2023

January 2023

January 12th, 2023 Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland SOLD OUT

January 13th, 2023 The Workmans Club, First Fortnight Festival, Dublin, Ireland SOLD OUT

January 13th, 2023 Museum of Literature Ireland, workshop only, Dublin, Ireland SOLD OUT

January 14th, 2023 The Duncairn, Belfast, Ireland SOLD OUT

January 15th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 1 of 5) sign up here

January 22nd, 2023 – Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 2 of 5) sign up here

January 29th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 3 of 5) sign up here

 

February 2023

February 5th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 4 of 5) sign up here

February 12th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 5 of 5) sign up here

February 26th, 2023 – Advanced Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 1 of 3)

March 2023

March 5th, 2023 – Advanced Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 2 of 3)

March 12th, 2023 – Advanced Writers Anonymous: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 3 of 3)

June 2023

June 13, PhDJ workshop with Tasha Blank, NYC, noon

June 26 Voices With Impact Festival, 1pm Pacific

August 2023

August 6th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous II: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 1 of 5) sign up here

August 13th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous II: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 2 of 5) sign up here

August 20th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous II: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 3 of 5) sign up here

August 27th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous II: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 4 of 5) sign up here

September 2023

September 3rd, 2023 – Writers Anonymous II: An online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield  (Week 5 of 5) sign up here

September 10th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous Advanced: A 3-Week Poem Amends Course with Buddy Wakefield (Week 1 of 3) sign up here 

September 17th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous Advanced: A 3-Week Poem Amends Course with Buddy Wakefield (Week 2 of 3) sign up here 

September 24th, 2023 – Writers Anonymous Advanced: A 3-Week Poem Amends Course with Buddy Wakefield (Week 3 of 3) sign up here 

2022

OCTOBER 2022

October 1st, 2022 – KMFA Studios, 41 Navasota St., Austin, TX, doors at 6:45pm, show at 730

October 2nd, 2022 –  Denver Merc Poetry Slam, Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, Denver, CO, 8pm FREE EVENT (limited seating @100)

October 9th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield.

October 16th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield.

SEPTEMBER 2022

September 4th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield, 11am Pacific.

September 11th, 2022 – The Stone House, 107 Sacramento Street, Nevada City, CA, doors 5pm, show at 6:30pm

Septenber 13th, 2022 – Da Poetry Lounge, Greenway Court Theater, 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 9pm

September 14th, 2022 – Dynasty Typewriter, 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, doors 6:30, show at 7:30pm

September 18th, 2022 – Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., Portland, OR, doors 6:30, show at 7:30pm

September 21st, 2022 – Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, WA, doors 6:30, show at 7:30pm

September 23rd, 2022 – Goodyear Arts at Camp North End, 301 Camp Rd. #200; Charlotte, NC

September 24th, 2022 – Charlotte International Arts Festival‘s Slam Invitational with Rudy Francisco, Knight Theater, 430 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC

AUGUST 2022

August 21, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

August 28, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

JULY 2022

July 3th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

July 10th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

July 17th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

July 24th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

July 25th, 2022 – Pinguim, Porto, Portugal, 10pm

July 31th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

JUNE 2022

June 5th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

June 12th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

June 19th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

June 26th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

MAY 2022

May 1st, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

May 8th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

May 9th, 2022 – Pinguim Café, Rua do Belomonte 65, Porto, Portugal, 22h

May 15th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

May 22nd, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

May 29th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

 

APRIL 2022

April 3rd, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

April 10th, 2022 – Bristol Poetry Festival, Bristol, U.K., 7:30pm

April 10th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

April 13th, 2022 – Presented by ArtfulScribe at MAST Mayflower Studios, 144 Above Bar St, Southampton, U.K.

April 14th, 2022 – Gray’s, LCB Depot, Leicester, U.K. 7pm
* A writing workshop with Buddy is also being offered before the show at 5pm

April 17th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

April 17th, 2022 – Norwich Arts Centre for TOAST Poets, Norwich, U.K. 7pm

April 24th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

 

MARCH 2022

March 3rd, 2022 – Private Class, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 12pm PST

March 6th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

March 13th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

March 20th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

March 27th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

 

FEBRUARY 2022

February 6th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

February 13th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

February 20th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

February 27th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

 

JANUARY 2022

January 2nd, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

January 9th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

January 16th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

January 23nd, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

January 30th, 2022 – All the Lovers Left Alive, a weekly online open-mic with Buddy Wakefield. TICKETS

 

2021

December 2021

December 19th, 2021 – Hauled Off and Hit (week 5 of 5): A live online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield 

December 12th, 2021 – Hauled Off and Hit (week 4 of 5): A live online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield 

December 5th, 2021 – Hauled Off and Hit (week 3 of 5): A live online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield 

 

November 2021

November 28th, 2021 – Hauled Off and Hit (week 2 of 5): A live online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield 

November 21st, 2021 – Hauled Off and Hit (week 1 of 5): A live online writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield 

 

OCTOBER 2021

October 3rd, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

October 10th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

 

SEPTEMBER 2021

September 12th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

September 19th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

September 26th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

 

AUGUST 2021

August 1st, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

August 8th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

August 12-16, 2021 – Wide Open Writing Mens Retreat, Whitehead Island Lighthouse, Booth Bay Harbor, ME 

 

JULY 2021

July 4th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

July 11th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

July 18th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

July 25th, 2021 – Jukebox Butcher and the Ongoing Miracle (Online) 

 

JUNE 2021

June 6, 2021 Week 2 of a 4-week workshop with Buddy, Now the Future Swung: That’s Enough of That, 11am-12:30pm PST, 7-8.30pm GMT, 

June 12, 2021 Keynote at California Writers Club of Long Beach for calwriters.org, 3pm PST

June 13, 2021 Week 1 of a 4-week workshop with Buddy, Now the Future Swung: Past, Perfect, Tense, 11am-12:30pm PST, 7-8.30pm GMT, Register Here

June 20, 2021 Week 1 of a 4-week workshop with Buddy, Now the Future Swung, 11am-12:30pm PST, 7-8.30pm GMT, 

 

MAY 2021

May 13, 2021 Write Art Out presents Words and Sh*t, hosted by Chibbi and Raqui, stream on YouTube or Facebook, 7:30pm CST

May 30, 2021 Week 1 of a 4-week workshop with Buddy, Now the Future Swung: How to Say Hello in Cellular, 11am-12:30pm PST, 7-8.30pm GMT, Register Here

 

MARCH 2021

March 24, 2021 Spork! Poetry presents Queer & Still Here, online from Exeter, England, 12pm Pacific Time, 8pm GMT, £5

 

FEBRUARY 2021

February 1st, 8th, and 15th, 2021 Last three session’s of the 4-week online workshop Awkward If You Have To, with Buddy Wakefield, every Monday, 7-8:30pm PST REGISTRATION STAYS OPEN THROUGH END OF COURSE. Recordings are available up to one month after.

 

JANUARY 2021

January 7, 2021 Fire Leopard‘s You Biq Wit Us World Tour Show, 7:30pm PST 

January 10, 2021 LGBTQ+ Literary Spacemakers in Quarantine Roundtable, weho.org/arts, 2-4pm PST 

January 25, 2021 1st night of 4-week live workshop Awkward If You Have To, with Buddy Wakefield, every Monday thru Feb. 15, 7-8:30pm PST 

 

2020

DECEMBER 2020

December 20, 2020 Guest judge Kat Magill’s Team Mabrey vs Chakra online

 

NOVEMBER 2020

November 5, 2020 CELA talent development, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 9-11am

Buddy Wakefield’s five-week workshop, You’re Doing It Right: An Online Writing Course in Stabbing People with a Pen
November 10th, 17th, 24th, December 1st, and 8th, 6:45-8:15pm PT TICKETS

 

OCTOBER 2020

October 2, 2020 benefit for Move Texas, 5-7pm PT FACEBOOK

October 6, 2020 The Poet’s Tree for The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, 5:25pm PT,  FACEBOOK  or YouTube

October 8, 2020 Literary Student Society Flanor, Groningen, Netherlands, Noon PT

October 16, 2020 Allow the Light, Jack McCarthy’s new book and Tribute, 7pm PT ATTEND

 

SEPTEMBER 2020

September 13th, Wide Open Writers: A Workshop with Buddy Wakefield, 10am-12:00pm PT

 

AUGUST 2020

August 3, 2020 hosting Franny Choi, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 7, 2020 hosting Sam Sax, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 10, 2020 hosting Tara Hardy, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 14, 2020 hosting Sunni Patterson, Asia Samson, and Bluz – A Southern Fried Reading, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 17, 2020 hosting Alok Vaid-Menon, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 21, 2020 hosting Amber Tamblyn, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 24, 2020 hosting Button Poetry, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 25, 2020 hosting Gayle Danley, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 26, 2020 hosting Sarah Kay, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 27, 2020 hosting BreakBeat Poets, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 28, 2020 hosting George Watsky, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 29, 2020 hosting Denice Frohman, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 30, 2020 hosting Marc Bamuthi Joseph, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

August 31, 2020 hosting Saul Williams, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS 

 

JULY 2020

July 1, 2020 hosting Carlo Andrés Gómez, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

July 5, 2020 hosting Ebony Stewart, with Amir Safi and the poets of Write About Now, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 1pm PST TICKETS

July 8, 2020 hosting Paul Tran, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

July 12, 2020 hosting Ani DiFranco, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 1pm PST TICKETS

July 15, 2020 hosting Rudy Francisco, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

July 19, 2020 hosting Andrea Gibson, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 1pm PST TICKETS

July 22, 2020 hosting IN-Q, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

July 26, 2020 Da Poetry Lounge, World’s Largest Weekly Open Mic, hosted by Shihan Van Clief, with Taalam Acey, Yesika Salgado, Ed Mabrey, Aman K. Batra, Edwin Bodney, Alyesha Wise, Matthew Cuban, and then some, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 1pm PST TICKETS  *This event includes an ASL interpreter.*

July 29, 2020 hosting Jeffrey McDaniel, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

 

JUNE 2020

June 3, 2020 hosting Mary Lambert, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 6, 2020 The Write Bloody Reading, hosted by Derrick Brown, with Anis Mojgani, Brendan Constantine, Megan Falley, Taylor Mali, Jason Bayani and then some, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 8, 2020 Reginateatern, Gottsunda Dance & Theater, Uppsala, Sweden

June 9, 2020 hosting Sonya Renee Taylor, onlineHeavy Hitters Festival 6pm PST TICKETS

June 13, 2020 hosting Mahogany Browne, Adam Falkner, Jive Poetic and Jon Sands, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 16, 2020 hosting Sage Francis, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 20, 2020 hosting Sekou Andrews, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 23, 2020 hosting Hanif Abdurraqib, onlineHeavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 24, 2020 Da Poetry Lounge 22nd Anniversary show, IG Live, @da_poetry_lounge

June 27, 2020 hosting Sabrina Benaim, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

June 30, 2020 hosting Beau Sia, online Heavy Hitters Festival, 6pm PST TICKETS

 

MAY 2020

May 5, 2020 The Poetry Revival Reunion with Derrick BrownAnis MojganiMike McGee, and Buddy Wakefield
continues month-long series of workshops, tonight with Mike McGee, 6pm PST 

May 12, 2020 The Poetry Revival Reunion with Derrick BrownAnis MojganiMike McGee, and Buddy Wakefield
continues month-long series of workshops, tonight with Derrick Brown, 6pm PST 

May 18, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writers presents Life After Survival online writing course (week 1 of 2), 11:30am PST

May 19, 2020 Coffee Talk with Jeff & Ari, Degy Entertainment, 6pm PST

May 25, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writers presents Life After Survival online writing course (week 2 of 2), 11:30am PST

 

APRIL 2020

April 1 2020 Buddy in the Study: This Will Not Be Light Reading, 6pm PST TICKETS 

April 2, 2020 This Shit Is Crazy: Live From Buddy’s Bathroom, Noon PST TICKETS

April 2, 2020 Write On, Part 1of 4 online workshops for Stichting Watershed, Netherlands, 10-11am PST TICKETS

April 5, 2020 Buddy Mortified: A Very Embarrassing Concert,1pm PST, free with BUDDY TEXTS SUBSCRIPTION

April 9, 2020 Write On, Part 2 of 4 online workshops for Stichting Watershed, Netherlands, 11am-1pm PST

April 9, 2020 Global Get Down, Home Sweet Thursday, 4:30pm PST LISTEN HERE

April 14, 2020 The Poetry Revival Reunion with Derrick BrownAnis MojganiMike McGee, and Buddy Wakefield,
6pm PST, $15 for just the APRIL 14th CONCERT, or $150 for the CONCERT + MONTH OF WORKSHOPS

April 16, 2020 Write On, Part 3 of 4 online workshops for Stichting Watershed, Netherlands, 11am-1pm PST

April 21, 2020 The Poetry Revival Reunion begins month-long series of workshops tonight with Buddy Wakefield, 6pm PST TICKETS

April 23, 2020 Write On, Part 4 of 4 online workshops for Stichting Watershed, Netherlands, 11am-1pm PST

April 28, 2020 The Poetry Revival Reunion continues month-long series of workshops, tonight with Anis Mojgani, 6pm PST TICKETS

 

MARCH 2020

March 3, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writer’s presents YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT:
An Online Writing Course for Recovering Narcissists (Week 1 of 4 FULL)
Register here for May/September

March 6, 2020 with Noah Gunderson, The Hotel Café, 1623 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA *SOLD OUT*

March 7, 2020 with Noah Gunderson, The Hotel Café, 1623 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA *SOLD OUT*

March 10, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writer’s presents YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT:
An Online Course in Stabbing People with a Pen (Week 2 of 4 FULL)
Register here for May/September

March 17, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writer’s presents YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT:
An Online Writing Course in Unsafe Space Exploration (Week 3 of 4 FULL)
Register here for May/September

March 24, 2020 Buddy Wakefield’s Awful Good Writer’s presents YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT:
An Online Course in Writing Past the Avalanche (Week 4 of 4 FULL)
Register here for May/September

March 27, 2020 NOT CANCELLED, An Online Concert Series presents Back in the Closet: Gay Poems, Live from Bud’s Closet, 7pm PST TICKETS

March 29, 2020 NOT CANCELLED, An Online Concert Series presents Poems That Can Stand the Heat: Live from Buddy’s Kitchen, Noon PST TICKETS 

March 30, 2020 NOT CANCELLED, An Online Concert Series presents Buddy In Bed: Love Poems, Live from the Loft, 8pm PST TICKETS

 

FEBRUARY 2020

February 17-18, 2020 private workshops, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA

February 21-23, 2020 Movies and Meaning, a weekend-long event, Asheville, NC, TICKETS

 

2019

DECEMBER 2019

December 1, 2019 Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, NM,  7:30pm, doors 7pm TICKETS

December 3, 2019 Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, 7:30pm TICKETS

December 6, 2019 Cafe Deux Soleils, Vancouver, B.C., 9pm, doors 8:30pm

December 7, 2019 with Noah Gunderson and Abby Gunderson, Fremont Abbey, Seattle WA, 8:30pm, doors 8pm TICKETS

December 8, 2019 with appearances by Anis Mojgani, Brian Ellis and more, The Siren Theater, Portland, OR, 7:30pm, doors 7pm *SOLD OUT*

December 9, 2019 Private workshop, Kearns High School, Salt Lake City, UT, 3pm

December 9, 2019 at Rye c/o Utah Humanities, Salt Lake City, UT, 6:30pm, doors 6pm *SOLD OUT*

December 10, 2019 The Bluebird, Reno, NV, 8pm, doors 7:30pm TICKETS

December 11, 2019 Private workshops, Lake Tahoe, NV, 11-2

December 11, 2019 B Street Theatre, Sacramento, CA, 7pm, doors 6:30pm TICKETS
Benefiting the Creation District: an art space for Sacramento youth experiencing homelessness

December 12, 2019 Private workshop, Sacramento, CA, 10am-Noon

December 13, 2019 The Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 7:30pm, doors 7pm *SOLD OUT*

December 15, 2019 with Ashley August, Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm, doors 7pm *SOLD OUT*

December 16, 2019 with Rudy Francisco, Moxie Theatre, San Diego, CA, 7:30pm, doors 7pm TICKETS

December 18-22, 2019 Artist-In-Residence, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA

December 27, 2019 podcast recording, Bemidji, MN, details TBA

December 30, 2019 Zootown, Missoula, MT, 8pm, doors 7pm TICKETS

NOVEMBER 2019

November 1, 2019 Words Aloud Festival, Harmony Centre, Owen Sound, ON, workshop *SOLD OUT*

November 1, 2019 Words Aloud Festival, Harmony Centre, Owen Sound, ON, doors 7pm TICKETS

November 2, 2019 The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON, 8pm, doors 7pm SHORT SET

November 3, 2019 Supermarket, Toronto, ON, 3pm, doors 2:30 FULL SHOW *SOLD OUT*

November 4, 2019 Ninth Ward at Babeville, Buffalo, NY, 8pm, doors 7pm TICKETS

November 6, 2019 Black Forge (Allentown), Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30pm, doors 7pm TICKETS

November 7, 2019 Busboys and Poets Brookland, Washington D.C., 7pm, doors 6:30pm TICKETS

November 9, 2019 Monkey Club, Philadelphia, PA, 7:30pm, doors 7, 21+, *SOLD OUT*

November 11, 2019 Streetlight Guild, Columbus, OH, 7:30pm, doors 7pm *SOLD OUT*

November 14, 2019 Yes! Cinema, 328 Jackson Street, Columbus, IN, 7pm TICKETS

November 15, 2019 411 Gallery, Columbus, IN, workshop, 5:30-8:30pm TICKETS

November 16, 2019 The Newport Theater, Chicago, IL, 8pm, doors 7:30pm TICKETS

November 17, 2019 28 Mile Distillery, 454 Sheridan Rd., Highwood, IL, 5pm TICKETS at door

November 21, 2019 OM Center, 1216 Howard St Omaha, NE, 8pm, 7:30 doors TICKETS

November 23, 2019 The Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO, 7pm, 6:30pm doors FULL SET  *SOLD OUT*

November 24, 2019 Denver Poetry Slam, The Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO, 8pm, SHORT SET

OCTOBER 2019

October 3, 2019 with Ashlee Haze, Morningside College, Sioux City, IA, 8pm

October 5, 2019 workshop, S.L.A.M., Art Share, Los Angeles, CA, 11am-2pm REGISTRATION ONLY

October 8, 2019 short feature, Da Poetry Lounge, Greenway Court Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 9pm

October 11, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Bloom Cafe and Listening Room, Bristol, TN *SOLD OUT*

October 13, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC TICKETS

October 14, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Birchmere, Alexandria, VA TICKETS

October 16, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Southern Cafe and Music Hall, Charlottesville, VA *SOLD OUT*

October 19, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Victory North, Savannah, GA TICKETS

October 21, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Will’s Pub, Orlando, FL TICKETS

October 22, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, The Attic, Tampa, FL *SOLD OUT*

October 24, 2019 with Andrea Gibson, Mid City Ballroom, Baton Rouge, LA TICKETS

October 25, 2019 with Ebony Stewart at Rudyard’s, Houston, TX, 8pm, 7:30 doors TICKETS

October 27, 2019 with Ebony Stewart and Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz at Spider House, Austin, TX, 8pm, 7pm doors TICKETS

October 28, 2019 Checkered Past Winery, 1409 S Lamar St., Dallas, TX, 8pm, $15
Reserve table via dallaspoetryslam at gmail

October 29, 2019 with Ebony Stewart at Ponyboy/Tower Theatre, OKC, OK, 8pm, 7:30 doors TICKETS

October 30, 2019 with Ebony Stewart at Capsule, Kansas City, MO, 8pm, 7:30 doors TICKETS

SEPTEMBER 2019

September 6, 2019 Norwich High School, 89 Midland Drive, Norwich, NY, 1pm

September 7, 2019 Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival Main Stage, East Park, Norwich, NY, 12 & 3pm

September 8, 2019 Secret Loft, 137 W 14th Street, NYC, 8pm, 730pm doors *SOLD OUT*

AUGUST 2019

August 28, 2019 SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, 8pm

August 31, 2019 SlamMania II with Rudy Francisco, Rockefellers, 3620 Washington Ave., Houston, Texas, *SOLD OUT*

JUNE 2019

June 8, 2019 Literally Short Film Festival presents a writing workshop with Buddy Wakefield, 5425 Renwick Drive, Houston, TX, 11am

June 9, 2019 Buddy’s new short film Farmly screens at Literally Short Film Festival where he will give a Q&A, Houston, TX, 3pm

MAY 2019

May 11, 2019 with Raise the Bar, East Sussex, U.K., private workshop

May 12, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at The Old Market, Brighton, U.K., 7:30pm

May 13, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at Birmingham Glee Club, Birmingham, U.K., 7:30pm

May 14, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at TramShed Cardiff, Cardiff, U.K., 7:30pm

May 16, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at Nottingham Glee Club, Nottingham, U.K., 7:30pm

May 17, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at Manchester Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester, U.K., 7:30pm

May 19, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, U.K., 7:30pm

May 20, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at The Makintosh Church, Glasgow, U.K., 7:30pm

May 21, 2019 with Roger McGough at Sheaf Poetry Festival, Abbeydale Picture House, Sheffield, U.K., 7pm TICKETS

May 22, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at St. George’s, Bristol, U.K., 7:30pm

May 23, 2019 with Andrea Gibson at Union Chapel, London, U.K., 7:30pm

May 24, 2019 solo show at Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Rd., Shadwell, London, U.K., 6pm

APRIL 2019

April 5, 2019 with Ashlee Haze at The Night Owl, Keene State College, Keene, NH, 7pm

April 11, 2019 The Shepard Symposium, Union Central Ballroom, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 1:30pm workshop, performance at 7pm

April 25, 2019 workshop for YESS Edmonton, Alberta (private)

April 26, 2019 performance for YESS, Shaw Conference Center, Edmonton, Alberta, 6pm

April 27, 2019 Edmonton Poetry Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, 8:30pm

MARCH 2019

March 19, 2018 Francis Parker School, 6501 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA, 9am-2pm (private event)

FEBRUARY 2019

February 5, 2019 with Ashlee Haze and Alex Luu, California State University – East Bay, University Library, Hayward, CA, 7pm

2018

NOVEMBER 2018

November 1-5, 2018 AIR Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GA

November 6, 2018 Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, workshop (closed to public)

November 7, 2018 Kittredge Theater, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, doors at 7pm, show at 7:30

 

OCTOBER 2018

October 4, 2018 Uppsala International Poetry Festival, Regina Theatre, Uppsala, Sweden, 7pm

October 5, 2018 Uppsala International Poetry Festival, Regina Theatre, Uppsala, Sweden, 7pm

October 6, 2018 Ugglan, Stadsgården, Sparvhöksgatan 7 556 11 Jönköping, Sweden, doors at 5:30pm, show at 6 FREE SHOW

October 7, 2018 Babel, Malmö, Sweden, doors at 7, show at 8 TICKETS

October 10, 2018 Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, England, doors at 7pm, show at 7:30 TICKETS

October 13, 2018 Tongue Fu at Parabola Arts Centre, 10 Parabola Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, doors at 8pm, show at 9 TICKETS

October 16, 2018 Leith St Andrew’s Church, 410-412 Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, doors at 6:30pm, show at 7 TICKETS

October 17, 2018 Cobalt Studios, 10-16 Boyd Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 7pm TICKETS

October 18, 2018 Sackler Space at Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, England, doors at 7pm, show at 7:30 TICKETS

October 28, 2018 Grocery On Home, 609 Home Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, 730pm RSVP required

October 21-31, 2018 AIR Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GA

 

SEPTEMBER 2018

September 5, 2018 with Dame Wiburn, Amanda Torres, Ray Christian, Anis Mojgani and Derrick C. Brown for Here Say at The Pavilion at Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Palmetto, Georgia, doors at 7, show at 8pm, TICKETS
* At 1:30pm whole crew is doing a 30-minute visit with Wolf Creek Public Library, open to public.

