The Racine Public Library, in partnership with the Racine Community Foundation and Runzheimer International, will host a 2011 Walk-a-Book Exhibit entitled "Is There a Monster In My Bathtub?". This unique event will run during National Library Week beginning Tuesday, April 12 and concluding on Friday, April 15. A listing of the exhibit hours will be available beginning April 4. Call the library at 262-636-9245 or visit the library's website at www.racinelibrary.info to obtain the information after that date.
A Walk-a-Book is a unique exhibit in which area artists have created illustrative artwork to accompany a children's adventure story written by local artist/author Jeff Levonian. Visitors to the exhibit walk the story while viewing each artists original illustrative piece.
Color photographs of each artist's illustrative work have been compiled along with the story text to create a unique collaborative collector's book. One copy of the book will be donated to each elementary school in the Racine Unified School District. Copies of the book will also be available for sale at the Racine Public Library after April 15. Proceeds benefit the Racine Public Library Friends and Foundation.
The event will conclude with a reception and art auction on Friday, April 15 from 5:30-8:00 pm at the Racine Public Library. The event is
free and open to the public.
The Walk-a-Book project is being funded by the Racine Community Foundation and the Runzheimer Foundation. Artists participating in the exhibit are Robert W. Andersen, Timothy Carls, Doug DeVinny, Tammy Easton, David Guara, GD Helding, David V Holmes, Karen Johnson, Ed Kalke, Camela Langendorf, Jeff Levonian, Tony Macias, Alex Mandli Jr, Paul Miller Sr, Mary Mollerskov, Lyle S Peters, Bill (Bee) Reid, Sherri L Shaver, and Jeffrey Shawhan.
To schedule a tour or inquire about exhibit hours of viewing, please call the library at 262.636.9245. The library is located at 75 Seventh St. in downtown Racine.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bonk! Goes Local in July
Summer is a great time to hit the streets and enjoy some of downtown Racine's finest entertainment. The Racine Public Library invites you to enjoy an evening with some very talented artists on Saturday, July 24, from 6-8pm, for another installment of "BONK!", a free monthly performance series in downtown Racine. Now being held at the Racine Arts Council, 316 Sixth St., the series was created to expose the public to both local and nationally-recognized artistic talents. Each event showcases poets, writers, musicians, film makers and other talented artists. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with seating available on a first come/first served basis.
This month's event will feature writer Jenny Bootle, presenter Walter Hermanns and musician Richard Olson.
Jenny Bootle writes short stories and poetry and is currently attempting her first novel. She has recently been published in Mother Goosed: Twisted Rhymes for Modern Times and in the book bending light into verse by Jennifer L. Tomaloff. In 2008, she moved from Brighton, England, to Wisconsin. She now lives in Milwaukee with an English boyfriend and two English cats. She is training to be a bookbinder.
Walter Hermanns is a storyteller/essayist and poet. A Lutheran pastor, he was a regular writer for the Parson to Person column which appeared in the Racine Journal Times for a number of years. He lives in Racine with his wife, Lynn Helmke and two children, Laura and Shawn. Although he is technically retired, courtesy of progressive MS, he leads worship services at local seniors' facilities. Pastor Walter also serves as outreach minister at Emmaus Lutheran Church." I have been richly blessed by a wonderful family and supportive friends who drive me around town, help me swim at the local YMCA, and do random tasks that help me continue to be active."
Ric Olson started writing poems and songs, and playing solo in Venus, California. He has been nominated 4 times for a Whammy Award for best blues band in the "New Jukes" here in Wisconsin. He is an accomplished guitarist. He enjoys and plays Americana, Blues, Roots Rock, Folk, Jazz, Standards, eclectic covers, and original material. "I recognize no boundaries musically. I play what I like, because I like it. I hope you like it, too."
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances, please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info , or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, Power Audio, the Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
This month's event will feature writer Jenny Bootle, presenter Walter Hermanns and musician Richard Olson.
Jenny Bootle writes short stories and poetry and is currently attempting her first novel. She has recently been published in Mother Goosed: Twisted Rhymes for Modern Times and in the book bending light into verse by Jennifer L. Tomaloff. In 2008, she moved from Brighton, England, to Wisconsin. She now lives in Milwaukee with an English boyfriend and two English cats. She is training to be a bookbinder.
