RADIO & TV

Northern California

• KPFA 94.1 FM, BERKELEY, KPFB 89.3 FM, BERKELEY, KFCF 88.1 FM, FRESNO: Monday-Friday, 3:00-3:30 p.m., "Cover to Cover," book talk, readings, and interviews with authors, poets, and others about the written word, Jack Foley, Denny Smithson, Jennifer Stone, Richard Wolinsky, and Richard A. Lupoff produce and co-host. Poet Jack Foley hosts every Wednesday. August 15, 2007: Adelle Foley, Along the Bloodline, reads haiku. August 22: Tribute to George M. Cohan as songwriter. August 29: Excerpts from George M. Cohan's innovative 1906 musical, Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway, as performed in 1959. "Apex Express: Asian Pacific Islander Radio," first Thursday monthly, 7:00-8:00 p.m., features Asian Pacific Islander American Hip Hop, apex@kpfa.org, www.apexexpress.org. You can receive KPFA live anywhere online. See Streaming Audio: www.kpfa.org/listen.

• KALW 91.7 FM, SAN FRANCISCO: "New Letters on Air," a radio companion to the eponymous literary quarterly magazine, features conversations with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights, esteemed novelists, as well as emerging writers of poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction. Hosted by Angela Elam. The program is produced by the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Every Sunday at 6:00 p.m. PST. "Book Talk" hosted by Alan Farley, features in-depth interviews with contemporary authors, every Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

• KUSF 90.3 FM, SAN FRANCISCO: Every Sunday, "Diva Radio" hosted by Fontain Riddle, features women's independently produced music, poetry and sound scape, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Web site: www.fontainmuse.com/divacalender.html Every Wednesday, "Tales From Earth" hosted by Kathy Ketman, explores the world through stories, poems, history and music, 7:30-8:00 p.m. Every Wednesday, "Shoestring Radio Theatre" founded by San Francisco writer Monica Sullivan, 9:30 p.m., www.shoestring.org.

• WEST COAST LIVE: Live radio variety show with music, literary interviews, and comedy, every Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-noon. Broadcast live this summer from the Ferry Building, San Francisco. Hosted by Sedge Thomson. Airs on KALW 91.7 San Francisco, KRCB 91.1 Santa Rosa, and other stations coast-to-coast, www.WCL.org or call (415) 664-9500.

• KKUP 91.5 FM, CUPERTINO: Every Wednesday, "Out of Our Minds" poetry program with host-poet J.P. Dancing Bear, features readings and interviews with a different featured poet each week, 8:00-9:00 p.m. Web site: www.kkup.com.

• KUSP 88.9 FM, SANTA CRUZ: Every Sunday, "The Poetry Show," with live interviews, poems read by the host, taped readings, hosted by Dennis Morton and Morton Marcus, 8:00-9:00 p.m. Web site: kusp.org.

• KRCB 91.1 FM, SANTA ROSA: Every third Wednesday, "WordTemple" hosted by Katherine Hastings features conversations with poets, as well as readings from the WordTemple reading series, 7:00 p.m. Listen online at www.kcrb.org.

• KDVS 90.3 FM, DAVIS/SACRAMENTO: Wednesdays: "Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour," cross-disciplinary conversations with poets on literary topics hosted by Andy Jones, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Subscribe to the podcast at www.kdvs.org. Information: www.culturelover.com.

• KSVY 91.3 FM, SONOMA: Every Sunday, "Pacific Poetry Jam" with Cheryl Itamura, with writers sharing stories, poetry, sound art, 10:00-11:00 p.m. Also at www.ksvy.org/shows/Pacific Poetry Jam.htm.

• THE WRITER'S ALMANAC: Daily five-minute program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor, heard each day on public radio stations throughout the country. Airs in Santa Cruz at 9:01 a.m., KAZU 90.3 FM, for other areas check your local radio listings for the station and time, or access the web cast archive on writersalmanac.org, (800) 228-7123.