September 14, 2018 Sam Sax book release show with Morgan Parker and Derrick Brown, Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth, 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 8pm TICKETS

 

AUGUST 2018

August 2, 2018 HawaiiSlam at Hawaiian Brian’s, 1680 Kapiolani Blvd. 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI, doors at 7:30, show at 8pm

 

JUNE 2018

June 2, 2018 Word On Fire for We Rise LA, 1726 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, 7-9pm

June 3, 2018 Broadway L.A. Unplugged, Hotel Cafe 1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 7pm

June 15, 2018 with Ssssnake at All Star Lanes, 4459 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 7pm TICKETS

 

MAY 2018

May 1, 2018 brief set supporting the Gentleman Bosses tour (Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown), presented by Hugo House at Fred Wildlife Refuge, 128 Belmont Ave. East, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 2, 2018 brief set supporting the Gentleman Bosses tour (Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown), presented by Louder Than A Bomb at Real Art Tacoma, 5412 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA, 7pm

May 6, 2018 with Olli Klomp at The Auditorium (UHeights), Third Floor, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm TICKETS

May 7, 2018 with Mindy Nettifee and Brian S. Ellis at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland, OR, 8pm, 21+ Over TICKETS

May 9, 2018 with Ashlee Haze and Matthew Ryan at Grocery On Home, 609 Home Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA

May 11, 2018 with Ashlee Haze at Amélie’s, 840 Marietta Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA, 7pm TICKETS

May 25, 2018 private show with cast members from Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap for patrons of Frisco Arts, Frisco, TX

May 26, 2018 invite-only show with cast members from Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap at Peacock Theater, Frisco, TX (email bookingbuddywakefield gmail for more information)

 

APRIL 2018

April 5, 2018 supporting Derrick Brown’s Book Release Party and Variety Show ft. Mahogany BrowneElna BakerEmily Wells, The Fuggedabuddies (Jon Glaser and H. Jon Benjamin). Hosted by Amber TamblynUnion Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, Doors at 7:30pm ***SOLD OUT***

April 7, 2018 with Joel François, Ashley August, Patrick Roche and Roya Marsh at The Assemblage, 114 E. 25th Street, New York City, NY, 730pm TICKETS

April 12, 2018 Poems Are Gay with Edwin Bodney and many others, L.A. Get Down Festival, Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 7pm TICKETS

April 14, 2018 Loud Mouth Poetry Jam, Howie & Sons, 2430 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, CA, TICKETS

April 19, 2018 Poetry Vs. Hip-Hop with Queen Sheeba, DJ Knowdat and others, L.A. Get Down Festival, Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 9pm TICKETS

April 21, 2018 with Brendan Constantine, B’nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, 7pm TICKETS

April 22, 2018 with Brendan Constantine, Perch, 440 Grand Ave. Oakland, CA, 730pm TICKETS *This is a BYOB venue*

April 24, 2018 with Brendan Constantine, South Tahoe High School, 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 7:55-11am (private event)

April 24, 2018 with Brendan Constantine, Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani, The Holland Project, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV, 7pm TICKETS

April 25, 2018 Taggart Student Center, HUB Stage, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 7pm Open to public. This is a writing workshop, not a performance.

April 28, 2018 short feature then judging the Get Lit Classic Slam, The Theater at Ace Hotel, 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA TICKETS

April 30, 2018 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown at Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA, 7pm ***SOLD OUT***

 

MARCH 2018

March 2, 2018 Webster Groves HS All Write Festival, 100 Selma Ave., St. Louis, MO, 11am (private)

March 3-15, 2018 AIR Serenbe, The Frances Focus Fellowship, Chattahoochee Hills, GA

March 14, 2018 Grocery On Home, 609 Home Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, 730pm ***SOLD OUT***

March 16, 2018 featuring at Knoxville Poetry Slam 25th Anniversary Show, Barley’s, 128 W Broadway Ave., Maryville, TN, 6:30pm, on at 8

March 17, 2018 The Green Room, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 7pm TICKETS

March 18, 2018 The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI, 730pm TICKETS

March 19, 2018 The Drunken Retort at Stella’s Lounge, 53 Commerce Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 9pm ***SOLD OUT***

March 20, 2018 The Den Theatre, Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 8pm TICKETS

March 22, 2018  Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 7pm ***SOLD OUT***

March 23, 2018 Writer’s Week, Pattonville High School, 2497 Creve Coeyr Mill Rd., Maryland Heights, MO, noon-2:30pm (private event)

March 23, 2018 Urb Arts, 2600 N. 14th St., St. Louis, MO, 7pm TICKETS

March 25, 2018 Stage 18, 18 E. Center St., Fayetteville, AR, 7pm TICKETS

March 26, 2018 Living Arts, 307 E Mathew B. Brady St, Tulsa, OK, 8pm

March 27, 2018 Commonplace Books, 1325 N Walker Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 6:45pm

March 29, 2018 The Source, 1111 Carlisle Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM, TICKETS

March 30, 2018 with Chastity Brown and Andrea Gibson, Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. 2nd Ave., Phoenix, Arizona TICKETS

March 31, 2018 with Chastity Brown and Andrea Gibson, Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ, 8pm TICKETS

 

FEBRUARY 2018

February 16, 2018 Ale Industries, 3096 E. 10th Street, Oakland, CA, 7pm ***SOLD OUT***

February 17, 2018 Truth Be Told, B’nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, 6pm TICKETS

February 18, 2018 with Eliquate, Iris Benson, Nicole Anette at Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, 6pm sharp, 21 and over, TICKETS

February 24, 2018 working with GetLit students for Brave New Voices, Los Angeles, CA (private event)

 

JANUARY 2018

January 3, 2018 Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap, 6555 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 8pm

2017

DECEMBER 2017

December 2, 2017 workshop for S.L.A.M. (Spoken Literature Art Movement), Art Share – 801 E. 4th Pl., Los Angeles, CA, 10am-11:30

December 2, 2017 Get Lit Players, Los Angeles, CA, 2:30-6:30pm (private event)

December 9, 2017 State Theatre, 1307 J Street, Modesto, CA, 7:30pm

 

NOVEMBER 2017

November 13, 2017 for Flavorpill‘s Cultivate: A Modern Cultural Salon at WeWork, Bryant Park Event Space, 54 W 40th St., New York City, NY, 7:30pm, RSVP

November 17, 2017 with NPR Performer of the Year Jamie DeWolf at University of Texas, Jester Center Auditorium, 201 E 21st St, Austin, TX, 7pm (UT students only)

November 18, 2017 with Ani DiFranco and MILCK at Emo’s, 2015 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX, 8pm, TICKETS

 

OCTOBER 2017

October 21, 2017 with Mary Lambert and Mal Blum, The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA, 8:30pm TICKETS

October 22, 2017 with Mary Lambert and Mal Blum, Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 8pm TICKETS

October 24, 2017 featured performance at America’s largest open mic, Da Poetry Lounge, Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax, Hollywood, CA, 9pm

 

SEPTEMBER 2017

September 12, 2017 Evryman Podcast with Dan Doty

 

AUGUST 2017

August 5, 2017 Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, Denver, CO, 7pm ***SOLD OUT***

August 7-12, 2017 Volunteering at National Poetry Slam, Denver, CO ***FINALS SOLD OUT***

August 9, 2017 with Andrea Gibson to host the LGBTQIA Reading at the National Poetry Slam, Denver Art Museum, Schlessman Hall, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO, 1:30-3pm ***WAIT LIST ONLY***

August 11, 2017 Calibration Poet, Clocktower Cabaret, Denver, CO, 9pm

August 15, 2017 with Anna Freeman at Union Chapel Bar, Compton Terrace, London, England, doors at 7pm TICKETS

August 16, 2017 The Forum, Fonthill, The Common, Tunbridge Wells, England, 7:30pm TICKETS

August 17, 2017 with Rebecca Tantony, All Hallows Hall, 13 All Hallows Road, Bristol, England, 7:30pm TICKETS

August 18, 2017 The Castle & Falcon, 402 Moseley Road, Birmingham, England, 7:30pm TICKETS

August 20, 2017 The Hubb Debates, The Hubb Arts Centre, Bordeseley Centre, Birmingham, England, 2pm

August 24-30, 2017 Teaching workshops at Camp Cushy for Watershed, Eindhoven, Netherlands (private event)

August 29, 2017 Parktheater, Theaterpad 1, 5615 EN, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 8pm TICKETS

August 31, 2017 for Wintertuin, Coehoorn CC3, Coehoornstraat 15-19, Arnhem, Netherlands, 7:30pm

 

JULY 2017

July 20, 2017 UNLEASHED Writing Workshop, live online event, 2-4pm (closed to public)

July 20, 2017 The Best Poetry Hour with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Derrick Brown, Yesika Salgado and Edwin Bodney at Art Share LA, 801 E. 4th Pl., Los Angeles, CA, 7pm

July 30, 2017 Stellar Mystique at Lyric Hyperion, 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30pm

 

JUNE 2017

June 16, 2017 not a cult showcase with Beau Sia, Derrick Brown, Tonya Ingram, Jeremy Radin, Alyesha Wise, Yazmin Monét Watkins and Edwin Bodney at Superchief Gallery, 739 Kohler St, Los Angeles, CA, 8:30pm

June 30, 2017 Town Hall’s Last Hurrah! with The Nines in the Great Hall, Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 7pm sharp

 

MAY 2017

May 1, 2017 The Mercury Room, 10575-114 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, 9pm TICKETS

 

APRIL 2017

April 4, 2017 The Seattle Slam, 1114 Howell Street, Seattle, WA, 7:45pm

April 11, 2017 Shawnigan Lake School, 1975 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., closed to public

April 12, 2017 Lucky Bar, 517 Yates Street, Victoria, B.C., 7pm doors, 7:30pm show TICKETS

April 13, 2017 Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 7pm doors, 8pm show TICKETS

April 14, 2017 Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland, OR details, 5:30pm doors, 6:15pm show TICKETS

April 15, 2017 Harmony Yoga, 1717 W 6th Ave, Spokane, WA, 630pm doors, 7pm show TICKETS

April 21, 2017 Rice Theatre, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Banff, Alberta, 8pm (free to public)

April 17-30, 2017 Faculty at Banff Centre with Tanya Evanson, Janet Rogers, Dr. Afua Cooper, Tanya Tagaq107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Register HERE

 

MARCH 2017

March 4, 2017 A Choir of Honest Killers, TEDx SUNY Geneseo, Doty Recital Hall, Geneseo, NY, 10am

March 6, 2017 Kappell Theater, Chenango Arts Center, 27 West Main Street, Norwich, NY, 6pm TICKETS

March 7, 2017 Music House, Wesleyan University, 200 High Street, Middletown, CT, 5pm private workshop, 7:30pm performance (closed to public)

March 8, 2017 Flavorpill, 594 Broadway, Suite 1212, New York City, NY, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, TICKETS ***SOLD OUT***

March 9, 2017 The Get Down, Cielo, 18 Little West 12th Street, New York City, NY, 6:30pm pre-party meditation; 7pm the music TICKETS (Buddy will do one short piece only. If you buy tickets to this, you’re coming to dance.)

March 10, 2017 TRIGGER HOUSE, 135 McDonough Street, Portsmouth, NH, 7pm doors, 8pm show TICKETS

March 11, 2017 Forest to Shore Gallery, 2415 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Stratford, CT, 7pm doors, 8pm performance, TICKETS ***SOLD OUT***

March 18, 2017 hosting Derrick Brown’s book release, How the Body Works the Dark, The Hatchery Press, 601 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 7:30pm

March 27, 2017 with Jamie DeWolf at Utah State University, Taggart Student Center Ballroom, Logan, Utah, 7pm

March 28, 2017 with Jamie DeWolf at Off Broadway Theatre for Salt City Slam, 272 Main Street, Salt Like City, UT, 8pm TICKETS

 

FEBRUARY 2017

February 4, 2017 workshop for GetLit.org, 672 S Lafayette Park Place #30, Los Angeles, CA, 2-6pm

 

JANUARY 2017

January 21, 2017 Riot LA Comedy Festival‘s Literary Death Match with Mary Lynn Rajskub, Whitney Cummings, Sam Richardson, Graham Moore, Marco Ramirez, Zach Anner, Hannah Friedman and Buddy Wakefield, Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 7:05pm sharp (doors at 6), TICKETS

January 27, 2017 Public reading of the musical 300 Bones by Derrick Brown and Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, Flight Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm

2016

DECEMBER 2016

December 19, 2016 A benefit for Doctors Without Borders and Syrian relief with JP Starker Saxe and Jesse Thomas, Hotel Cafe, 1623 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 7pm, $5. All are welcome.

December 30, 2016 with Kaylee Cole, The Lyric Hyperion 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 9pm

 

NOVEMBER 2016

November 15, 2016 Don’t Go in My Mom’s Room: The 1-Show World Tour with Mayda Del Valle, Derrick Brown, Gina Loring, Brendan Constantine and Jeremy Radin, hosted by Matthew Cuban at Art Share LA, 801 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA, 7:30pm SOLD OUT

November 16, 2016 Main Auditorium, Northwest College, Powell, WY, 7pm

November 21, 2016 with performances by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Christopher Michael, Lacey Roop, Brock Stapper and Andy Buck at The North Door, 501 Brushy Street, Austin, TX, doors at 7pm TICKETS

November 22, 2016 with performances by Natasha Carrizosa, Deborah Mouton, Emanuelee Bean and Houston’s Poet Laureate Robin Davidson at Avant Garden, 411 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX, 7:30pm TICKETS

 

OCTOBER 2016

October 7, 2016 with performances by Tara Hardy, Ebo Barton, Nikkita Oliver, Mark Hager and Oliver Klomp(!!) at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm TICKETS

 

SEPTEMBER 2016

September 1 – 30, 2016 The Nijmegen Videos Project, Besiendershuis Artist-In-Residence, Nijmegen, Netherlands

September 4, 2016 with Amy León and Herman Koch, Pand P Theater, Leenderweg 65, 5614 HL Eindhoven, Netherlands, 4pm SOLD OUT

September 10, 2016 People Say Things, Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, Marienburg 29, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 8pm

September 15, 2016 workshop with Rijn IJssel film students, Nijmegen, Netherlands, closed to public

September 19, 2016 workshop with Rijn IJssel film students, Velperweg, Arnhem, Netherlands, closed to public

September 24, 2016 Geen Daden Maar Woorden Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 8:30pm interview (Theater Walhalla; Sumatraweg 9 – 11), 10:20pm performance (Café de Ouwehoer; Delistraat 36C)

September 26, 2016 workshop with ArtEZ, Arnhem, Netherlands, 11am-1pm, closed to public

September 28, 2016 workshop with Poetry Circle 040 at Dynamo, Catharinaplein 21, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 7:30pm

 

AUGUST 2016

August 1 – 31, 2016 The Nijmegen Videos Project, Besiendershuis Artist-In-Residence, Nijmegen, Netherlands

August 27, 2016 Swedish Poetry Slam Championships, Reginateatern , Trädgårdsgatan 6, Uppsala, Sweden, 8pm TICKETS SOLD OUT

 

JULY 2016

July 2, 2016 Say Sum Thin 11, Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, England, Q&A 5-6pm, showtime TBA TICKETS

July 4, 2016 with Tanya Evanson at Forest Forge Theatre, Endeavour Business Park, Crow Arch Lane, Ringwood, England, 9pm

July 13, 2016 The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, England, doors at 7:30pm (I’m not expected to go on until 9:45) SOLD OUT

July 16, 2016 Latitude Festival, Poetry Stage, Henham Park, near Southwold, Suffolk, England, 11:20pm

July 22-24, 2016 Camp Cushy, Watershed, Eindhoven, Netherlands, private workshops

July 24, 2016 van Piere Boeken, Nieuwe Emmasingel 44, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2pm

 

JUNE 2016

June 2, 2016 Brighton Fringe Festival, Hammer & Tongue Slam Special at Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St., Brighton, England TICKETS

June 3, 2016 with Irvine Welsh at Tongue Fu, Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, England, TICKETS

June 7, 2016 Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, England, 8pm

June 8, 2016 with Anna Freeman and Stef Mo at Raise the Bar, Anson Rooms, Students’ Union, Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Bristol, England, 7pm

June 15, 2016 Find the Right Words at The Western, Western Road, Leicester, England, 8pm TICKETS SOLD OUT

June 16, 2016 live interview with Ben Jackson, BBC Radio, Leicester, England, 3pm

June 19, 2016 The Moon Club, Womanby Street, Cardiff, Wales, 8pm TICKETS

June 23, 2016 as part of the Tongue Fu showcase at The Rumshack in The Common, Glastonbury Festival, England, 8pm SOLD OUT

June 24, 2016 Glastonbury Festival,  England, 6pm SOLD OUT

June 29, 2016 Wordlife, Unity Works, Westgate, Wakefield, England, 7:30pm (event is pay what you can at door) SOLD OUT

June 30, 2016 Augustine United Church, 41 George VI Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, doors at 7, show at 730pm TICKETS

 

MAY 2016

May 10, 2016 Redondo Poets, 1820 South Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 8:10pm

May 15, 2016 Best Poetry Hour with Alyesha Wise, Chelsea Bayouth and Derrick Brown, hosted by Jeremy Radin at Art Share, 801 E. 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA, doors at 7:30, show at 8pm, TICKETS

May 27, 2016 with Brendan Constantine, Jeremy Radin and Derrick Brown, The Hatchery Press, 5611 Clinton Street, Los Angeles, CA, 7pm

 

APRIL 2016

April 1, 2016 Stunt Water book signing at the WRITE BLOODY booth, AWP, Los Angeles, CA, 1:30-5:30pm

April 1, 2016 Flypoet Showcase with Mahogany Brown, Savoy Entertainment Center, 214 S LaBrea, Inglewood, CA, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm

April 5-10, 2016 Casa del Lago‘s Poesía en Voz Alta 16, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

 

MARCH 2016

March 10, 2016 with Lane Stroud and Tim Sanders at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, 8pm TICKETS

March 18, 2016 Studio Bongiorno, 500 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara, CA, 9pm

March 19-20, 2016  San Jose, CA. Private event.

March 24, 2016 screening Awesome Thank You starring Buddy Wakefield, written by Jon Ryan Sugimoto, Raleigh Studios, Pickford Theater, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA, 7pm Free Limited Seating Reservations SOLD OUT

 

FEBRUARY 2016

February 16, 2016 Da Poetry Lounge at Greenway Court Theatre, 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, CA, 9pm

February 23, 2016 for Downbeat 720 at Miles Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 7:20pm

February 24, 2016 Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap, 1910 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm

 

JANUARY 2016

January 22, 2016 with Derrick Brown, Jeremy Radin, Anis Mojgani and Maya Alexandria Stewart at Art Share, 801 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm TICKETS SOLD OUT

January 25, 2016 Anything Goes 90-minute Q&A with Buddy Wakefield. Tonight at 7:30pm (PST). It’s simple to sign up HERE.

January 28, 2016  Call of the Wild with Lane Stroud, Amber Tamblyn and hosted by Bonnie Tamblyn at UnUrban, 3301 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 7pm

2015

DECEMBER 2015

December 19, 2015 Upright Citizens Brigade, 5919 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 1:15pm

 

NOVEMBER 2015

November 1, 2015 Vipassana Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, CA

November 11, 2015 with Beau Sia, Dante Basco, Shihan Van Clief, Tonya Ingram, Joe Hernandez-Kolski and Matthew Cuban at Art Share, 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, California, 7:30pm, TICKETS

November 21, 2015 Alley Theatre, feature performance at 5th Annual Bayou City Poetry Grand Slam, 615 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, 7pm TICKETS

 

OCTOBER 2015

October 21, 2015 short appearance at Scot Nery’s BOOBIE TRAP, Way2Much Warehouse, 1910 W Temple St., Los Angeles, CA, doors at 7, show at 8pm

October 23-31, 2015 Vipassana Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, CA (off grid; do not book)

 

SEPTEMBER 2015

September 17-20, 2015 Highlands, NC (closed to public)

September 20, 2015 Java Monkey Speaks, 425 Church Street, Decatur, GA, 8pm

 

JULY 2015

July 1, 2015 The Starry Plough, Berkeley Slam, Berkeley, CA, 8:30pm

 

JUNE 2015

June 11, 2015 Fresno Soap Co., 1470 North Van Ness, Fresno, CA, 8pm ($10 at door; arrive early — limited seating)

June 12-19, 2015 Vipassana, North Fork, CA

June 20-25, 2015 Vipassana, Kelseyville, CA

 

MAY 2015

May 1-10, 2015 Vipassana, Kaufman, TX

 

APRIL 2015

April 4, 2015 Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 7pm TICKETS SOLD OUT

April 10, 2015 The Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, WA, 8pm, TICKETS

April 11, 2015 for MOBRoll Kickstarter, Indianola, WA (invite only; contact shaneknode@gmail.com)

April 14, 2015 Student Union Building HUB, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, 7:00pm

April 17, 2015 Soapbox Slam, Miln Auditorium, Kepner Hall, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, workshop 5:30-7pm; performance at 8pm TICKETS

April 25, 2015 Riled Up and Wasted On Light End of the World Tour Party at Ranch Dressing
hosted by Derrick Brown and Write Bloody Publishing in Elgin, TX!! Bring a tent, or there’s a Hampton down the street. Holler buddy@buddywakefield.com for details.

April 29-30, 2015 Vipassana, Kaufman, TX

 

MARCH 2015

March 1, 2015 workshop only, Community Theater of Greensboro, 520 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, 12-2pm TICKETS (workshop limited to the first thirty-five online sign-ups. Ticket gets you into the show on Feb. 28)

March 1, 2015 Booth Playhouse, 130 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 6pm

March 3, 2015 Normaltown Records, 399 Meigs Street, Athens, GA, 8pm, tickets at door.