Walter Hermanns is a storyteller/essayist and poet. A Lutheran pastor, he was a regular writer for the Parson to Person column which appeared in the Racine Journal Times for a number of years. He lives in Racine with his wife, Lynn Helmke and two children, Laura and Shawn. Although he is technically retired, courtesy of progressive MS, he leads worship services at local seniors' facilities. Pastor Walter also serves as outreach minister at Emmaus Lutheran Church." I have been richly blessed by a wonderful family and supportive friends who drive me around town, help me swim at the local YMCA, and do random tasks that help me continue to be active."
Ric Olson started writing poems and songs, and playing solo in Venus, California. He has been nominated 4 times for a Whammy Award for best blues band in the "New Jukes" here in Wisconsin. He is an accomplished guitarist. He enjoys and plays Americana, Blues, Roots Rock, Folk, Jazz, Standards, eclectic covers, and original material. "I recognize no boundaries musically. I play what I like, because I like it. I hope you like it, too."
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances, please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info , or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, Power Audio, the Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
National Library Week Events: Racine Public Library Celebrates with a Week of Events for the Whole Family!
The Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., is hosting a number of programs and events to celebrate National Library Week, April 11- 17. Take a moment during the week to check out all the free entertainment and educational workshops available at your public library.
On Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30-7:30 pm the library presents an evening concert with the Anderson Nordmark Classical Guitar Duo. Doug Anderson and Gary Nordmark combine their technical and expressive skills in playing, composing and arranging music to create an evening of romantic classical music. Admission is free and seating is available on a first come/first served basis.
EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS
Reverse mortgage consultant, Dan Scerpella, will be on hand Wednesday, April 14 from 10:30am-12pm to assist homeowners age 62 and older in understanding Reverse Mortgage planning. Reverse mortgages are a relatively new financial planning tool enabling homeowners to convert home equity into tax-free proceeds. These proceeds can be used to eliminate existing mortgages, meet daily or monthly expenses, remodel or repair your home, among others. This educational talk will answer many common questions and will allow people an opportunity to meet with a qualified consultant. The workshop is free; advance registration is appreciated.
Marcie Eanes is a journalist and poet who holds a BA is Journalism from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She has written for numerous publications including the Milwaukee Journal and Grand Rapids Press newspapers. Her work has also appeared in Essence and Seventeen Magazines. Another accomplishment was serving on the volunteer development team for the inaugural edition of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul book series.
Eanes has shared her poetry in a variety of venues across the nation. In August 2007 she was one of the nine finalists featured at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, one of the largest and most influential organizations for journalists of color. She has also read at the Austin International Poetry Festival, a prestigious event held yearly in Austin, Texas which highlights poets around the world.
Eanes holds memberships in several organizations including the National Writers Union, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Academy of American Poets.
LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE
The Racine Public Library will host an open house to celebrate National Library Week, on Saturday, April 17 from 11am-4pm. The free event will feature a community partnership fair, behind-the-scenes library tours, a grand prize scavenger hunt, children's storytime, and other family activities. There will also be special guest appearances by local writers, poets and musicians. The event is free and open to all.
KIDS COLORING CONTEST
The library will once again join the Wisconsin Library Association Foundation and Culver's Restaurants in the "COMMUNITIES THRIVE @ Your Library" coloring campaign for children 11 and under. This is the fourteenth consecutive year local Culver's restaurants in Wisconsin have sponsored this event, encouraging children to read and celebrate their favorite book characters.
Children can enter the coloring event by picking up drawing sheets from the Racine Public Library's Youth Services Department or from the Mobile Library, or by downloading and printing a copy from the library's website at racinelibrary.info beginning April 12. Children are encouraged to draw characters from a book that they would like to meet at the library. Every child who completes a drawing will receive a "Be Our Guest" coupon for a free single scoop of frozen custard from Culver's and will be entered into a random drawing to win an additional prize of a free Team Scoopie Kids meal coupon. Drawings will be displayed at the Racine Public Library through the month of May. Coloring sheet entries should be turned in to the Racine Public Library or Mobile Library by Friday, April 30. Final drawing will be announced Monday, May 3.
On Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30-7:30 pm the library presents an evening concert with the Anderson Nordmark Classical Guitar Duo. Doug Anderson and Gary Nordmark combine their technical and expressive skills in playing, composing and arranging music to create an evening of romantic classical music. Admission is free and seating is available on a first come/first served basis.
EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS
Reverse mortgage consultant, Dan Scerpella, will be on hand Wednesday, April 14 from 10:30am-12pm to assist homeowners age 62 and older in understanding Reverse Mortgage planning. Reverse mortgages are a relatively new financial planning tool enabling homeowners to convert home equity into tax-free proceeds. These proceeds can be used to eliminate existing mortgages, meet daily or monthly expenses, remodel or repair your home, among others. This educational talk will answer many common questions and will allow people an opportunity to meet with a qualified consultant. The workshop is free; advance registration is appreciated.
The second workshop in the library's four-part Job Skills series will be held on Thursday, April 15 from 6:30-7:30pm. This class will focus on resume writing. Learn to make a great first impression and discover what information to include in your resume, when to use it and how to use formatting to best showcase your qualities. These skill-building workshops are developed and taught by volunteer members of the Racine and Kenosha Area Chapter (SRKA) of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Other workshops in the series include "Employer Expectations" (April 22) and "Interviewing for Success" (April 29). Each workshop is limited to 15 participants and registration is required. Call the main library at 262.636.9217 to register.
Participants are encouraged to arrive early to check out the library's new Job Search Lab on the second floor. Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-8pm, the lab offers internet access for employment-related tasks and one-on-one assistance with highly qualified volunteer counselors. The Job Lab operates on a first come/first served basis and is open to all for free use.
POET READING AND BOOK SIGNING
Local Poet Marcie Eanes has selected the Racine Public Library to celebrate the release of her first book of poetry, Sensual Sounds, on Saturday, April 17 from 1-2pm in the East Performance Area. Sensual Sounds is a thought provoking poetry collection designed to encourage and inspire readers to cherish intimate relationships. The collection contains something for everyone. Eanes' upbeat poetry, which has been presented in a variety of settings, resonates with audiences everywhere. Her unique poetry voice is nourishment for the soul. The author will celebrate the release with readings from her body of work. Copies of Sensual Sounds will be available for purchase and the author will be present for book signings.
Marcie Eanes is a journalist and poet who holds a BA is Journalism from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She has written for numerous publications including the Milwaukee Journal and Grand Rapids Press newspapers. Her work has also appeared in Essence and Seventeen Magazines. Another accomplishment was serving on the volunteer development team for the inaugural edition of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul book series.
Eanes has shared her poetry in a variety of venues across the nation. In August 2007 she was one of the nine finalists featured at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, one of the largest and most influential organizations for journalists of color. She has also read at the Austin International Poetry Festival, a prestigious event held yearly in Austin, Texas which highlights poets around the world.
Eanes holds memberships in several organizations including the National Writers Union, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Academy of American Poets.
LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE
The Racine Public Library will host an open house to celebrate National Library Week, on Saturday, April 17 from 11am-4pm. The free event will feature a community partnership fair, behind-the-scenes library tours, a grand prize scavenger hunt, children's storytime, and other family activities. There will also be special guest appearances by local writers, poets and musicians. The event is free and open to all.
Saturday, April 10: BONK! Sneaks In
It's coming early this month, and the Racine Public Library wants to make sure you don't miss a single performance, so mark your calendars! Saturday, April 10 from 6-8pm, the Racine Public Library will once again host "BONK!", the free monthly performance series that has quickly become an established entertainment event in downtown Racine. Now being held at the Racine Arts Council, 316 Sixth St., the series was created to expose the public to both local and nationally-recognized artistic talents. Each event showcases poets, writers, musicians, film makers and other talented artists. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with seating available on a first come/first served basis. Each BONK! event features a short question and answer session with the artists.
April is National Poetry Month so BONK! will feature a great lineup of local poets beginning with NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNIKAR and followed by the participants in the first annual Racquetball Chapbook Tournament: William Allegrezz, Sandy Christensen, F.J. Berman, Melissa Czarnick, and others. Joining this BONK! poetry group on stage will be the unique "music hall" sound of THE SCARRING PARTY.
Nicholas Michael Ravnikar is the editor of The Bathroom Magazine and is a founding member of the BONK! Performance Series. His work has been published in Otoliths, Cannot Exist, boo: a journal of terrific things, and many other journals and magazines. Recently, he pioneered the Racquetball Chapbook Tournament which will have it's inaugural event on April 10, 2010. During this event, Poet/Athletes from Wisconsin and Illinois will descend upon the YMCA of Racine to compete in racquetball for the honor of having a small collection of their work published through a collaborative effort of The Bathroom Reading Materials and Friend of the Worlds, two local poetry presses. All participants will be sharing their work at this month's BONK!