• TV CHANNEL 25, 26, 18, EAST BAY: Weekly community TV broadcast. "Wee Poets" presents children from seven to thirteen reading poetry, with a teen production crew, and adult poets as guests. Responsible teenagers can learn television production skills with a six to twelve-month commitment. Call host Sally Joan Baker, (510) 848-6905. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.: Channel 26, El Cerrito, Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Hercules, Piedmont, and Emeryville. Monday, 1:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.: Channel 25, Berkeley. Mondays, 2:00 p.m.: Channel 18, Oakland.

• TV CHANNEL 17, SACRAMENTO: Terry Moore's "Moore Time for Poetry," First and third Wednesdays, 9:00 p.m., TV Comcast Cable Access TV show, hosted by Terry Moore and daughter Tyra Moore. First and third Tuesdays, 9:00 p.m. The encore cablecast schedule is first and third Thursday at 5:00 a.m. August through May, and first and third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. June and July. And first and third Thursday at 5:00 a.m. Occasionally, the program is in the 8:30 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. timeslot on Saturdays. (916) 208-7638, tvguide.com.

 Southern California

• KUCI, 88.9 FM, IRVINE: "Writers on Writing," the art and business of writing, hosted by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, author of Pen on Fire: The Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within, broadcasts live on Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. from the University of California, Irvine. "Writers on Writing" can be heard throughout most of Orange County, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Writers on Writing, c/o KUCI 88.9 FM, P.O. Box 4362, Irvine, CA 92616. Web cast: www.kuci.org. E-mai: barbara@barbarademarcobarrett.com.

• KPFK 90.7 FM, LA, KPFK 98.7 FM, SANTA BARBARA: Monday-Friday, noon-12:30 p.m., Arts and Culture Program with Wednesdays devoted to poetry. "Poet's Café," features conversations with poets about poetry and life, hosted by M.C. Bruce, second and fourth Wednesdays, noon. Listen to KPFK on your computer at kpfk.org.

 INTERNET LISTINGS

• WORLD TALK RADIO: Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Pacific Time: "Writer's Roundtable," Antoinette Kuritz and co-hosts talk with writers, literary agents, editors, book designers, ghost writers, reviewers discussing the art, craft, and business of writing. Join the program by live show phone-in, fax, or e-mail, www.worldtalkradio.com.

• LUNCH POEMS: Web cast of this UC Berkeley poetry series is available online twenty-four hours after the noon (PST) reading at http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu. Web casts archived at http://webcast.berkeley.edu/events. Readings have featured Robert Thomas, Michael D. Harper, Robert Hass, Maxine Hong Kingston, and many others.

• POETRY SCENE: AIS Radio in SF presents a program of poetry by acclaimed Bay Area poets read by "pedaling poet" Stephen Kopel, live on the Internet Friday, 10:30 a.m., PST, repeated at 6:00 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m. and Tuesday 6:30 a.m, www.lighthouse-sf.org/audio/streaming.php.

• POET'S LANE: A radio show hosted by former Pleasanton, California Poet Laureate Cynthia Bryant. On demand internet radio service through LadybugLive, currently featuring Web cast with Poet and Activist Fred Norman. Site also includes library of previous Web casts, go to www.NewVoices.com. Web casts archived at http://labybuglive.com/poetslane-library.htm.

• WORLD WIDE WORD RADIO: BlogTalkRadio programs for writers, Pacific Time, www.blogtalkradio.com/onword. "The Moe Green Poetry Hour" hosted by Los Angeles-based poet/event producer Rafael F.J. Alvarado and Alaina R. Alexander features guest poets and a call in open reading, three minutes only, (718) 508-9717, MoeGreenPoetryHour@gmail.com. Web cast Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., selected dates. "Unobstructed," hosted by Alaina R. Alexander, interviews with poets and writers, Web Cast Saturdays, 3:00 p.m., and Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. "Onword," hosted by S.A. Griffin, and co-host Stacey Mangiaracina. Sundays, 6:00 p.m. Show for writers who want to learn more about their craft, round table discussions, writer's workshops and published authors as guests. "The Eclectic Word" hosted by Victor D. Infante, selected Fridays. August 17, 2007, 4:00 p.m.: "Slam Past, Present and Future" with guests Marc Smith, Scott Woods, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett. September 7, 2007, 4:00 p.m.: "Manners and the Undead," with guests Allyson Beatrice and Jillian Venters.

