Berks Bards: February 7, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ware Center in Lancaster, PA with Christine Longenecker and Rick Shoup

Thursday, January 24, 2013

February 7, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ware Center in Lancaster, PA with Christine Longenecker and Rick Shoup

Berks Bards encourages you to attend:

The Myriad of Roads Not Taken:

An Evening with Robert Frost

Lancaster County Poet Laureate, Christine Longenecker, and local actor, Rick Shoup, will present an evening of Frost's poetry at the Ware Center (42 N. Prince St.), Thursday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m.

J.R. Ankney, Director of Music at St. James Episcopal Church, will lead a men's ensemble performing selections from "Frostiana" (Frost's poetry set to music) by Randall Thompson.

or 872-3811. The event benefits Lancaster Public Library.Tickets $10 (students free) at www.muticketsonline.com or 872-3811. The event benefits Lancaster Public Library.

Memorize a Frost poem and share it with the audience during the open mic portion of the show!

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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.