Guest Gourds Tour
Guest Gourd Tour with Claire Blotter
Schedule
Thurs, April 19th
Claire will attend Five 60 Salon CMU open reading with featured poet Wendy Videlock at 354 Main St., Grand Junction / 7 pm
Fri, April 20th
Claire will teach 5 classes at Grand Junction High School / 8 am-2 p.m.
Claire will perform at Lithic Bookstore & Gallery performance in Fruita with CMU student Abigail Garton / 7 pm
Sat., April 21
Claire will lead Performance workshop, co-hosted by the Western Colorado Writers Forum and the Super Rad Art Jam, at the old R-5 High School building at 7th and Grand / 1-2:30 pm
Claire will lead Second workshop, Performing Poetry with Authentic Voice / same hosts, same place / 2:30-3:30 pm
Sun, April 22 / Earth Day
Claire’s day off
Mon, April 23
Claire will perform at the Telluride Mountain School morning assembly / 8:30 am
Claire will lead a workshop at the Telluride Public School for 9th grade creative writing class / 11:45 – 1 p.m.
Claire will lead a Performance Workshop at the Wilkinson Public Library /1:30 to to 3:30 p.m.
Claire will perform at a Poetry House Party at the Hollinbeck’s in Norwood /7:30 pm
Tues, April 24
Claire will lead a workshop at the Norwood Public School with Ellen Metrick’s 7th graders / 10:45 - 11:40 am
Claire will lead a workshop at the Norwood Public School with Ben’s class / Next period
Claire will perform at Telluride Arts for the monthly Talking Gourds Poetry Club / 6 pm
Schedule
Thurs, April 19th
Claire will attend Five 60 Salon CMU open reading with featured poet Wendy Videlock at 354 Main St., Grand Junction / 7 pm
Fri, April 20th
Claire will teach 5 classes at Grand Junction High School / 8 am-2 p.m.
Claire will perform at Lithic Bookstore & Gallery performance in Fruita with CMU student Abigail Garton / 7 pm
Sat., April 21
Claire will lead Performance workshop, co-hosted by the Western Colorado Writers Forum and the Super Rad Art Jam, at the old R-5 High School building at 7th and Grand / 1-2:30 pm
Claire will lead Second workshop, Performing Poetry with Authentic Voice / same hosts, same place / 2:30-3:30 pm
Sun, April 22 / Earth Day
Claire’s day off
Mon, April 23
Claire will perform at the Telluride Mountain School morning assembly / 8:30 am
Claire will lead a workshop at the Telluride Public School for 9th grade creative writing class / 11:45 – 1 p.m.
Claire will lead a Performance Workshop at the Wilkinson Public Library /1:30 to to 3:30 p.m.
Claire will perform at a Poetry House Party at the Hollinbeck’s in Norwood /7:30 pm
Tues, April 24
Claire will lead a workshop at the Norwood Public School with Ellen Metrick’s 7th graders / 10:45 - 11:40 am
Claire will lead a workshop at the Norwood Public School with Ben’s class / Next period
Claire will perform at Telluride Arts for the monthly Talking Gourds Poetry Club / 6 pm
For Immediate Release: April 4th, 13018 (2018 CE)
Guest Gourds Tour featuring poet Claire Blotter
April 19-24, Grand Junction, Fruita, Norwood, Telluride
Contact: Art Goodtimes <[email protected]> for copies of the poster, pix or poem by the poet. For questions, 970-729-0220 (text or voice, no voicemail)
Bay Area poet kicks off
new Guest Gourds Tour
NORWOOD – The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program announces a new Guest Gourds Tour bringing an out-of-state poet to the Western Slope for performances and workshops.
Marin County national slam competitor and California Poet in the Schools teacher Claire Blotter will appear in the Grand Valley, Telluride and Norwood April 19-24, during national poetry month.
“We’re excited to have a top-notch literary artist to work with local adults and kids in the hopes of increasing their performance skills,” explained Talking Gourds co-director, Art Goodtimes. “I saw Claire perform in Aspen last year, and I’ve wanted her to share her skills with regional poets ever since.”
Talking Gourds is working with many partners to make this happen.
Thurs. April 19th, Claire will share a poem at the Open Mic segment following Colorado Mesa University’s poetry series featuring Palisade’s Wendy Videlock at Five 60 Salon at 354 Main St. in Grand Junction.