March 4, 2015 with Andrea Gibson, Vinyl, 1374 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 7pm TICKETS SOLD OUT

March 8, 2015 Riot Hair Lounge, 600 N. Congress Ave., Ste. 240, Delray Beach, FL, 8pm TICKETS

March 9, 2015 Creative Loafing Space, 1911 North 13th Street, Tampa, Florida, 7pm

March 12, 2015 Mama Mocha’s Coffee Emporium, 414 S Gay Street, Auburn, AL, 9:30pm, $10 tickets at door

March 13, 2015 Gulf Coast Writer’s Association, McElroy’s, 705 Bienville Boulevard, Ocean Springs, MS, 6pm

March 14, 2015 Delta Mouth Literary Festival, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 7:30pm

March 19, 2015 Valley Youth Theater, 525 North 1st Street, Phoenix, AZ, 7pm TICKETS

March 20, 2015 Firecreek Coffee Company, 22 East Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ, 7pm

March 21, 2015 Swedenborg Hall, 4144 Campus Avenue, San Diego, CA, 7pm

March 22, 2015 with Jeremy Radin and Brendan Constantine (!), Magicopolis, 1418 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA, doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm TICKETS

March 24, 2014 Sonoma State University, black box theater – Ives Building Room 76, Rohnert Park, CA, 6:30pm

March 25, 2015 Volcanic Theater, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 7pm (doors at 6) TICKETS

March 26, 2015 with Timmy Straw, Jonathan Oak and Kaylen Alan Krebsbach (!) at Holocene, 1001 Se Morrison, Portland, OR, 7pm sharp

 

FEBRUARY 2015

February 1, 2015 FTS Gallery, 2415 Main Street, Stratford, CT, 6pm, TICKETS

February 3, 2015 World War 2 Club (aka. The Deuce), 70 Conz Street, Northampton MA, 8pm

February 4, 2015 White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY, 6:30pm

February 5, 2015 Brown University, Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001, 79 Waterman Street, Providence, RI, 7:30pm

February 6, 2015 with The Fractal Ensemble, A Benefit Concert for LifeWay Network to raise awareness in an effort to end human trafficking, Art House Productions, 136 Magnolia Avenue, Jersey City, NJ, 8pm, $15 TICKETS at door

February 7, 2015 Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 7pm

February 8, 2015 workshop only (morning), Boston University, details TBA

February 10, 2015 Higher Ground Music, Showcase Lounge, 1214 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT, 8pm, TICKETS

February 11, 2015 Waterfront Cafe, Hunt College Union, 108 Ravine Parkway, State University of New York, Oneonta, NY, 8pm (7:30pm doors; 5pm private workshop in Union Square Room at Hunt Union)

February 12, 2015 The Blarney Stone Pub, 26 South Broad Street, Norwich, NY, 7pm

February 13, 2015 Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community, 48 South 14th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, (workshop from 5-6:30pm; performance at 7:30pm) TICKETS

February 14, 2015 TwentyFiveEight Studios, rear, 703 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA, 6pm TICKETS

February 15, 2015 Little Berlin, 2430 Coral Street, Philadelphia, PA, 7pm, $5-$10 tickets at door

February 16, 2015 Union Square Poetry Slam, Bar 13, 35 East 13th Street, New York City, NY, 7pm

February 17, 2015 Flavorpill HQ, 594 Broadway, New York City, NY, 8pm (do not arrive before 7:30pm) TICKETS

February 19, 2015 Community College of Baltimore County – Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 12:45pm
(1-hour Q&A/workshop to follow show)

February 23, 2015 North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC, (workshop at 3pm; performance at 7:30pm) TICKETS

February 26, 2015 Independent Public Alehouse, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC, 7:30pm TICKETS

February 27, 2015 Independent Public Alehouse, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC, 6pm (workshop only)

February 28, 2015 for Collective Poets & the Guilford Green Foundation supporting LGBT rights, Community Theater of Greensboro, 520 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, 7pm (doors at 6:30pm) TICKETS

 

JANUARY 2015

January 1-8, 2015 Artist-in-residence, Besienders Huis, Nijmegen, Netherlands

January 3, 2014 private workshop, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2pm

January 4, 2015 Sunday in the Village, Café Tabac, Brouwersgracht 101, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8pm

January 6, 2015 Ebertbad, Ebertstraße 4, Oberhausen, Germany, 8pm

January 7, 2015 Herman Brood Academie, Bontekoelaan 1, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1:30-3:30pm (private workshop)

January 11, 2015 Mengi at UTC, Óðinsgata 2, Reykjavic, Iceland, 9pm

January 19, 2015 Le Petit Outre Bakery, 129 South 4th Street West, Missoula, MT, 8pm

January 23, 2015 The Apollon, 1801 Vinton St, Omaha, NE, 7:30pm

January 24, 2015 Java Joe’s, 214 4th Street, Des Moines, IA, 7pm

January 25, 2015 Uptown Poetry Slam at The Green Mill with Marc Smith, 4802 N Broadway Street, Chicago, 7pm, 21+

January 26, 2015 workshop only, The Writing Center, 300 Bessey Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 7pm

January 27, 2015 The Theatre Building, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, 7:30pm

January 28, 2015 The 9th Ward at Babeville, 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 7:30pm (doors at 7)

January 30, 2015 The Velvet Lounge, 10 Woodscorner Road, East Setauket, NY, 8pm

January 31, 2015 Cameo Gallery, 93 N 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, 8:15pm (doors at 8pm)

2014

DECEMBER 2014

December 1, 2014 Silver Arcade, Silver Street, Leicester, England, 7pm TICKETS

December 2, 2014 Hysteria, 578 Kingsland Road, Dalstan, London, England, 7:30pm

December 3, 2014 The Birdcage, 28 Clare Street, Bristol, England, 7:30pm

December 4, 2014 Komedia, 44-47 Gardener Street, Brighton, England, 7:30pm SOLD OUT

December 5, 2014 Jibba Jabba at The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 7:30pm

December 6, 2014 Workshop only, Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2-4pm

December 6, 2014  Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, 8pm

December 8, 2014  Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town, London, England, 7:30pm

December 9, 2014 The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, England, 7:30pm SOLD OUT

December 10, 2014 The Fountain, 12 Regent Street, Cambridge, England, 7:30pm

December 11, 2014 Tongue Fu at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, England, 8pm

December 13, 2014 All Saints Church, North Street, York, England, 7:30pm

December 14, 2014 Gulbenkian, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England, 7:30pm

December 16, 2014 Presented by Forked at The B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Devon, England, 8pm

December 17, 2014 The Moon Club, Womanby Street, Cardiff, Wales, 9pm

December 18-31, 2014 Artist-in-residence, Besiendershuis, Nijmegen, Netherlands

NOVEMBER 2014

November 3, 2014 Regina Theater, Trädgårdsgatan 6, Uppsala, Sweden, 7pm

November 4, 2014 Bio Roxy, Olaigatan 19, Orebro, Sweden, 7pm

November 5, 2014 Kulturhuset Fyren, Borgmastaregatan 6, Kungsbacka, Sweden, 7pm

November 6, 2014 Moriska Paviljongen, Norra Parkgoten 2 Folkets Park, Malmö, Sweden, 8pm

November 7, 2014 The Royale Danish Theatre, Balcony Stage, Kongens Nytorv 9, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8pm

November 12-23, 2014 Vipassana Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium

November 24, 2014 Brasserie Saint Maurice, 38 Rue Saint-Maurice, Reims, France, 8:30pm

November 26, 2014 Hit the Ode at The Victoria, 48 John Bright Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, 7:30pm SOLD OUT

November 27, 2014 Bang Said the Gun at The Roebuck, 50 Great Dover Street, Borough, London, England, 8pm

November 28, 2014 Graves Gallery, Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield, England, 7pm doors and 7:15pm start, sharp, then…

November 28, 2014 Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, 7:30pm (I’ll go on around 9:30pm) SOLD OUT

November 29, 2014 Winchester Discovery Center, Jewry St, Winchester, Hampshire, England, 7:30pm

November 30, 2014 Workshop only, The Left Bank Bar, 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, England, 2pm, TICKETS

OCTOBER 2014

October 1, 2014 Poetry Corner at The Lighthouse on 7th, Johannesburg, Guateng, South Africa, 8pm

October 5, 2014 Word N Sound Festival, Soweto Theatre, Johannesburg, Guateng, South Africa, 3pm

October 13, 2014 5-min intro as part of Poetry Africa Festival opening, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 7pm

October 15, 2014 Vukuzakhe High School, Umlazi L Section, Durban, South Africa, 9am

October 15, 2014 Howard College Campus Invasion, Mazisi Kunene Road, Glenwood, Durban, South Africa, 12:20pm

October 16, 2014 Wushwini Arts, Culture & Heritage Centre, 60 Wushwini Road, KwaNgcolasi, Durban, South Africa, 12pm

October 17, 2014 Poetry Africa Festival, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Durban, South Africa, 7pm

October 18, 2014 5-min as part of Poetry Africa’s closing street party, Rivertown Beer Hall, Durban, 6:30pm

October 22, 2014 30CC Minnepoort, Dirk Boutslaan 62, Leuven, Belgium, 8:30pm

October 27, 2014 Wintertuin, Van Beethovenstraat 4, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 7pm interview/podcast; 8:30pm performance

October 28, 2014 Café Afsnis, Bij Sint-Jacobs 10, Ghent, Belgium, 9pm

October 29, 2014 The Usva, Munnekeholm 10, Groningen, Netherlands, 8:30pm

SEPTEMBER 2014

September 2, 2014 Word in Hand, Friend in Hand Hotel, 58 Cowper Street, Glebe, New South Wales, 7:30pm

September 4, 2014 Hurstville Poetry Slam, Hurtsville Library, corner of Queens Road and Dora Street, Hurstville, New South Wales, 6pm

September 5, 2014 Masterclass, Brisbane Writers Festival, Meeting Room 1B, State Library of QLD, Stanley Place South Brisbane, Queensland, 10am

September 5, 2014 Australian Poetry Slam, Maiwar Green, State Library of QLD, Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Queensland, 6pm

September 6, 2014 ABC Radio National live broadcast, Brisbane Writers Festival, Maiwar Green, State Library of QLD, South Brisbane, Queensland, 3:30pm

September 6, 2014 Brisbane Writer’s Festival, 20 Questions Gala, State Library of QLD, South Brisbane, Queensland, 7pm

September 7-11, 2014 Vipassana (Woori Yallock, Victoria)

September 12, 2014 State Library of Victoria, The Courtyard, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 7pm TICKETS
(earlier workshop closed to public)

September 14, 2014 Bloody Lips at Monster Kitchen and Bar, Canberra, 25 Edinburgh Avenue, Australia Capital Territory, 3pm

September 17, 2014 Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! at The Phoenix Pub, 23-27 East Row Civic, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 7:30pm

September 18, 2014 Workshop only, The Fireplace Room, Gorman Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon, ACT, 6:30pm, $15 at door

September 20, 2014 Tasmanian Poetry State Slam Finals at The Arts Factory, 456 Macquarie Street, South Hobart, Tasmania, 7:30pm

September 27, 2014 Shoko Festival, in The Dome, Harare, Zimbabwe, 6:30-7

AUGUST 2014

August 2, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 5:30pm

August 3, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 5:30pm

August 4, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 7pm

August 5, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 6pm

August 6, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 7:30pm

August 7, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 8:40pm

August 9, 2014 The Legends Showcase, National Poetry Slam Finals, Oakland, CA, 3pm

August 16, 2014 Workshop only, Oasis Youth Centre, 15 Hely Street, Wyong, New South Wales, 11:30am

August 16, 2014 Wyong Poetry Slam, Oasis Youth Centre, 15 Hely Street, Wyong, New South Wales, 2:30pm

August 21, 2014 20-minute performance responding to World War 1 exhibition, State Library of New South Wales, Metcalfe Auditorium, ground floor, Macquarie wing, Sydney, New South Wales, 5:30pm

August 22, 2014 Rivendell School, Thomas Walker Estate, Hospital Road, Concord West, New South Wales, 1pm

August 23, 2014 Workshop only, New South Wales Writer’s Centre, Callan Park, Balmain Road, Lilyfield, New South Wales, 1:30pm

August 23, 2014 with Anis Mojgani, Footscray Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, Victoria, 7:30pm

August 25, 2014 with Anis Mojgani at The Basement, 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay, New South Wales, 8:30pm

August 28, 2014 Studio 19, 157 Crown Street, Wollongong, New South Wales, 6:30pm

August 30, 2014 Art Party, Sydney, New South Wales

JULY 2014

July 3, 2014 Maja Prentice Theatre (in the Bloor-Dixie Neighbourhood Centre), 3650 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON, 7pm

July 4, 2014 Toronto Poetry Project Workshop at The Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. Toronto, ON, 7pm

July 10, 2014 The Venue, 286 George St N, Peterborough, ON, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm

July 11, 2014 Hub Ottawa, 71 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, 7pm TICKETS

July 12, 2014 SLAMtario, The Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, ON, 7pm

July 13, 2014 Workshop only, Spectrum at CEI, 42 Erb Street East, Waterloo, ON, 1:45pm, FREE

July 17, 2014 A short 2-piece set at Artbeat to support the gallery show, Winnipeg, Manitoba

July 18-27, 2014 Nightly performances at Artbeat Studios Inc. (62 Albert Street, 4th Floor) for Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 6:30pm, $10 tickets at door if not buying festival tickets.

July 31, 2014 The Victoria School Upstairs Auditorium, PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 8:30pm

JUNE 2014

June 1-4, 2014 Vipassana

June 7, 2014 Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Avenue, Winnipeg Spoken Word Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 7:30pm TICKETS

June 8, 2014 Workshop at Winnipeg Spoken Word Festival, Artspace, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2pm TICKETS

June 9, 2014 Dakota Collegiate, 665 Dakota Street, Winnipeg, 1-3pm (closed to public)

June 26, 2014 We Flip Tables Poetry Death Match IV, Ivy Arms, 201 Main St. East, Milton, ON, 7:30pm

June 27, 2014 Niagara Falls Literary Arts Festival, Mahtay Cafe, 241 St Paul Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, 7pm, FREE

June 29, 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam, The Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON, 7pm

MAY 2014

May 1, 2014 SPOKE, Sonoma State University, The HUB, Rohnert Park, CA, 6:30pm

May 3, 2014 Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art – The Tannery, 1050 River Street, Studio #127 Santa Cruz, CA, 5:30pm, $10 at door

May 4, 2014 The Emerald Tablet, 80 Fresno Street, San Francisco, CA, 7:30pm TICKETS

May 5, 2014 Studio Grand, 3234 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, 8pm

May 7, 2014 UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, TCS Building, Davis, CA, 7pm

May 8, 2014 Holland Project, 140 Vesta Street Reno, NV, 8pm

May 9, 2014 The Crux, 1022 West Main Street, Boise, ID, 9pm, tickets at door

May 10, 2014 Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 7pm TICKETS

May 12, 2014 Q Center, 4115 North Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR, 8pm

May 14, 2014 The Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, 1015 N State St, Bellingham, WA, 7pm, Tickets at the door

May 16, 2014 Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Avenue, Victoria B.C. 7pm TICKETS

May 17, 2014 2-hour workshop only, Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria, B.C., 10:30am

May 18, 2014 Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, B.C., 8pm

May 20, 2014 a feature for The Seattle Slam at Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St., Seattle, (tix at door for workshop at 6:30; performance at 8pm)

May 21-31, 2014 Vipassana

APRIL 2014

April 2, 2014 International School, Bellevue, WA (8:30am-1pm; closed to public)

April 3-4, 2014 International School, Bellevue, WA (8:30am-3:30pm; closed to public)

April 8, 2014 Look Out Gallery, Michigan State University, 2nd Floor Snyder Phillips, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI, 7pm, $7 tickets at door

April 9, 2014 Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, (4:30-5:30pm workshop in Olmstead Room; 6-7pm performance in Dewing Room 103)

April 10, 2014 Chase Public, 1569 Chase Ave. #4, Cincinnati, OH, 8pm TICKETS

April 11, 2014 for the National Speech & Debate Association Conference at Renaissance Denver, 3801 Quebec Street, Denver, CO, 8:30pm (private event)

April 13, 2014 The Well, 4620 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 7:30pm TICKETS

April 14, 2014 The Warehouse, Columbus Center, 853 West Walnut Street, Centre College, Danville, KY, 7:30pm

April 16, 2014 Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center 224 – Esch Hurvis Studio (Esch), Appleton, WI, 8pm

April 17, 2014 Nightbird Books, 205 West Dickson Street, Fayetteville, AR, 7:30pm

April 18, 2014 Tulsa Community College, Southeast Campus Chatroom Building 9, Tulsa, OK, workshop 6-7pm; evening performance 8-9pm

April 19, 2014 The Paramount, 701 W Sheridan, Oklahoma City, OK, 8pm TICKETS

April 20, 2014 The Chalice Abbey, 2717 Stanley Street, Amarillo, TX, 7pm

April 21, 2014 Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM, 8pm TICKETS

April 24, 2014 Arcosanti Amphitheater, 13555 S. Cross L Road, Mayer, AZ, 7pm, $5 at venue! (note that many GPS systems are unable to locate Arcosanti)

April 26, 2014 Youth workshop at Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 5-6:30pm (closed to public)

April 26, 2014 Phoenix Hostel and Cultural Center, 1026 North 9th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 8pm, $7 at door

April 27, 2014 CANCELLED BY VENUE The Scullery, 190 North Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, 8pm CANCELLED

April 28, 2014 House performance in Thousand Oaks, CA, 6pm dinner, 7pm show SOLD OUT

April 30, 2014 Chadwick School, 26800 South Academy Drive, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, 12:30-1:15 (closed to public)

April 30, 2014 Magicopolis, 1418 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA, 8pm TICKETS

MARCH 2014

March 1, 2014 AWP Conference for HENHOUSE and Write Bloody, Seattle, WA, 8:30am-5pm, Booth 721

March 4, 2014 Hazelwood West Writer’s Week, 1 Wildcat Ln, Hazelwood, MO, 7:25am-9am and 11:13am-12:43pm (closed to public)

March 5, 2014 Old North St. Louis Restoration Group Gallery, 2700 North 14th Street, St. Louis, MO, 7pm, $10 tickets at door only

March 8, 2014 Zodiac Venue and Bar, 230 Pueblo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, 8pm TICKETS

March 9, 2014 with Denver youth poets Minor Disturbance at The Mercury, 2199 California Street, Denver, CO, 5:30pm workshop ($5 students/$10 tickets at door); 8:30pm performance ($5students/$10 general at door)

March 10, 2014 at 303, 2500 47th Street, Unit 10, Boulder, CO, 7pm, $10 at door

March 11, 2014 Taylor Auditorium, 600 North Adams, Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, CO, 7:30pm

March 12, 2014 Salt Lake Power Yoga, 250 East Broadyway, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT, 7pm TICKETS (Show up at 530 if ya wanna do yoga first)

March 13, 2014 Workshop only at Joffee’s Coffee, 2121 McClelland Street, Suite 103, Salt Lake City, UT, 6pm, $10 at the door

March 17, 2014 Nelson Performing Arts Building, Northwest College, 231 West 6th Street, Powell, WY, 7pm (free for students; $5 community at door)

March 19, 2014 for Louder Than A Bomb, Nebraska Union Auditorium, Nebraska Union, 2nd Floor, 1400 R Street, Lincoln, NE, 7pm

March 20, 2014 Java Joe’s, 214 4th Street, Des Moines, IA, 7pm, tickets at door

March 21, 2014 Water Street Studios, 160 South Water Street, Batavia, IL, 8pm, tickets at door

March 22, 2014 Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI, 6pm, tickets at door

March 23, 2014 Uptown Poetry Slam at Green Mill with Marc Smith, 4803 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 7pm, tickets at door

March 24, 2014 La Catrina Cafe, 1011 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL, 7pm, tickets at door

March 25, 2014 The Mix, 2809 West Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, 10pm, tickets at door

March 26, 2014 upstairs at Rocky’s Bar & Grill, 633 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI

March 27, 2014 workshops at Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI, 8:43am-1:25pm (closed to public)

March 27, 2014 short set in support of the youth Poetry Slam, Craft Theater, Community High School, Ann Arbor, MI, 7pm

March 30, 2014 The Harlequin Theater, Columbus, IN, matinee performance, 3:30pm

March 31, 2014 for Writer’s Week at Libertyville High School, 708 West Park Ave., Libertyville, IL (9:15am; closed to public)

FEBRUARY 2014

February 1, 2014 with Donna DeLory at Texas Yoga Conference, 2000 Edwards Street, Houston, TX, 7:30pm TICKETS

February 3, 2014 with Derrick Brown, Woody Hill and the Pillow Princess, and Anis Mojgani at The North Door, 502 Brushy St, Austin, TX, 7:30pm TICKETS

February 4, 2014 University Theatre Center’s Showcase Theatre, 1440 Bobby K. Marks Drive, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, 8pm

February 6, 2014 Hemmerling Gallery of Southern Art, 733 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA, 7:30pm (tickets at door only)

February 7, 2014 Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, LA, 2pm TICKETS

February 9-14, 2014 one-on-one private mentoring for the Young People’s Poet Laureate of Wales

February 11, 2014 visiting The Seattle Slam at Re-Bar, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

February 12, 2014 10-minute set at Rain City Poetry Slam in support of The Young Peoples Poet Laureate of Wales, Martin Daws, Scratch Deli, 1718 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, 8pm

February 17, 2014 The Bartlett, 228 West Sprague Avenue, Spokane, WA, 8:15pm TICKETS (workshop at 6pm)

February 18, 2014 Northern Idaho College, 100 West Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID, 7pm (noon workshop)

February 19, 2014 Le Petit Outre Bakery & Cafe, 129 S 4th St W, Missoula, MT, 7pm

February 20, 2014 diversity week assembly at Big Sky High School, Missoula, MT, 9am

February 20, 2014 Machinery Row, 202 2nd Avenue South #103, Great Falls, MT, 8pm

February 22, 2014 The Poet’s Room at Keiran’s Irish Pub, 85 6th Street N, Minneapolis, MN, 7pm

February 23, 2014 Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Ct., Elgin, IL, 6pm

February 24, 2014 Fremd High School, 1000 South Quentin Road, Palatine, IL, 1pm-2:45 (closed to public)

February 27, 2014 Write Bloody Reading at Re-Bar, Seattle, WA, 830pm

February 27-28, 2014 AWP Conference with HENHOUSE and Write Bloody, Seattle, WA, 8:30-5pm, booth 721

JANUARY 2014

January 14, 2014 The Northwest School, 1415 Summit Ave, Seattle, WA, 2-3:30pm student, 4:20-4:50 faculty discussion on mindfulness (closed to public)

January 16, 2014 Sky View Terrace, 6th floor MacAllister Hall, 3210 Chestnut St. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 7pm (FREE EVENT)

January 20, 2014 Hugh Wilkinson Theatre, Shawnigan Lake School, 1975 Renfrew Rd, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., 6:45pm (closed to public)

January 24, 2014 for Woosh Kinaadeiyí at Silverbow Bakery, 120 2nd Street, Juneau, AK, 6:30pm

