Posts Tagged ‘spoken word’
Michael C. Ford, The Doors, and poetic musings about San Joaquin Valley
Monday, November 29th, 2010By Rose Albano-Risso
City Editor
Nov. 29, 2010
The name Michael C. Ford will probably ring a bell to not just a few Manteca Unified School District students who were in elementary and high school during the mid-to-late 1980s. Those were the years when the award-winning spoken-word artist did stints as a poet-in-residence at Brock Elliott School, Manteca High and other campuses in the district.
Chances are, some of the students he taught probably still have in their possession today copies of an anthology of the youthful verses they penned in the classroom which was “published” at the end of their poetry lessons with the Grammy/Pulitzer Prize poet.
Ford was actually the resident poet for San Joaquin County area schools as well as language arts consultant for the California Poets-in-the-Schools program at the time, so he touched the lives of hundreds more would-be young poets than just those he mentored in the Manteca Unified School District. (more…)
Ellyn Maybe Live at Beyond Baroque – City Streets
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Last Month Hen House Curated a Night of Poetry and Music at Beyond Baroque…Watch Ellyn’s Performance and Subscribe to Hen House’s Youtube Channel here!
Ellyn Maybe and Her Band Jam with Jackson Browne for the Plastic Pollution Coalition
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Plastic Pollution Coalition Fete at the Marion Davis Beach House

Robbie Fitzsimmons and Danny Moynahan Rock Out Amidst the Artwork

View from the Beach House

Ellyn and the Band Jam with Jackson at Sunset

Robbie, Ellyn and Jackson after the Gig!
Join us Tonight for Poetry Rodeo at Beyond Baroque!
Thursday, October 28th, 2010Poetry Rodeo starts at 7:30 TONIGHT!
*Remember you are welcome to bring your own work and sign up to read with the Ellyn’s band!
See our Event Featured on RentFoodBroke!
Gorgeous New Ellyn Maybe Video! Parallel Universe off of Rodeo for the Sheepish
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Video by: Jacob Mendel
New Video! Ellyn Maybe – Sylvia Plath
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Video by: Nisey Jay and Riccardo Spinotti
Next Friday, October 22 Hen House Studios Presents a night of Poetry and Music at Beyond Baroque!
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts Goes to NorCal
Friday, September 3rd, 2010**********************************
ROUND 9: SAN FRANCISCO
Thursday, OCT. 14TH – 7 P.M.
SPARRING W/ BEATNIK GHOSTS
RETURNS TO THE BEAT MUSEUM
540 Broadway – North Beach
Guest Host…Ginger Murray
David Meltzer
Ellyn Maybe & Her Band
Steve Arntson
Jerry Ferraz
Martin Hickle
Richard Loranger
Whitman McGowan
Julie Rogers
Margery Snyder
Chris Vannoy
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ROUND 10: BERKELEY
Friday, OCT. 15th – 7 p.m.
SPARRING WITH BEATNIK GHOSTS
@ ART HOUSE GALLERY
& CULTURAL CENTER
2905 Shattuck – at Ashby
Guest Host…Mark States
Ellyn Maybe & Her Band
J.R. Brady
Tim Donnely
Q. R. Hand
Mike The Poet
H.D. Moe
A. M. Stanley
Plus: Mystery Poets (To Be Announced)
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ROUND 11: SANTA CRUZ
Saturday, OCT. 16th – 7 p.m.
SPARRING WITH BEATNIK GHOSTS
REVISITS FELIX KULPA GALLERY
107 Elm Street – Downtown Santa Cruz
Guest Host…Marc Kockinos
Gary Young, Santa Cruz Poet Laureate
Ellyn Maybe & Her Band
Dennis Holt
Debbie Kirk
Ron Lampi
Erik Lawson
B.C. Petrakos
William Taylor, Jr.
Mel C. Thompson
Plus Mystery Guest






