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SUMMARY:Village Poets Welcomes Ambika Talwar and Susan Suntree
DESCRIPTION:Please join us Sunday afternoon\, 22 October\, at 4:30\, when I’ll read with the excellent poet\, Ambika Talwar. My selection and slides from Sacred Sites reveal roots of the climate crisis\, and Dear Traveler and new poems ponder how we might live now. \nTwo segments of open mic will be available and refreshments will be served. Suggested donation $5 per person for the cost of refreshments and to donate to the Little Landers Society that manages the Bolton Hall Museum\, a Los Angeles Historical Landmark built in 1913.
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/village-poets-welcomes-ambika-talwar-and-susan-suntree/
LOCATION:Bolton Hall Museum\, 10110 Commerce Ave.\, Tujunga\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 91042-2313\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Even if the Whole World is Burning - Celebrating WS Merwin
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, Leaves on the maple tree in my front yard have begun their flaming\, drifting fall. What a good time to celebrate the irreplaceable WS Merwin whose life and works model the artist as activist. My presentation will be about how Merwin\, Snyder\, (and a bit about Robert Graves) have responded to war and its impacts on the earth. Do poets have any influence at all? Come hear some stories you’ve probably never heard! \nCelebrate the distinguished poet\, W.S. Merwin with a screening of Even Though the Whole World is Burning\, a documentary about his life and work\, presented and accompanied by a panel and readings from Susan Suntree\, Cheri Colby [Davis] Langdell\, Tim Langdell\, and Daniel E. Lambert.  \nRefreshments\, readings\, and selections from the award-winning documentary. \nYou won’t want to miss this! \nWith dedication to peace (life!)\, \nSusan
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/even-if-the-whole-world-is-burning-celebrating-ws-merwin/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice\, CA\, 90401\, United States
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SUMMARY:ETHOS FILM FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:I will participate on a panel at the ETHOS Film Awards festival discussing Sheila Laffey’s short film about the effort to save the Ballona Wetlands. The film includes clips from the street theater troupe\, FrogWorks and the Earth Water Air LA giant puppet trek across the city that I co-founded. Art in Action! If you live in the area\, join us! Tell your LA friends!
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/ethos-film-festival/
LOCATION:Laemmle Monica Film Center\, 1332 2nd Street\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Looking for Love in the Sears Catalog
DESCRIPTION:THIS SUNDAY\, April 7\, 2024 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. \n \nJoin us at The Wild Eye Pub\, 535 Mill St Grass Valley\, CA 95945 \nA book launch and signing for: Looking for Love in the Sears Catalog \n(by Beverly Leach\, (Ruth Ghio’s given name) JOIN US! \n“I was born in the Fred Finch Home for Unwed Mothers in Fargo\, North Dakota\,” is the opening salvo of Ruth Ghio’s memoir\, Looking for Love in the Sears Catalog. The memoir recounts the early years of Ghio’s eventful life which began nearly 92 years ago. \nAccompanying Ruth will be Julie Valin\, poet\, member of The Poetry Crashers\, and book design guru; Donna Hanelin\, poet\, writer\, and creative writing teacher; Julia Connor\, poet\, sculptor\, painter\, writer\, and twice poet laureate of Sacramento; Susan Suntree\, poet\, performer\, and essayist; Maxima Kahn\, writer\, poet\, and creativity coach; Kit Bailey\, percussionist\, and Laura Pendell\, poet and writer. \nHere is the full text of the praise/blurb I wrote for this memorable book: \nRuth Ghio’s memoir about her terrifying childhood in a poor\, alcoholic Finnish immigrant family in North Dakota participates in the American literary tradition wherein nature providescrucialsolace\, affecting the outcome of a story. Even Upton Sinclair’s grim novel\, The Jungle\, about the degradation and despair of a Lithuanianimmigrant family working in the Chicago stockyards concludes with the main character\, Jurgis\, finding redemption in Socialism and in the green vistas of the natural world beyond the stockyard’s gray stench. Nature fortifies both body and soul\, inspiring a fresh vision of what must be done to live an authentically better life. Similarly\, in the worst circumstances of her childhood\, the mysterious beauties of the natural world stirred in Ruth a sense that life spread wide and wondrous in the territory beyond her family. Each chapter begins with a short poem that in direct language and images evokes the resilient and curious spirit of the girl\, the author herself\, who is the protagonist of this memorable story. \nOnce there was a child sitting on the porch after a scorching day. \nEating the first summer watermelon\, tasting the sweetness\, \nthe juices running down her chin. \nThe sun descending between two prairie hills\, like a golden loaf of bread. \nAnd she asked herself\, “Where did it go?” \nIn turns horrifying and inspirational\, Ruth’s memoir is a vulnerable\, penetrating\, vivid meditation on the profound deprivations of body\, mind\, and spirit that drove her parents West in an attempt to grasp their American dream. And she bravely contemplates the life-long effort it has taken her to create her life out of those nearly devastating beginnings. From her secret childhood dreams shaped by reading the Sears Catalogue\, to her family’s flight from North Dakota to the Golden Land-–her mother’s name for California\, to a brief stay on the Oregon coast\, to her teenage years in Oakland and Richmond tenements\, Ruth’s story is quintessential; an American life told with wrenching tenderness.