January 25, 2014 Hangar Ballroom, 2 Marine Way, Juneau, 8pm, 21+ TICKETS

2013

DECEMBER 2013

December 1, 2013 with Lizzy & Jonny Gundersen (Le Wrens), Erin Austin (OK SWEETHEART), Daniel Blue (Motopony), Pepper Proud, Julia Massey, Bradford Loomis, Kye Alfred Hillig, Elaina Ellis for The Winter Round at Triple Door, Seattle, WA, 7pm TICKETS

December 8, 2013 The Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 8:30pm TICKETS

December 15-21, 2013 Vipassana

 

NOVEMBER 2013

November 1, 2013 Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 8pm (private workshop from 5-6pm)

November 3, 2013 at The Fridge thanks to the Beltway Poetry Slam Team, 516 8th Street SE (rear alley), Washington D.C., 7pm TICKETS

November 5, 2013 with Ani DiFranco at 9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington D.C., 7pm TICKETS

November 7, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Melissa Ferrick at Rhode Island Center for the Performing Arts, 848 Park Ave, Cranston, RI, 7pm TICKETS

November 8, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Melissa Ferrick at Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, W. 400 Cedar Ave, Long Branch, NJ, 8pm TICKETS

November 10, 2013 with Ani DiFranco at Calvin Theatre, 19 King Street, Northampton, MA, 8pm TICKETS

November 11, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Gregory Alan Isakov at Infinity Hall, 20 West Greenwoods Road / Rte. 44, Norfolk, CT, 8pm TICKETS

November 13, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Gregory Alan Isakov at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield, ME, 8pm *SOLD OUT*

November 14, 2013 sitting in with Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistor’s at 55 Bar, New York City, NY, 10pm

November 15, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Gregory Alan Isakov at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, 8pm TICKETS

November 16, 2013 with Ani DiFranco and Paula Cole at Town Hall, 123 W 43rd (btw. 6th & Broadway), New York City, NY, 8pm TICKETS

 

OCTOBER 2013

October 5-6, 2013 Come say hello (exhibitors booth for HENHOUSE) at Wordstock Festival, Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR, 10am-6pm

October 5, 2013 Panel: 5 Writers from Different Genres Walk Into a Bar, Wordstock Festival, Portland, OR, 12pm

October 5, 2013 Main Stage with Derrick Brown, Wordstock Festival, Portland, OR, 4pm

October 5, 2013 for a Write Bloody poetry showcase, Antler Room at the White Owl Social Club, 1305 SE 8th Aveenue, Portland, OR, 9:30pm

October 10-12, 2013 Come say hello at Festival of the Book; promoting HENHOUSE in the exhibitor’s hall, Missoula, MT

October 11, 2013 at The Top Hat for Festival of the Book, 134 West Front Street, Missoula, MT 7:30pm FREE SHOW

October 16, 2013 at CCBC Essex, ADMN 137, 7201 Rossville Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 2:30pm open to public

October 17, 2013 The Velvet Lounge, 10 Woods Corner Road, East Setauket, NY, 8pm

October 18, 2013 A Close Encounter With Bendy People presented by Flavorpill, including Kyo Sakurai and a very special guest at Virayoga, 580 Broadway, Suite 205, New York City, NY, 8:30pm sharp TICKETS

October 19, 2013 teaching workshop at TwentyFiveEight Studios, 703 North Washington Avenue REAR, Scranton, PA, 11:30am

October 19, 2013 with Breaking Ground Poets at TwentyFiveEight Studios, 703 North Washington Avenue REAR, Scranton, PA, 2pm TICKETS

October 20, 2013 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Workshop at 3:30pm; performance at Collis Common Ground, Collis Student Center, 8:30pm

October 22, 2013 at Hinge Bar, 48 Main Street, Northampton, MA, 8:30pm

October 23, 2013 at Forest To Shore Gallery, 2415 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Stratford, CT, 8pm TICKETS

October 25, 2013 at Burlington High School, 52 Institute Road, Burlington, VT, 3:15pm (closed to public)

October 25, 2013 North Lounge, Billings Library, 48 University Place, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 7pm

October 28, 2013 College Union Ballroom, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 7pm

SEPTEMBER 2013

September 1, 2013 Officiating marriage of Todd Sickafoose and Ilana Umansky.

September 10, 2013 for The Round 100.3 at Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 22-23 Vipassana

AUGUST 2013

August 2, 2013 BOOST, a benefit for Fran Varian, Richardo Hugo House, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm, TICKETS

August 3, 2013 Vipassana

August 20, 2013 at ReBar for The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

 

JULY 2013

July 8-13, 2013 Vipassana

July 20, 2013 Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz Music Festival, 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 5pm

 

JUNE 2013

June 1, 2013 Vipassana

June 20, 2013 Guest appearance with Noah Gunderson at The Triple Door, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 8pm

 

MAY 2013

May 8, 2013 short guest appearance with Rev. Kathianne Lewis at Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 23, 2013 Western Washington University workshop, Viking Union 462, Bellingham, WA, 1:30pm (closed to public)

May 23, 2013 Western Washington University performance, Academic West 204 Bldg., 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA, 7:30pm

 

APRIL 2013

April 1-7 Vipassana

April 11, 2013 University of Nevada, Knowledge Center W.F. Auditorium, Reno, NV, 7pm

 

MARCH 2013

March 1, 2013 Tang Museum, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 7:30pm

March 2, 2013 Student Union, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY, 8pm

March 3, 2013 Garage Mahal, 2024 North Hancock Street, Philadelphia, PA, 8pm Tickets are only available at the door. No one will be turned away.

March 6, 2013 Emory University, Common Grounds, 515 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, GA, 7:30pm

March 7, 2013 Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 9:30pm TICKETS

March 9, 2013 with Anis Mojgani, Taylor Mali, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Jon Sands, Mindy Nettifee, Derrick Brown, Jeanann Verlee, Jeremy Radin and a whole boat load more representing for Write Bloody during the AWP Conference at The Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 7pm, tickets at the door.

March 11, 2013 with Shanny Jean, SUNY Fredonia McEwen Hall, Room 202 Fredonia, NY, 6-9pm (2 1-hr craft talks, then performance)

March 18, 2013 Victoria Event Center, 1415 Broad Street, Victoria B.C., 8pm

March 27-31, 2013 Vipassana

 

FEBRUARY 2013

February 2, 2013 Marquis Market, 116 Person Street, Fayetteville NC, 8pm

February 3, 2013 Kings Barcade, 14 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC, 7:30pm

February 5, 2013 Normaltown Records/New West Records Listening Room, 399 Meigs Street, Athens, GA, 9pm

February 6, 2013 The Magnetic Field, 372 Depot Street, Asheville, NC, 8pm SOLD OUT

February 7, 2013 University of North Carolina, Jarrell Hall (bottom floor of Jackson Library), Greensboro, North Carolina, 7pm TICKETS

February 8, 2013 Winthrop University, DiGiorgio Campus Center, Dina’s Place, 2020 Alumni Drive, Rock Hill, SC, 8pm

February 9, 2013 for UNC Wordsmiths, University of North Carolina, Campus Y, Chapel Hill, NC, 7pm

February 10, 2013 The Well, 4620 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 8pm TICKETS

February 11, 2013 Weisiger Theater, Centre College, 600 West Walnut Street, Danville, KY, 7:30pm

February 12, 2013 Workshop only: Lexington Gay-Straight Alliance, Company Q, 389 Waller Avenue, Suite 100, Lexington, KY, 4:30-6pm

February 12, 2013 The Kentucky Theatre, 214 East Main Street, Lexington, KY, 9:30pm

February 13, 2013 University of Michigan, U-Club, 530 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 8:30pm

February 15, 2013 LookOut! Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 8pm

February 16, 2013 Sontag Fels Building, Livermore Street, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, 7pm

February 18, 2013 Toledo Main Library, 325 Michigan Street, Toledo, OH, 6pm

February 19, 2013 3261 West State Road, St. Bonaventure, NY, 7pm

February 21, 2013 Milly’s Tavern, 500 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH, doors at 7

February 22, 2013 Dana Auditorium, College Street, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, 8pm

February 23, 2013 IDX Center, Champlain College, 262 South Willard Street, Burlington, VT, 7pm

February 26, 2013 with Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie and Eamon Mahoney at Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence, RI, 8pm, TICKETS

February 27, 2013 Mandel G03, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 8:30pm

February 28, 2013 Crowell Concert Hall (located directly across the street from Campus Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue), Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 8pm

 

JANUARY 2013

January 12, 2013 Portland, OR (if interested in attending this event email a.is.for.asha@gmail.com)

January 25, 2013 at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, 8pm, TICKETS

2012

DECEMBER 2012

December 4, 2012 The Center School, Seattle, WA, 2pm (private)

December 5, 2012 hosting student Slam at Seattle University, Wyckoff Auditorium (Engineering Building), Seattle, WA, 4pm

 

NOVEMBER 2012

November 7, 2012 TEDx Talk, Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2pm

November 18, 2012 with Oliver Klomp, Seattle, WA (private show)

 

OCTOBER 2012

October 3, 2012 for SpeakNOW, Bend, OR, 7pm (location TBD)

October 4, 2010 SpeakNOW workshop, Bend, OR, 3-5pm (location TBD)

October 4, 2012 emceeing the SpeakNOW awards ceremony, Bend, OR, 7pm (location TBD)

October 6, 2012 Weddin’ celebration.

October 8, 2012 Bar 13, NYC, 7:30pm

 

SEPTEMBER 2012

September 1, 2012 Hexagon Theatre, Midlands Art Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, England, 7:30pm

September 2, 2012 The Moon Club, Womanby Street, Cardiff, Wales, 8:30pm

September 4, 2012 The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, 7pm

September 5, 2012 Gallery Cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, London, England, 7:30pm

September 6, 2012 Aarhus, Denmark, TICKETS & DETAILS

September 7, 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark, TICKETS & DETAILS

September 18, 2012 at Re-Bar for The Seattle Slam, 1114 Howell Street, Seattle, WA 8:30pm

 

AUGUST 2012

August 16, 2012 Literary Picnic, Utrecht, Netherlands, 6:30pm

August 17, 2012 Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, Netherlands, 8:45pm

August 18, 2012 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

August 19, 2012 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, 12pm

August 20, 2012 The International, Dublin, Ireland, 8pm (no workshop)

August 21, 2012 Tongue Box at The Cobblestone, ADDRESS OF VENUE: 77 North King Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (just up from the Smithfield LUAS stop) Dublin, Ireland, 9pm

August 22, 2012 Blue Sky Cafe, High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, 9pm

August 23, 2012 Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, 9pm

August 24, 2012 The Bridge Inn, Greasbrough Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 7:30pm, Tickets at the door

August 25, 2012 The Riverside, 1 Mowbray Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 7:30pm, Tickets at the door

August 26, 2012 Wandering Word Stage, Shambala Festival, Market Harbourough, Northamptonshire, England, 8:15pm

August 27, 2012 Halo Café Bar, 141 Gloucester Road Bishopston, Bristol, Avon, 8:15pm

August 28, 2012 The Studio, Nuffield Theatre, University Road, Southampton, England, 7:30pm (I go on last; @8:45)

August 29, 2012 “Homework” at Bethnal Green Workingmens Club, London, England

August 30, 2012 Old Hall Community, Rectory Hill, East Bergholt, Colchester, East Anglia, England, 7pm

August 31, 2012 Factoryroad Gallery, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

 

JULY 2012

July 13, 2012 The Jack McCarthy Book Release Roast hosted by Mike McGee, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA, 7:00pm

July 20-29, 2012 Vipassana

 

JUNE 2012

June 7, 2012 The Green Frog, 1015 North State Street, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

 

MAY 2012

May 13, 2012 Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler Ave., San Diego, CA, 7pm

May 15, 2012 Redondo Poets, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, CA, 8:10pm

May 18, 2012 Anthem Poetry Slam, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA

May 20, 2012 Thousand Oaks, CA (Private show at a residence; email buddy@buddywakefield.com for ticket information.)

May 22, 2012 The Holland Project, 140 Vesta Street, Reno, NV, 7pm

May 23, 2012 The Yoga Seed, 1400 E Street, Sacramento, CA, 8:30pm TICKETS

May 28, 2012 Capitol Theater, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, 7:30pm

 

APRIL 2012

April 1, 2012 The Green Mill (Uptown Poetry Slam), 4802 North Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, 7pm

April 2, 2012 with Marc Smith, Libertyville High School, 708 West Park Ave., Libertyville, IL, closed to public

April 5, 2012 at University of Alaska, WC Ballroom, Fairbanks, AK, 7:30pm

April 6, 2012 with Seattle Rock Orchestra, Derrick Brown, Tara Hardy and Karen Finneyfrock at Town Hall, Seattle, WA, 8pm, TICKETS

April 12, 2012 with The Whirlwind Company at The Rusty Star Room, West Seattle, WA, 7:30pm

April 13, 2012 Hullabaloo! Canadian Individual Youth Poetry Slam Championships, RIO Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. TICKETS are $6 in advance ($8 for youth; $12 for 19+ at door) 7pm.

 

MARCH 2012

March 6, 2012 Seattle Central Community College, 12pm

March 7-18, 2012 Vipassana

March 30, 2012 Naperville Central High School Little Theater, 440 W Aurora Ave., Naperville, IL, 7:30pm, TICKETS

March 31, 2012 Westside School for the Desperate, 3608 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL, 8pm

 

FEBRUARY 2012

February 23, 2012 Heiner Theater, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA, 6pm

February 25, 2012 with Derrick Brown, Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium, 17 Canal St, Providence, RI, 7pm

February 26, 2012 at FTS Gallery, 2415 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Stratford, CT, 6pm

February 27, 2012 Paramount Theater Studios, 559 Washington Street, Emerson College, Boston, MA, 8pm

 

JANUARY 2012

January 25, 2012 with Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 7:30pm

2011

DECEMBER 2011

December 1, 2011 at The Blue Owl, 1507 Main Street, Sarasota, FL, 8pm

December 8, 2011 with Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani, Indiana University, Indiana Memorial Union Building, 900 East 7th Street, Bloomington, Indiana, 7pm

December 9, 2011 at Columbus Bar/Powerhouse Brewing Company, Columbus, IN, 9pm NO COVER!

December 15-19, 2011 Vipassana

 

NOVEMBER 2011

November 3, 2011 at Tower Theater with Mark Spragg, Nancy Mairs and Augusten Burroughs, Bend, OR, 7pm

November 4, 2011 The Nature of Words Festival, two-hour presentation/discussion/Q&A workshop at
OSU-Cascades Hall, Bend, OR, 2pm MORE INFO

November 5, 2011 gala Author Dinner at the Century Center located at 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 5:30pm MORE INFO

November 12, 2011 at The Palace for Rock the Republic Festival, Bryan, TX, 6pm TICKETS

November 14, 2011 Santa Gertrudis High School, Kingsville, TX (closed to public)

November 16, 2011 Green Space Arts Collective, 29 Malone, Denton, TX, 9pm

November 17, 2011 with Anis Mojgani at The ND, 501 N I-35, Austin, TX, 8PM, BUY TICKETS

November 19, 2011 Bayou City Grand Slam, Houston, TX

November 30, 2011 at New College, Sarasota, FL (closed to the public)

 

AUGUST 2011

August 20, 2011 with Taylor Mali at Word X Word Festival, Colonial Theater Pittsfield, MA, 8pm

August 31, 2011 Metcalf Ballroom, George Sherman Union, Boston University, Boston, MA, 7:30pm (technically not open to the public, but you might – say – be an incoming student.)

 

JUNE 2011

June 1-5, 2011 Vipassana

 

MAY 2011

May 3, 2011 Community College of Baltimore County of Essex, Bldg. B Theatre, 7201 Rossville Blvd., Essex, MD, 2:30pm

May 3, 2011 McGuire Hall, 4501 North Charles Street, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD, 7:30pm

May 7, 2011 The Fridge, 516 8th Street SE, Washington D.C., doors at 7:30pm, ENTRANCE IN ALLEY

May 8, 2011 with Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani, The Baltimore Room, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 7pm

May 12, 2011 ***Exactly ten years of touring, to the day. Goin’ home (see Tour History below).

May 13, 2011 Just a sweet little 10-years-later Gentleman Practice book-release home-coming party with Tim Sanders, Tara Hardy, Matt Gano, Karen Finneyfrock, Daemond Arrindell, Noah Gunderson and maybe a couple surprises upstairs at The Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA, TICKETS, 7:30pm

May 20, 2011 Nathan Hale Performing Arts Center (PAC), 10750 30th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA, 5:30pm

May 25 -31, 2011 Vipassana

 

APRIL 2011

April 4, 2011 in Winch-Capehart, Reed College, Portland, OR, 7pm

April 8, 2011 with Taalam Acey and others at NJPAC’s Sacred Circle Cafe, The Chase Room, Newark, New Jersey, 8pm

April 9, 2011 at Salt Space, 1158 Broadway, 5th floor (Entrance on 27th Street), New York City, NY, 7pm ($7-15 sliding scale tickets at door, first come first…)

April 10, 2011 Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland, ME, 7pm

April 11, 2011 at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, 5pm workshop (Alumni Lounge), 7pm performance (Wheeler Hall)

April 12, 2011 Plymouth State University, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 7:30pm

April 13, 2011 Ralph’s Diner, 148 Grove St, Worcester, MA, 8pm

April 14, 2011 Photonics Center, Boston University, 8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston, MA, TIME RECENTLY CHANGED TO 8:30pm

April 15, 2011 Workshop with youth poets at Meeting Street Cafe, 5pm

DO NOT BOOK NIGHT (gone to see TVOTR play Brown University)

April 16, 2011 workshop at Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 3pm

April 16, 2011 Wesleyan University, Beckham Hall, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT, 9pm

April 17, 2011 at Telemark Country Club, Oslo Drive, Rockaway, NJ, 7pm

April 18, 2011 Circle of Hope, 2007 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 9pm, $7-15 sliding scale

April 19, 2011 St. Mary’s College, 18952 East Fisher Road, St. Mary’s City, MD, 8:15pm

April 22, 2011 The Crump Theatre, 425 Third Street, Columbus, IN, 7pm doors

April 23, 2011 Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, 6:30pm

April 24, 2011 Easter food with the Ninja!

April 25, 2011 Greenhills School, 850 Green Hills Drive, Ann Arbor, MI (private show; day time)

April 25, 2011 The Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor, MI, 7pm (open to public)

April 26, 2011 at Oberlin College, 135 West Lorain, in the SCO, Oberlin, OH, 8pm

April 27, 2011 Ninth Ward in The Church at Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, doors at 7, 8pm show, TICKETS , or to avoid ticketing fees go directly to Babeville Box Office, 341 Delaware 2nd Floor (11a-5p M-F).

April 28, 2011 Sturges Auditorium SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY, 7pm

April 29, 2011 workshop at SUNY Geneseo, NY, 4pm

April 30, 2011 Alumni Conference Room, Angel College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, NY, 6pm

 

MARCH 2011

March 1, 2011 Indian Creek High School, Shabbona, IL, 1:50pm (closed to public)

March 1, 2011 Hollywood Palms Cinema, 352 South Route 59, Naperville, IL, 6:30pm TICKETS

March 2, 2011 for Writer’s Week at Fremd High School, Palatine, IL (private show)

March 3, 2011 for Writer’s Week at Hazelwood West High School, Hazelwood, MO, 10:39-2:25 (private show)

March 6, 2011 at Planet Avalon, 221 E Moulton Street, Decatur, Alabama, 7pm, $10 at door.

March 8, 2011 a benefit for Expedition Balance, Cura Yoga – River Oaks, 3641-C Westheimer Road, Houston, TX, 7pm

March 10, 2011 in Boyd Vance Theater at Carver Museum, Austin, TX, 8pm TICKETS

March 11, 2011 University of North Texas, University Union, Golden Eagle Suite, 1155 Union Circle, Denton, TX, 6:30pm, $10 cash only at door

March 13, 2011 private workshop, Centre College, Danville, KY, 1:30pm

March 13, 2011 Weisiger Theater, Centre College, 600 West Walnut Street, Danville, KY, 8pm

March 14, 2011 Prospero’s Books, 1800 West 39th Street, Kansas City, MO, 8pm, 816.531.9673

March 15, 2011 Poetic Justice Cafe, 300 South Greenwich, Suite 151, Wichita, KS, 8pm

March 16, 2011 Nichols Theater, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 7:30pm

March 17, 2011 Omaha Healing Arts Center, 1216 Howard Street, Omaha, NE, 7pm

March 19, 2011 at The Write Side Poets Cafe, 5464 NW 19th Street, Lauderhill, FL, 9pm

March 24, 2011 University of Alaska, Student Union, Anchorage, AK, 12pm
(for more info on Anchorage performances call 907.786.1219)

March 24, 2011 University of Alaska, workshop, Ramuson, Anchorage, AK, 6pm

March 25, 2011 University of Alaska, Fine Arts Building, Anchorage, AK, 7:30pm

March 31, 2011 with Timmy Straw! University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 7:30pm

 

FEBRUARY 2011

February 1, 2011 at Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 9pm

February 4, 2011 The Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 8pm

February 5, 2011 short set opening for OK GO, San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA, 4:30pm

February 5, 2011 Vagabond Ballroom, 830 Isabella Street, Oakland, CA, 8pm

February 7, 2011 Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA, 8pm

February 8, 2011 Cafe Culture, 931 W. 5th Street, Chico, CA, 7:30pm

February 9, 2011 Kate Buchanon Room, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 7pm
(reception after the show in the Karshner Lounge)

February 10, 2011 Hitchcock Auditorium, Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend, OR, 7pm

February 14, 2011 Pacific University, McCready Hall in Taylor Mead Performing Arts Center, Forest Grove, OR, 7pm

February 16, 2011 Whatcom Community College, Heiner Theater, Bellingham, WA, 7:30pm

February 17, 2011 Private workshop, Western Washington University, 10amr

February 24, 2011 CANCELLED due to snow. RESCHEDULING… Go sleddin’. Re: North Idaho College, 1000 West Garden Avenue, Student Union Building, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 8:30pm

February 26, 2011 workshop at The Local, 931 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, 3pm

February 26, 2011 Kieran’s Pub, Titanic Lounge, 601 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, 8pm

February 28, 2011 Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, 7pm

 

JANUARY 2011

January 6, 2011 with Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani at Middlebury College, Vermont

January 10, 2011 at The Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall, Bellingham, Washington, 8pm

January 11, 2011 at Solstice, 529 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, B.C., 8pm

January 12, 2011 at Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver Island, B.C., 8pm

January 15, 2011 at Empyrean, 171 Washington, Spokane, WA, 9pm

January 16, 2011 at Neurolux, 113 North 11th Street, Boise, ID, 8pm

January 17, 2011 Logan Art House, 795 North Main Street, Logan, UT, 7pm

January 19, 2011 Quigley Recital Hall, Western State College, Gunnison, CO, 8pm

January 20, 2011 with Andrea Gibson, Old Main Theater, Colorado University, Boulder, CO, 8pm

January 21, 2011 Workshop at Flobots Community Space, 2705 Larimer St. Denver, CO, Open to Public, All Ages but youth strongly encouraged to come, 4pm, Free

