Happy National Mental Health Awareness Month!
There are so many marvelous events going on this
month in the Seacoast!
Here are my recommendations for events you don't
want to miss:
Slam
Free or Die Roadshow
Tuesday,
May 2, 2016, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at New England College - Concord
62
North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/slamfreeordie
CHEAP,
FUN, and OPEN to the PUBLIC
On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Slam Free or Die and NEC Concord's
popular monthly Roadshow open mic poetry series continues! The event will be
held at New England College's Concord Campus at 62 N. Main Street. There will
be a poetry open mic followed by a featured poet. Your feature this month will
be Eirean Bradley! Doors open at 7pm. There is a $3 suggested donation.
About the feature:
Eirean Bradley is a multiple time Pushcart Prize nominated
author of 2 full length books of poetry "the I in Team" and "the
little BIG book of go kill yourself" on University of Hell Press. He is an
editor at Drunk in a Midnight Choir and a 2 time finalist at the National
Poetry Slam. His work has been published in zines, literary mags, and
anthologies all over the place because he is kinda good at this poetry thing.
He lives in Worcester, Ma because he likes knowing who threw the first punch.
Worcester always throws the first punch.
Elizabeth Kirscher: Waking the Bones
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at West End Theatre
959 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Contact RiverRun Bookstore for more info: (603) 431-2100
Contact RiverRun Bookstore for more info: (603) 431-2100
Website: http://www.riverrunbookstore.com
OPEN to the PUBLIC
Local poet and teacher Elizabeth Kirschner has won the North Street Book Prize for Best Work of Nonfiction by an Independent author! We are thrilled for her, because it's a great book, and we here at Piscataqua Press are the publishers.
Join us at West End Theatre on Tuesday night for a celebration of Waking the Bones that will feature the author, as well as artist Sirarpi Heghinian Walzer and composer Pamela Marshall.
Local poet and teacher Elizabeth Kirschner has won the North Street Book Prize for Best Work of Nonfiction by an Independent author! We are thrilled for her, because it's a great book, and we here at Piscataqua Press are the publishers.
Join us at West End Theatre on Tuesday night for a celebration of Waking the Bones that will feature the author, as well as artist Sirarpi Heghinian Walzer and composer Pamela Marshall.
The
Portsmouth Poet Laureate Poetry Hoot
Wednesday,
May 3, 2016, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Café Espresso
738
Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Website:
http://www.pplp.org
FREE
and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Starting at 7 pm we have two
featured readers; each reads for twenty minutes. We take a brief break,
then, during which folks can meet the readers, perhaps buy a poet's chap book
for sale, and settle up their bills. We start the Open Mic at 8 pm.
The second hour is the Open Mic. In order to
allow the maximum number of poets to read we have several simple community
courtesy rules we ask each reader to follow: communal poetry etiquette, if you
will. And the primary one is: "one poem one page for two minutes."
We'll cover the other rules at the Hoot at the beginning of the Open Mic.
Featured
readers will be Neil English and Christian Barter.
Christian Barter is
a poet living and working in Bar Harbor, Maine. His first bookThe Singers I
Prefer was a Lenore Marshall Prize finalist; his second book is just
out from BkMk Press in 2013. His poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, Georgia
Review, The American Scholar, Epoch and other magazines and has been featured
on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily and The Writer's Almanac.
Christian has held the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University and been a fellow at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. An editor for The Beloit Poetry Journal and sometime teacher at College of the Atlantic, his primary occupation is working on a trail crew, planning and overseeing construction and rehabilitation of hiking trails on Mount Desert Island.
Christian has held the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University and been a fellow at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. An editor for The Beloit Poetry Journal and sometime teacher at College of the Atlantic, his primary occupation is working on a trail crew, planning and overseeing construction and rehabilitation of hiking trails on Mount Desert Island.
Neil English is
variously a historic building preser-vationist, a husband, joiner, father of
two, timber framer, grandfather of two, humorist, lay preacher, father-in-law,
dry stone mason, Justice of the Peace and Model T truck driving poet.
He recites his brand of poetry in performance settings throughout New
Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts.
His work has been published in several anthologies. He has collaborated with
former Portsmouth Poet Laureate Maren Tirabassi and New Hampshire humorist
Rebecca Rule to create a spoken word Christmas CD entitled Sticky Mittens and Angel Feet, which was adapted for the stage by
Gamaliel Theatre Production Company and toured as a four person show entitledTravelers.
