Dear
poets & all who visit the Pitch.
It
is with regret that this will be my last update
(15/6/13)
on Melbourne Poetry Gig Guide due to illness.
.
on Melbourne Poetry Gig Guide due to illness.
.
I'd
appreciate anyone who knows a bit about the
auto-immune
disease: C.R.E.S.T./Scleroderma to please contact me.
.
(The Pitch will remain an archive for
Melbourne's poets & others - for poetry
venues still current, organisations, links,
and photos taken of poets from
1983 through to 1990's)
.
(The Pitch will remain an archive for
Melbourne's poets & others - for poetry
venues still current, organisations, links,
and photos taken of poets from
1983 through to 1990's)
MELBOURNE
POETRY GIG GUIDE 2013
WEEKLY
POETRY GIGS
SATURDAY
WEEKLY
'Dan Readings'
@ The Dan O' Connell Hotel
225 Canning/Princes Sts
Carlton FREE 2pm~5pm
SATURDAY JUNE 15th
Featuring:
'Dan Readings'
@ The Dan O' Connell Hotel
225 Canning/Princes Sts
Carlton FREE 2pm~5pm
SATURDAY JUNE 15th
Featuring:
Guest
poet - David Hallett
(from
Nimbin)
Plus
the Dan's Legendary Open Mic
the Dan's Legendary Open Mic
Collective
MC/Organisers:
Anne Bowman, Norman Jensen,
Libby Charlton and Steve Smart
E: danpoets@gmail.com.au
FaceBook: "Dan Poets"
Anne Bowman, Norman Jensen,
Libby Charlton and Steve Smart
E: danpoets@gmail.com.au
FaceBook: "Dan Poets"
FORTNIGHTLY
POETRY GIGS
MONDAY MONTHLY
'Passionate Tongues'
The Brunswick Hotel
140 Sydney Rd. Brunswick
8.30pm - Midnight $2.50
Cnr Weston St, tram 19 stop 20
(close to Jewell Train Station)
'Passionate Tongues'
The Brunswick Hotel
140 Sydney Rd. Brunswick
8.30pm - Midnight $2.50
Cnr Weston St, tram 19 stop 20
(close to Jewell Train Station)
MONDAY
JUNE 17th
Featuring:
tba
Convener-MC:
Michael Reynolds.
Plus Open Stage. Doorprize
Michael Reynolds.
Plus Open Stage. Doorprize
Michael: poetrymg@hotmail.com
FB:
'PassionateTongues Poetry
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
'Westword'
The Dancing Dog Café
42 Albert St Footscray.
2pm~4.30pm $3
SUNDAY JUNE 23rd
Feature:
'Westword'
The Dancing Dog Café
42 Albert St Footscray.
2pm~4.30pm $3
SUNDAY JUNE 23rd
Feature:
tba
plus
Open Mic
Convener / MCs:
Initially No and Rob Conlon
Info: poetmb@lycos.com
Join FB: 'WestWord'
Open Mic
Convener / MCs:
Initially No and Rob Conlon
Info: poetmb@lycos.com
Join FB: 'WestWord'
BI-MONTHLY
/ IRREGULAR
POETRY GIGS
POETRY GIGS
MONDAY
LA MAMA POETICA
'LaMama Theatre'
205 Faraday St
Carlton 8pm $12 full/$8 conc
MONDAY JUNE 3rd
Featuring:
Ian McBryde
Emily Manger
Tom Joyce
Antonia Pont
Incl free wine/coffee/doorprize
(limited seating pls book)
or
Courthouse Carlton
349 Drummond Street Carlton
Join FB: La Mama Poetica
LA MAMA POETICA
'LaMama Theatre'
205 Faraday St
Carlton 8pm $12 full/$8 conc
MONDAY JUNE 3rd
Featuring:
Ian McBryde
Emily Manger
Tom Joyce
Antonia Pont
Incl free wine/coffee/doorprize
(limited seating pls book)
or
Courthouse Carlton
349 Drummond Street Carlton
Join FB: La Mama Poetica
CHAMBER
POT POETS #5
The Chamber Art & Coffee House
90 High Street Woodend 2pm–4pm
The Chamber Art & Coffee House
90 High Street Woodend 2pm–4pm
Entry:
donation
FRIDAY
JUNE 7th
Features:
Features:
Matt
Hetherington
(final
Reading)
Ania
Walwiez
Jacki
T
Randall
Stephens
Will
Cox
Bronweyn
Lovell
Admission
by donation.
