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Friday, April 11, 2008 7:30 p.m.
The Last Word Bookstore
220 S. 40th St.
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 386-7780
With poets from Leonard Gontarek’s workshops

Sunday, April 6, 3-5 pm
Manuyunk Arts Center
419 Green Lane
Philadelphia, PA
(215)482-3363
www.manayunkartcenter.org
Contributors’ Reading, Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts
($4 donation requested)

Sunday, October 7, 2007 3-5 p.m.
Manayunk Arts Center
419 Green Lane
Philadelphia, PA
With Nathalie Anderson, Lisa Alexander Baron, and Nancy Scott
(215)482-3363
www.manayunkartcenter.org
($4 donation requested)

Sunday, September 9, 2007 4-6 p.m.
Eco Poetry Project
GreenFest Philly
W. G. Williams Community Center
1016 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
With Elaine Terranova, Eileen D’Angelo, Deborah Fries, Mark Wilhelm, Leonard Gontarek and others.

www.greenfestphilly.org
http://www.greenfestphilly.org/poetrycontest.php

Thursday, July 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Milk Boy Coffee
824 West Lancaster Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA
(In the Bryn Mar Film Institute)
(610)527-0690
With John Timpane

Saturday, June 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Bryn Mawr College Reunion Reading
Centennial Campus Center
Bryn Mawr, PA
(610) 526-5227
With Libby Mosier, BMC ’84, Moira Egan, BMC ’84 and Berit Haahr, BMC ’92

Saturday, May 19th, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
Benefit reading for the Maternal Wellness Center ($10 admission)
MAMA Studio
6901 Greene Street (corner of Greene and Carpenter)
Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, PA
Further information: (215) 713-2666 or email maternalwellness@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007, 6-7 p.m.
Signing books at Philadelphia Stories booth at the Free Library Book Festival
Central Library, 1901 Vine and surroundings streets, Philadelphia, PA.
For further information, visit: http://philadelphiabookfestival.org, or www.philadelphiastories.org.

Sunday, February 4, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Robin’s Book Store
108 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 735-9600
With Leonard Gontarek
www.robinsbookstore.com

Friday, January 12, 2007 7:30 p.m.
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA
(215)844-1870
With M. Frost
http://bigbluemarblebooks.com

Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Voices & Visions Bookstore
111 S. Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA
(4th Street between Market & Chestnut, Lower Level, behind the Bourse)
(215) 625-4740
With Greg Downs and Jay Morris
Sponsored by Philadelphia Stories
www.philadelphiastories.org

Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:30 p.m.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery
709 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
( 215) 413-8893
With Jenny Lentz
www.mayerartconsultants.com

Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:30 p.m.
Mother’s Day Reading
Maternal Wellness Center
606 Carpenter Lane
Mt. Airy, PA
Contact: Kathleen Furin
(215) 713-2666

Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Kelly Writers’ House
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 573-WRIT
Email: wh@writing.upenn.edu
With members of Making Poems that Last Workshop
Contact: Leonard Gontarek, (215) 808-9507
Email: gontarekL@earthlink.net

Sunday, April 2, 2006: 1-6 p.m. (Alison scheduled between 4 and 5 p.m.)
Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Read at Robin’s
Robin’s Book Store
108 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Larry Robin, (215) 735-9600
www.robinsbookstore.com

Thursday, May 5, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Jones Library
Amity St., Amherst MA
With Joan Marie Wood
Email: Amherst Writers & Artists for more detail

Thursday, April 28, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Harvest Books
9 E. State St.
Media, PA
With Liz Abrams-Morley, Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, and Jim Mancinelli
Contact: Jim Pierson, (610) 566-3191

Sunday, April 24, 2005, 1:00 p.m.
Quita Woodward Room
Thomas Hall
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA
With Moira Egan
Contact: Libby Mosier, (610) 526-5310 or emosier@Brynmawr.edu

Thursday, October 7, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Robin’s Bookstore
108 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA
With Liz Abrams-Morley, Deborah Derrickson Kossmann and Jim Mancinelli
(215)735-9600

Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Thunderbird Bookshop Community Room,
3600 The Barnyard, Carmel, CA, 7:00 p.m.
Email Elliot Roberts or call (831)624-1803 for more information.

Thursday May 27, 2004
Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd & Spruce Streets,
Philadelphia, PA, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
With GPWS participants and alumni.
Call 215-732-2515 for more information.

Sunday May 16, 2004
The Yoga Garden, 31 N. Narberth Avenue, Narberth, PA, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
With GPWS participants and alumni.
For directions see www.yogagardennarberth.com or call 610-664-2705.

Saturday, May 8, 2004
Jones Library, Amity St., Amherst, MA, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
With Patricia Lee Lewis and Mary Clare Powell.
Email Amherst Writers & Artists for more details.


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