Milwaukee quartet, The Scarring Party, perform tuba, accordion and banjo driven end-time music that draws on the influence of 20's and 30's music hall sounds, Lomax folkways recordings and 70's punk. In five years, the four-piece ensemble has attracted a growing audience and has shared the stage with a diverse range of acts, including Daniel Johnston, Polyphonic Spree, Secret Chiefs 3, Why?,Tilly & the Wall, the Ditty Bops, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and Southern Culture on the Skids.
Though the Scarring Party performances combine low-key showmanship with vaudevillian spectacle, the more confounding part of their aesthetic is the role of typewriters, 40lb cast iron bells, the theremin-howl of mandolins, unorthodox percussion and Daniel Bullock's warbling tenor delivered through the crackling Victrola veneer of a hand-built copper microphone.
outside of the confines of any era.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info, or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, Power Audio, the Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
April is National Poetry Month so BONK! will feature a great lineup of local poets beginning with NICHOLAS MICHAEL RAVNIKAR and followed by the participants in the first annual Racquetball Chapbook Tournament: William Allegrezz, Sandy Christensen, F.J. Berman, Melissa Czarnick, and others. Joining this BONK! poetry group on stage will be the unique "music hall" sound of THE SCARRING PARTY.
Nicholas Michael Ravnikar is the editor of The Bathroom Magazine and is a founding member of the BONK! Performance Series. His work has been published in Otoliths, Cannot Exist, boo: a journal of terrific things, and many other journals and magazines. Recently, he pioneered the Racquetball Chapbook Tournament which will have it's inaugural event on April 10, 2010. During this event, Poet/Athletes from Wisconsin and Illinois will descend upon the YMCA of Racine to compete in racquetball for the honor of having a small collection of their work published through a collaborative effort of The Bathroom Reading Materials and Friend of the Worlds, two local poetry presses. All participants will be sharing their work at this month's BONK!
Milwaukee quartet, The Scarring Party, perform tuba, accordion and banjo driven end-time music that draws on the influence of 20's and 30's music hall sounds, Lomax folkways recordings and 70's punk. In five years, the four-piece ensemble has attracted a growing audience and has shared the stage with a diverse range of acts, including Daniel Johnston, Polyphonic Spree, Secret Chiefs 3, Why?,Tilly & the Wall, the Ditty Bops, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and Southern Culture on the Skids.
Though the Scarring Party performances combine low-key showmanship with vaudevillian spectacle, the more confounding part of their aesthetic is the role of typewriters, 40lb cast iron bells, the theremin-howl of mandolins, unorthodox percussion and Daniel Bullock's warbling tenor delivered through the crackling Victrola veneer of a hand-built copper microphone.
outside of the confines of any era.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info, or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, Power Audio, the Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, March 27: BONK!
Saturday, March 27 from 6-8pm, the Racine Public Library will once again host "BONK!", the free monthly performance series that has quickly become an established entertainment event in downtown Racine. Now being held at the Racine Arts Council, 316 Sixth St., the series was created to expose the public to both local and nationally-recognized artistic talents. Each event showcases poets, writers, musicians, film makers and other talented artists. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with seating available on a first come/first served basis. Each BONK! event features a short question and answer session with the artists. Gracing the stage this month will be a unique group of poets and musicians. Join us for performances by poet JULIE STRAND, poet MAURICE KILWEIN GUEVARA, and musician WORTH HAWES.