Plus
Open Section
Host: Myron Lysenko
Enq: myronpoet@hotmail.com
Host: Myron Lysenko
Enq: myronpoet@hotmail.com
VOLUME
presents
“Loop
City”
-
a
story about Melbourne
Saturday
July 20, 8:30pm -
Hares
& Hyenas
63
Johnston St Fitzroy
SATURDAY
JULY 20th 8.30pm
Two
poets. One violinist. One composer.
Poetry written & performed by:
Poetry written & performed by:
Steve
Smart & Amanda Anastasi
Music composed by
Yvette Audain
&
Music composed by
Yvette Audain
&
on
violin by Sarah Curro
For more info visit:
For more info visit:
SUNDAY
IRREGULAR
'Poetry and Conversation'
3:00pm - 5:00pm
@ MORROW THEATRETTE
GEELONG LIBRARY
Convener: Robyn
Visit the website link below
and remember to book for
the library’s catering purposes.
http://www.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au
'Poetry and Conversation'
3:00pm - 5:00pm
@ MORROW THEATRETTE
GEELONG LIBRARY
Convener: Robyn
Visit the website link below
and remember to book for
the library’s catering purposes.
http://www.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au
'Muses,
Musos & the Barley Corn"
The
Barley Corn Hotel
7pm
- 10pm - Donations welcomed.
177
Johnston St Collingwood
SUNDAY
JUNE 2nd
Featuring:.
Johnny
Harding
Kerry
Loughrey
Michael
Waugh
MC:
Steve Smart
Plus
Open Mic
Join
FB page:
'Muses,
Musos & the Barley Corn'
IRREGULAR
or MONTHLY
CONDUIT
ARTS INITIATIVE
83
Brunswick St Fitzroy $5 entry
SATURDAY JUNE ?
SATURDAY JUNE ?
8pm
(open 7pm)
Featuring:
tba
IRREGULAR
"Sweetalkers"
"Sweetalkers"
John
Curtin Hotel
(upstairs
band room)
29
Lygon St. Carlton
$10
entry 7.30pm-10pm
Sweetalkers
is honoured tto
present
a Melbourne exclusive
spoken
word event
MC
Randall Stephens
Join
FB: "Sweetalkers"
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
BI-MONTHLY
'Poetry in the Hut Gallery'
157 Underwood Rd
Ferntree Gully
3.30pm $5 entry
SUNDAY
All Open Stage [5 min]
Tea, and the best freshly
baked scones in the universe.
MC Alex
Info: P 9758 8955
'Poetry in the Hut Gallery'
157 Underwood Rd
Ferntree Gully
3.30pm $5 entry
SUNDAY
All Open Stage [5 min]
Tea, and the best freshly
baked scones in the universe.
MC Alex
Info: P 9758 8955
MONTHLY
POETRY GIGS
IRREGULAR/MONTHLY?
HOB
- House of Bricks Gallery
Spoken
Word Event Vol. 7 or 8
40
Budd St. Collingwood
Cr
Budd & Keele Sts.
FREE
event.
FRIDAY
JUNE ? 7pm
Featuring:
tba
Open
Mic
P:
0414 138 609
E:
Sheridan: mysial@yahoo.com
Join
FB:
HOB
- House of Bricks Gallery
MONTHLY
PORT
PHILLIP
GILGAMESH
SALON READINGS
Clay
Pots Evening Star
Cnr
York & Cecil Sts
South
Melbourne.
7.30pm/8pm
MONDAY
JUNE 3rd
Free
Entry & Open mic
Featuring:
Gig
Ryan
Kent
McCarter
Jacinda
Woodhead
Great
tapas &
drinks
at fair prices
Join
FB Page - Port Phillip
Gilgamesh
Readings
for
updates & event information
(1st
Monday monthly)
MONTHLY
"Slamalamadingdong"
Open
Slam & Mic
$12-$15
@ 7.30pm,
The
Bella Union,Trades Hall
cnr
of Victoria & Lygon St
(enter
via Lygon St
THURSDAY
JUNE 20th
Featuring:
Fury
&
Candy
Royalle
Join
FB:
"Slamalamadingdong:
Michelle
Dabrowski
MONTHLY
COLLECTED
WORKS BOOKSHOP
Level 1 Nicholas Building
37 Swanston St City
SATURDAY
Level 1 Nicholas Building
37 Swanston St City
SATURDAY
Info:
Kris Hemensley: 9654
8873
MONTHLY
'Watsonia
Readings'
Warrandyte
Mechanics
Institute
Hall Yarra St
Warrandyte
TUESDAY JUNE 11th
TUESDAY JUNE 11th
Featuring:
tba
Gold
coin donation
for
refreshments -
only
a few places left -
bookings
are essential.
or
E: saidanddone@iprimus.com.au
Call me if you want to attend!
