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We invite all African-American writers to join us on the first Saturday of each month at the Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library (4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118) where we share our works-in-progress with one another and discuss upcoming readings and other opportunities. We begin when the library opens and continue until noon.
Coming soonWriters Read - Join African-American Writers' Alliance (AAWA) second Sundays each month at Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library at 2:00 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue South (Rainier and Alaska) Seattle, WA 98118 Third Place Books - Join AAWA at Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. Seattle 98118 Second Mondays at 7:00 p. m. open mic Humble Vine Wine Gifts - Join AAWA at Humble Vine 824 SW 152nd St. Burien 98166 third Fridays at 7:00 p. m. open mic Open Books - once a quarter Check here for dates! Thanks Mark your calendars! Support AAWA! Get our latest anthology--Voices That Matter $15.00 Readings Worth Witnessing Friday, June 15th 6:00 pm Atlantic Street Juneteenth Celebration at Rainier Beach Community Center Friday, June 15th 7:00 p. m. Humble Vine Wine Gifts 824 SW 152nd St. Burien, WA 98166 Open Mic Saturday, June 16th Yesler Community Center Juneteenth Celebration. 3:00 p. m. Tuesday, June 19th 11:00 a. m. Holly Park Senior Center Sunday July 8th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. 4864 Rainier Avenue South Open Mic Monday, July 9th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Avenue S 98118 Open Mic Friday July 20th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. Open Mic NO READING AT COLUMBIA CITY LIBRARY IN AUGUST Monday, August 13th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. Open Mic Friday August 17th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. Open Mic Past Events Sunday, June 10th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. 4864 Rainier Avenue South "Getting Close and Personal with Kibibi Monie" Open Mic Monday June 11th 7:00 p. m. Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S 98118 Open Mic Sunday April 29th Open Books 4:30 p. m. 2414 N. 45th Street Friday, April 20th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. 824 SW 152nd St. Burien 98166 Open Mic Monday, April 9th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Open Mic Sunday, April 8th Writers Read 2:00 p. m. Columbia City Library Works on the novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Friday, March 16th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. 824 SW 152nd St. Burien 98166 Open Mic Sunday, March 11th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118 Open Mic Monday, March 12th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Seward Park Avenue Open Mic Saturday, February 24th Elliott Bay Book Company 7:00 p. m. 1521 10th Avenue Seattle Friday, February 23rd Humble Vine Wine & Gifts 7:00 p. m. 824 SW 152nd St. Burien 98166 Open Mic Monday, February 12th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Seward Park Avenue Open Mic Sunday, February 11th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118 Special Guest: Claudia Castro Luna Open Mic Readings Worth Witnessing Monday, February 4th Jude's Old Town 9254 57th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 Wednesday, January 31st Main Library 7:00 p. m. Passing of Laurel from Poet Laureate Tod Marshall to Former Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna Sunday, January 28th Open Books 4:30 p. m. 2414 N. 45th Street Friday, January 19th Humble Vines, 824 SW 152nd, Burien 98166, open mic, the third Friday of the month from 6:00 p. m. – 7:00 p. m. January 19th is the first reading. January 14th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118 Open Mic Monday, January 15th 8:30 a. m. Garfield High School Take a Knee for Justice Opportunity Fair 8:30 a. m. – 11:30 a. m. Many workshops—9:30 a. m. – 10:50 a. m.— will be presented, Refreshments provided. African-American Writers’ Alliance (AAWA) Workshop: “Every Knee Will Bow – Poetry, Politics, and People” at 9:30 a. m. Participants include Colin Corpe, Monique Franklin, Georgia S. McDade, and Jaye Ware Rally: 11:00 a. m. – 12:30 p. m 206 786 2763 or www.mlkseattle.org#mlkseattle January 8th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. - 8:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Seward Park Open Mic December 11th Third Place Books December 10th Columbia City November 20th Aégis 1:30 p. m. Georgia 2200 Madison Street November 13th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Seward Park Open Mic November 12th Writers Read 2:00 p. m. Open Mic November 11th Green Lake Library 4:00 p. m. 7364 East Green Lake Dr. N. Seattle 98115 (Poets Northwest) November 9th Thursday Seattle Unity Church - Umoja 200 8th Avenue N 98109 7:00 p. m. Georgia November 6th Aégis 1:30 p. m. Georgia 2200 Madison Street October 22nd Open Books 4:30 p. m. 2414 N. 45th Street (Carla, Kim, Abby, Georgia) October 10th Dismantling Racism Rainier Valley Center - Delbert Richardson Georgia S. McDade October 9th Third Place Books October 8th Writers Read October 7th Saturday 3:30 p. m. Green Lake Library 7364 East Green Lake Drive North September 18th Monday at Columbia City Gallery Minnie Collins 7:00 p. m. Raven Chronicles "Home" issue 4864 Rainier Avenue South September 11th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Avenue S 98118 Open Mic (AAWA Hosting) September 10th Takes on Trump - writers read their works about Trump 2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p.m. Open Mic (AAWA Hosting) September 9th Green Lake Library August 12th Green Lake Library 7364 East Green Lake Dr. N. Seattle 98115 4:00 p. m. August 13th No Writers Read August 14th Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. Seattle 98118 7:00 p. m. - 8:30 p. m. Open Mic If you missed the Seattle Poetic Grid reading June 28th, go to http://www.seattlepoeticgrid.com/ There you may read the poems and see a photo of each