Julie Strand, Education Coordinator at Woodland Pattern Book Center and editorial assistant for the innovative poetry publisher Tarpaulin Sky, is a resident of Milwaukee, WI. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in the literary journals Caffeine Destiny, FOURSQUARE Editions, Wicked Alice, Arsenic Lobster, WOMB Poetry, BOO: A Journal of Terrific Things, Cant Journal and others. Julie's second chapbook, The Mae West Defense was published by Dancing Girl Press in 2009. In 2008, her poem "Neon Yellow" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Maurice Kilwein Guevara was born in Belencito, Colombia in 1961 and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, where he teaches in the MA and PhD Programs in Creative Writing as well as in the Latino Studies Program. His first book of poetry, Postmortem (U. of GA Press), won the National Contemporary Poetry Series Competition and was published in 1994. He has also written three other collections: Poems of the River Spirit (Pitt Poetry Series, 1996), Autobiography of So-and-so: Poems in Prose (New Issues Press, 2001), and POEMA, (University of Arizona Press, 2009). A dynamic presenter of his own work, Kilwein Guevara has given poetry performances and workshops in Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Spain, Cuba, Ecuador, and throughout the United States. His work has appeared in a number of poetry journals including in Poetry, Ploughshares, Exquisite Corpse, Kenyon Review, among others. His poetry has been anthologized in Touching the Fire: Fifteen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance (Anchor/Doubleday), American Poetry: the Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon University Press), The New American Poets: a Bread Loaf Anthology (U. Press of New England), and No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets (Tupelo Press), among others.
Worth Hawes has been playing guitar for over 25 years, generally as a hobbyist, and occasionally as a performer. A native of the many places in the southeastern United States, he moved with his wife and two children to Racine nearly five years ago. While the most obvious reason for moving to town was for his wife's job at SC Johnson, secretly, his primary goal was to move to the mecca of fingerstyle guitar that is southeastern Wisconsin. Worth's music has many influences, but his original acoustic compositions probably owe most to his upbringing amidst the sounds of Appalachia and his long-running appreciation for the music of Leo Kottke. Worth is a proud graduate of Lake Forest College in nearby Lake Forest, IL and has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. For the past 11 years he's worked in a variety of roles in higher education publishing.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, The Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
Julie Strand, Education Coordinator at Woodland Pattern Book Center and editorial assistant for the innovative poetry publisher Tarpaulin Sky, is a resident of Milwaukee, WI. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in the literary journals Caffeine Destiny, FOURSQUARE Editions, Wicked Alice, Arsenic Lobster, WOMB Poetry, BOO: A Journal of Terrific Things, Cant Journal and others. Julie's second chapbook, The Mae West Defense was published by Dancing Girl Press in 2009. In 2008, her poem "Neon Yellow" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Maurice Kilwein Guevara was born in Belencito, Colombia in 1961 and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, where he teaches in the MA and PhD Programs in Creative Writing as well as in the Latino Studies Program. His first book of poetry, Postmortem (U. of GA Press), won the National Contemporary Poetry Series Competition and was published in 1994. He has also written three other collections: Poems of the River Spirit (Pitt Poetry Series, 1996), Autobiography of So-and-so: Poems in Prose (New Issues Press, 2001), and POEMA, (University of Arizona Press, 2009). A dynamic presenter of his own work, Kilwein Guevara has given poetry performances and workshops in Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Spain, Cuba, Ecuador, and throughout the United States. His work has appeared in a number of poetry journals including in Poetry, Ploughshares, Exquisite Corpse, Kenyon Review, among others. His poetry has been anthologized in Touching the Fire: Fifteen Poets of Today's Latino Renaissance (Anchor/Doubleday), American Poetry: the Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon University Press), The New American Poets: a Bread Loaf Anthology (U. Press of New England), and No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets (Tupelo Press), among others.
Worth Hawes has been playing guitar for over 25 years, generally as a hobbyist, and occasionally as a performer. A native of the many places in the southeastern United States, he moved with his wife and two children to Racine nearly five years ago. While the most obvious reason for moving to town was for his wife's job at SC Johnson, secretly, his primary goal was to move to the mecca of fingerstyle guitar that is southeastern Wisconsin. Worth's music has many influences, but his original acoustic compositions probably owe most to his upbringing amidst the sounds of Appalachia and his long-running appreciation for the music of Leo Kottke. Worth is a proud graduate of Lake Forest College in nearby Lake Forest, IL and has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. For the past 11 years he's worked in a variety of roles in higher education publishing.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
BONK! is sponsored by Gary's Music World, The Racine Arts Council, and the Racine Public Library.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Saturday, February 27: BONK! Plays On
Saturday, February 27 from 6-8pm, the Racine Public Library will once again host "BONK!", the free monthly performance series that has quickly become an established entertainment event in downtown Racine. Now being held at the Racine Arts Council, 316 Sixth St., the series was created to expose the public to both local and nationally-recognized artistic talents. Each event showcases poets, writers, musicians, film makers and other talented artists. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with seating available on a first come/first served basis. Each BONK! event features a short question and answer session with the artists. Gracing the stage this month will be a unique group of poets, musicians and writers. Join us for performances by musician Christina Colon, poet Richard Meier, and writer Katie O'Shaughnessy.