Fee: 0417 358280
(2nd Tuesday monthly)
E: saidanddone@iprimus.com.au
Call me if you want to attend!
Fee: 0417 358280
(2nd Tuesday monthly)
MONTHLY
KEEP
LEFT
Spoken
word & poetry night
"Under
the Hammer Activist Arts Hub"
158
Sydney Road, Coburg 8pm-11pm
SATURDAY
JUNE 22nd
1st
feature for the revived
Keep
Left is:
Maxine
Beneba Clarke
celebrates
left-wing & progressive
poetry
& spoken word.
(July
27th Ali Alizadeh)
Info
FB: Keep Left
MONTHLY
'The
Courthouse Readings'
728 Main Rd Eltham
(nextMercer's Restaurant)
7.30pm for 8pm$5
THURSDAY JUNE 20th
Feature:
728 Main Rd Eltham
(nextMercer's Restaurant)
7.30pm for 8pm$5
THURSDAY JUNE 20th
Feature:
tba
Plus Open Section.
MC/Convener: Helen Lucas
Plus Open Section.
MC/Convener: Helen Lucas
(3rd
Thursday monthly)
MONTHLY
‘MPU
MELBOURNE
POETS UNION
$10, $9 concession $8 members
$10, $9 concession $8 members
2.30pm JUNE
Featuring:
tba
MC:
Plus
Open
Sections
Info:
Wendy
P: 94678249
Book:
Info:
mpuinec@yahoo.com
Wendy
E: fleming@optusnet.com.au
(alternative
venues)
Wheeler
Centre Books
Writing
and Ideas
Upstairs
Level 4
176
Little Lonsdale St
Immigration
Museum
400
Flinders St City.
@
The Basement
31
Niagara Lane City
Poets
Union @ Bella Union
Trades
Hall Carlton
(Frid
monthly)
MONTHLY
READINGS
@ REDWHEELBARROW BOOKS
@ REDWHEELBARROW BOOKS
105
Lygon St Brunswick E.
FRIDAY
JULY 5th 8pm
Featuring:
tba
Info
FB:
RedWheelbarrowBooks
George P: 0438656313
George P: 0438656313
(1st
Friday Monthly)
QUARTERLY
SEASONAL
'WordTree'
'WordTree'
SATURDAY
WINTER SEASON
Burrinja Arts Centre
3~5 pm $5 & a raffle.
Cr Matson Dve/Glenfern Rd
Upwey. By train: Tecoma Station
down Burwood Highway, into
Burrinja Arts Centre
3~5 pm $5 & a raffle.
Cr Matson Dve/Glenfern Rd
Upwey. By train: Tecoma Station
down Burwood Highway, into
Glenfern
Rd (20 min walk)
SATURDAY
Feature:
Feature:
tba
&
Open
Stage
Officially, this is our
twelfth year
of making the hills alive
with
the sounds of poetry &
short fiction.
Happy Birthday Wordtree!!!
Great
hills atmosphereexcellent
coffee & cake
reasonable
bar prices
Plus lively Open Mic
FB: 'WordTree'
Plus lively Open Mic
FB: 'WordTree'
Info
P: 97544658
(1st
Sat monthly)
SATURDAY
MONTHLY
‘poetry@fedsquare’
2pm~4pm Free Event
The Atrium Flinders St. City
Friday June 14th 6.30pm
2pm~4pm Free Event
The Atrium Flinders St. City
Friday June 14th 6.30pm
Museo
Italiano
&
Saturday
June 15th 2pm~4pm
@
Grill room/Beer Deluxe
(Lella's
final poetry@fedsquare)
You
will meet authors, translators
and
creative thinkers:
Edward
Caruso,
Mario
Cioni,
Domenico
de Clario,
Emma
de Clario,
Enza
Gandolfo,
John
Gatt-Rutter,
Carmelina
di Guglielmo,
Christine
Mathieu,
Marisa
Raniolo Wilkins
Lella's
final poetry@fedsquare
Host: Lella
Host: Lella
&
From JULY 20th Dimitri Troaditis
From JULY 20th Dimitri Troaditis
will
organise/MC
poetry@fedsquare
Email
Dimitri:
troaditisdimitris@gmail.com
&
Email
Lella: clementina@pacific.net.au
(3rd
Sat monthly)
SATURDAY
MONTHLY
“Stopping All Stations”
Kristin Henry
SUNDAY
MONTHLY
‘Poetry @ The 'Comma'
3pm-5pm
(cnr of Hargreaves & Forest St,
Castlemaine)
Gold coin donation.