January 21, 2011 The Mercury with Ken Arkind, 2199 California Street, Denver, CO, 8pm

January 22, 2011 The Modbo, 17c East Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 8pm

January 23, 2011 at North Point, 600 Tascosa Rd, Amarillo, TX, 730pm

January 24, 2011 at The Kosmos, 1715 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM, 7pm

January 25, 2011 Workshop only, Harwood Arts Center, 1114 7th Street Northwest, Albuquerque, NM, $5 entry, 6pm

January 27, 2011 Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, TICKETS

January 28, 2011 Odd Fellows Grand Ballroom, 2906 University Avenue, San Diego, CA, 8pm, TICKETS

January 30, 2011 Theater on the Hill, 403 West Hillcrest Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA, 7pm

January 31, 2011 Sanctuary @ The Effect, 27122A Paseo Espada #904, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 7:45pm

2010

DECEMBER 2010

December 7, 2010 a benefit for One Day’s Wages with Noah Gunderson and guests at Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA, doors at 7pm, $6, 100% of the profits from this show will go to One Days Wages,

December 9, 2010 with Anis Mojgan and Derrick Brown at Linfield College, Riley Hall, 900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville, OR, 9pm

 

NOVEMBER 2010

November 3, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Santa Margarita High School, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Jesse Nolan)

November 4, 2010 WE’RE ON A BOAT! poetrycruise.com presents: The Night Kite Revival on the Sea Section, Long Beach, CA, (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Jesse Nolan) SOLD OUT

November 5, 2010 DOUBLE DECKER BUS PARTY!! with The Night Kite Revival, Long Beach, CA, $35 includes tote, new Revival DVD, all you can drink, limited to 40 people, first come (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Jesse Nolan). SOLD OUT

November 6, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 5pm (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Jesse Nolan) TICKETS

November 8, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Dominican University, Calerugega Hall, 100 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael, CA, 8pm (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Timmy Straw)

November 9, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA, 8:30pm (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Timmy Straw) SOLD OUT

November 10, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at University of Reno, Reno, NV (guest poet/musician: Brian Ellis, Timmy Straw)

November 12, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Community Theater of the Cascades, Bend, OR, 6pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw)

November 16, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle WA, 8pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw) TICKETS SOLD OUT

November 17, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Western Washington University, Viking Union MPR, 516 High St. Bellingham, WA , 7pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw) TICKETS

November 19, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival, Reed College Chapel, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Reed College, OR, 8pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw)

 

OCTOBER 2010

October 1, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Centre College, Weisiger Hall, Danville, KY (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw), 8pm

October 2, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Chopin Theatre, 1543 West Division, Chicago, IL, 4pm (guest poet/musician: Robbie Q. Telfer, Timmy Straw)

October 3, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival Naperville North High School, 899 Mill Street, Naperville, IL, TBA (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw), 7:30pm

October 4, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at The Neutral Zone, 319 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 7pm (guest poet/musician: Mike McGee, Robbie Q. Telfer, Timmy Straw)

October 5, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at The City Opera House, 106 East Front Street, Traverse City, Michigan, 7:30pm (guest poet/musician: Mike McGee, Robbie Q. Telfer, Timmy Straw)

October 6, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Oberlin College, Dianysus Dance Club 135, W. Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH (guest poet/musician: Mike McGee, Timmy Straw; Derrick Brown will not be at this show), 7:30pm

October 7, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at The Night Spot, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 9:30pm (guestpoet/musician: Mike McGee, Timmy Straw; Derrick Brown will not be at this show)

October 8, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Salt Space, New York City, NY (guest poet/musician: Mike McGee, Timmy Straw; Derrick Brown will not be at this show)

October 9, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at NYU, E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor, 60 Washington Square South, New York City, NY, 7pm (guest poet/musician: Mike McGee, Timmy Straw; Derrick Brown will not be at this show)

October 11, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Timmy Straw)

October 12, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and Timmy Straw)

October 13, 2010 a workshop with The Night Kite Revival, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 7pm

October 14, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Dartmouth College, Collis Common Gorund, 2 North Main Street, Hanover, NH, 8pm (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Timmy Straw)

October 15, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Boston University, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 7:30pm (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Timmy Straw)

October 16, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Stage One, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT, 7pm (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Timmy Straw)

October 17, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Lake Telemark Country Club, Oslo Drive Rockaway, NJ, 7pm (guest poet: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz)

October 18, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival, University of Pennsylvania, Steinhardt Hall, 215 S. 39th Street, Philadelphia, PA (guest poet/musician: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Emily Wells and Timmy Straw)

October 19, 2010 (DAY SHOW) with The Night Kite Revival at Community College of Baltimore, Essex, J Bldg Lecture Hall #J137, Baltimore, MD, 2:20pm (guest musician: Emily Wells and Timmy Straw)

October 22, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave, Savannah, GA, 8pm (guest musician: Emily Wells and Timmy Straw)

October 24, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Eddie’s Attic, 515-B North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA, 2pm, Tickets available through www.eddiesattic.com (guest musician: Emily Wells and Timmy Straw)

October 26, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Tennessee Tech, 1 William L. Jones Drive, Cookeville, TN (guest musician: Timmy Straw)

October 27, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave, Conway, AR, 8:30pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw)

October 28, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Union Theater, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 7pm (guest musician: Timmy Straw)

 

SEPTEMBER 2010

September 7, 2010 at Re-Bar for The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

September 10, 2010 at The RathSkellar, Saint Bonaventure University, Saint Bonaventure, NY, 8pm

September 12, 2010 at YES Cinema, Columbus, IN, 7pm

NOW BOOKING The Night Kite Revival September 18 through mid-November. For booking info contact Adam Bates, adamfbates@gmail.com.

September 17, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival, 1 Grand Ave, Cal Polytechnic Institute, Spanos Theater, San Luis Obispo, CA, two shows, 7 and 9:30pm

September 19, 2010 Backyard Kickoff Party and NEW DVD screening with The Night Kite Revival at Anis’s house, Portland, OR

September 21, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Whatcom Community College, Syre Auditorium, 237 West Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA, 8pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

September 22, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Empyrean, 171 South Washington, Spokane, WA, 7:30pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

September 25, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Utah State University, 0105, Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 7pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

September 27, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Western State University, Quigley Hall, Gunnison, CO, 7:30pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

September 28, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO, 9:30pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

September 29, 2010 with The Night Kite Revival at Poetic Justice, 300 South Greenwich, Ste 151, Wichita, KS, 8pm (guest poet/musician: Timmy Straw)

 

AUGUST 2010

August 7, 2010 Camp Pendleton Sprint Triathlon, 8am

August 15, 2010 Derrick and Karyn’s Long Island wedding

August 30, 2010 The Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA, 8pm

 

JULY 2010

July 21, 2010 BRAVE NEW VOICES FESTIVAL, for the Green Speaks event sponsored by Robert Redford, with Van Jones, Lauren Whitehead, George Watsky, Beau Sia and Mayda Del Valle at Club Nokia, 800 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

July 22, 2010 hosting Semi-Finals of the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam at The Los Angeles Theater Company, 514 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA‎, 11am with Teams Albuquerque, Stockton, Phoenix, Houston and Austin! (look for it on the second season of Brave New Voices on HBO)

July 25-31, 2010 Respectfully unavailable.

 

JUNE 2010

June 10, 2010 at Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI, 12:30pm (closed to public)

June 22, 2010 with Reggie Watts at Flavorpill’s 10,000-person yoga class on The Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC, 6pm

 

MAY 2010

May 2, 2010 The 30th Anniversary Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon (it’s my first time to do somethin’ like this… you might consider showin’ up on the sidelines to shout encouraging words or throw caffeinated snacks at my mouth).

May 7, 2010 at The Center School,  Seattle, WA, 9:30am

May 11, 2010 at Cleveland High Schoool, Seattle, WA, 10am

May 11-15, 2010 Vipassana

May 25, 2010 at The Seattle Slam, Re-Bar, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

May 26, 2010 at Richard Hugo House, workshop, Seattle, WA, 6pm

 

APRIL 2010

April 1, 2010 Awkward While Airborne with Andrea Gibson in The University Memorial Center, 1669 Euclid Avenue, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 7:30pm

April 2, 2010 Awkward While Airborne with Andrea Gibson in Taggart Center Ballroom, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 7pm

April 8, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel Street, Houston, TX, 8pm

April 9, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at The Paramount Theater, 713 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, 8pm

April 11, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX, 8pm

April 13, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at The New Daisy Theater, 330 Beale St., Memphis, TN, 8pm

April 14, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO, 8pm

April 16, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 8pm

April 17, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Hoyt Sherman Theatre, 1501 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 8pm

April 18, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Slowdown, 729 N 14th St, Omaha, NE, 8pm

April 20, 2010 with Ani DiFranco in Armstrong Hall, Colorado Springs, CO, 8pm

April 21, 2010 with Ani DiFranco in Arts & Sciences Auditorium, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 8pm

April 22, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Ogden Theater, 935 East Colfax, Denver, CO, 8pm

April 24, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Mesa Theater, 538 Main St, Grand Junction, CO, 8pm

April 25, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 7pm

April 26, 2010 with Ani DiFranco at Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 South 9th Street, Boise, ID, 8pm

 

MARCH 2010

March 4, 2010 Hazelwood West High School Writer’s Week, St. Louis, MO

March 5, 2010 at Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd Street (between Ave A and Ave B), New York City, NY, 10pm

March 8, 2010 (do not book day) Gone to see Jon Stewart taping.

March 8, 2010 at Bar 13, 35 East 13th Street, New York City, NY, 7:30pm

March 9, 2010 at Bowery Poetry Club, New York City, NY
(doin’ a “talk” about “craft” at 6:30pm before the show starts. So come talk crap-ft with meh.)

March 11, 2010 at Falstaff’s, Skidmore College – 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 8pm

March 12, 2010 at Weisiger Theater, Centre College, 600 West Walnut St., Danville, KY, 8pm

March 14, 2010 Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, 7:30pm

March 18, 2010 Karen Finneyfrock’s Book Release Party at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA

March 26, 2010 25-minute set, a benefit for Seattle Collegiate Slam Team, Soundbridge in Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm

 

FEBRUARY 2010

February 7, 2010 for Kinetic Poetics at UC Santa Cruz, Porter College, Santa Cruz, CA, 10pm

February 21, 2010 with Andrea Gibson at Harman Hall, 1 Grand Avenue, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA, 12:30pm

 

JANUARY 2010

January 27, 2010 with Ray Barbie at Lightbulb Mouth Radio Hour, The Basement, 149 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 8pm

2009

DECEMBER 2009

December 1, 2009 at The Triple Door with Damien Jurado for The Round’s holiday show, Seattle, WA

December 2, 2009 “Another Type of Groove,” Chumash Auditorium, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, 7:30pm

December 6, 2009 DO NOT BOOK. Gone to see Willie Nelson.

December 7, 2009 Santa Cruz Legendary Indie Slam, Cypress Lounge, 120 Union St, Santa Cruz, CA, 8pm

December 8, 2009 Terra Nova High School, Pacifica, CA, noon; closed to public

December 9, 2009 Berzerkeley Slam at The Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA

December 10, 2009 Oasis, 135 12th Street, Oakland, CA, 8:30pm, $10

December 12, 2009 The Ill List Slam, State Theatre, Modesto, CA, 8pm

 

NOVEMBER 2009

November 1, 2009 with the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM 7:00pm $10.00 general; $7 students, seniors, NHCC members

November 3, 2009 with the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, at University of Arizona, Gallagher Theater, 1303 E University, Tucson, AZ 7:00pm (FREE)

November 6, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, Write Now Poetry Revival Party, Immanuel Center For Conscious Living, 3215 E. 3rd Street (corner of 3rd and Obispo), Long Beach, CA, 8pm

November 7, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Annual Double Decker Bus Party!!! (Leaves 6:30P from Open Book Store – 4th and Junipero), Long Beach, CA BUY TICKETS HERE

November 8, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Santa Margarita, CA 7:00pm ($5.00 donation)

November 10, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Student Union University of Nevada, 1500 N. Virginia Reno NV 7:00pm (free)

November 12, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Angelico Concert Hall Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 9pm $10.00 / Free for Dominican students

November 16, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound, N. 18th and Warner St., Tacoma, WA ($5.00 / students are free)

November 17, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Student Union Auditorium Lewis & Clark, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd Portland, OR, 7pm

November 19, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in Heiner Theater, Whatcom Community College, 237 West Kellogg, Bellingham WA 7PM ($5 donation)

November 21, 2009 Last show of the 2009 Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Tour featuring the three core members (Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani) with surprise Revival guests, and Buddy’s Live at the Typer Cannon Grand CD RELEASE PARTY! at The Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA, 9pm, BUY TICKETS HERE

November 26-29, 2009 Vipassana (unable to respond to voice/internet/text messages until Nov. 30th)

 

OCTOBER 2009

October 2, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Kominsky Auditorium, 1 College Circle, Bangor, ME, 04401, 9:00pm FREE

October 3, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Boston College, O’Connell House, Upper Campus, 185 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, 9:00pm (FREE)

October 6, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at SUNY Geneseo, Wadsworth Auditorium, 1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454, 7:30pm

October 7, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at New York University (NYU), The Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, $5 for NYU students, doors at 7:30pm

October 10, 2009 with Andrea Gibson at Lake Telemark Country Club, Lake Telemark Country Club Rockaway, NJ, 7pm ($10; not the full Elephant Engine show)

October 13, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Dorchester Hall, University of Maryland College Park 20742 8:00pm

October 14, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Athenaeum Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204 9pm ($5 / Free for students)

October 15, 2009 Rock the Republic. Revolution Cafe, Bryan, TX, 10:30pm (SOLO; not part of the Elephant Engine Revival Tour)

October 16, 2009 Rock the Republic. Murphy’s Law, Bryan, TX, 11:59pm (not part of the Elephant Engine Revival Tour)

October 27, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at University of Arkansas, 435 N. Garland Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas

October 29, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Texas A&M, College Station,TX 8:00pm

October 30, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at The Independent, 501 Studios, 501 N IH 35, Austin, TX 8:00pm ($7.00)

October 31, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at The Common, 600 Tascosa Rd, Amarillo, TX, 79124 all ages 7:00pm ($10.00)

 

SEPTEMBER 2009

September 3-7, 2009 Vipassana

September 15, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Empyrean, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA

September 16, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in Reef Boise, Boise, Idaho

September 17, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Utah State University, Logan, UT

September 19, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Western State College, Taylor Auditorium, Gunnison, CO

September 20, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at HER BAR Denver, CO 7pm, 21+ $10

September 21, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE

September 24, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Washington University, The Gargoyle in Mallinkrodt Center, St. Louis, MO

September 26, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival (Roger Bonair-Agard to Host) at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL ($12 students, $15 adults)

September 28, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI

September 29, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Shadow Lounge, 5972 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30pm

September 30, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Ball Hall, Keuka College, 141 Central Ave Keuka Park, Keuka Park, NY. 5:30pm FREE

 

AUGUST 2009

August 12, 2009 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

August 14-16 Ross and Heidi’s West Coast Celebration of Good Lovin’, and the Mariners-Yankees game. Don’t book.

 

JULY 2009

July 1, 2009 at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA, show starts @ 8:30pm, my set begins @ 10:15pm

July 2, 2009 at Tourettes Without Regrets, 630 3rd Street, Oakland, CA, 8:30pm

July 7, 2009 with Damien Jurado at The Triple Door for The Round’s 50th Show! A benefit for fremontabbey.org youth programs, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 8pm

July 20, 2009 at Anker, 1424 Cornwall, Bellingham, WA, 8pm

 

JUNE 2009

June 3, 2009 Feature for The Seattle Slam (bday show), at Spitfire – 2219 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

 

MAY 2009

May 1, 2009 at The Center School in Seattle, WA, 2pm (closed to public)

May 7, 2009 Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI (closed to public)

May 9, 2009 Gone to see Leonard Cohen.

May 19, 2009 Summit Alternative School, 11051 34th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 10am (closed to public)

May 21, 2009 with Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and a whole bunch more at City Opera House, Traverse City, MI

May 29, 2009 at The Electric Tea Garden, fundraiser for Ziyah Eddins, Seattle, WA, 9:30pm

 

APRIL 2009

April 1, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 3, 2009 Tucson Poetry Festival, Tucson High School, 400 north 2nd Ave., Tucson, AZ, 7:30pm

April 8, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 15, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 19, 2009 hosting for The Goldfronts, Language Arts, and The Listener Project at Nectar Lounge in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8pm 21+

April 26, 2009 1 piece. Sacrificing for The Seattle Slam Finals at Neumo’s, Seattle, WA, 730pm

 

MARCH 2009

March 7, 2009 with RC Weslowski, Anis Mojgani, Matt Gano, Jodie Knowles, Jessica Lohafer and a bunch more good folks down in Marysville, WA for Jack McCarthy’s 4th Annual Evergreen Invitational, 7:30pm

March 12, 2009 2nd City Council Arts Gallery, 435 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 8pm

March 14, 2009 just doin’ a quick piece, with Jerry Quickley, Beau Sia, Mindy Nettifee and Eitan Kadosh, The Lafayette Building, 140 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 7pm

March 15, 2009 www.malibuumc.org, 30128 Morningview Drive, Malibu, CA, 7pm, $10

March 26, 2009 at The Seattle Slam.

 

FEBRUARY 2009

February 2, 2009 University Of California Santa Cruz, Porter College

February 7, 2009 with The Junkyard Ghost Revival at University of Alaska, Fairbanks

February 24, 2009 at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

February 27, 2009 at Northwestern College, Gunnison, CO

 

JANUARY 2009

January 7, 2008 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

January 21, 2009 at Bistro, Penn State, Beaver Campus, Monaca, PA, 11pm

2008

DECEMBER 2008

December 1-7, 2008 Vipassana in B.C. (no email or phone access)

December 11, 2008 Rounds 1 & 2, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, 8:30pm

December 12, 2008 Rounds 3 & 4, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, 7pm

December 13, 2008 Finals Stage, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, The McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square Center, Charlotte, NC, 7pm

 

NOVEMBER 2008

November 3, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Tom Miles Theater, Warner Hall, Forest Grove, OR, 8pm SHARP

November 4, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Western Washington University in the Viking Union, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

November 5, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival at Whatcom Community College, Syre Center Auditorium, Bellingham, WA, 7:30pm

Novemebr 6, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival members to Slam at Wordstock Fest, Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne St., Portland, OR, 8pm

November 10, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg, Stack Stage, Middletown, PA, 7pm

November 11, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University, Slep Student Center, Altoona, PA, 8pm

November 12, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine, Fireside Cafe, Media, PA, 12:30pm

November 12, 2008 College of Staten Island, 5pm

November 13, 2008 in The Space at Drew University, Madison, NJ, 10:30pm

November 14, 2008 Marist College Student Center Performing Arts Room, Poughkeepsie, NY, 9pm

November 15, 2008 with Ani DiFranco at F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA

November 19, 2008 in RZ’s at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 7pm

November 24, 2008 at Cafe Deux Soleil, 2068 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

November 25, 2008 Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C., 8:30pm

November 26-30 Vipassana in B.C. (no email or phone access)

 

OCTOBER 2008

October 2, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH, Time TBA

October 4, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at City Opera House, 106 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI, 8pm

October 6, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival in Redhouse Arts Center, 201 S. West Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, 8pm BUY TICKETS HERE!

October 7, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Brown University in Providence, RI, TBA

October 8, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Husson College, 1 College Circle, Bangor, ME, 8pm

October 10, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Brandeis University, Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, 9pm, reserve list for tickets: contact ThisIsLyriCall@yahoo.com

October 11, 2008 at The White House in Jamaica Plain, MA

October 13, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (workshops)

October 14, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (performance), 8pm

October 15, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main Street, Ware Campus Center, Wheeler Hall, New London, NH, 7pm

October 16, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Penn State Berks, Perkins Student Center, Reading, PA, 9pm

October 17, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at University of Maryland, Stamp Student Center, Baltimore Room, 8pm

October 19, 2008 LOCATION CHANGE!!!
The Junkyard Ghost Revival at Mercy Lounge in the Cannery Ballroom, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville, TN, 6:30
POST SHOW DANCE FEST SPECTESTACULAR WITH SPRING HILL SPIDER PARTY, 10pm

October 20, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at Hendrix College in The Burrow, Conway, AR, 7:30pm

October 22, 2008 LOCATION CHANGE The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) Red’s Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th Street (4th and Navasota), just a few blocks east of I-35, Austin, TX, 8pm, $10

October 23, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at The Nat Ballroom, 2705 West 6th Street, Amarillo, TX, 8pm

October 25, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at The Solar Culture, 31 East Toole, in Tucson, Arizona

October 26, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at Rancho Santa Margarita High School, 22062 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 7pm, STUDENTS ONLY

October 27, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival Double Decker Bus Party (w/ Sonya Renee and Robbie Q), start at Open Book Store, 2226 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA, 7-11pm, 21+ Buy Tickets Now $20 (free booze included)

October 28, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/Robbie Q) at University of Nevada, Reno, TBA

October 29, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Dominican University, Angelico Concert Hall, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA, 9pm

October 30, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/Robbie Q) at University of California, Wheeler Auditorium, Berkeley, CA, 8pm, $5

 

SEPTEMBER 2008

September 5, 2008 Short set (5 minutes) at Floating Bridge Press Great Art Party, The South Lake Union Armory Building, 860 Terry Ave N.Seattle, WA, 8:45pm

September 9, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Greater Allegheny, McKeesport, PA, 9pm

September 11, 2008 at Finger Lakes CC, Stage 13 Main Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua, NY, 12:30pm

September 14, 2008 Kunkel’s weddin’!

September 15-17, 2008 Unavailable for bookings outside of Portland, OR.

September 18, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival at University of Alaska in the Fine Arts Building #150, Anchorage, AK, 7:30pm

September 19-21, 2008 Unavailable for bookings.

NOW BOOKING for THE JUNKYARD GHOST REVIVAL!! (Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Buddy Wakefield and a rotating fourth member including Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz! Sonya Renee! Robbie Q! and 2008 Women’s World Poetry Slam Champion Andrea Gibson! ); September 22 thru November 6th.

September 22, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Lewis & Clark, Templeton Student Center, 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR

September 23, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Empryean, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA, 7pm

September 24, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at North Idaho College in the Student Union Bldg., 1000 West Garden Avenue, Coeur D’Alene, ID, 7pm

September 25, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Northwest College, 231 W 6th St., Powell, WY

September 26, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at The B-Side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, CO, 9pmBUY TICKETS HERE!