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/looking-for-love-in-the-sears-catalog/
LOCATION:The Wild Eye Pub\,\, 535 Mill St\, Grass Valley\, CA\, 95945\, United States
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SUMMARY:Earth Day Cabaret: Saturday\,  April 20\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, Shimmering on wild branches in the Santa Monica mountains is spring light illuminating the blossoms of dusty pink laurel sumac and the white\, pink\, or pale lavender ceanothus blooms- sometimes called California lilac–a fragrant reminder of life’s vigor and beauty that must be celebrated! \nSusan \nJoin me and a cast of poets\, musicians\, storytellers in a spirited Earth Day Cabaret!\nSaturday\, 20 April 2024\, 2 PM to 3:30 PM at Beyond Baroque: 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice\, CA 90291 \nFree! Easy Parking! Refreshments! \nRESERVE NOW! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-cabaret-tickets-881067234817 \nIn person and live streamed on the Beyond Baroque YouTube channel.
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/earth-day-cabaret-saturday-april-20-2024/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice\, CA\, 90401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reading from Sacred Sites at Village of Povungna!
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, Join us me at one of Southern California’s most important Native American sacred sites and the location of the large\, ancient village of Povungna. All are welcome at this very special event where I have been invited to read about Povungna from Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California.  \nSit with us in the ceremonial circle under the oaks at this rare event!  \nFor millennia\, Povungna has played a central role in Southern California Native cultural practices. \nL \nLocation: Park in Lot G2\, off Bellflower Blvd\, (search: California State University\, Long Beach; turn left into the campus\, left at the first street\, left into the lot; park in the back section.) \nBring a sweater. Free parking. Bring your words and songs to share! \nI will have books available to sign. The Sacred Sites audiobook\, a national award finalist\, featuring Native American actor Kalani Queypo\, Peter Coyote\, myself and flute by Ernest Siva\, is available on Spotify and at libraries! \nMay our hearts be kind\, brave\, and peaceful\, Susan
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/reading-from-sacred-sites-at-village-of-povungna/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:EARTH DAY EVERYDAY CABARET
DESCRIPTION:Earth Day Cabaret—because a good planet is hard to find. Sunday\, April 27 at 2:00 PM PST. Donation: $10. Hope to see you there! \nEARTH DAY EVERYDAY CABARET
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/earth-day-everyday-cabaret/
LOCATION:Beyond Baroque Literary Center\, 681 Venice Blvd\, Venice\, CA\, 90401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Speakeasy @ Bodevi
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, Coming right up! I’m joining the line up at the LA Poets’ Society Speakeasy\, Friday\, May 30\, 7 PM\, Espresso Bar\, 909 San Fernando Rd.\, to raise a ruckus with words and harmonica about the war machine’s deathly grip and the earth’s irrepressible beauties. Join us!\nLove=Peace\,\nSusan \n 
URL:https://susansuntree.com/event/speakeasy-bodevi/
LOCATION:Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar\, 909 San Fernando Rd\,\, San Fernando\, CA\, 91340\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Reading
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