February 7th Freak for All and Derek Firenze Makes Love to the Poetry Ruckus Feb 9th !!!

That's right people, this coming Monday Feb 7th is the first Monday of the month, and that means the Freaks will all be out at E-Street cafe from 7-9 PM. The Freak for All is an open mic with an emphasis on improv and experimentation. All forms of live performance are encouraged, though spoken word and music are most frequently on display. Come out and do something freaky and original!

Two nights later, Wednesday February 9th you can find us Ruthless Hippies at Ducky Waddle's Emporium for the Poetry Ruckus. Our guest will be none other than the Derek Firenze. Since the very first run, Derek has been stalwart at the Ruckus (mind you he is neither stale, nor does he have warts ), crafting poems that range from humorous to whimsical to serious to disturbing and back (often in the same poem) and he gives his all to each reading. Please stick around and support one of our favorite Ruckus Rousers.

Doors 7, starts 7:15, guest 9 PM. Those looking to read MUST RSVP to: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com.

The following week the Moonlight Poets and 101 Artist Colony present the La Paloma Slam on Friday February 18th. C'mon out and sign on up if you think you've got what it takes. The night before at the Encinitas Library, there will be another poetry night

And then I'ma be sippin pina coladas in the Carribean on my birthday the week after that, so that's the story. February is Encinitas Poetry Month, people. Get out and express yourself!

MLK Jr Day at E-Street: Share your dream

Monday
1/17/11
@ E-Street Cafe
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Poetry Open Mic: Share Your Dream

C'mon out 7=9 PM

First come first read!

Pam Benjamin @ the Duck's third Short Fiction Ruckus!

Hellooo Ruckus Rousers Worldwide,

Just a friendly reminder that this Friday Jan 14th at 7PM at the Duck is our next Short Fiction Ruckus featuring Pam Benjamin brought to us by our friends at 'Ink. Publishing and Design', the same awesome book publishers from San Fran who brought us M. G. Martin.

more about Pam:

Pam Benjamin is a writer living in San Francisco. Awarded an MA in Fiction from San Francisco State University in 2010, she is also working on her MFA in Poetry because pieces of paper look nice framed. Ink. published The Pigeon Chronicles or Bike Messenger Assassins in Summer 2010. She is the co-host of “Common Threads” on Pirate Cat Radio in San Francisco where she has read from her other episodic journeys: Dottie & Bree, Hijo Perdito (Little Boy Lost), The Soon To Be Legend Of Farmer Keef, and Polly’s Escape. Her poetry has appeared in several literary journals. Pam also really likes to bake cookies.

She will also be performing at The Whistlestop Bar on Jan. 16 in San Diego.

Please RSVP if you would like to read anything ruthlesshippies@gmail.com (of course!). Any piece of prose writing under 5 minutes will do.

Wine and other refreshments. Doors at 7, Starts 7:15 and guest at 9PM

also coming up...

Jan 17th, Poetry night for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at E-Street Cafe!

The Freak is Back!

WE WANT YOUR RESOLUTION!

Christmas/Solstice/Hanuka/Kwanzza POETRY RUCKUS !!!

MG Martin will be coming in form San Francisco to wow the crowd at Ducky Waddle's on Wednesday Dec 1st. Don't Miss it. Doors at 7PM, reading 7:15, guest at 9 PM

PEACE!
M

Julie Weinstein: Short Fiction Ruckus and Book Premier for 'Flashes from the Other World'

Come on out on Thursday November 11th for our next Short Fiction Ruckus @ Ducky Waddle's. Doors open at 7 PM and reading begins at 7:15 PM.

This night will also be the book premier for our special guest, local author Julie Weinstein. Julie will be reading from her rand new collection of flash fiction, Flashes from the other World.

Check it out:

"With a keen minimalist eye and a knifelike accuracy of just where the edge is, Weinstein is the angry orphaned child of Palahniuk and Octavia Butler. These stories are disturbingly correct, commanding and gorgeous."
~Traci Foust, Nowhere Near Normal

"Readers of Julie Weinstein's Flashes from the Other World will gladly find themselves lifted story by story on a true reading adventure. Her descriptive scenes are that vividly real! Here is an author whose word choice is pure magic. From the paranormal, to relationships, to the surreal, these flash stories will delight readers."
~Salvatore Buttaci, author of Flashing My Shorts

"Julie Ann Weinstein writes in a refreshing, sharp style that is perfectly suited to flash fiction. Her stories are filled with haunting scenarios and wildly funny characters, who are as unpredictable as they are endear-ing. Flashes From the Other World is aptly titled—the stories offer pure escapism in short form."
~Jen Knox, Author of Musical Chairs and To Begin Again

Find out more about Julie here

There will be free local organic refreshments.

Email ruthlesshippies@gmail.com to read

Thomas Powers 'takes over' the Poetry Ruckus

Just wanted to let you all know that we are organizing the next poetry Ruckus for this Wednesday 10/20. Doors are at 7PM and reading starts 7:15.

Our very special guest for this evening will be Thomas Powers, a most interesting individual who has done readings with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlingetti and Gregory Corso. In the late 70's he was part of the burgeoning punk scene with his band DaMoronics. Mr. Powers will be sharing a part lecture, part reading entitled "Before Howl" which will educate us on Black Mountain College (Mr. Powers is an alumni) and the 'San Francisco Renaissance', both of which preceded and strongly influenced the beat generation.

Stoked for this!

Send me RSVP's if you want to read: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com