September 28, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at The Mercury, Denver, CO

September 29, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Benson Grind, 6107 Maple, Omaha, NE, 7pm

September 30, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Columbia University, 623 S. Wabash Ave. in the Hokin Annex, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL, 7pm

 

AUGUST 2008

August 2, 2008 (not performing) supporting Jack Hirschman, Wanda Coleman, Andrea Gibson, Mike McGee, Roger Bonair-Agard, Beau Sia and Brendan Constantine at The Drums Inside Your Chest II, The New Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA

August 4-9, 2008 National Poetry Slam, Madison, WI (not attending, just posting for reference and support)

August 6, 2008 with Taalam Acey at The Flypoet Showcase, 214 South La Brea (1/2 block south of Manchester), Inglewood, CA, 8pm (21+)

August 13, 2008 at The Seattle Slam

August 16, 2008 in the ACC Auditorium, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA, 9pm

August 26, 2008 at Mojoz in Utica College, Utica, NY, 7pm

August 27, 2008 at Rockland Center, Villa Julie College, Owings Mills, MD, 7pm

August 28, 2008 at Crusader Cafe, Alvernia College, Reading, PA, 8pm

August 30, 2008 at Bumbershoot on Northwest Stage for The Round (a collaboration), Seattle, WA, @4pm

 

JULY 2008

July 17, 2008 Edifice Art Gallery, 325 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 7pm

July 22-30, 2008 Colorado Springs, CO (non-performance related)

July 31, 2008 with Derrick Brown, Amber Tamblyn, Mindy Nettifee, Beau Sia and friends for Filter Magazine Barker Block Sunset Series, 510-530 Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm

 

JUNE 2008

June 4, 2008 featuring for my birthday at The Seattle Slam (at TOST in Fremont), Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

June 12, 2008 at Empyrean Coffee House, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA, 7:30pm

June 26, 2008 at Sahalie Wine Cellar with Timmy Straw, 151 NW Monroe, Corvallis, OR, 8pm

 

MAY 2008

May 3, 2008 CD release party in support of Only Human at El Corazon, Seattle, WA

May 13, 2008 at The Fremont Abbey for The Round, Seattle, WA

May 14, 2008 at The Seattle Slam

May 18, 2008 for Youth Speak Seattle Slam Finals! Piggot Auditorium at Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 19, 2008 at The Center School, Seattle, WA, 12:00pm, private

May 27, 2008 with Patricia Smith in the Student Union Atrium at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 6pm

May 28, 2008 with Smoothini the Magician and Change at Carlsbad Village Theater, 2822 State Street, Carlsbad, CA, 8:30pm doors, $10, www.groovetickets.com

 

APRIL 2008

April 2, 2008 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA

April 9, 2008 at Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming, 7pm

April 16, 2008 at University of Nevada, Reno, 7pm

April 23, 2008 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

April 27, 2008 for the Syllable Rights Movement at George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston University, Boston, MA, 7pm

April 30, 2008 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

 

MARCH 2008

March 7, 2008 showcasing at the Mid-Atlantic NACA Festival in East Stroudsburg, PA, 7:25-7:40pm

March 12-16, 2008 San Diego, CA (non-performance related)

March 28, 2008 APCA Conference, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 12-2pm

March 28, 2008 at WOH’s Place, Todd Wehr Center, Carthage College, WI, 8pm

 

FEBRUARY 2008

February 7, 2008 with Beau Sia, Derrick Brown, Mindy Nettifee, Nate from Cold War Kids, Amber Tamblyn, Gliss, and a long kick ass list of authors for a book release party at The Found Theater, 599 Long Beach Blvd. (at 6th), Long Beach, CA, 7:30pm doors, in support of The Last American Valentine (Write Bloody Publishing) available January 12th, 2008 SOLD OUT

February 12, 2008 reading at Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA, 8pm

February 15-16, 2008 Sister gets hitched in TX. Don’t schedule squat or you’ll get in lots of trouble.

 

JANUARY 2008

January 1-6 2008 at Vipassana. Cannot be reached during this time.

January 17, 2008 in Perkins Student Center at Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Reading, PA, 9pm

January 18, 2008 at Kominsky Auditorium, Husson College, Bangor, ME, 9:30pm

January 19, 2008 with Saul Williams, Iyeoka Okoawo, Carlos Andres Gomez, Jared Paul, Mayda Del Valle, Kayo and George Watsky in the Spingold Theater at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 8pm, Tickets

 

 

2007

DECEMBER 2007

The I Am A Lagan European Tour with Andrea Gibson and Katie Wirsing!!

December 2, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, 77 Bedford Hill, London, England 8pm

December 3, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, Halo Cafe Bar, 141 Gloucester Rd, Bristol, England 8pm

December 4, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at East Oxford Community Centre, Cowley Road/Princes Street, Oxford

December 5, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at Komedia, Gardener Street, Brighton, 8pm

December 6, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, England 9pm

December 7, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, for The Farrago, at The Poetry Place above The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton St, 7:30pm

December 8, 2007 with I Am A Lagan Cambridge, England, TBA

December 9, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, The Waiting Room Restaurant, 9 Station Rd, Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, 7pm

December 11, 2007 wit I Am A Lagan at The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary St., Edinburgh, Scotland, 0131 557 2976

December 13, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, BBC Foyle Ireland radio interview (4pm), workshop (5pm), performance at Masons (7pm), Derry, Northern Ireland

December 14, 2007 with I Am A Lagan BBC Radio Arts Extra (6:30pm), performance at Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 8pm

December 15, 2007 with I Am A Lagan workshop and Christmas dinner with Belfast Poets Touring Group in Derry, Northern Ireland

December 16, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at The Banker’s Pub, Trinity St. (off Dame St.), Dublin, Ireland, 8pm

December 17, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, Ó Bhéal in The Hay Loft, upstairs at The Long Valley, Winthrop Street, Cork, Ireland, 8pm

December 18, 2007 with I Am A Lagan, workshop (6:30pm), performance at Townhall Theater studio (9pm), Galway, Ireland

December 19, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at The Whitehouse in Limerick, Ireland

December 20, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at Cafe Lomo, Ballplatz 2, Mainz, Germany, 8:30pm

December 21, 2007 with I Am A Lagan at the students cafe in building 1 (Cafe Gebaeude 1) within the university complex at Nibelungenplatz, Frankfurt, Germany, TBA

December 26 – 31, 2007 at Vipassana. Cannot be reached during this time.

 

NOVEMBER 2007

November 4, 2007 at Mainstage Comedy and Music Club on 1st Ave N., Seattle, WA, 2:40-2:50pm

November 6, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Music Hall Theatre, 147 Danforth, Toronto, ON

November 7, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Music Hall Theatre, 147 Danforth, Toronto, ON

November 9, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston, MA

November 10, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD

November 11, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC

November 13, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA

November 14, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Carolina Theatre, 309 West Morgan St., Durham, NC

November 16, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at 9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC

November 17, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd, New York, NY

November 18, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd, New York, NY

November 29, 2007 at Firwood School in Lakewood, WA, 11am

 

OCTOBER 2007

October 2, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Westchester Community College, Academic Arts Theater, Classroom Building, Room 200, Valhalla, NY, 10am and 11am

October 2, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at State University of New York, Fredonia, 8pm

October 3, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Brezinsky Room at Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY, 6:30pm

October 4, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival, The Third Room, 56 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, NY, 8pm

October 7, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 8pm

October 8, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Healing Arts Center, Omaha, NE

October 11, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo Street, Denver, CO, 8pm

October 12, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Epicenter, 6100 Soncy Rd, Amarillo, TX, doors at 7:30pm

October 13, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Orpheum in Flagstaff, AZ, 8pm

October 14, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

October 15, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival AND MINDY NETTIFEE at Koo’s Gallery, Long Beach, CA

October 16, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival on a double decker bus (let off some steam party/show)! We wont do the actual show; performing rare peices on a moving bus with a mic, poems delivered to the guests and free booze for all with stops at various Long Beach establishments. Tour of the city. bigredbus.com contact peter joseph: driver/david price: booker 562.668.4001 $20 a head; free booze. 46 people max

October 17, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Angelico Concert Hall at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, 7:30pm

October 18, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Oakwood High School, Morgan Hill, CA, TBA

October 18, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at UC Berkeley, 7:30pm

October 19, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Pacifica, CA (morning/high school)

October 22, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Mobius, 281 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon, 8pm

October 23, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Lewis & Clark, Portland, OR

October 24, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

October 25, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

October 27, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Empyrean Coffee House, 154 South Madison, Spokane, WA, 7:30pm

October 28, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, B.C.

October 29, 2007 The Vancouver Slam (not a scheduled show, just hangin’ out) with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, 9pm

October 30, 2007 TWO SHOWS with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Cottage Bistro on Main, Vancouver, B.C., 7pm and 10pm

 

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 2, 2007 Despite what the programs say, I AM NOT PERFORMING AT BUMBERSHOOT TODAY.

September 3, 2007 with Team Seattle 2007 (Tara Hardy, Ryler Dustin, Angela D, Buddy Wakefield) at Bumberslam, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Leo K Theater, Seattle, WA, 7pm

September 6, 2007 high school level workshop (10am), professional development workshop (1pm), performance (7pm) at Hazard First Federal Center in Hazard, Kentucky

September 9, 2007 playing rev for Daemond and Inti.

September 15, 2007 at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA with:
7pm James Ray
7:30pm Karen Finneyfrock
8pm Denise Jolly
8:30pm Tara Hardy
9pm Buddy Wakefield
10pm Shawn Smith
11pm CR AVERY
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***Begin Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival Tour (Mike McGee, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Dan Leamen and Buddy Wakefield)***

September 21, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Horizons School, 1900 DeKalb Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 8pm

September 22, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Avenue, Savannah, GA, 7-8pm

September 23, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at 1 Coffee St, Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC, 7:30pm

September 25, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Kennedy Center Ballroom, 11730 Garfield Road, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, 8pm

September 26, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at State University of New York, Oneonta, NY, 8pm

September 27, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Clark University, Worcester, MA

September 28, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 8pm

September 29, 2007 very special guest performances by BLAIR, SHIRA ERLICHMAN and 2007 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL POETRY SLAM CHAMPION DANNY SHERRARD with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA, 8pm

September 30, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Brown University, Providence, RI, 8pm

 

AUGUST 2007

August 4, 2007 with Derrick Brown, Mindy Nettifee, Bucky Sinister, Beau Sia, Amber Tamblyn and Jeffrey McDaniel in Westwood at Brentwood Theater, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm SHARP (doors at 7)

August 5, 2007 Team Seattle (Tara Hardy, Danny Sherrard, Ryler Dustin, Buddy Wakefield) to perform at Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam, Dallas, TX

August 7, 2007 Team Seattle vs. Berkeley, Richmond, VA and Columbus, OH in a preliminary bout for the National Poetry Slam at Ego’s, Austin, TX, 9pm

August 9, 2007 Team Seattle vs. Durham, NC, Knoxville, TN, St. Paul, MN and Lincroft, NJ in a preliminary bout for the National Poetry Slam at Dominican Joe’s, Austin, TX, 7pm

August 14, 2007 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

August 16, 2007 at City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave. for Offiice of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA 5pm

August 21, 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

August 27, 2007 at State University of New York, Williams Center, Fredonia, NY, 7pm

 

JULY 2007

July 2, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Sokol Hall/Underground, 13th & Martha 2234 South 13th street, Omaha, NE

July 3, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Blue Note, 17 N. 9th St., Columbia, MO

July 5, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at First Avenue, 29 N. 7th St., Minneapolis, MN

July 6, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Abbey Pub, 3420 West Grace St., Chicago, IL

July 7, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Abbey Pub, 3420 West Grace St., Chicago, IL

July 9, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Intersection, 133 Grandville SW (new Location), Grand Rapids, MI

July 10, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Magic Stick in Detroit, MI

July 11, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Hts, OH

July 12, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Mr. Small’s, 40 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, PA

July 13, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St, Providence, RI

July 14, 2007 at AS220’s Foo Fest with Prolyphic, Sage Francis, Jared Paul, Alias, Buck 65, and Bombzo the Clown, Providence, RI, 11:30pm

July 15, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Station in Portland, Maine

July 17, 2007 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

July 30, 2007 in The Salmon Slam with Team Seattle 2007 (Tara Hardy, Ryler Dustin, Danny Sherrard and me) at Cafe Deux Soleil, Vancouver, B.C.

July 31, 2007 with Team Seattle 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

 

JUNE 2007

June 1, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Cat’s Cradle, 300 E. Main, Carboro, NC

June 2, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Masquerade Downstairs, 695 North Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA

June 4, 2007 (VENUE CHANGE) with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Club at The Social, 54 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL (It’s my birthday, Orlando. Raw organic nuts and healthy snacks for the road… that’s my wish. It’s just a wish.)

June 6, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Parish at House Of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA

June 7, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Warehouse Live, 813 Saint Emanuel St, Houston, TX

June 8, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX

June 9, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Emo’s, 603 Red River St., Austin, TX

June 11, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Launchpad, 618 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Clubhouse, 1320 E. Broadway Road, Tempe, AZ

June 13, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Club Congress, 311 East Congress, Tucson, AZ

June 15, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Henry Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

June 16, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Glass House, 200 W 2nd St, Pomona, CA

June 17, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Soma, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA

June 19, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA

June 20, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA

June 22, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Roseland Theatre, 8 NW 6TH Ave., Portland, OR

June 23, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA

June 24, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Night Light Theater, 211 East Chestnut St., Bellingham, WA

June 25, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Domino Room, 51 Greenwood Avenue, Bend, OR

June 27, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Venue, 523 Broad Street, Boise, ID

June 28, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at In The Venue, 579 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT

June 29, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood, CO

June 30, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood, CO

 

MAY 2007

May 1, 2007 for The Seattle Slam at TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA 8:30pm

May 4, 2007 hosting Youth Speaks Seattle Finals, Seattle University’s Piggott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 6, 2007 supporting Emily Wells and Oval League at Mars Bar, Seattle, WA, $6

May 17, 2007 at AS220 in Providence, RI

May 22, 2007 at ______ in support of Andrea Gibson and Katie Wirsing, Providence, RI

May 23, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Middle East, 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

May 24, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Middle East, 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

May 25, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancy St., New York, NY

May 26, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancy St., New York, NY

May 27, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Crazy Donkey, 1058 RTE. 110, Farmingdale, NY

May 29, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA

May 30, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Ottobar, 2549 North Howard St, Baltimore, MD

May 31, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H Street NE, Washington D.C.

 

APRIL 2007

April 1-9, 2007 playing rev. for “A Stretch of Presence” producer Levi Lyman in Hawaii.

April 13, 2007 with Derrick Brown at 310 S Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 8pm

April 16, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Mama Java’s, 3619 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ

April 17, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Verde Valley High School, 3511 Verde Valley School Road, Sedona, AZ, 6:30pm (open to the public)

April 18, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Sedona Red Rock High School 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, AZ, 1:30pm

April 18, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Essenza Poetry Slam, 1350 S Longmore, Mesa, AZ, 8pm

April 19, 2007 with Derrick Brown at the Paper Heart Gallery, 750 W. Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 8pm

April 20, 2007 with Derrick Brown and Saul Williams at The Orpheum, 15 West Aspen, Flagstaff, AZ, 8pm. Go to NORAZ for ticket options. They’re way cheaper in advance.

April 22, 2007 at Chop Suey for The Seattle Grand Slam, Seattle, WA

April 24, 2007 for The Seattle Slam at TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA 8:30pm

April 29, 2007 for The Vibe Session at Kamikaze, 4360 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., North Randall, OH, 8pm

 

MARCH 2007

March 2, 2007 Fremd High School, 1000 South Quentin, Palatine, IL, 8:30am

March 2, 2007 Comedy Night at The Lincoln Lodge, 4008 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 9pm

March 5, 2007 Nebraska Union Ballroom, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 8pm

March 6, 2007 “Shoot Your Mouth Off” at Shea Riley’s, 320 S 72nd Street, Omaha, NE, 9pm

March 7, 2007 at The Yacht Club, 13 S Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, 9pm

March 10, 2007 at the Evergreen Invitational Poetry Slam, Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1607 4th Street, Marysville, WA, 7:30pm

March 12, 2007 at The Center School in Seattle, WA, 1:05pm

March 14, 2007 with Don Beck at Esalen, Big Sur, CA (TBA)

March 15, 2007 with Don Beck at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Architecture Building, Berg Gallery (5-105), 6:10pm

March 19, 2007 at Terra Nova High School, Pacifica, CA

March 30, 2007 Argo’s at University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, 7pm

 

FEBRUARY 2007

February 1, 2007 at Cafe Deux Soliels for first round of Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Vancouver, B.C., 8pm

February 2, 2007 at Zesty’s for second round of Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Vancouver, B.C., 9:45pm

February 3, 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals at The Rio Theater on Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., 7:30pm SOLD OUT

February 5, 2007 at Cafe Deux Soliels, Vancouver, B.C., 9pm

February 6, 2007 Semi’s at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

February 12, 2007 In the Round at The Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 8pm

February 14, 2007 at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 6-8pm workshop; 8pm show

February 14, 2007 at Mossaic in Milwaukee, 10:30pm

February 15, 2007 at Mecca Still Waters, WI, 8:30pm

February 16, 2007 at Tenor High School for Youth Speaks, Milwaukee, WI, 10am

February 16, 2007 Racine Correctional Facility, WI, 6pm

February 17, 2007 Urban Word at Genna’s, 105 Main Street, Madison, WI, 7pm

February 18, 2007 at The Green Mill, Chicago, IL, 7pm

February 19, 2007 at Funky Buddha, Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 19, 2007 at Weeds, Chicago, IL, 10:30pm

February 20, 2007 College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL, 7pm

February 21, 2007 at The Coffeehouse, 114 E. Beaufort Street, Normal, IL, 7:30pm

February 22, 2007 at Urban Sandbox, 526 N. Ashland (look for the unmarked green door), Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 23, 2007 at Tongue and Ink Creative Writing Conference with Robbie Telfer in Hansen Hall at Illinois Wesleyan University, 7pm

February 25, 2007 at Ravenwood, 773 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

February 27, 2007 at The Brownstone On Main, 122 E. Main St. for Black Pearl Poetry in Columbus, OH, 8pm

February 28, 2007 at Mr. Pitifuls, 1323 Main St., Cincinnati, OH, 8pm

 

JANUARY 2007

January 2, 2007 feature with Tim Sanders at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

January 9, 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

January 12, 2007 workshop at The Richard Hugo House, 6pm, show at 8pm, Seattle, WA

2006

DECEMBER 2006

December 1, 2006 Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton Branch, 198 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg, NY, 7pm

December 2, 2006 with Patricia Smith in the Ballroom at West Chester University, West Chester, PA, 8pm

December 5, 2006 in The Coffeehouse at New England College, Henniker, NH, 8pm

December 7, 2006 at The Hawaii Slam on Oahu, 410 Atkinson Drive (ground level in the Ala Moana Hotel), 8:30pm

December 12, 2006 with Youth Speaks Hawaii, 4pm

 

NOVEMBER 2006

November 1-5, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

Novemebr 7, 2006 at The Atrium, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Superior, WI, 12:30pm

November 8, 2006 Center for the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville-Arts, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI, 8pm

November 14, 2006 fartin’ around at The Seattle Slam in Fremont at TOST, 8:30pm

November 19, 2006 with Youth Speaks at Cafe Allegro, U-District, Seattle, WA, 7pm

November 22-23, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

November 27, 2006 at Bar 13, 35 E. 13th St., Union Square, New York City, NY, 7:30pm

November 28, 2006 at Urbana in the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (just south of Bleecker, across from CBGBs), New York City, NY, 7pm

November 29, 2006 at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ, 8pm

November 30, 2006 back at Mohawk Valley Community College! Alumni College Center Room 116, Utica, NY, 7pm

 

OCTOBER 2006

October 3, 2006 at The Seattle Slam in its new venue TOST (in Fremont), 8:30pm

October 10, 2006 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

October 11, 2006 with Ryler Dustin in Syre Auditorium at Whatcom Community College, 11am

October 11, 2006 with Ryler Dustin and Randy Shinn at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

October 13, 2006 at Anthony Seeger Performance Hall, Harrisonburg, VA, 7:30pm

October 14, 2006 Greenville, SC, 8pm www.witsendpoetry.com

October 15, 2006 at Wine UP, 3306 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC, 8pm

October 16, 2006 at Enka High School, Candler, NC, 11am, private

October 16, 2006 at the BoBo Gallery, 22 Lexington Avenue, Asheville, NC, 8pm

October 17, 2006 at Shorty’s, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 8pm

October 18, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Stubbs, 801 Red River, Austin, TX, 8pm

October 20 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Grant Street Dancehall, 113 West Grant Street, Layfayette, LA

October 22, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA

October 24, 2006 in The Tiger’s Den at Salem International University, Salem, WV, 7pm

October 25-31, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

 

SEPTEMBER 2006

September 9, 2006 Colorscapes Arts Festival in Norwich, NY, noon

September 10, 2006 at Guernsey Memorial Library in Norwich, NY, 2pm

September 12, 2006 at The Seattle Slam at Tost (NEW VENUE!) in Fremont, 8:30pm

September 15, 2006 with Ani DiFranco in the John Van Duzer Theater at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, doors at 7pm, I go on at 8

September 18, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce, Saratoga, CA, doors at 5:30pm, I go on at 7:40

September 19, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Hawkins Ampitheater at Bartley Ranch, Reno, NV, doors at 5:30pm, I go on at 7:10

September 22, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Copley Symphony Hall, 1245 7th Ave, San Diego, CA, doors at 7pm, I go on at 8

September 23, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Orpheum Theatre, 842 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, doors at 7, I go on at 8

September 28, 2006 in Langsdale Auditorium, University of Baltimore, showcase for Performance Arts Exchange, Baltimore, MD, 10:20-10:35pm

 

AUGUST 2006

August 1, 2006 pre-nationals showcase with Team Seattle (Anis Mojgani, Ryler Dustin, Tia Fields and Buddy Wakefield) at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, 8:30pm

August 9, 2006 at Ruta Maya, National Poetry Slam Prelims [bout #9] with Providence, Berkeley, St. Louis and Delray Beach in Austin, TX, 9pm www.austinslam.com/nps06

August 10, 2006 at The Hideout Theater, National Poetry Slam Prelims [bout #19] with Colorado Springs, Sacramento, Corvalis and Hawaii in Austin, TX, 7pm

August 11, 2006 National Poetry Slam, Team Semi-Finals (venue TBA), 7pm

August 11, 2006 Individual Finals at Paramount Theater, 9pm

August 11, 2006 CD RELEASE PARTY for “RUN ON ANYTHING.” It’s finally finished.
Strange Famous Records show with Sage Francis, Jared Paul and Grand Buffet at Emo’s, 603 Red River Street, Austin, TX. Please get yer tickets in advance on this one. Time tba.

August 12, 2006 National Poetry Slam Finals, The Palmer Events Theater, Austin, TX, 7pm

 

JULY 2006

July 1, 2006 with Alix Olson, Marc Smith and Michael Salinger at SUNY Oneonta, NY, 8pm

July 7, 2006 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 7pm

July 24-25, 2006 with C.R. Avery for The Blank Canvas Collaboration Project at The Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., 8pm

July 31, 2006 at Cafe Deux Soliel for The Salmon Slam, Vancouver, BC, 9pm

 

JUNE 2006

June 2, 2006 presiding over the marriage of friend and college roommate David Marshall and his bride, Michelle Osborne.