EXHIBITS
Northern California

• "Black/White [and Read]," presented by the San Francisco Center for the Book, featuring works that eschew color and focus the viewer's attention on the relationship between form and content, featuring works by twenty-five book artists, August 10-October 12, 2007, San Francisco Center for the Book, 300 De Haro Street, SF, (415) 565-0545, www.sfcb.org.

• Mutanabbi Street Coalition and SFCB present an exhibition of Broadsides produced in response to the bombing of Mutanabbi Street, an old and established bookselling steet in Baghad. Curated by Kathleen Walkup. October 19-November 21, exhibition reception on October 19, 2007, 6:00-8:00, San Francisco Center for the Book, 300 De Haro Street, SF, (415) 565-0545, www.sfcb.org.

• Pacific Center for the Book Calendar exhibit features both one-of-a-kind calendars and editions made by the artist members of Pacific Center for the Book Arts, with unique and artful calendar available for purchase, November 30, 2007-January 11, 2008, reception and sale November 30, 6:00-8:00, San Francisco Center for the Book, 300 De Haro Street, SF, (415) 565-0545, www.sfcb.org.

• 13+Contemporary German Artists' Books, provides an overview of contemporary book arts in Germany, presented by the Library's Book Arts and Special Collections Center. Through October 14, 2007, at Main Library, Sixth Floor, Skylight Gallery, 100 Larkin Street, at Grove, SF, (415) 557-4277, www.sfpl.org.

Southern California

• "Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney" focuses on the eponymous book series, with paintings, drawings, and mixed media pieces from the latest sequel. Through January 6, 2008. Central Los Angeles Public Library, 630 West Fifth Street, LA, (213)228-7500, www.lapl.org.

THEATER/PERFORMANCE
Northern California
updated January 15, 2006

• The Z Space Studio Theater Development Center presents Word for Word, short stories and fiction writing literally "word for word," a new way for audience members to glimpse the first steps of transforming a story from the page to the stage. Through March 30: Immortal Heart on Tour, Word for Word's smash hit by novelist Amy Tan, directed by Delia MacDougal. Winter 2006: 4 Adverbs, a world premiere Word for Word show and an evening with the author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, author of the famed Series of Unfortunate Events for children. The show presents four stories taken from his new adult novel Adverbs, forthcoming in spring 2006. For more information on tickets, dates, and locations, visit www.zspace.org; box office: (415) 437-6775.

• Playwrights' Center of San Francisco 2006 presents Scene Nights on Tuesdays, 7:30. Members free/non-members $5-$10 if you wish to have a scene read. Playwrights of all experience and style can attend these readings to experience a full production earlier in the writing process. The playwright is able to select the readers from whoever is in attendance (usually several capable actors). After the reading, a critique emphasizes the strengths and possibilities. Scenes must be no more than ten pages of properly formatted script. Actors are paid $10 for Scene Night. If you'd like to sign up for a night of cold-reading, e-mail Andy Black, Scene Night Coordinator. Unless otherwise announced, all scene nights occur at The Off-Market Theater in downtown San Francisco. See www.playwrightscentersf.org for details.

• The Center for the Arts presents Madwoman of Chaillot, by Jean Giraudoux, directed by writer Sands Hall. This classic 1940s play thwarts a plan to drill for oil in the middle of Paris. February 10-26, 2006, Friday and Saturday, 8:00, $16; Matinee on Sunday, 2:00, $12. The Center for the Arts, 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, (530) 274-8384, www.thecenterforthearts.org.