Berks Bards: June 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Berks Bards slamming!

Get ready to deliver your poems out loud! First Thursday Poetry for July 2nd invites attendees to speak and perform their poems out loud, more spoken word, more slam nation, in celebration of Berks Bards' 11th anniversary. Join us for an open mic marathon, beginning at 6 pm in the first floor cafe at the GoggleWorks, 201 Washington St, Reading. Bring a friend, speak a poem. Out Loud.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Finale of Bard Fest 2009

Join poets and writers with Berks Bards to celebrate the FINALE of BARD FEST 2009. First Thursday Poetry at the GoggleWorks, 2nd & Washington Streets, Reading, in the first floor cafe' on June 4, 2009, at 6:00 pm.Jennifer Gittings-Dalton will be the featured poet, and there will be an open mic. Berks Bards will host a small reception after the reading with all attendees. You are invited to bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Join us for a poets' potluck!

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Donate & Make a Difference—

Berks Bards has thankfully survived a hard world since 2020, both as an organization and in budgetary-speak, with state arts grants impacted initially by economic impacts of COVID-19. As a local 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with reach well beyond just locally since 2020, Berks Bards gratefully welcomes donations via PayPal. Donate via PayPal Donations.

Donations as checks can be written to Berks Bards and mailed to Vanessa Helms at 100 Hemlock Drive, Fredericksburg, PA, 17026.

Support to our nonprofit allows us to be able to keep our community impact through poetry advocacy going. We thank anyone who is able to contribute, whether now or in the future.

About Us Poetry-Types

We are Berks Bards, a grassroots poetry group and nonprofit meeting on First Thursdays of each month at 6 pm at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts at 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601. These monthly poetry readings include a featured poet and a community open mic.

We also host a Second Tuesdays open mic at 6 pm at Aladdin Restaurant at 401 Penn Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611.

We are excited to be able to return to some live programming! Please look for an upcoming announcement about our April event. Our March open mic night will continue to be virtual as planned.

In April, we celebrate National Poetry Month through what we call Bard Fest, poetry workshops, readings, musical collaboration performances, and other types of events around Berks County.

To contact us, email berksbards@gmail.com.