Berks Bards: BardFest 2011

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Monday, March 21, 2011

April 14, 2011 6:30 pm at Mifflin Community Library with DaVonna Smith, state winner of a recitation contest

Join Berks Bards in welcoming DaVonna Smith, state winner of a poetry recitation contest, at the Mifflin Community Library, 6 Philadelphia Ave., Shillington at 6:30 pm for a poetry recitation followed by an open microphone.

April 7, 2011, 6 pm First Thursday in BardFest 2011 features Lisa Alexander Baron and Bill Van Buskirk at the GoggleWorks Cucina Cafe

Join Berks Bards in welcoming local poets Lisa Alexander Baron and Bill Van Buskirk for a poetry reading at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. An open microphone follows the couple's performance.

April 1-30, 2011 Watch BCTV for glimpses of the Poem-a-Day broadcast

During the entire month of April Berks Community Television will air a poem a day between regular programming. Check it out on Comcast, Channel 13 or Service Electric, Channel 19. Nineteen regional and local poets will read a short poem each day.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

April 9, 2011 BardFest Workshop 9:30 -4:30 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 416 Franklin Street in Reading

Joanna V. Groebel presents:

Touching the Source; Painting, Poetry and the Body.
April 9, 2011 9:30-4:30
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

In this workshop, we will woo ourselves into our bodies through gentle movement, and allow ourselves to be a vehicle of expression for Divine Creation in all its infinite variety through an intuitive painting process. Painting is feeling liquified--there is no right or wrong way to do it, no "good" paintings...There is only your truth. Immersion in this painting/moving process is deeply spiritual, and physically, and emotionally nourishing and full of surprises. No experience is necessary to join in. Participants should wear loose layered clothing they would feel comfortable moving in and would not mind getting messy. Please pack a bag lunch and nutritious snacks for yourself.

Space is limited to 11 participants. Please RSVP to Jennifer Gittings-Dalton by phone at 610-370-2629 or by email at jgittingsd@verizon.net

by April 5th.

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.