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Selene Sightings
Readings around the San Francisco Bay Area where you can come and hear me read, and show off your own talents, too!  Selene Steese
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STARRY PLOUGH
3101 Shattuck Avenue (at Prince Street), Berkeley Hosts: Charles Ekabhumi Ellik, Betsy Gomez and friends I often go to Berkeley Slam to compete for a top prize of $100 in cash! If you want to sign up to slam, get there by 7:15 to make sure you're included in the first drawing! There's a $7.00 cover charge, and the Plough serves good pub food: fish and chips, pizza, burgers and steak fries, sandwiches, salads. I recommend getting to the Plough by 7:30 if you want to get a table for dinner or a seat in the front row (which are the best in the house, in my opinion)!
EVERY SECOND SUNDAY
- 7 to 10 pm
MAMA
CALIZO'S VOICE FACTORY THEATER
1519 Mission (at 11th), San Francisco (inside the old Jon Sim's center) Hosts: Mona Webb and Charles Ekabhumi Ellik I am usually one of several poets competing for $100 in cash prizes.
If you want
to
slam, get there before 7 pm to sign up;
but you don't need to compete! You can read on the
Experimental Open Mic,
and still be involved in the fun while you refrain from
the competition.
**San Francisco Slam could use your support**
Come
on out and enjoy the slam, support the team
and
help keep the slam scene strong!
Come on out, support the poets (there's a $6.00 cover, plus snacks and drinks available for purchase). You can sign up for the experimental open mic or even compete in the slam yourself. This is big fun and high energy; you'll have a great time! 2235 Fourth Street (cross street J), Livermore Host: Karen Hogan Karen runs this amazing reading in Livermore, well worth the trip. Every month each reader gets 10 minutes, and you can read prose, poetry, play music, sing― whatever you like. And you can get published, too! Every year Karen and I edit Livermore Wine Country Literary Harvest, an anthology chock full
of the best submissions from attendees of her reading. So
attend!
Bring a snack to share with everyone, and beverage if you like. People usually bring wine and a variety of potluck goodies upon which to munch.
EVERY SECOND SATURDAY
FRANK BETTER
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
1601 Paru Street (at Lincoln), Alameda Host: Jeanne Lupton I can often be found reading on the open mic at the Frank Bette Center.
There's usually a double feature, and if you decide to attend,
I know you'll have a great time. There are potluck
snacks available,
and the open mic is great!
I recommend visiting the
Frank Bette
Center website
for information on other great events!
EVERY
MONDAY - 7 to 9 pm
Next
four readings:
PRIYA INDIAN
CUISINE
2072
San Pablo Avenue (near University),
Berkeley
Hosts: Mark States, Nance Wogan, Jim Barnard I can often be found reading on the open mic at Poetry Express.
When you
come to Priya for poetry, you get a 10% discount
on a
delicious meal of South & North Indian food.
I highly
recommend the pakora appetizers!
Poetry Express is poetry dinner theater, with top-notch
features
and
an excellent array of readers and performers
on
the open mic!
EVERY
SECOND FRIDAY - 7 to 9 pm
NEFELI CAFFE
1854
Euclid Avenue (near Hearst),
Berkeley
Hosts: Dale Jensen, Ralph Dranow, Diana Q, Grace Grafton
At times I can be found reading on the open mic at
the Last Word series.
The Nefeli Caffe serves yummy dinner specials, plus
great soups and salads.
EVERY
WEDNESDAY - 7:30 to 10 pm
SACRED GROUNDS
CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE
2095
Hayes Street (corner of Cole),
San Francisco
Hosts: Jehanah Wedgewood, Joel Fallon, and friends
At times I can be found reading on the open mic or
featuring at
Sacred Grounds. This reading usually has one 20-minute featured reader, and about two hours of open mic.
The cafe serves delicious dinners, salads, sandwiches,
soups, drinks, and desserts.
EVERY
SECOND MONDAY - 7 to 9 pm
IT'S A GRIND COFFEEHOUSE
1800
Polk Street (corner of Washington),
San Francisco
Host: Jeanne Powell
I can usually be found reading on the open mic at
Word Dancing.
Jeanne usually has
two or three
featured
readers.
The cafe serves delicious snacks, salads, sandwiches,
coffee, and drinks.
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