site. (You may contribute a poem too!) African-American Writers Alliance members Margaret Barrie, Kilam Tel Aviv, Imani Sims, and Georgia S. McDade are among the poets on the grid. July 24th Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. Seattle 98118 7:00 p. m. - 8:30 p. m. July 14th Southeast Seattle Senior Center 4655 S. Holly St. 98118. See Carletta Wilson Friday, 7:30 p. m. Carletta's installation is "Letter to a Laundress" which was in the King Street Station Onyx exhibit. African- American Writers' Alliance members will read poems about the exhibit. July 9th Writers Read Columbia City Library 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118 2:00 p. m. Olubayo Storytelling Open Mic July 8th Green Lake Library 4:00 p. m. 7364 East Green Lake Dr. N. Seattle 98115 June 29th Madison Park Storytelling 7:00 p. m. 4000 E. Madison St. Seattle 98112 Kathya Alexander, Olubayo Johnson, Auntmama If you missed the Seattle Poetic Grid reading June 28th, go to http://www.seattlepoeticgrid.com/ There you may read the poems and see a photo of each site. (You may contribute a poem too!) African-American Writers Alliance members Margaret Barrie, Kilam Tel Aviv, Imani Sims, and Georgia S. McDade are among the poets on the grid. June 30th Jack Straw New Media Gallery 6:00 p. m. 4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle 98105 Kathya, Jaye, Brenda, and Gail Friday, June 30, 7pm Jack Straw Cultural Center 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle FREE Poets Jacqueline Ware, Gail Haynes, Brenda Wright, and Kathya Alexander will share an hour of powerful Spoken Word around the topic of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a well known annual Texas tradition, celebrating an historic moment in time when slaves first heard about their freedom on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas - 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed the freedom of slaves in 10 states. That moment forever changed the lives of millions. For generations, the event has been celebrated every June with food, rodeos, music, dancing, family, and friends. Texas blazed the trail in 1980, making it an official state holiday. The festivities have spread across America and the poets are bringing the good news to Jack Straw. How did master and slave react to the news? What did that magic moment feel like? What happened when the dust settled? Answers from the minds and mouths of poets. Visit AAWA-Seattle.com for more information about the poets. Groundbreaking, June 19th Liberty Bank Building Minnie Collins June 10th Third Place Books - Seward Park June 11th Columbia City Library at 2:00 p. m. Kathya Alexander Open Mic June 11th Seattle Center Armory 3:30 p. m. June 11th Third Place Books (Seward Park) 7:00 p. m. Painter Robert Horton is having an exhibit of his work at Gallery 110 beginning June 1st. He has invited AAWA members to write poems and very short stories in response to the exhibit (which is titled American History ... X), then read poems and stories at a reception. Here are the reception details: Saturday, June 17, 2017 Time: 6PM - 8PM. Gallery 110 110 3rd Ave. So. Seattle, WA June 18th Chamber of Commerce, Church in Pratt Park African-American Writers read at 5:00 p. m. Juneteenth at Jack Straw Friday, June 30th at 6:00 pm Kathya Alexander, Jaye Ware, Brenda Wright, and Gail Haynes July 9th Columbia City Library No AAWA Readings in August September 10th Columbia City Library October 8th Columbia City Library November 12th Columbia City Library December 10th Columbia City Library PAST EVENTS http://seattlestorytellers.org ~~ April 27, Auntmama's Storytable — 4000 E Madison Ave, Seattle, WA 98112, 206 329 3736 (between E 41st Ave & E Mcgilvra Blvd) Madison Ave Starbucks,, 7 PM- 8:15 PM, free Featured tellers, music and more — grab a cuppa and mingle Contact: Mary Anne Moorman <auntmama@gmail.com> Want to tell? Call 206-473-9522 April 30th Open Books 2414 N. 45th 4:30 p. m. May 8th Columbia City Library 7:00 p. m. Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book May 10th Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book May 11th Central Library Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book April 8th at 2:00 p. m. The Poets Are In! Seattle Central Library Celebrate National Poetry Month Seattle’s Civic Poet, Youth Poet Laureate and citizen poets share work inspired by Seattle Central Library | 1000 Fourth Ave. | 206-386-4636 Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna, Youth Poet Laureate Angel Gardner and citizen poets Amy Albertson, Margaret Barrie, Lily Baumgart, Carla Becker, Sally Hedges-Blanquez, Fredda Jaffe, Rachel Kessler, Kilam Tel Aviv, Jacqueline Ware and Irene Yung share poems created during The Poet Is In! program held at libraries throughout the city. April 9th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. National Poetry Month April 19th Third Place Books (AAWA Debut) in Seward Park 7:30 p. m. Lola, Minnie, and Georgia + open mic April 30th Open Books 2414 N. 45th 4:30 p. m. March 12 Sharon Chang February 25th Elliott Bay Book Company 7:00 p. m. Margo Lee Shetterly, who wrote Hidden Figures--about the African-American women mathematicians who played a key role in the NASA space program--will be at Seattle University the 25th at 10:45 a. m. February 12th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. African- American History Month January 16th Garfield High School 9:30 a. m. MLK Day Workshops Jaye Ware & Georgia S. McDade January 8th Tacoma Art Museum 11:30 a. m. Jaye Ware & Georgia S. McDade January 8th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Open Mic December 11 Columbia City Library Featured Writer: Marcus Green, editor of Emerald Reflections Among the writers in the anthology are Minnie Collins, Monique Franklin, Alvin Horn, Georgia S. McDade, and Lola Peters, Suggestion: AAWA: Let's concentrate on poems for the holidays! Open Mic Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library 4721 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118 |
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