Greg Bee is hosting a paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm
Bring some supplies or don’t - all are welcome
This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. A.C.M.E. events are free and open to the public.
Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information
Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Ken Yoshikawa Hosted by Christopher Luna and Morgan Paige
Ken Yoshikawa likes to write plays and poems and do silly things onstage. Recently he played Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Portland Center Stage, and has had two plays commissioned in Portland, one of which, From a Hole in the Ground, is presently onstage with Corrib Theatre. His first full-length poetry book, Monster Colored Glasses, was published by Lightship Press, and is available to purchase at yoshikawaken.com! In his free time he enjoys video games, hanging with friends, trees, and working as an astrologer.
Igor Brezhnev and Sam Rose Preminger founded Lightship Press "to support living artists with an emphasis on poetry (as this is our field of expertise). This mission will be realized through publishing and promoting high-quality full-length books and chapbooks, recording spoken word performances, and producing community events where contributors can step into the public eye and market their work. Priority, both in who we publish and who we hire onto our team, will be given to authors intending to earn a portion of their income through their literary craft. Our motto is 'Support Living Artists Cause the Dead Ones Don't Need It.'"
Learn more at https://www.lightshippress.com/the-press
November 2024 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic. This year’s featured readers include Marialicia Gonzalez, Kevin Sampsell, Gay Garland Reed, William Erickson, Bruce Hall, Washington State Poet Laureate Arianne True, and Debra Elisa.
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The Ghost Town Poetry community respectfully encourages you to support Niche Wine Bar, whose owner, Leah Jackson, provided a home for the reading series from 2015-2020. Stop by their new location at 900 Washington, Suite 130 Vancouver, WA 98660: https://nichewinebar.com.
UPDATED Statement on Healthy Spaces from Art at the Cave: We want to provide a healthy space to enjoy art. We have been practicing safety precautions such as regular cleaning, social distancing and mask wearing. As a result of the removal of the mask mandate effective March 12, 2022, we will no longer require the wearing of masks. We encourage you to continue to wear a mask if it makes you feel more comfortable, and we will supply masks and hand sanitizer at the door. As social distancing has become a norm, please be mindful some will still need a bit of personal space while inside the gallery.
7 pm
Thursday, May 9
Art At The Cave
108 E Evergreen Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98660
ANTI-RACIST, LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, PRO-SCIENCE, ANTI-FASCIST,
PRO-CHOICE, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004
https://printedmattervancouver.com/
$5 Suggested donation
No one will be turned away for lack of funds
Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s PayPal account (christopherjluna@gmail.com). Include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
“A Drop In The Ocean” by Jeremy Kester
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Greg Bee is hosting a paper collage day!
Bring magazines, scissors, adhesives, support (to put your art on), and other materials. There will be some supplies provided. Bring your own snack and beverages, or a mug for tea! Chat about art opportunities, ask questions or show off your projects.
This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. A.C.M.E. events are free and open to the public.
Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information
Open Mic Poetry Night with Guest Poet Zia Pollis
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Stitching Stories artist Ruth Ross has invited a dear friend and poet to share her voice. Please join us in welcoming Leanne Grabel.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Open Mic Poetry Night with Guest Poet Joshua Bauscher
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.
Mixed media artists with a fondness for texture will share about their works and process at this free event.
Open Mic Poetry Night with Guest Poet Greg Bee
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
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Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk!
In their upcoming discussion at the gallery, Martin and Gray will share stories of their processes and notes on their journeys. The artists have a similar palette and somewhat similar approach to applying color. Both title their works to encourage viewer interpretation. Several of the pieces exhibited even have similar titles. As the show took shape, the interplay of their thoughts and themes became very apparent.
The nearly 60 pieces exhibited range from intimate to monumental. One of Gray’s ongoing themes is his exploration of the urn, a portrait-like treatment of a simple vessel shape. It is a theme he has returned to for years. Additional works include figurative paintings in varying stages of abstraction. These pieces are an intriguing complement to the dynamic gestures of Martin’s figurative sculptures. Viewers can make their own associations or conclusions about the pairings.
Open Mic Poetry Night with Guest Poet Tommy Gaffney
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
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Open Mic Poetry Night
Josh Gaines ditched a promising military career to write books, run a profitless press, and build blanket forts with his daughter. He earned his writing MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His poetry and short fiction appears in numerous anthologies and journals, as well as in his own books of poetry and flash fiction: Cigarette Sonatas and little bones from Thoughtcrime Press (https://thoughtcrimepress.com/). His latest chapbook is Day of the New Windows.
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
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It is free to look. It is a pleasure to look! Stop by the gallery between on July 1 only, from 10am and 5pm to browse clearance priced art and gently used supplies. As a bonus, our neighbors will be joining us! From bubble tea to expertly composed fashion, see what Evergreen has to offer.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk! This June, we’ll hear from three creatives with an interdisciplinary show reflecting on the wildfires of 2020. Each artist draws from personal experience with the fires in this show featuring paintings from Ann Ruttan, photography from Sarah Grew and writing from Apricot Irving.
Open Mic Poetry Night
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
A. Molotkov is an immigrant writer. His poetry collections are The Catalog of Broken Things, Application of Shadows, Synonyms for Silence and Future Symptoms. His novel A Slight Curve and his memoir A Broken Russia Inside Me are forthcoming; he co-edits The Inflectionist Review. His collection of ten short stories, Interventions in Blood, is part of Hawaii Review Issue 91; his prose is represented by Laura Strachan at Strachan Lit. Please visit him at AMolotkov.com
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Join us in celebrating the work of Ann Ruttan, Sarah Grew and Apricot Irving. This interdisciplinary exhibit will feature paintings, photographs and language as vehicles for processing the wildfires of 2020 which now visit us annually along the West coast. Meet the artists on First Friday, June 2 from 4-8pm.
Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk! We are excited to share the works of the very talented Karen Kessler and C.d. Moland during May 2023. Join us on the 20th at 1pm to hear from these two prolific creators.
Open Mic Poetry Night
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Joann Renee Boswell is a poet, photographer, teacher, director, mystic, mother who lives in Camas, WA with her husband (a Quaker minister) and her three young children. Joann’s first book, Cosmic Pockets (Fernwood Press, 2020), is a full-length collection of poetry and photography. Her chapbook, breath so hungry, is a love letter. Her second full-length collection is a forthcoming coloring poetry book in collaboration with two illustrators called Meta-Verse. Joann has been a poetry editor for Untold Volumes and VoiceCatcher. She has been published in places such as CIRQUE, otoliths, VoiceCatcher, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, Not a Pipe Publishing, and Soul Forte. You can read more at joannrenee.com
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Artist Talk! This exhibit servse as a fundraiser for the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington. You’ll hear from exhibiting artists as well as from the Watershed Alliance.
Open Mic Poetry Night*
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.
*Guest Poet Rena Priest did have to cancel. In her stead, GTP invites guests to read from Reina’s work.
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
Vipassana mediation encourages self-observation by focusing on your inner self in a non-judgemental way. $1-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away