‘Poetry @ The 'Comma'
3pm-5pm
(cnr of Hargreaves & Forest St,
Castlemaine)
Gold coin donation.
(this
the last Poetry @ the Comma
is
moving -
new
venue announced soon)
SUNDAY JUNE 23rd
SUNDAY JUNE 23rd
Featuring:
Jennifer
Compton
Andy
Jackson
The
vibrant Open Section
will take place - strictly limited
to 10 places - and 3 mins.
First in to the MC on the day
goes on the list for the
will take place - strictly limited
to 10 places - and 3 mins.
First in to the MC on the day
goes on the list for the
coveted
Castlemaine Cup
winner
to be decided by
the
feature poets of the day.
Convener:
Ross Donlon
E: rossdonlon@bigpond.com
E: rossdonlon@bigpond.com
(4th
Sund monthly)
SATURDAY
MONTHLY
'Henry Lawson Society'
@ Monastry Hall
2pm~4pm $2 Entry
(rear St Francis Church
Cnr Lonsdale/Elizabeth Sts.
City.
Eddy P: 9568 5902
(3rd Sat monthly)
'Henry Lawson Society'
@ Monastry Hall
2pm~4pm $2 Entry
(rear St Francis Church
Cnr Lonsdale/Elizabeth Sts.
City.
Eddy P: 9568 5902
(3rd Sat monthly)
TUESDAY
MONTHLY
‘Roarhouse’
Open Stage/music/poetry.
W: http://www.myspace.co/roarhousemelbourne
Info: Fiona Caskie: 0413 291 231
E: fi.roarhouse@gmail.com
‘Roarhouse’
Open Stage/music/poetry.
W: http://www.myspace.co/roarhousemelbourne
Info: Fiona Caskie: 0413 291 231
E: fi.roarhouse@gmail.com
SUNDAY
MONTHLY
‘Riviera Club’@ Mentone RSL
Palermo St Mentone
7.30pm-9.30pm FREE
Open Stage
Mixed entertainment:
music, poetry,comedy,
choirs, musicians.
Bring extra material
for a 2nd read
For details if still running
ring: Eddy P 9568 5902
‘Riviera Club’@ Mentone RSL
Palermo St Mentone
7.30pm-9.30pm FREE
Open Stage
Mixed entertainment:
music, poetry,comedy,
choirs, musicians.
Bring extra material
for a 2nd read
For details if still running
ring: Eddy P 9568 5902
SUNDAY
MONTHLY
Reading at
Mordialloc Kindergarten 2pm
(details when to hand)
Reading at
Mordialloc Kindergarten 2pm
(details when to hand)
ROARHOUSE
North
West FM's 2013
Looking
for solo, duo or
trio
of musos to volunteer to
play
a short set.
If
interested please
POETRY
NEWS
Wanna
be a Café poet?
Apply
here:
'Centre
for Books Writing and Ideas'
176
Little Lonsdale St City
'Red
Lobster' Weekly Wed
11pm~11.30pm Chan 31 (Digital 44)
11pm~11.30pm Chan 31 (Digital 44)
POETRY
ON RADIO
"Aural
Text"
Alicia
Sometimes & Lorin Clarke
Wednesdays
12-2pm on 3RRR, 102.7FM
Words,
text, books, writing, reviews,
local
and global hybrid spoken word
and
poetry. We love poetry and
spoken
word and talk to the boldest
and
freshest from Melbourne,
Australia
and all around the world.
Aural
Text are always looking
for
poetry and spoken word,
so
send in your recordings!
Shows
now available ON DEMAND
so
if you miss the time slot you can
still
hear the show.
Thurs
AM 3CR Community
Radio
'Spoken Word' 9 to 9.30am
Santo Cazzati, Koraly Dimitriadis,
'Spoken Word' 9 to 9.30am
Santo Cazzati, Koraly Dimitriadis,
and
guests -855
KHz 5
'Published
or Not'
11.30
to 12 noon -855 KHz 5
Thurs
FM Southern 'Write
Now'
7 to 8pm -88.3 Frid FM 3WBC
7 to 8pm -88.3 Frid FM 3WBC
'Music
and Local Writers'
12
to 2pm
Poets ring P: 9885 4038
Poets ring P: 9885 4038
Jack
Buckingham - 94 .1 MHz 7
Sat
AM ABC Radio National'Poetica'
3.05 to 3.45pm
3.05 to 3.45pm
(don't
have new time yet )
Mike
Ladd covers festivals,
OS, interstate and local poets:
OS, interstate and local poets:
621
KHz 5
Button styles