Medical
Book Club
Thursday,
May 5, 2016 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at RiverRun Bookstore
142
Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-2100
website:
http://www.riverrunbookstore.com
FREE
and OPEN to the PUBLIC
A
bi-monthly book club to discuss books of medical interest! May's title--
Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental
Illness.
Coffeehouse
hosted by Seacoast Outright
Friday,
May 6, 2016 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at RiverRun Bookstore
142
Fleet Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-2100
website:
http://www.riverrunbookstore.com
FREE
and OPEN to the PUBLIC
An
open mic featuring youth music & poetry & sweet treats
Portsmouth
Farmers’ Market
Saturday,
May 7, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
1
Junkins Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
website:
http://www.seacoastgrowers.org
FREE
and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Hi
Folks,
We
are excited to be starting the 2016 season. We are looking forward to seeing
you at market. Please share this event with your friends!
Free
Comic Book Day Festival
Saturday,
May 7, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. at Jetpack Comics
37
N. Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
website:
http://www.jetpackcomics.com
FREE
and OPEN to the PUBLIC
THE
ROCHESTER FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FESTIVAL
Saturday,
May 7th All over downtown Rochester
This
years festivities include but are not limited to all of the following!
A
NEW BIGGER & BETTER EVENT & GUEST HALL!
(Guests
can be found at this link: http://jetpackcomics.com/fcbd/guests)
This
year we take over the Governor's Inn and their grounds for the FCBD
celebration!
Multiple
dealer & guests halls!
Table
price will be $50 and you can guarantee your spot at Jetpackcomics.com/fcbd
Wrong Brain Spring Bizarre
Saturday, May 7, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Millspace
55 Main Street, Newmarket, NH 03857
The suggested donation is $1
Wrong Brain presents:
Spring Bizaare Alternative Craft
Fair
Wrong Brain offers a nontraditional
take on the craft fair. Over 30 vendors selling handmade, recycled, vintage,
unconventional and unique gifts including: art, clothes, records, cassettes,
zines, books, knit, crochet, jewelry, blown glass, woodwork, toys, sculptures,
housewares, pins, patches, taxidermy, leather and more.
~Asking a $1 donation at the
door~
Live entertainment by local
musicians.
Pop-up art gallery featuring
local artists.
Zine Distro featuring Wrong
Brain's growing collection of self published zines, comics, poetry anthologies
and art books from around the world.
Wrong Brain is a D.I.Y.
volunteer-run nonprofit art collective from the seacoast of New Hampshire that
has been active since 2010. We provide a platform for local, emerging and
unconventional creative people by publishing and distributing zines and music
compilations, curating art exhibits, organizing alternative craft markets, and
hosting multimedia events.
~~VENDORS~~
Sean Patrick / geek art &
prints
Phoenix Mayet Photography
Nimmita Natural Designs / natural
jewelry
Strange Pine / art & pins
Stephanie Dreher / weavings,
felted animals, art
Carys Carrots / crochet &
felted animals, textile art
Evan Cals / glass art
Kimberly Young / painting &
photography
Bone Wrought / bone shadow boxes
Amanda Albertson / wood burn,
poetry, art
Scott David
Chase - Southpaw art & records
John McColley / reclaimed art,
books, leather pouches
Cassie Brazeau / art, ceramics,
patches
Good Day Vintage / 1950s-80s
vintage clothes
Susan & Olivia Legere / glass
& ceramic jewelry, essential oils
Jamie Duggan / wire wrap jewelry
Wicked Good Hoods / upcycled
hoodies
Bizarre Koffin Art / paintings,
drawings
(re)chained
melodies / knit clothes & houseware, terrariums
Trash Bears / art, zines, toys,
pins, upcycled jewelry
Amie Labelle / digital neon
animal art, prints
Savanna Pettengill / photogram
prints, plant jewelry, zines
Abby Geremia / paintings,
drawings
ESB Pottery & Crafts /
ceramics, jewelry, mandalas
Poison Ivy Designs / upcycled
bags & clothes, jewelry, art rocks
Cotillion Bureau / dyed vintage
lingere, vintage clothes
Sam Paolini / upcycled
clothes, posters, zines, patches
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