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- 2013 -

may 3 | Studio One Art Center (w/the Studio One Reading Series)

Wonder Dave » Monica Regan » Tin Can » Thaisa Frank » M Kitchell » erica lewis » Adeena Karasick | Sarah Bruhns » Ratty St. John » Jarett Kobek » Nicole Derse » Kelly Egan » Adeena Karasick » erica lewis

april 15 | Verdi Club (w/Porch Light)

Rupa Marya » Moneta Goldsmith » Rachel Ann Brickner » Matthew Rodgers » Mario de la Vega » Katie Wheeler-Dubin | Allison Landa » Jan Richman » Baruch Porras-Hernandez » Matt Pine » Charlie Getter » Katie Carter

mar 19 | SOMArts (w/Feast of Words)

Siamak Vossoughi » Moneta Goldsmith » Alex Peters » Maria Allocco » J. E. Freeman » Julia Jackson » Cassandra Dallett » Laura Joakimson » Traci Chee

feb 4 | 826 valencia (all 6-18 year-olds)

Claire Moreman » Alexa Thea Suarez » Ava Burlison » Althea Kriney » Isobel Obrecht » Calista Nicholson » Quinn Muller » Ian Child » Lucia Garay » Olivia Hoffman | Chloe Kim » Lucie Pereira » Aaroshi Sahgal » Zara Tastari » Gillian Buckner » Jude Driscoll » Dylan Amelia Gibson » Huck Shelf » Kai Smith » Sophie Emiko Avigayil Brozinsky » Henry Gerharz » Jacqueline Quach

jan 16 | sports basement

 J. E. Freeman » Matt Leibel » Shideh Etaat » William Taylor Jr. | Ariel Fintushel » Sarah Natalie Webster » Sarah Kobrinsky » William Taylor Jr. »  J. E. Freeman

- 2012 -

dec 3 | the lab

Bridgette Portman » Wes Solether » Austin Smith » Kate Menzies » Kai Carlson-Wee » Nora Toomey » Eric Sneathen » Casey Childers | Eliza Mimski » Siamak Vossoughi » John Panzer » Laura E. Davis » Tomas Moniz

nov 5 | viracocha

Caroline Goodwin » Stacy Carlson » Candy Shue » Ratty St. John » Kyle Metzner » José Luis Gutiérrez | Karen Penley » Lisa Gordon » Adam Hofbauer » Stacy Magner Barrett » Jennifer Lynne Roberts » Matthew Sherling

oct 8 | conservatory of flowers [litquake]

Marcia Simmons » M Kitchell » Marci Vogel » L.J. Moore » davy carren | Max Tomlinson » Gina Goldblatt » Karen Penley » Nicole Trigg » Clara Hsu w/Jack Foley » Captain Jim Sheehan » Hugh Behm-Steinberg » Jack and Adelle Foley

sept 30 | red poppy arthouse [random play]

James Warner » July Westhale » Boris Glants

sept 3 | conservatory of flowers

Marcus Lund » Miquila Alejandre » Dani Burlison » John Panzer » Matt Leibel | Saqib Mausoof » Michael Palmer » Manjula Martin » Rosaleen Bertolino » Chris Peck » Sean Taylor

aug 6 | conservatory of flowers

Matthew Rodgers » J.E. Freeman » Clara Hsu w/Jack Foley » Siamak Vossoughi » Tupelo Hassman | Doug Cordell » Yume Kim » Karen Penley » Aaron DiFranco » Joseph Lease » Sara Wintz » Andrew O. Dugas » Jonathan I. Hirsch » William Taylor Jr.

jul 7 12 | vessel gallery [random play]

Anna Pulley » Nicole Henares » Lizzy Acker » Nick Johnson » Lauren Becker » Amanda Snyder » Alia Volz

jul 2 12 | galeria de la raza

jun 8 12 | william westerfeld house

Sam Barry for Kathi Kamen Goldmark » Isaac Fitzgerald » Jack + Adelle Foley » Jarett Kobek » A.D. Winans | Timothy Walker » Keely Hyslop » Cassie J. Sneider » Lorna Dee Cervantes » Toni Mirosevich

may 7 12 | alley cat books

Isak Lindenauer | Max Tomlinson | Der Williams | Katherine Hogan | Nicole Henares | Joseph Lease || Doug Cordell | Tom Comitta | Rose Theresa Booker | Nate Waggoner | Sandra Wassilie

apr 2 12 | boxcar playhouse

Evan Karp | Leigh Lucas | Jessica Moll | William Taylor Jr. | Juli C. Lasselle | Scott Lambridis | Sommer Schafer || Marcus Lund | Matt Hemmerich | John Panzer | Alvin Orloff | Siamak Vossoughi | Lucille Lang Day | Karen Penley | Nick Johnson

mar 5 12 | elbo room

Frank Weisberg | Albert Flynn Desilver | Mr. Lucky | Siamak Vossoughi | Mary Paynter Sherwin || Katherine Chatel | Gina Goldblatt | Jarett Kobek | Paul Corman-Roberts | Annie Avery

feb 12 12 | cocoanut grove [poetry festival santa cruz]

Lauren Eggert-Crowe | Timothy Walker | Steven Gray | Cassie J. Sneider | Jarett Kobek | Keely Hyslop | SB Stokes | Max Tomlinson | Arisa White | Keely Hyslop | Steven Gray | Jason Schenheit | Tristen Chang

jan 2 12 | club deluxe

John Panzer | Roz Wagner | Cassie J. Sneider | Melissa Cistaro | Timothy Walker || Chris Carosi | Zara Raab | Amanda Meth | Boris Glants | Keely Hyslop | Davy Carren

- 2011 -

dec 5 | beatbox

Nicole McFeely | Kirk Read | