Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff
Poet Carla Badillo Coronado
Celebrate the creative spirit at the third San Francisco International Poetry Festival, which brings more than 18 poets from all around the world to San Francisco for free and open-to-the-public poetry and music.
The four-day poetry extravaganza begins on Thursday, July 26, 2012 with a kick-off party hosted by Jack Hirschman, legendary Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Library Luis Herrera at Kerouac Alley in North Beach. The party features an introduction of participating poets and performances and readings by former Modern Lovers musician Jonathan Richman, former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzales and more.
A lineup of great poets around the world include: Carla Badillo Coronado (Ecuador), Yahia Lababidi (Egypt) Alejandro Murguia (USA/Mexico), Sandro Sardella (Italy), Matt Sedillo (USA), Antonieta Villamil (Columbia), and many other from Europe and Philippines.
Additional Festivities include: Friday lunch-time poetry reading in the Civic Center Plaza, Outdoor poetry & performances on Saturday in Civic Center Plazm Poetry Crawl in North Beach, Youth poetry, Translation Workshops, Beat poetry lectures and more.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit SFIPF.org.
A panel discussion on the erosion of civil liberties
Renewal of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, allowing indefinite detention without charge, is being debated this summer. Our special speaker is Shahid Buttar, Executive Director, Bill of Rights Defense Committee. See http://sf99percent.org/.
Under the 2012 NDAA, the government can arrest you without charges, hold you indefinitely without trial, deny you a lawyer, and send you abroad to be imprisoned or tortured, based only on suspicion of association with terrorist groups. Part of this law is so vague it could apply to anyone.
A donation of $10 is requested, but no Festivalbody turned away. Wheelchair-accessible.
Tuesday, July 31, 7 p.m., at the Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmount Ave (at 29th St.), Oakland one block East of Auto Row), AC Transit 51A, 635, 651, 851 buses.
Announcement from the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2012
San Jose Jazz is excited to announce an exclusive music contest for bands across Northern California to submit their ensemble for a chance to open for Monophonics and Morris Day & The Time on Friday, August 10, 2012 at the 23rd San Jose Jazz Summer Fest happening at Plaza de César Chavez Park in downtown San Jose, CA. The winning act will perform in front of thousands of new fans (set time: 5 pm – 5:45 pm) and be guaranteed $500. Any interest in highlighting the contest?
Bands must have no more than six members, must be based in Northern California, and must have access to travel by their own means to the festival. San Jose Jazz will not provide travel or accommodations.
Bands must go to the San Jose Jazz Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/sanjosejazz) and submit an online audition video (YouTube or Vimeo; may be audio with still), bio info, links to music and websites, personnel/instrumentation, and their recent gig history. Bands must also fall into the following genres: Neo Soul, Soul (not hip hop), Rhythm & Blues, Funk, and/or New Orleans Rhythm & Blues. San Jose Jazz will select up to 10 bands and subsequently post the contest on their Facebook page for the public to vote on their favorite act.
Voters must have a Facebook account and “like” San Jose Jazz in order to participate. The submission period is now open and will end Friday, July 20 at Noon, and voting will begin later that day (voting will last until Friday, July 27 at Noon). The winner will be announced on Monday, August 6, 2012. Last year’s Facebook Band Contest winners are not eligible to enter.
