Mar
23
2:00 PM14:00

Women in STEAM in Space, Panel Discussion

Lisa Rosenberg joins a diverse group of women from NASA, SETI, and the arts, to talk about the work they do and their career paths. Engage with engineers, biologists, artists, and people in other fields that surprisingly link with space programs. It takes more than just rocket scientists to be part of space missions. Bring your questions and curiosity. The panel, hosted by SETI’s Margaret Race, is part of a day-long offering of hands-on activities and more, all about women doing incredible work in STEAM careers in space. For tickets and further details, please see: Cabot Space & Science Center’s Women’s History Month programs; Facebook Event Listing.

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Apr
3
7:30 PM19:30

California Wildfires Benefit

Join us at Green Apple Book’s 9th Avenue location for a special night of poetry to help raise money for victims of the California Wildfires. Featuring readings by Kim Shuck, Julie Bruck, Rebecca Foust, Lisa Rosenberg, Maw Shein Win, and Barbara Berman. All of the poets, as well as Dean Rader, Eavan Boland and Michael Warr, will be giving away a signed copy of one of their books on a first come basis. We will be collecting contributions for the Wildfire Relief Fund. Additional details here.

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Apr
13
10:30 AM10:30

Public Poetry Installation Ribbon Cutting

Join Belmont Mayor Davina Hurt, Councilmembers, and Belmont Poet Laureate Jacki Rigoni for an inspirational Ribbon Cutting and Celebration of Belameda Park's Public Poetry Installation. Poems by Belmont Poet Laureate Emeritus Tanu Wakefield, and San Mateo County Poets Laureate Emeriti Caroline Goodwin and Lisa Rosenberg will be read by the poets as we stroll together through the park to inaugurate the new installations of these poems. Free and open to the public.

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Apr
17
4:30 PM16:30

Legacy of Poetry Day Reading on Climate Change: Water and Fire

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Rooms 225/229 (map)
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San Jose Statue University and community poets read on climate change, featuring Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Mighty Mike McGee, San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg, and KKUP Radio Host “Poetita” Rachelle Escamilla. Festival keynote reading by Forrest Gander and Arthur Sze to follow.

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Dec
21
7:00 PM19:00

Home Again: Tapestry Reimagined

  • Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (map)
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Acclaimed San Francisco drummer/producer PC Muñoz leads an all-star trio and guest soloists through a lovingly crafted reweaving of Carole King’s blockbuster 1971 album "Tapestry." The album will be performed in sequence and rendered in unique new musical contexts — from funk to jazz, hip-hop, poetics, and beyond. Featuring Bang Data guitarist Michael Cavaseno, bassist Aaron Germain, San Mateo County Poet Laureate Lisa Rosenberg, percussionist Amelie Hinman, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, San Jose rapper DEM ONE, and vocalists Zoe Ellis and Francesca Lee. FREE with gallery admission or same-day film ticket. Co-presented by the JCC East Bay.

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Dec
10
6:30 PM18:30

Spoken Art Grande Finale Celebration

A retrospective event featuring selected poems from the last Spoken Art submission period, display of all artwork featured over the entire span of this community project, and an open mic for poets to share poems previously entered in any Spoken Art submission call. San Mateo County Poet Laureate Lisa Rosenberg will offer reflections on her term, and welcome the 2019-2020 Laureate, Aileen Cassinetto. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

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Nov
8
7:00 PM19:00

Poets Night Open Mic

Bring poems of your own to share, or favorite poems by another author, to this monthly community poetry event. Co-hosts East Palo Alto Poet Laureate Kalamu Chaché and San Mateo County Poet Laureate Lisa Rosenberg invite poets of all ages and writing styles to participate!

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Oct
23
9:00 AM09:00

Poets Laureate at the Board of Supervisors Meeting

  • Board Chambers (1st Floor) County Center in downtown Redwood City (map)
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Once each quarter, the Poet Laureate will open the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Meeting with a poem. This meeting will include the last quarterly poem by current laureate Lisa Rosenberg, and the scheduled appointment of our next San Mateo County Poet Laureate for 2019-2020, nominee Aileen Cassinetto. Board meetings begin at 9:00AM, and are open to the public. You are welcome to stay for all or any portion of the meeting.

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Oct
13
9:30 PM21:30

Poetry Reading at the Fourth Annual San José Poetry Festival

San Mateo County Poet Laureate Lisa Rosenberg and East Palo Alto Poet Laureate Kalamu Chaché read from their work at this two-day festival of performances, workshops, and small press fair. Hosted by Poetry Center San José. Reading located in the Firehouse. Ticketed event: www.poetrycentersanjose.org


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Oct
6
3:30 PM15:30

Readings by California's Regional and State Poets Laureate

A statewide gathering of California’s regional and state poets laureate, with public readings at 2:00PM (city laureates), 3:30PM (county laureates), and 5:00 PM (current and former state laureates). The readings are part of a day-long, historic gathering led by California State Poet Laureate Dana Gioia, and co-sponsored by Engaging the Senses Foundation, the California Arts Council, the McGroarty Arts Center, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

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