show / do / recite their stuff.

* Performers paid from door charge and raffle.

Interested? (Good way to promote yrself!)

Beats By Evil Jed

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FILMING & TRANSMISSIONS

(appear to have ended for the time being)

'Red Lobster' Each Thursday

Channel 31 11.30pm to midnight.

Past episodes can be purchased from

David McLauchlan producer of 'Red Lobster'
& viewed on the website below
CLICK : http://nat.org.au

David's personal

Email: dmclauch@bigpond.net.au

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*POETRY & SPOKEN WORD ON RADIO *

WEDNESDAYS RRR 102.7 MHz

'Aural Text' alicia sometimes &

Steve Grimwade 12noon 'til 2pm

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THURSDAYS Community Radio

3CR 855 AM 'Published or Not'

1.30 - 12 noon

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THURSDAYS

Community Radio 3CR 855 AM.

NEW WEEKLY Spoken Word Show !!!

Hosts: Santo Cazzati, Peter Goodyear

Rhonda Jankovic, Gerard Watkins

& guests 9.00 - 9.30am

http://www.3cr.org.au/spoken-word
Telephone: 03 9419 8377

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THURSDAYS Southern FM 88.3

'Write Now' 7pm - 8pm

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FRIDAYS 94.1 FM - 3WBC

"The Writer Performs"

@ 12.20pm to 2pm - plus

Those wishing to poets wishing to read &

be interviewed Ring:

JACK BUCKINGHAM 9885 4038

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SATURDAYS ABC AM

RADIO NATIONAL 621 kHz

'Poetica' with MIKE LADD

after the news @ 3.05pm 'til 3.45pm

covers festivals / OS / interstate / local poets

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MONDAY to FRIDAY

ABC RADIO NATIONAL

621 kHz 'The Book Show'

with RAMONA KOVAL

10am 'til 10.45am &

8pm 'til 8.45am

excepting FRIDAY

which is: 7pm 'til 7.45pm