Friday April 20th Claire works with five groups of Grand Valley High School students, and then does a free performance show at the Lithic Bookstore & Gallery in Fruita starting at 7 p.m. Colorado Mesa University student Abigail Garton will open for Claire at the Lithic.
Saturday April 21st, the Western Colorado Writers Forum have joined with Talking Gourds and the Super Rad Art Jam to host a mixed adult and student workshop on performance with Claire at the old R-5 High School Building at 7th and Grand in Grand Junction. Call 970-729-0220 for final details.
Sunday is Earth Day and some private forest rituals are planned.
Monday April 23rd Claire will perform at the Telluride Mountain School morning assembly at 8:30 a.m., and then lead a free adult workshop at noon at the Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride. Monday night Talking Gourds and the Hollinbeck family will host a post-dinner Poet’s House Party in Norwood at 7:30 p.m. Bring a poem to share.
Finally, Tuesday April 24th Claire will teach two classes in the Norwood School and then come up to Telluride for a finale Talking Gourds Poetry Club performance at 6 p.m. at Telluride Arts Office and Gallery.
Blotter, from Novato (CA), is a writer who performs poetry with movement, body percussion and sound. She has published three chapbooks, most recently Moment in the Moment House from Finishing Line Press. Her work has appeared in Rattle, Barnwood, Gargoyle, the California Quarterly, Synchronized Chaos and Kindegarde: Avant-Garde Poetry for Children, among other journals and anthologies.
She has taught performance poetry and storytelling at San Francisco State University, the College of Marin, Dominican University and in the Graduate Arts and Consciousness Program at John F. Kennedy University.
In May the Telluride Literary Arts Festival will be co-hosted by Talking Gourds in collaboration with Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Wilkinson Public Library and the Literary Burlesque. Diné poet Esther Belin of Durango and CMU teacher/poet John Nizalowski will be featured poets, with Norwood’s own Craig Childs as featured writer. Check this website for more info: talkinggourds.weebly.com/literary-arts-festival.html
ADDITIONAL INFO
Talking Gourds programming survives without government grant or subsidy through the generous support of private donors and Club members.
There is a one-time fee of $25 to join the Talking Gourds Poetry Club.
That makes you a full member for a year and gets you on our cyber mailchimp list for readings, festivals and contests. And it means that you are one of those generous supporters who believes in the importance of the arts on the Western Slope.
A $10 annual renewal fee keeps you up to date as a full member, renews your subscription to our private email newsletter, and gives you half-price for Fischer Prize submissions and free Poetry Club broadsides.
Talking Gourds Poetry Club and Gourd Guests are collaborative projects of the Telluride Institute -- in partnership with the Wilkinson Public Library, Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Lithic Bookstore & Gallery, the Telluride Literary Arts Festival, and Telluride Arts.
Talking Gourds is indebted to generous contributions from Audrey Marnoy, Peter Waldor, the late Elaine Fischer and her many friends, Eduardo Brummel, Daiva Chesonis, Elissa Dickson, Laura Colbert, Jill Wilson, Jess Newens, Judy Kohin, Art Goodtimes, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Danny Rosen, Kyle Harvey, Molly Perault, Amy Brosch, Kate Jones, Lee & Billi Taylor, Michael Olschewsky & Ruth Duffy and our many members.
Call 970-729-0220 (voice or text, but no voicemail please) or visit the Gourds website <talkinggourds.weebly.com> for more info.
Guest Gourds Tour featuring poet Claire Blotter
April 19-24, Grand Junction, Fruita, Norwood, Telluride
Contact: Art Goodtimes <[email protected]> for copies of the poster, pix or poem by the poet. For questions, 970-729-0220 (text or voice, no voicemail)
Bay Area poet kicks off
new Guest Gourds Tour
NORWOOD – The Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourds poetry program announces a new Guest Gourds Tour bringing an out-of-state poet to the Western Slope for performances and workshops.
Marin County national slam competitor and California Poet in the Schools teacher Claire Blotter will appear in the Grand Valley, Telluride and Norwood April 19-24, during national poetry month.