June 4, 2006 You know what I like for my birthday: butterscotch cookie variations and gifts from independently wealthy people. Please be prompt. There was some slacking last year.

June 13, 2006 Lyric Slam at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

June 14, 2006 at The Center School Arts Showcase, Seattle, WA, Room 460, 12:45-1:45

June 14, 2006 premier of documentary based on The Seattle Slam scene at On The House, 1205 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm

June 20, 2006 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

June 29-30, 2006 teaching workshops for “Slam Camp” at SUNY Oneonta, NY

 

MAY 2006

May 2, 2006 Seattle Wild Card Slam, The Mirabeau Room in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

May 5, 2006 at Neumo’s on Capitol Hill for The Seattle Slam Finals with CR Avery, 8pm

May 6, 2006 at Nova Poetry Festival, Seattle, WA, 12:30-4pm

May 9, 2006 at Sam’s, 330 E Grayson @ Broadway, San Antonio, TX, 9:30pm

May 10, 2006 at Ego’s in Austin, TX, 510 South Congress, 7:30-10pm

May 11, 2006 at the Black Dog Tavern, 2903 Crocket street, Ft. Worth, TX, (817) 937-8301, 8:30-10:30pm

May 12, 2006 sister graduates college, Huntsville, Texas! 6pm

May 18, 2006 at Tower II, 735 Ralph McGill Boulevard, Atlanta, GA, 8PM

May 19, 2006 Atlanta Horizons School, 1900 Dekalb Ave, Atlanta, Ga, 11-12:30

May 20, 2006 Soul Release Poetry at Boomtown Subterreana, 140 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL, 7:30pm

May 21, 2006 at Sunday Sessions, 44 Bull and Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, 9pm

May 23, 2006 at DADA, 52 N Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 10:30pm

May 24, 2006 at Will’s Pub, 1850 N. Mills Ave in Orlando, FL, 9:30pm

May 25, 2006 at Stardust, 1842 Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL, 9:30pm

APRIL 2006

April 2, 2006 at Miyagi’s, 8225 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 8pm

April 3, 2006 “Green” at The Palmer Room in back of Cucina Paradiso, 3387 Motor Avenue, Culver City, CA, 9pm

April 4, 2006 Bishop Diego High School, 4000 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 8-2:30

April 4, 2006 at Da’ Poetry Lounge, 544 N. Fairfax Ave one block south of Melrose inside the Greenway Court Theater, Hollywood, CA, 8:45pm-midnight

April 5, 2006 SLO Deliverance Culture Fusion, Linnaea’s Cafe 1110 Garden St. San Luis Obispo, CA

April 6, 2006 Another Type of Groove, Phillips Hall, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA

Aptil 7, 2006 Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, CA

April 7, 2006 in Chico, CA, 8pm

April 8, 2006 in the Bay to celebrate the marriage of Joe Kowalke and Stephen Bowden!

April 11, 2006 at The Seattle Slam

April 15, 2006 BENT Writing Institute workshop, open to public, 1115 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 1-3pm, $10.

April 17, 2006 at Cafe Deux Soleil, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, 9pm

April 18, 2006 Featured at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room on Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

April 25, 2006 in the Triangle Lounge of Commons Building at Corning Community College, Corning, NY, 12:30pm

April 27, 2006 in the Radisson with Corning Rotary Club (you bet), Corning, NY, private, 1pm

April 27, 2006 in Brezinsky Room at Keuka College in Keuka Park, NY, 9:30pm

 

MARCH 2006

March 1, 2006 at University of California at Santa Cruz, Porter College, CA, 8PM

March 3, 2006 at Fire in Kalamazoo, MI, 1249 Portage St, 269-344-6659, 8pm

March 4, 2006 at Nomad Book House, 229 S. Mechanic Street, Jackson, MI, 7:30

March 6, 2006 Colon High School, Colon, MI, 2pm

March 7 at Fowlerville Jr. High, 700 North Grand Avenue, Fowlerville, MI, 7:15am

March 7, 2006 at The Heidelberg, 215 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 7:30pm

March 8, 2006 Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI

March 8, 2006 at The Meta Cafe, Sturgis, MI, 103 W. Chicago Rd., 269-651-3600, 7pm

March 14, 2006 in the Student Union Building back at North Idaho College! Workshop at noon, performance at 7pm, Coeur D Alene, ID

March 25, 2006 representing at the Slam for GiRL FeST Bay Area with Rachel Kann and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, www.girlfestbayarea.org, at The Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 9pm

March 26, 2006 with Andrea Gibson, Studio Z, 314 11th Street at Folsom, San Francisco, CA, representing for the GiRL FeST Bay Area Slam, www.girlfestbayarea.org, 8:30pm

March 27, 2006 at Britannia Arms with Andrea Gibson, 173 West Santa Clara, San Jose, CA, 8pm

March 28, 2006 at Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA, 8pm

March 29, 2006 at The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassel, Orange, CA, 7:30pm

March 30, 2006 with Eitan Kadosh’s Creative Writing class, Cal State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, private

March 31, 2006 at Lompoc High School, Lompoc, CA, 515 W. College Dr., 7:45am private

March 31, 2006 with Rachel Kann and Mindy Nettifee at The Found Theater, 599 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 8pm

 

FEBRUARY 2006

February 1, 2006 Do not forget your mother’s birthday.

February 2-4, 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Charlotte, NC

February 7, 2006 at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

February 9, 2006 Interview on KUAC public radio, Fairbanks, AK, 8:50am

February 10, 2006 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Q&A, 1-2pm

February 10, 2006 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, workshop, 4pm-5:30pm

February 11, 2006 with Sage Francis at University of Alaska, Fairbanks in Davis Concert Hall

February 12, 2006 with Sage Francis at Rumrunners, 415 E. Street, Anchorage AK, (907) 278 4493

February 13, 2006 surprise show at Noble’s Diner with Sage Francis for the underage crowd, Anchorage, AK, 8pm

February 15, 2006 a day of 3 high schools: Lathrop (7:50-11am), CEC (11:30-12:30), NPC (1:15-2:15), Fairbanks, AK

February 16, 2006 at Evergreen High School, Seattle, WA, 12:15-2:15pm, private workshop

February 16, 2006 in The HUB at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 11pm

February 19, 2006 “Smoking Mirrors” radio show in The Forum, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 5pm

February 19, 2006 in The Forum, Anderson Auditorium, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 7pm

February 22, 2006 at University of North Florida , Lazzara Theater, Fine Arts Center, building 45 with Mayda Del Valle, Sekou Tha Misfit and Steve Connell in Jacksonville, FL, 8pm

February 23, 2006 at University of Michigan Union U-Club, 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 8pm

February 24, 2006 at Illinois Wesleyan University in the Hansen Student Center, 300 Beecher Street, Bloomington, IL with Robbie Q, 9pm

February 25, 2006 Attending cage fights near Chicago where poet Tim Stafford is refereeing.

February 26, 2006 at The Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, 773.878.5552, 7pm

February 27, 2006 Fremd High School, Palatine, IL, www.d211.org

February 27, 2006 at Mental Graffiti with Joel Chmara in the Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand, Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 27, 2006 at WEEDS in Chicago, IL, 10:30pm

February 28, 2006 Papa Pete’s, 502 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

 

JANUARY 2006

January 1-4, 2006 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

January 11, 2006 in Wiestling Student Center on the Main Stage at Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto, 8:30pm

January 12, 2006 in the Community Arts Center Theater at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, 10pm

January 20, 2006 invitational Slam at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA, 5:30pm

January 22, 2006 showcase, Trianon Rendezvous Room, New York City, NY, 9-9:15 pm and 10:45-11pm

January 30, 2006 at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, 22062 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, open to the public, $5, 7:30pm

2005

DECEMBER 2005

December 1-31, 2005 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

NOVEMBER 2005

November 2, 2005 at Capitol Hill Arts Center, Seattle, WA, in support of city-wide student walk-out protesting the war, 4:30pm

November 4, 2005 at The Center School, Seattle, WA, private class

November 8, 2005 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8pm

November 14, 2005 in the Babylon Student Center at Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY, 11am (MC’ing the Slam; 5pm performing)

November 15, 2005 workshop in Macfarlane Auditorium, Deperno Hall, Utica College, NY, 1:30pm

November 15, 2005 in Strebel Auditorium in the Strebel Student Center, Utica College, Utica, NY, 7pm

November 16, 2005 in the SLC K. Bruce Sherbine Lounge at Pennsylvania State University, Worthington/Scranton, 7:30pm

November 17, 2005 in the Student Community Center at Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, 6:30pm

November 18, 2005 at Bruno’s in Reed Campus Center, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend in Erie, PA, 9pm

November 19-25, 2005 in Texas for Turkey Day with Mom

November 29, 2005 Shorecrest High School, Shoreline, WA, private workshop

November 29, 2005 to slam at The Seattle Slam, The Mirabeau Room in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA

OCTOBER 2005

October 5, 2005 back at St. Joseph’s University, West Hartford, CT!

October 7, 2005 at Broadway Performance Hall with Tara Hardy for BENT Writing Institute, BENT Mentor Showcase, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm doors

October 9, 2005 workshop for BENT at LGBT Center in Capitol Hill on Pike between 11th & 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 12-1:30pm, 206.253.8607 for info on attending

October 19-30, 2005 Vipassana, Ethel, WA

SEPTEMBER 2005

September 1-4, 2005 at Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA

September 5, 2005 in Bagley Wright Theater at Bumbershoot Arts Festival for invitatinal Slam with Beau Sia, Roger Bonair-Agard, Sonya Renee and Youth Speaks, Seattle, WA, 8:15pm

September 7, 2005 in The Bog at University Center, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, 8:30pm

September 8, 2005 at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 212.614.1224

September 10, 2005 invitational Slam in Howard Johnson’s Ballroom as part of the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich, NY

September 11, 2005 at Guernsey Library, Norwich, NY, 2pm

September 12, 2005 in Mills Theater at Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA, 8:30pm

September 13, 2005 at University of Maine, Farmington, 9pm

September 14, 2005 in the Uxbridge High School Auditorium, Uxbridge, MA, 7:30pm

September 15, 2005 in Campus Center Carroll Room at Smith College in Northhampton, MA, 8pm

September 16, 2005 in Worcester, MA for Worcester Youth Slam

September 17, 2005 at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, 9pm

September 18, 2005 at Java Hut in Worcester, MA

September 20, 2005 at The Seattle Slam in the Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

September 21, 2005 with Jack McCarthy, benefit for Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center at Arntzen 100 in Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

September 23, 2005 for Words of Resistance Pro-Peace movement at Mr. Spots Chai House in Ballard, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 27, 2005 at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room for Karen Finneyfrock’s farewell show, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 28, 2005 first day of class for Randy Shinn’s creative writing students in Mary Gates Hall at University of Washington, 4pm, private class

AUGUST 2005

August 10, 2005 Round 1, Bout #17, 7pm, in Puccini’s against France, New York City (Louder Arts), Oneonta, Albuquerque and Milwaukee at The National Poetry Slam Finals in Albuquerque, NM

August 11, 2005 Round 2, Bout #12, 9pm, in Flying Star against Chicago (MG), Orlando, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Bowling Green at The National Poetry Slam Finals in Albuquerque, NM

August 13, 2005 Finals Night in Kiva Auditorium/Convention Center at The National Poetry Slam, Albuquerque, NM

August 20, 2005 Ranier Valley Spoken Word Festival, WA

August 25, 2005 at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, 7pm

August 30, 2005 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8pm

JULY 2005

July 2, 2005 in St. Ignace, Michigan to preside over the marriage of Danielle Plunkett and Tim Johnson

July 3, 2005 in St. Ignace, Michigan to preside over the marriage of Cathy Bliss and Ben Stiltner

July 7, 2005 at The Oakland Metro for Tourette’s Without Regrets in Oakland, CA, 8:45pm

July 8-10, 2005 in Oakland finishing new CD

July 11-15, 2005 (dates blocked) Vancouver Folk Music Festival (rehearsal), Vancouver, B.C.

July 16, 2005 performing with Allison Russell (of Po’ Girl; vox, clarinet), Doug Cox (wiesenborn), Aditya Verma (sarod), Trevor Chan (of No Luck Club; laptop beats), Tarun Nayar (tablas, producer) at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver, B.C., 12:30pm

July 16, 2005 with Ivan Coyote, Shane Koyczan and Mike McGee for “Kitchen Table Stories” at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, 1:45pm

July 17, 2005 performing with Utah Phillips, Mike McGee, Doug Cox, Veda Hille (piano, vox), MC E-Hawk, Adel Awad (percussion) at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver, B.C., 12:30pm

July 17, 2005 with Ivan Coyote and T.O.F.U. on the poetry stage at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, 4:15pm

July 22-31, 2005 at University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI

JUNE 2005

June 3, 2005 Benefit show for Teen Link and Youth Speaks Seattle

June 4, 2005 Send butterscotch birthday cookies and large checks on the double.

June 9-21, 2005 in Rotterdam

MAY 2005

May 3, 2005 at The Seattle Slam

May 6-7, 2005 at Col Poly San Luis Obispo

May 12, 2005 Sedona, AZ

May 16, 2005 at UCLA with Ratpack Slim, UCLA students only, outdoor concert, Noon

May 26, 2005 in the Jewel Box Theater at Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave, Seattle, 8pm, for David C. La Terre’s book release

APRIL 2005

April 1, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA for APCA

April 4, 2005 in The Marketplace at University of Maine, Orono, 9pm

April 5, 2005 in McGovern Hall at St. Joseph’s University, West Hartford, CT, 8pm

April 6, 2005 with appearance by Tom Inhaler and Sage Francis in Harborside Recreation Center at Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, 9pm

April 7, 2005 The Hill at Stonehill College, North Easton, MA, 7pm

April 8, 2005 at Roger Williams University in New London, CT

April 9, 2005 at University of New Hampshire in The Memorial Union, Durham, NH

April 12, 2005 with Corrina Bain in Main Lounge at College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, 8pm

April 13, 2005 with Corrina Bain in BACCHUS Theater, Perkins Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, 7:30pm

April 15, 2005 in the Alumni Lounge at Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH, 8pm

April 21, 2005 with Individual World Poetry Slam Finalists Andy Buck(Ausitn) and Jaoquin Zihuatanejo(Dallas) at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, 7pm in The Twilight Ballroom

April 22, 2005 at the Bluebonnet Slam in Conroe, TX

April 23, 2005 supporting National Youth Slam Finals in San Francisco

April 27, 2005 at The Starry Plough in Berkeley, CA

April 29, 2005 to speak at dinner honoring Sam Hamill, founder of Poets Against the War, for Lifetime Achievemnet Award, Whidbey Island, WA

April 30, 2005 at Burning Word Festival on Whidbey Island, WA

April 30, 2005 Seattle Grand Slam at The Catwalk, 172 S. Washington St. in Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, 8pm

MARCH 2005

March 2, 2005 Featured at The Seattle Slam

March 3, 2005 at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

March 9-12, 2005 San Diego, CA

March 15, 2005 at North Idaho College, Coeur D Alene, ID

March 16, 2005 at Berzerkeley Slam in the Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA, 9:30pm

March 18, 2005 at The Terrace, Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY, 9:30pm

March 19-26 in Oakland, CA to finish new CD.

March 30, 2005 in Boomers at University of Pittsburgh in Titusville, PA, 8:30pm

FEBRUARY 2005

February 2, 2005 The Seattle Slam Semi-Finals for team competition

February 8, 2005 at Lyndon State College, Vermont

February 10-12, 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Worcester, MA

February 13, 2005 at The Poet’s Asylum in Worcester, MA (15th Anniversary!)

February 15, 2005 State College of New York, Oneonta

February 16, 2005 at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, 8pm

February 17, 2005 at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 212.614.1224, 6pm

February 18, 2005 in The Den at Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY, 9pm

February 24, 2005 at Plymouth State College, NH in The HUB Fireplace Lounge, 8pm

February 26, 2005 with Sage Francis, Jared Paul, C.R. Avery and Soliloquists of Sound at The Showbox, Seattle, 8pm

JANUARY 2005

Januray 12, 2005 at The Seattle Slam

January 22, 2005 in the Student Union at Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, 9pm (BLIZZARD CANCELLATION, to be rescheduled)

January 28, 2005 in The Meow Meow (that’s right, kitty) – 527 SE Pine Street, Portland Community College-Sylvania, Portland, OR, 7pm

January 29, 2005 in Crow’s Nest – Campus Center at Connecticut College in New London, CT, 9pm

 

2004

DECEMBER 2004

December 2, 2004 at The Cumberland Arms in Newcastle, England

December 3, 2004 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to see The Beta Band’s Farewell Tour!

December 4, 2005 at The Poetry Place for Farrago, 22 Betterton St, London

December 5, 2004 in Liverpool at Rear window Cafe, The FACT Centre, Wood St, 7:30

December 6, 2004 at The Hollyrood Tavern in Edinburgh, Scotland

December 7, 2004 at Hammer & Tongue in Oxford, England

December 8, 2004 in Bristol, England

December 9, 2004 at The Amerika Haus with Derrick Brown in Munich, Germany

December 10, 2004 at BCN in Frankfurt, Germany

December 21, 2004 in Nueremberg, Germany

NOVEMBER 2004

November 3, 2004 at The Center School in Seattle with Shawn V and Christa Bell, 9am

November 4-6, 2004 in Marlboro, MA for East Coast Region NACA

November 10, 2004 at Shorecrest High School, Seattle, 10:10am

November 12, 2004 at Sonoma State, CA with Mike McGee

November 18, 2004 BBC Radio interview at 2:30

November 19, 2004 in London, England at The Poetry Society Cafe

November 20, 2004 in Birmingham, England

November 22, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland at Avalon…

November 23, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland at Brogan’s

November 24, 2004 at The White House in Limerick, Ireland

November 26, 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland with Jem Rolls at Oran Mor

November 28, 2004 in Stockton-on-Tees, England

November 29, 2004 at University of Wales – Bangor, North Wales

November 30, 2004 at Compact Theater in Manchester, England

OCTOBER 2004

October 2, 2004 at Studio 7 in Seattle with Face to Face and others for anti-Bush-ness

October 8, 2004 at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska 11:30-1pm

October 8, 2004 at CEC High School in Fairbanks, Alaska 2-4pm

October 9, 2004 at University of Alaska, Fairbanks

October 13, 2004 benefit for Equality Now, Last Supper Club, Seattle, 8pm

October 13, 2004 at The Seattle Slam, 9pm

October 17, 2004 at Cafe Allegro for Youth Speaks Seattle

October 20, 2004 at The Seattle Slam, 8pm

October 26, 2004 at Consolidated Works for the Seattle Touring Arts Roster

October 29-30, 2004 on Carlotta’s Late Night Wing Ding, 10:30pm, Seattle

SEPTEMBER 2004

September 3-6, 2004 Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA

September 19, 2004 Featured on Russell Simmons Presents HBO’s Def Poetry Jam

September 22, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

September 29, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

AUGUST 2004

August 25, 2004 Sacramento City College, 6:30pm

JULY 2004

July 9, 2004 Seattle rally and benefit for Micah Painter

July 16 – Aug 22, 2004 Back at Stanford University

JUNE 2004

June 4, 2004 Birthday… Be prompt with presents and avoid fiscal modesty.

June 6, 2004 at Gabe’s in Iowa City, 9pm

June 12-18, 2004 in Rotterdam for the International Poetry Festival’s World Slampionships. Competing with France, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands

June 14, 2004 Interview on NPR airs around 2:30pm

June 22, 2004 at The Wild Rose for Seattle Spit

June 24-July 5, 2004 Stanford University

MAY 2004

May 8, 2004 Mesa, AZ Slam Finals

May 11, 2004 at Seattle University

May 12, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

May 16, 2004 at Backstage Productions in Kingston, NY

May 17, 2004 at In The Mood Gallery, Kingston, NY. Contact Mike Burhans for more info at inthemoodgallery@earthlink.net

May 21, 2004 Bullhorn Collective Exhibition Slam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with Danny Solis, Tara Hardy, Sini Anderson, Regie Gibson, Sekou Tha Misfit, Gina Loring, Mush, Geoff Trenchard, Jamie Kennedy, Mike McGee and Taalam Acey

May 23, 2004 Seattle Touring Arts Roster

May 26, 2004 The Seattle Slam for the Seattle P.I.

APRIL 2004

April 5, 2004 at UC Santa Cruz

April 9, 2004 at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA

April 16, 2004 at the Austin International Poetry Festival!

April 18, 2004 at Club Clearview, Dallas, TX

April 20, 2004 Austin SlamOff!

April 22, 2004 at University of Vermont, Burlington

April 24, 2004 at the Bluebonnet Slam, Conroe, TX

MARCH 2004

March 4, 2004 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

March 9, 2004 Spokane Falls Community College, WA

March 15, 2004 ReBar, 8pm in Seattle with ORATRIX for the World Championship Title celebration!

March 18, 2004 at The Center School, Seattle, WA

FEBRUARY 2004

February 3, 2004 in New York City, filming for Def Poetry Jam

February 4-7, 2004 at the individual World Poetry Slam!

February 11, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

February 24, 2004 at Thumper’s, Seattle, WA

Feburary 27, 2004 at The Cottage 846 NW 60th Street Seattle, WA, 6:30pm

JANUARY 2004

January 6, 2004 Wave’s in San Jose, CA

January 7, 2004 Starry Plough in Berkeley, CA

January 12, 2004 L.A. Green’s Unurban 3301 Pico Blvd – Santa Monica, CA, 9pm

January 14, 2004 Chico, CA

January 21, 2004 FEATURING and FUNDRAISING at The Seattle Slam for the individual World Poetry Slam!

