Poetry Festival Santa Cruz

12 FEBRUARY 2012 — sunday

Poetry Festival Santa Cruz, produced by Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts, featured poets and performers to present in the Grand Ballroom include: Wanda Coleman, Jack Hirschman, Michael C. Ford with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Genny Lim, Lorna Dee Cervantes, The Ellyn Maybe Band, Stephen Kessler, Avotcja with Modupue, Charles Curtis Blackwell, Andy Clausen, Ellen Bass, Jerry Kamstra, A.D. Winans, Gerald Nicosia, Cara Vida, S.A. Griffin, Jennifer Barone with Nova Jazz Band, Mike The Poet, Jane Ormerod, Marc Olmsted, Rich Ferguson with Bo Blount, Floyd Salas, Claire Ortalda, Gary Young, Quiet Lightning, Ron Lampi, T. Mike Walker, Keith Savage, Dennis Holt, Peter Marti, Kevin Patrick Sullivan, Sarah Cruse and John Allen Cassady; musical guests include: The Invertebrates, Alan Sitar Brown, Ruebi Lynn Jimenez, and Geordie Van Der Bosch; hosted by San Francisco poet emcees Ginger Murray and Marc Kockinos, with a Sparring Artists Exchange book, art, and memorabilia fair running concurrently in the Bay View Room; Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, $12.50, 3:30-10:00 (tickets: showclix.com/event/poetryfestivalsantacruz, 1-888-71-TICKETS; information: www.sparringwithbeatnikghosts.com)