“We’re excited to have a top-notch literary artist to work with local adults and kids in the hopes of increasing their performance skills,” explained Talking Gourds co-director, Art Goodtimes. “I saw Claire perform in Aspen last year, and I’ve wanted her to share her skills with regional poets ever since.”
Talking Gourds is working with many partners to make this happen.
Thurs. April 19th, Claire will share a poem at the Open Mic segment following Colorado Mesa University’s poetry series featuring Palisade’s Wendy Videlock at Five 60 Salon at 354 Main St. in Grand Junction.
Friday April 20th Claire works with five groups of Grand Valley High School students, and then does a free performance show at the Lithic Bookstore & Gallery in Fruita starting at 7 p.m. Colorado Mesa University student Abigail Garton will open for Claire at the Lithic.
Saturday April 21st, the Western Colorado Writers Forum have joined with Talking Gourds and the Super Rad Art Jam to host a mixed adult and student workshop on performance with Claire at the old R-5 High School Building at 7th and Grand in Grand Junction. Call 970-729-0220 for final details.
Sunday is Earth Day and some private forest rituals are planned.
Monday April 23rd Claire will perform at the Telluride Mountain School morning assembly at 8:30 a.m., and then lead a free adult workshop at noon at the Wilkinson Public Library in Telluride. Monday night Talking Gourds and the Hollinbeck family will host a post-dinner Poet’s House Party in Norwood at 7:30 p.m. Bring a poem to share.
Finally, Tuesday April 24th Claire will teach two classes in the Norwood School and then come up to Telluride for a finale Talking Gourds Poetry Club performance at 6 p.m. at Telluride Arts Office and Gallery.
Blotter, from Novato (CA), is a writer who performs poetry with movement, body percussion and sound. She has published three chapbooks, most recently Moment in the Moment House from Finishing Line Press. Her work has appeared in Rattle, Barnwood, Gargoyle, the California Quarterly, Synchronized Chaos and Kindegarde: Avant-Garde Poetry for Children, among other journals and anthologies.
She has taught performance poetry and storytelling at San Francisco State University, the College of Marin, Dominican University and in the Graduate Arts and Consciousness Program at John F. Kennedy University.
In May the Telluride Literary Arts Festival will be co-hosted by Talking Gourds in collaboration with Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Wilkinson Public Library and the Literary Burlesque. Diné poet Esther Belin of Durango and CMU teacher/poet John Nizalowski will be featured poets, with Norwood’s own Craig Childs as featured writer. Check this website for more info: talkinggourds.weebly.com/literary-arts-festival.html
ADDITIONAL INFO
Talking Gourds programming survives without government grant or subsidy through the generous support of private donors and Club members.
There is a one-time fee of $25 to join the Talking Gourds Poetry Club.
That makes you a full member for a year and gets you on our cyber mailchimp list for readings, festivals and contests. And it means that you are one of those generous supporters who believes in the importance of the arts on the Western Slope.
A $10 annual renewal fee keeps you up to date as a full member, renews your subscription to our private email newsletter, and gives you half-price for Fischer Prize submissions and free Poetry Club broadsides.
Talking Gourds Poetry Club and Gourd Guests are collaborative projects of the Telluride Institute -- in partnership with the Wilkinson Public Library, Between the Covers Bookstore, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Lithic Bookstore & Gallery, the Telluride Literary Arts Festival, and Telluride Arts.
Talking Gourds is indebted to generous contributions from Audrey Marnoy, Peter Waldor, the late Elaine Fischer and her many friends, Eduardo Brummel, Daiva Chesonis, Elissa Dickson, Laura Colbert, Jill Wilson, Jess Newens, Judy Kohin, Art Goodtimes, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Danny Rosen, Kyle Harvey, Molly Perault, Amy Brosch, Kate Jones, Lee & Billi Taylor, Michael Olschewsky & Ruth Duffy and our many members.
Call 970-729-0220 (voice or text, but no voicemail please) or visit the Gourds website <talkinggourds.weebly.com> for more info.
The Guest Gourds Tour is an opportunity for a well known poet to tour our region as a guest of the Talking Gourds Poetry Club. These readings take place intermittently and will be publicized through our monthly mailing list. SIGN UP to receive notifications of these special readings!
The first Guest Gourds tour Featured Nathan Brown, Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, in April.
The first Guest Gourds tour Featured Nathan Brown, Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, in April.