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1 DECEMBER 2011 — thursday

CENTRAL:
• 7 Dudley Cinema presents a screening of Kathryn Ramey’s experimental documentary, Yanqui Walker and the Optical Revolution, with discussion on Pontecorvo’s political poetry, rare clips and discussion, hosted by Gerry Fialka, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, film 7:00, discussion 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• The Third Area Poetry Series presents Chad Sweeney, Parable of Hide and Seek, Julie Sophia Paegle, Torch Song Tango Choir, and actress/poet Beth Ruscio, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, $5, 7:00 (310/828-8488)
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NORTH:
• One Disease Many Voices, Pacific Pride Foundation presents a public reading commemorating World AIDS Day, poets and members of the community read, including Jackson Wheeler; Enid Osborn; Andre Levi; Jenny Sullivan; Ron Alexander; Gary R. White, MFT; Professor Beth Schneider; Catherine Birtalan; Joanne Talbot, RN, MFT; and Executive Director, Pacific Pride Foundation David Selberg reading from their own work, poems and memoirs of Tony Kushner, Glenna Luschei, Melvin Dixon, Carol Muske, Patrick Donnelly, and others, hosted by Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emeritus, David Starkey, Planning Commission Room, Santa Barbara County Administrative Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, 5:30-7:00 (805/963-3636, www.pacificpridefoundation.org)
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2 DECEMBER 2011 — friday

CENTRAL:
• Beyond Baroque presents new art work from Vinzula Kara on display in the lobby, with readings and music in the theater, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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3 DECEMBER 2011 — saturday

CENTRAL:
• Poetry reading by Annette Cruz, Dennis Cruz, A. Razor, and Danny Baker, with Iris Berry, writer, poet, Los Angeles music historian, actress, musician, native Angeleno and one of the original progenitors of the L.A. punk scene, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/$5 students, seniors/ members free, 2:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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• Poetry in Motion, hosted by Eve Brandstein, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, special event: $10 nonmembers, 9:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
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NORTH:
• The Askew Poetry Journal presents a poetry reading with hosts Marsha de la O, Friday Lubina, and Phil Taggart, all poets ever published in Askew are invited to read, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (rsvp to read: Phil Taggart, ptagga @ aol.com; 805/643-3012, venturaartistsunion.org)
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SOUTH:
• Southern California Haiku Study Group celebrates their 2011 haiku anthology, a scent of rain, with a reading by contributors, Ink Spot, 710 13th Street, San Diego, 1:00 (dkolodji @ aol.com)
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4 DECEMBER 2011 — sunday

CENTRAL:
• Rhapsodomancy Reading Series presents a featured reading with novelist, memoir writer and solo performer Jillian Lauren, Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, poet Khadija Anderson, writer and community activist Melissa Chadburn, poet and educator Lisa Cheby, twenty-one and over, The Good Luck Bar, 1514 Hillhurst Avenue, east Hollywood/Silver Lake, LA, $3, cash bar, 7:30 (www.rhapsodomancy.org; rsvp not required but appreciated: rhapsodomancyla @ gmail.com)
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5 DECEMBER 2011 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Red Hen Press presents Monday Evenings at the Geffen, a reading with fiction writer Ellen Meeropol, House Arrest, thriller writer Marcos Villatoro, Blood Daughters, Hope Edelman, The Possibility of Everything, a memoir, The Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, $20/students and seniors $10, 8:00 (310/208-5454; tickets: www.geffenplayhouse.com)
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6 DECEMBER 2011 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Cobalt Poets 300th Broadside Spectacular and open reading, one drink minimum, all ages, The Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way, west of Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, free, sign up 8:30-8:45, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, with featured reader Fernando Castro, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (805/643-3012, venturaartistsunion.org)
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7 DECEMBER 2011 — wednesday

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8 DECEMBER 2011 — thursday

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9 DECEMBER 2011 — friday

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10 DECEMBER 2011 — saturday

NORTH:
• The Poetry Zone presents a poetry reading by Christopher Buckley, open mic follows, hosted by Suzanne Frost, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 21 W. Anapamu, Santa Barbara, 2:00-4:00 (805/252-1655)
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11 DECEMBER 2011 — sunday

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12 DECEMBER 2011 — monday

CENTRAL:
• Moonday, A West Side Reading Series features Richard Garcia and Katherine Willams, open mic follows, salon setting at a private home, 14839 West Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, open sign up 7:00, reading 7:30 (www.moondaypoetry.com)
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13 DECEMBER 2011 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Valley Contemporary Poets presents an open reading, featured poet Norman Molesko, one drink minimum, all ages, The Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way, west of Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, free, sign up 8:30-8:45, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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NORTH:
• Poetry open mic, with featured reader Dorothea Grossman, musical performance by Michael Vlatkovich, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (805/643-3012, venturaartistsunion.org)
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14 DECEMBER 2011 — wednesday

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15 DECEMBER 2011 — thursday

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16 DECEMBER 2011 — friday

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17 DECEMBER 2011 — saturday

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18 DECEMBER 2011 — sunday

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19 DECEMBER 2011 — monday

NORTH:
• Favorite Poem Reading open mic, poets and nonpoets are invited to read a favorite poem not their own, host Lois Klein, The Blue Agave, 20 E. Cota, Santa Barbara, 5:15-6:30
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20 DECEMBER 2011 — tuesday

CENTRAL:
• Cobalt Poets presents an open reading, featured poet Jeremy Radin, one drink minimum, all ages, The Cobalt Café, 22047 Sherman Way, west of Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, free, sign up 8:30-8:45, reading 9:00 (818/348-3789, www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt)
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21 DECEMBER 2011 — wednesday

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22 DECEMBER 2011 — thursday

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23 DECEMBER 2011 — friday

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24 DECEMBER 2011 — saturday

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25 DECEMBER 2011 — sunday

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26 DECEMBER 2011 — monday

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27 DECEMBER 2011 — tuesday

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28 DECEMBER 2011 — wednesday

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29 DECEMBER 2011 — thursday

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30 DECEMBER 2011 — friday

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31 DECEMBER 2011 — saturday

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