C. Steven Blue presents
The Poetry Stage
~ Expressions of Style & Rhythm ~
August 21-23, 2015 at Skinner Butte Park
on the Willamette River at RiverPlay
Fri. 4-7 PM / Sat. 11 AM - 7 PM / Sun. 11 AM - 5 PM
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Festival of Eugene is a three day summer festival (August 21-23, 2015), at Skinner Butte Park. Filling a hole left by the cancellation of The Eugene Celebration, Festival of Eugene grew from a local grassroots effort. It is completely free for everyone attending and features all local talent and artists. This year, the festival will feature a grand send off by Mayor Kitty Piercy on Saturday morning, August 22. The 2nd annual FOE will feature 4 stages
with over 50 bands and 300 performers, theater and dancing acts, youth music stage, kidzone, car show, health faire, poetry/spoken word stage, art zone, food and drink carts,
beer gardens and so much more.
Please help us to keep this event completely free by donating something: www.festivalofeugene.com
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This year the Poetry Stage will be even bigger and more exciting than last year!
We will have a full PA sound system so our readers and performers can be heard clearly
by the audience.
We will have fully shaded tents for audience and readers!
You can bask in the sun if you like, but shade will be available this year!
Plenty of chairs in the audience area also.
We will have fun and exciting readers and performers!
(see full schedule at bottom of this page)
Here are just a few of this year's scheduled readers, performers and poetry events
taking place on The Poetry Stage :
—Literary and published poets:
Ralph Salisbury, Ingrid Wendt, Quinton Hallett, Nancy Carol Moody, Joan Dobbie,
Howard & Margaret Robertson, Katharine Valentine, Michele Graf,
Joy McDowell, Nicole Taylor, Roy Seitz.
—Performance poets:
C. Steven Blue, Andrew Gonzalez, Candace Renee Perkins,
Dan & Eve King-Lehman, Phil Crowe, Leo Rivers.
—Adult poetry & spoken word open mic on Saturday.
Sign up for your moment in the sun (and along the Willamette river!).
—Sunday, August 23
Young writers (K-12) poetry/spoken word & open mic
12:00 Noon - 1:20 PM.
Bring your family and friends to hear the poems of young writers Cicely Blackwell,
Kendal Tubb and Elliott Lynn Freeman
and other K-12 young writers wax poetically!
—Also on Sunday
TRUE - The Ridgeline Ukulele Extravaganza
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM.
Ridgeline Montessori Middle School's student ukulele group, led by their teacher, Jon Labrousse, redefines the 'Middle School Concert' experience.
** We will have daily raffle drawings **
with great prizes, benefiting a wonderful and worthy local cause:
The Oregon Supported Living Program (OSLP)'s
Arts & Culture Program:
http://www.artsandcultureeugene.org/about.html
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For complete updates and developments, stay tuned to this page.
You can also visit our Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/496998753788038/
___________________________________________________________
Are you interested in reading/performing your poetry
on the Poetry Stage?
Do you know any K-12 writers who would be interested in participating in our Sunday youth events?
If so, please contact C. Steven Blue at: [email protected]
on the Willamette River at RiverPlay
Fri. 4-7 PM / Sat. 11 AM - 7 PM / Sun. 11 AM - 5 PM
______________________________________________
Festival of Eugene is a three day summer festival (August 21-23, 2015), at Skinner Butte Park. Filling a hole left by the cancellation of The Eugene Celebration, Festival of Eugene grew from a local grassroots effort. It is completely free for everyone attending and features all local talent and artists. This year, the festival will feature a grand send off by Mayor Kitty Piercy on Saturday morning, August 22. The 2nd annual FOE will feature 4 stages
with over 50 bands and 300 performers, theater and dancing acts, youth music stage, kidzone, car show, health faire, poetry/spoken word stage, art zone, food and drink carts,
beer gardens and so much more.
Please help us to keep this event completely free by donating something: www.festivalofeugene.com
__________________________________________________________________
This year the Poetry Stage will be even bigger and more exciting than last year!
We will have a full PA sound system so our readers and performers can be heard clearly
by the audience.
We will have fully shaded tents for audience and readers!
You can bask in the sun if you like, but shade will be available this year!
Plenty of chairs in the audience area also.
We will have fun and exciting readers and performers!
(see full schedule at bottom of this page)
Here are just a few of this year's scheduled readers, performers and poetry events
taking place on The Poetry Stage :
—Literary and published poets:
Ralph Salisbury, Ingrid Wendt, Quinton Hallett, Nancy Carol Moody, Joan Dobbie,
Howard & Margaret Robertson, Katharine Valentine, Michele Graf,
Joy McDowell, Nicole Taylor, Roy Seitz.
—Performance poets:
C. Steven Blue, Andrew Gonzalez, Candace Renee Perkins,
Dan & Eve King-Lehman, Phil Crowe, Leo Rivers.
—Adult poetry & spoken word open mic on Saturday.
Sign up for your moment in the sun (and along the Willamette river!).
—Sunday, August 23
Young writers (K-12) poetry/spoken word & open mic
12:00 Noon - 1:20 PM.
Bring your family and friends to hear the poems of young writers Cicely Blackwell,
Kendal Tubb and Elliott Lynn Freeman
and other K-12 young writers wax poetically!
—Also on Sunday
TRUE - The Ridgeline Ukulele Extravaganza
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM.
Ridgeline Montessori Middle School's student ukulele group, led by their teacher, Jon Labrousse, redefines the 'Middle School Concert' experience.
** We will have daily raffle drawings **
with great prizes, benefiting a wonderful and worthy local cause:
The Oregon Supported Living Program (OSLP)'s
Arts & Culture Program:
http://www.artsandcultureeugene.org/about.html
__________________________________________________
For complete updates and developments, stay tuned to this page.
You can also visit our Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/496998753788038/
___________________________________________________________
Are you interested in reading/performing your poetry
on the Poetry Stage?
Do you know any K-12 writers who would be interested in participating in our Sunday youth events?
If so, please contact C. Steven Blue at: [email protected]
To see the full Poetry Stage schedule click here:
Are you interested in helping to sponsor
The Poetry Stage @ Festival of Eugene?
We are looking for sponsors and donations of any kind, to help us cover our operating costs and to help a wonderful and worthy local cause, the OSLP Arts & Culture Program (http://www.artsandcultureeugene.org/about.html).
To see our sponsorship opportunities, click here:
The Poetry Stage @ Festival of Eugene?
We are looking for sponsors and donations of any kind, to help us cover our operating costs and to help a wonderful and worthy local cause, the OSLP Arts & Culture Program (http://www.artsandcultureeugene.org/about.html).
To see our sponsorship opportunities, click here:
Another exciting poetry event
brought to you by C. Steven Blue
For more information on the Festival of Eugene:
website: www.festivalofeugene.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FestivalofEugene?fref=ts
brought to you by C. Steven Blue
For more information on the Festival of Eugene:
website: www.festivalofeugene.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FestivalofEugene?fref=ts