POETRY FEEDS Benefit For Share First Oakland
Program, 12/12/2010
MC's: Loma Dee Cervantes, Ishmael Reed, Francisco Alarcón
6:00-6:45 pm
Hall - Feast or Famine Chance Dinner: $5 - $10 meal ticket;
Foyer - Holiday Book and Craft Fair; Instant Publishing Poetry Wall. Come attach or write your latest autographed creation on our paper wall for
"instant publishing." Artist? Add your finest. Conserve space for others.
We will be auctioning and/or raffling off the results at the end of the event.
Sanctuary - Slides and Music Presentations
6:45 pm Sanctuary - Welcome: Lora Dee Cervantes
Invocation: Francisco Alarcon
Opening Remarks by J. Webb Mealy, co-founder and Executive Director of Share First Oakland
Reading of poem by Oakland poet, Reginald Lockett: Lorna Dee Cervantes
7:00 pm First Group with Lorna Dee Cervantes
1-2. Special Presentation: Jack Foley and Adelle Foley
Rafael Jesús González
Nina Serrano
Paul Lobo Portuges
Vicki Vertiz
Cecile Pineda
John Oliver Simon
Lucha Corpi
Special Presentation: Ishmael Reed
7:45 pm Second Group with Ishmael Reed
Tennessee Reed
Timothy Reed
Odilia Galvan Rodriguez
Elmaz Abinader
Ruth Schwartz
Becca Carmona
Sharon Doubiago
Francisco X. Alarcón
Special Presentation: Cherrie Moraga
8:45 pm Raffle / Auction / Donation Drive
Special Music Presentation
Special Presentation: Avotja
8:55 pm Third Group with Francisco Alarcón
Leticia Hernández
Tomas Riley
Javier O. Huerta
Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Cesar A. Cruz Leolol
Blackberri
Trina L. Drotar
Sandy Thomas
Lorna Dee Cervantes