January 22, 2004 Roosevelt High School Feature

January 29, 2004 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

January 29, 2004 Pioneer High School, 12 noon, Ann Arbor, MI

2003

DECEMBER 2003

December 2, 2003 Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA

December 4, 2003 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s “Another Type of Groove”

December 10, 2003 Seattle Poetry Slam, at the Joint, Seattle Slam Semi-Finals

December 17, 2003 Seattle Slam

December 18, 2003 Poets Against the War, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, 7pm

NOVEMBER 2003

November 7, 2003 A High School booked by the Seattle Reparatory Theater, WA

November 11, 2003 University of Northern Michigan with Sage Francis and Regie Gibson

November 24, 2003 Stuarts’s in Bellingham, WA

November 25, 2003 Whatcom County Community College in Bellingham, WA, 1:30 pm

November 26, 2003 with Shawn Vines in the Leo K at the Seattle Reperatory Theater, 9am

OCTOBER 2003

October 2, 2003 The Wild Rose in Seattle 8pm

October 6, 2003 Mr. Spot’s Chai House, with Jack McCarthy, Seattle, WA

October 8, 2003 The Seattle Slam at Capitol Hill Arts Center (12th & Pine), 8:30 pm

October 9, 2003 The Center House High School in Seattle, WA

October 15, 2003 The Seattle Slam

October 22, 2003 The Seattle Slam

October 24, 2003 Port Angeles High School, Port Angeles, WA

SEPTEMBER 2003

September 1, 2003 Bumbershoot Slam, Seattle, WA

September 7, 2003 The Rabbit Hole, portland, OR

September 18, 2003 Comedy Central pilot, Los Angeles, CA

September 19, 2003 DVD Project for SlamChannel.com, Los Angeles, CA

AUGUST 2003

August 6th – 10th in Chicago for the 2003 National Poetry Slam

August 10, 2003 with Sage Francis at The Abby in Chicago, IL, 9pm

August 11, 2003 at Gabe’s Oasis in Iowa City, IA, 9pm

August 12, 2003 at Kieran’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis, MN

August 13, 2003 Minneapolis, MN

JULY 2003

July 16, 2003 Seattle Slam Bumbershoot qualifier

July 22, 2003 Fundraiser for the Vancouver BC Slam Team

JUNE 2003

June 2, 2003 Los Feliz Slam Team Finals, Los Feliz, CA

June 3, 2003 at Cobalt Blue in Conoga Park, CA 9pm

June 4, 2003 at the Starry Plough in Berkeley, with Jason Carney

June 5, 2003 at The Black Box in Oakland, CA on Telegraph, 9pm

June 7, 2003 In Eugene, OR. More info at: foolscapbooks@clipper.net.

MAY 2003

May 1, 2003 Bookies in Portland, OR 9pm

May 2, 2003 Seattle Grand Slam

May 4, 2003 In San Francisco, write lululove@speakeasy.org for more info.

May 6, 2003 Seneca Youth Center in Castro Valley, CA, 11am

May 11, 2003 Second Sundays/Storyville in San Francisco, CA, 10pm

May 13, 2003 Wave’s Smokehouse in San Jose, CA 8:30pm

May 14, 2003 at the Rubber Chicken Slam in Monterey, CA

May 15, 2003 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE presents Neil The Wymsical Jell-o and a BIG MONEY SLAM at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

May 16, 2003 The Rapp Salon in Santa Monica, CA 7:30pm

May 18, 2003 Orange County Slam Team Finals

May 20, 2003 Tourette’s Without Regrets/Stork Club in Oakland, CA

May 25, 2003 LOS FELIZ SEMI-FINALS in Hollywood, CA, Tamarind Theater

May 31, 2003 Taping “Urban Graffitti” for Boricua Films, Hollywood, CA

APRIL 2003

April 7, 2003 at University of Vermont

April 9, 2003 at Kent State University

April 10, 2003 with Shane Koyczan and Malcolm Jamal Warner in Vancouver, BC

April 13, 2003 at Cafe Montmartre in Vancouver, B.c., 8:30pm

April 14, 2003 Cafe Deux Solies in Vancouver BC

April 23, 2003 Seattle Wild Card Slam

April 27, 2003 Red Sky in Seattle, 7:30 pm

April 28, 2003 Stuart’s in Bellingham, WA, 9:30pm

April 30, 2003 Portland, OR

MARCH 2003

March 1, 2003 at Bowerbird’s Birthday Celebration in LA

March 2, 2003 with Rachel Kahn at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood

March 3, 2003 Lysistrata Project in Los Angeles in protest of the war

March 5, 2003 Mahongany Urban Poetry, 1704 Broadway in Sacramento, CA 9:30pm

March 8, 2003 in support of Rahcel Kann’s ensemble, Hollywood, CA

March 9, 2003 Slam in Orange, CA at 7pm

March 11, 2003 at UC Riverside in Support of Mark Gonzales workshop on the relationship between prisoners and corrections officers

March 12, 2003 at The Ugly Mug in Orange, CA

March 13, 2003 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE presents Buddy Wakefield at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

March 18, 2003 Tourettes Without Regrets in Oakland

March 26, 2003 at the Seattle Slam in the Sit-n-Spin, 8pm

FEBRUARY 2003

February 2, 2003 The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA

February 4, 2003 Clare De Lune in San Diego with M. Kockinos

February 5, 2003 at the Hollywood Canteen in Hollywood, CA

February 6, 2003 The Flypoet Showcase in Snta Monica, CA 8pm

February 7, 2003 with the students of Michael Cirelli in LA.

February 8, 2003 in Pasadena, CA at The Java Zone 7pm

February 9, 2003 Slam in Orange, CA

February 10, 2003 at the Harmony Gallery in Los Feliz, CA

February 11, 2003 at Espresso De Culturo in Los Angeles in support of Michael Cirelli’s students

February 12, 2003 National Day of Poets Against the War

February 18, 2003 at Tourette’s Without Regrets in Oakland, CA 8:30pm

February 19, 2003 at the Berkeley Slam in The Starry Plough

February 20, 2003 at the Black Box Theater in Oakland, CA

February 25, 2003 at UC Berkeley in The Bear’s Lair at 8pm

February 26, 2003 University of Redlands, The Casa Loma Room, 6:30 pm, CA

February 28, 2003 with Rachel Kann and Ragan Fox in San Luis Obispo

JANUARY 2003

January 2, 2003 Slam at Ego’s in Austin, TX

January 4, 2003 in Santa Fe with Paul White

January 5, 2003 at Beer & Poetry in Albuquerque, NM

January 6, 2003 Fat Cat’s in Phoenix, AZ 9pm

January 7, 2003 Paisley Violin in Phoenix, AZ 8pm

January 8, 2003 Essenza in Mesa, AZ 8pm

January 9, 2003 Willow House in Phoenix, AZ

January 10, 2003 at Canyon Moon Theater in Sedona, AZ

January 11, 2003 in Tucson, AZ

January 12, 2003 The Wine Bar in Prescott, AZ

January 13, 2003 at a Masonic Temple somewhere in AZ

January 16, 2003 The Iowa in Las Vegas 7pm

January 17, 2003 Jitters on Green Valley in Las Vegas, 7pm

January 21, 2003 The Green Court Theater in Hollywood, CA 8:45pm

Janurary 22, 2003 The World Stage with Imani Toliver in Los Angeles, CA

2002

DECEMBER 2002

December 2, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE present Patricia Smith, Regie Gibson, Da Boogieman and Buddy Wakefield with Raegan Truax at University of MASS, Boston for World AIDS Day

December 4, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE (featuring Sekou Tha Misfit) at U of Michigan, Dearborne

December 5, 2002 With Todd Bannon’s students in Climax, MI

December 7, 2002 at Brewed Awakenings in Toledo, OH

December 18, 2002 Slam at Southmore House in Houston, TX

NOVEMBER 2002

November 4, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE at OU in Norman, Oklahoma

November 6, 2002 at Galileo’s in Oklahoma City, OK

November 9, 2002 Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 7pm, Student Center Ballroom.

November 12, 2002 Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI with Jeff Kass

November 13, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio with Scott Woods

November 16, 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA with DJ Brewer at The Shadow Lounge

November 18, 2002 in Omaha, NE at Stage Right at 16th & Harvey

November 19, 2002 in Des Moines, IA with Heather Knowles Cottington

November 20, 2002 in Iowa City at The Green Room on Gilbert St.

November 21, 2002 in Sioux City, IA at Uncle John’s Music Cafe from 7:30pm

November 22, 2002 in Minneapolis, MN with Cynthia French

November 23, 2002 in Minneapolis at a Midnight Cabaret

OCTOBER 2002

October 8, 2002 Amphitheater at the ERB Memorial Union, University of Oregon, 12:00-12:45pm

October 22, 2002 in Normal, IL with Joel Chmara

October 23, 2002 in St. Louis, MO at The Red Sea

October 24, 2002 at The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase in Chicago

October 28, 2002 in Grand Rapids, MI with Greg Bliss

October 30, 2002 in Memphis, TN at Pancho’s Downtown (a solo dinner performance hosted by Thom Holcomb)

October 31, 2002 in Memphis, TN at Java Cabana, then afterparty

SEPTEMBER 2002

September 2, 2002 BUMBERHOOT, Seattle, WA

September 4, 2002 Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin

September 11, 2002 at Sit-N-Spin

September 14, 2002 Waging Peace Festival, Seattle, WA

September 16, 2002 in Bellingham, WA

September 19, 2002 The Black Box in Oakland, CA (qualified for $10,000 slam in NYC.)

AUGUST 2002

August 5, 2002 Blue Note, Chicago, IL

August 9, 2002 North Eastern Illinois University

August 13-17, 2002 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN

August 27, 2002 Jet City Slam, at the Central Tavern in Seattle

JULY 2002

July 2, 2002 The Heidelberg in Ann Arbor, MI

July 3, 20 Katie Moss’s wedding, Ann Arbor, MI

July 7, 2002 The Green Mill in Chicago, IL

July 8, 2002 Mental Graffitti in Chicago, IL

July 9, 2002 Kalamazoo Slam at KRAFTBRAU!

July 12, 2002 John Starr’s Higher Ground in Chicago, IL

July 24, 2002 The Y-Not-II in Milwaukee… (didn’t perform, quietly left)

July 27, 2002 in Kalamazoo!

July 28, 2002 in Dayton, OH, with Bill Abbott

July 30, 2002 at Cafe Aloha in Chicago

JUNE 2002

June 3, 2002 “Poet’s Monday” at Thai Joe’s in Milwaukee, WI

June 8, 2002 Featuring at the Cleveland Grand Slam

June 18, 2002 Evansville, IN

June 20-22, 2002 THE SOUTHERN FRIED REGIONAL POETRY SLAM, Memphis, TN

June 24, 2002 in Grand Rapids, MI with Greg Bliss

June 25, 2002 Kraftbrau Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI

June 28-29, 2002 THE RUST BELT REGIONAL POETRY SLAM in Columbus, OH

MAY 2002

May 1, 2002 The Flypoet Showcase (say my name at the door) 2120 Wilshire Blvd., Hollywood, CA 8pm

May 2, 2002 Colorado College with WORDCORE

May 5, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry GRANDSLAM, 4pm

May 7, 2002 Flamson Middle School in San Luis Obispo, CA

May 8, 2002 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with WORDCORE

May 10, 2002 Cross Cultural Convention “Engaging & Transcending Differences” with Cal Poly Students of San Luis Obispo, Guadalupe, CA

May 12, 2002 CoLab: ORATION in Hollywood, CA

May 13, 2002 The Lux in Phoenix, AZ

May 14, 2002 The Paisley Violin in Phoenix, AZ

May 15, 2002 Essenza in Mesa, AZ

May 16, 2002 The Lucky Dragon in Mesa, AZ

May 17-18, 2002 ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Arcosanti!

May 20, 2002 CSU San bernadino with WORDCORE

May 21, 2002 Eureka, CA at The Vista with WORDCORE

May 22, 2002 Portland, OR with WORDCORE

May 23, 2002 WORDCORE’S FINAL SHOW at the University of Washington, Seattle , WA

May 24, 2002 Poetry Games in the U District, Seattle, WA

May 24, 2002 WORDCORE at Odd Duck Studios, Seattle, WA

May 26, 2002 Vancouver, B.C. with T. Paul

May 27, 2002 Cafe Deux Soliel with my favorite slammers at The Vancouver Slam

May 28, 2002 Bukowski’s in Vancouver, B.C.

May 29, 2002 THE SEATTLE SLAM!

May 30, 2002 Bellingham College Viking Union 565, 7:30 pm, Bellingham, WA

APRIL 2002

April 1, 2002 The Hideout, 7pm, 617 Congress — Austin, TX

April 6, 2002 $1000.00 Invitational — The Bluebonnet Slam at The Horseshoe Club on the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, TX, 8pm

April 16, 2002 With Don McGiver at some Bookstore 7-8:30pm in Albuquerque, then we open for some band that night… this is all I know

APRIL 17, 2002 TRICKLOCK THEATER in Albuquerque

April 19, 2002 The Taos Slam at the Bean, 1033 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur in Taos, NM, 7pm

April 20, 2002 Reptilian Lounge in Albuquerque, NM

April 22, 2002 Flagstaff, AZ, at Northern Arizona University

April 24, 2002 Ugly Mug, in Orange, CA

April 25, 2002 Pig Slam in Los Feliz, CA (LA)

April 27, 2002 Tanner’s, Santa Monica, CA

April 28, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach, CA (last show ever at the Blue Cafe)

April 30, 2002 Coffee Cartel in Redondo Beach

MARCH 2002

March 12, 2002 Oklahoma University with WORDCORE in Norman, OK

March 13-16, 2002 SOUTH x SOUTHWEST

March 17, 2002 Ego’s in Austin, TX

March 19, 2002 Southmore House in Houston, TX

March 28, 2002 UC Sanata Barbara Radio Show Phone-in

FEBRUARY 2002

February 1, 2002 The Rhombus Gallery in Burlington, VT

February 4, 2002 Bar 13 in NYC

February 5, 2002 Cup of Joe’s in Providence, RI

February 6, 2002 The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA

February 7, 2002 Gioia’s in NYC

February 10, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach, CA

February 14, 2002 High School performance in LA

February 19, 2002 The Hollywood Slam

February 22, 2002 The Bard’s Collective in Braintree, MA

February 23, 2002 The Daily Grind in Bridgewater, MA

February 24, 2002 Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH

February 26, 2002 The Transit Bar in Tulsa, OK

February 27, 2002 Insomnia, CA in Albuquerque, NM

February 28, 2002 U of NM, Albuquerque with WORDCORE

JANUARY 2002

January 2, 2002 M’s Fine & Mellow in Baton Rouge, LA

January 8, 2002 the Memphis incident

January 10, 2002 Java Cabana’s in Memphis, TN

January 11, 2002 Precious Cargo in Memphis, TN

January 14, 2002 Precious Cargo Exchange in Memphis again

January 15, 2002 Uncommon Blends in Jonesboro, AK

January 16, 2002 Hairspray in Asheville, NC

January 17, 2002 Roanoake, VA

January 20, 2002 Teaism Slam in D.C.

January 21, 2002 Xando Slam in Baltimore, MD (appearance by Sage Francis)

January 22, 2002 Brooklyn Lyceum in Broklyn

January 23, 2002 Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC

January 25, 2002 The Frantic Rabbit in Worcester, MA

January 26, 2002 The Moonstruck Cafe in Charlton, MA

January 27, 2002 Java Hut in Worcester, MA

January 29, 2002 The Art House in Newark, DE

January 30, 2002 Siberia in NYC

January 31, 2002 CBGB’s in NYC

2001

DECEMBER 2001

December 2, 2001 Denver (for more info please write to Ted Vaca at duende@interfold.com)

December 9, 2001 DVD Project, San Francisco, The Justice League, 8pm with Jerry Quickley, Annie LaGanga, Shane Koyczan, and 10 other phenomenal spoken word artists from the US and Canada.

December 10, 2001 Essenza in Mesa, AZ, 6pm

December 11, 2001 Albuquerque, NM

December 12, 2001 Galileo’s on the Passeo, 3009 Paseo in the historic arts district, Oklahoma City, with Spontaneous Bob

December 13, 2001 The Transit Bar in Tulsa, OK

December 18, 2001 Sun Poet’s Society at Barnes & Noble (but this ain’t no typical B&N readin’), 321 NW Loop 410, Suite 104, San Antonio, TX, 7-9pm

December 18, 2001 Puro Slam in San Antonio, 10pm

December 19, 2001 The Mercury Lounge, Austin, TX (for more info contact jacksabbath@yahoo.com)

December 22, 2001 Southmore House in Houston, TX

December 27, 2001 Poets Anonymous at The Spanish Moon, 1109 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 7:30pm

December 31, 2001 BACKSTAGE w/Xero in Baton Rouge, LA

NOVEMBER 2001

November 2, 2001 With WORDCORE, Sonoma State, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA

November 3, 2001 Living Word Festival, Center for Creative Thought, 2169 Folsom Street, Studio 100, San Francisco, CA, 5pm

November 6, 2001 Tourettes Without Regrets, where I will be disproving the myth that a gallon of milk cannot be finished off in 1 hour (WHILE I read). The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland, CA

November 7, 2001 With WORDCORE, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 7-9pm

November 8, 2001 Oakland Slam, at the Black Box

November 11, 2001 With Saul Williams, The Justice League, 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 7pm

November 13, 2001 With WORDCORE, The Woodland High School, Woodland, CA

November 13, 2001 San Jose, CA

November 14, 2001 With WORDCORE, at UC Santa Barbara

November 15, 2001 Oakland Slam, Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA

November 16, 2001 With WORDCORE, at UC Irivine

November 26, 2001 Espresso Roma in Davis, CA. For more info contact Michael Holt at pigletsu@hotmail.com

November 27, 2001 Waves Smokehouse & Saloon, San Jose, CA

November 30, 2001 With WORDCORE, Colorado College

OCTOBER 2001

October 1, 2001 Vancouver Slam!, Zesty’s, 604.528.9092

October 3, 2001 The Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 8pm Semi-Finals Slam

October 4, 2001 The James Newman House, 513 18th St., Seattle, 7:30pm

October 5, 2001 UW Workshop Slam, Cafe Allegro at the College Inn, 7:30-9:30pm.

October 7, 2001 Contour, 807 1st Ave., Seattle, WA 7pm – 9pm

October 9, 2001 336 East William St. at the Hillel in San Jose with Eitan Kadosh at a Jewish reading.

October 9, 2001 San Jose Slam, Waves’s Smokehouse Saloon

October 10, 2001 With WORDCORE, CSU Hayward, 7-9pm

October 11, 2001 Hidden Gems of Poetry at West Charleston Library in the meeting room on the Community College Campus/West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, 7pm

October 12, 2001 Vegas Poets Society, 2457 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV 7pm

October 14, 2001 The Magic Bean, 1211 Cherry Street, Springfield, MO

October 15, 2001 The Abyss, 214 West McDaniel, Springfield, MO

October 16, 2001 The Shanti, Soulard, DiMBy, St. Louis, MO

October 18, 2001 The GRINDER, The Coffee & Tea Exchange (formerly Willow Cafe) 1100 West Thorndale (edgewater), Chicago, IL, 773-907-3500, 8pm

October 19, 2001 John Starr’s Higher Ground, 5256 North Broadway in Andersonville/Chicago area, 8pm

October 21, 2001 THE GREEN MILL in Chicago (birthplace of Slam)

October 23, 2001 Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI 8pm

October 24, 2001 Dara Tribal Village, 1505 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL

October 29, 2001 With WORDCORE, UC Davis, Freeborn Hall, 8pm

October 31, 2001 The Jamaican Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, Sacramento

SEPTEMBER 2001

September 2, 2001 The Spoken World Internet Show with Bob Nelson, 9pm

September 3, 2001 107 South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ, 7:30pm

September 7, 2001 R.B. Winning’s Coffee Company, Albuquerque, NM, 7pm

September 8, 2001 Blue Dragon Coffee House, Albuquerque, 11pm

September 9, 2001 On 89.9 KUNM-Albuquerque Radio at 11:30pm

September 12, 2001 Book & Bean, inside UNLV library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 7:30pm

September 13, 2001 West Charleston Library, 6375 West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, on the Community College Campus

September 14, 2001 Jitter’s, 2457 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV

September 16, 2001 The Big Damn Poetry Slam, Long Beach, CA, 3pm.

September 16, 2001 Chromosome X, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 8:30 pm.

September 18, 2001 Redondo Poets, The Coffee Cartel, Redondo Beach, CA, 7 pm. (tentative)

September 19, 2001 Bezerkeley Slam, Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA, 8pm

September 20, 2001 Oakland Slam, Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA, 9pm

September 21, 2001 Chico Slam, featuring with Morris Stegosaurus

September 23, 2001 Thundering Word Heard in Vancouver, B.C.

September 26, 2001 The Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 27, 2001 High School/Booked/Seattle, 3pm

September 28, 2001 Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA

September 30, 2001 Odd Duck Studios, 1214 10th Ave., Seattle, WA, 11:59 pm

AUGUST 2001

August 4, 2001 Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA

August 7, 2001 Bukowski’s, Vancouver, Canada, 9:30pm

August 8, 2001 Seattle Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA

August 12, 2001 Paradise Lounge, San Francisco, CA

August 14, 2001 San Jose Slam, Wave’s Smokehouse & Saloon, San Jose, CA

August 15, 2001 Bezerkeley Slam, Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA

August 16, 2001 Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA, 8pm

August 19, 2001 Big Damn Poetry Slam, Upstairs at the Blue Cafe, 210 Promenade, Long Beach, CA, 3pm

August 19, 2001 33 1/3, Los Angeles, CA

August 20, 2001 Prado Room at Joslyn Center, 210 North Chapel Ave, Alhambra, CA, 7:30pm

August 21, 2001 Da Poetry Lounge, Hollywood, 9pm

August 21, 2001 Poetic Licence, Zen Restraunt, Los Angeles, CA

August 22, 2001 Ugly Mug Cafe, 261 North Glassell, Orange, CA

August 23, 2001 Mysteries, Movies & Mayhem, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 818.905.9191

August 23, 2001 Tanner’s on Sepulveda, Los Angeles, 8-10pm

August 24, 2001 Millenia, with Bess Kepp, Pamona, CA, 9:30pm

August 25, 2001 KXLU-LA Radio, 8-9pm

August 25, 2001 Kuame & Apple’s joint, Westchester, CA, 10pm

August 26, 2001 San Diego Slam, Urban Grind Coffee House, 3797 Park Blvd. (in Hillcrest) San Diego, CA

August 27, 2001 Coyote Joe’s, 116 South Montezuma Street (upstairs) on historic Whiskey Row, Prescott, AZ, 7-8:30pm.

August 29, 2001 Essenza Slam, Mesa, AZ

August 30, 2001 Lucky Dragon, Phoenix, 8:30 – 9:30pm

JULY 2001

July 9, 2001 Home Alive Benefit, I-Spy, Seattle, WA, 8pm

July 21-22, 2001 Big Sur Team Slam with Team WORDCORE (Big Poppa E, Gregory Hischack, Buddy Wakefield and Morris Stegosaurus), Big Sur, CA

July 31 – August 5, 2001 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM, SEATTLE, WA

JUNE 2001

June 6, 2001 Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 9pm

June 9, 2001 Olympia Arts Festival Slam, 11pm, Olympia, WA

June 16, 2001 Morgan State University Invitational, 7pm, Baltimore, MD

June 17, 2001 Grand Rapids, MI

June 19, 2001 Kalamazoo Slam, Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

June 20, 2001 Exhibition with Team Kalamazoo, Portage Public Library, Kalamazoo, MI

June 21, 2001 Subterranean, Chicago, IL

June 23, 2001 Columbia Festival of the Arts, Slayton House, Columbia, MD, 9pm

June 24, 2001 Open Slam, 400 8th St NW, Washington, D.C., 7:30pm

June 25, 2001 SLAMicide at XandO! 3003 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 7:30pm

MAY 2001

May 12, 2001 The Venus, Seattle, WA

May 25, 2001 Cafe Allegro, Seattle, WA

May 29, 2001 Beautiful Lumber Benefit Slam, Ballard Firehouse, Seattle, WA