Our debut event was an amazing night, and we hope you’ll join us for the next event in the Barbershop Reading Series. Normally the events will happen the first Saturday of every month, but because of the Fourth of July holiday, we’ll be skipping a week. So just keep in mind 7/11.
The evening will feature [...]
Oakland poet Oscar Bermeo and his wife, fellow poet Barbara Jane Reyes, came to our opening night event and took some photos. I particularly like this one, which shows Joe’s karate dummy/t-shirt model, “Butchie,” whom we picked up at a sporting goods store, as well as the reflection of one of my favorite people, musician [...]
Lorelei Lee, who read at our opening event, had this to say about her experience:
“The crowd last night was so incredible and generous, and the venue was amazing. Even though I was feeling rushed and regretful at having to leave, I truly enjoyed reading last night, and left feeling just wonderful. The event really had [...]
Am SO happy at how tonight’s Barbershop Reading Series went. First night, capacity crowd, amazing performers, great energy. #
Photos posted from the awesome opening event in the Barbershop Reading Series: http://ow.ly/cN93 #
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Click here to see photos of the Barbershop Reading Series’ opening event. Photo credits: Helene Weckler and Tom Kitzman.
“A Brand New ‘Do” was, all modesty aside, a huge success. By the time our first reader took the stage, the barbershop was standing room only, and our writer/performers hit a series of home runs.
Lorelei Lee, running [...]
The SF Bay Area Arts Newsletter says there is “a lot of buzz” about our first event. Seating, especially the cool retro barber chairs, is limited!
Please join us for the very first event in the Barbershop Reading Series. In honor of the occasion, and our location, our theme will be “A Brand New ‘Do,” and [...]
Picked up a PA system for the reading series. http://ow.ly/baAw Must now become one of those People Who Know How to Work a Microphone. #
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Louis Menard, writing for the New Yorker, asks: “Should creative writing be taught?” http://ow.ly/aZ1c #
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Please join us for the very first event in the Barbershop Reading Series. In honor of the occasion, and our location, our theme will be “A Brand New ‘Do,” and our writers will tackle the subjects of fresh starts, blank pages, and clean slates.
So come on down for some words, beer, or a cold Diet [...]