Christina Colon currently lives in Kenosha, WI, but works in Vernon Hills, IL as a massage therapist. Writing her own songs since the age of 12, music has been a part of her life since childhood. Colon has played a variety of shows from Milwaukee to Chicago.
Richard Meier is the author of two books of poems, Terrain Vague, selected by Tomaž Šalamun for the Verse Prize in 2000 and published by Verse Press, and Shelley Gave Jane a Guitar, published by Wave Books in 2006. His poems have appeared recently or are forthcoming in: Calaveras, 1913: A Journal of Forms, Letterbox, Conjunctions, and others. He is currently writer-in-residence at Carthage College. He lives in Madison and Chicago.
Katie O'Shaughnessy graduated from Carthage College in May and is now living in Cary, Illinois. She is currently applying for graduate programs in Creative Writing while working at the Elgin Community College as a tutor, and at the Crystal Lake Health Food Store. Katie's short story "Dust" won the 2008 Chapin-Tague Award for Fiction.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
Christina Colon currently lives in Kenosha, WI, but works in Vernon Hills, IL as a massage therapist. Writing her own songs since the age of 12, music has been a part of her life since childhood. Colon has played a variety of shows from Milwaukee to Chicago.
Richard Meier is the author of two books of poems, Terrain Vague, selected by Tomaž Šalamun for the Verse Prize in 2000 and published by Verse Press, and Shelley Gave Jane a Guitar, published by Wave Books in 2006. His poems have appeared recently or are forthcoming in: Calaveras, 1913: A Journal of Forms, Letterbox, Conjunctions, and others. He is currently writer-in-residence at Carthage College. He lives in Madison and Chicago.
Katie O'Shaughnessy graduated from Carthage College in May and is now living in Cary, Illinois. She is currently applying for graduate programs in Creative Writing while working at the Elgin Community College as a tutor, and at the Crystal Lake Health Food Store. Katie's short story "Dust" won the 2008 Chapin-Tague Award for Fiction.
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com. You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Saturday, January 23: BONK! Plays On
Carly-Anne is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where she was the recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Award, the Case Bank Student Leadership Scholarship, the Z-Chi National Scholarship, an Academic Achievement Award, and the Teresa Peck Award. Her poetry has appeared in The Bathroom, Monkey Puzzle, Outhouse, Straylight, and Boo; her visual art has been featured in Outhouse and the Racine Arts Council's Truth, Trust, and Transition exhibition, and her micro play, "Bo(a)r(e)d," was produced by the UW-Parkside Original New Play Festival. She lives in Racine with her partner-in-crime, Nicholas, and two cats.
Mike Hauser is the author of crets crets crets (Rust Buckle Books), Psychic Headset ( Mitzvah Chaps), and There You Are (self published on demand) among other publications. His works also appeared in Sprung Formal, Abraham Lincoln, The Hat, and Dusie, among other fine publications. He co-curates the Salacious Banter Reading Series in Milwaukee, where he lives.
ONCE NOW ENSEMBLE is an improvisational group founded in January 2009 when its members (Carl Raven - drums, Craig Berg - percussion, Frank Marquardt - reeds, Linda Binder - violin, Mark Truesdell - percussion, melodica, and Rick Ollman - guitar, reeds) met at Milwaukee's Woodland Pattern Book Center participating in an event entitled Creating an Ensemble Voice: A Workshop in Collective Musical Improvisation led by Hal Rammel. Two of its members, Carl Raven and Frank Marquardt, had previously performed together in Collective Neurosis. The eclectic group of musicians hit instant rapport and were determined to continue playing when the workshop sessions ended. The newly formed ensemble played a Grand Finale and were well-received at a public performance at Woodland Pattern. As the band has remarked, "Our musical influences include everything from all continents, all eras, all species!"
Local artists and performers are encouraged to consider sharing their talent/craft with the community via the BONK! series. For more information on how to participate or to view video of past performances please visit http://bonkperformanceseries.wordpress.com.
You may also contact the Racine Public Library at 262.619.2571, Becky Spika at becky.spika@racinelibrary.info , or Nick Demske at nick.demske@racinelibrary.info.
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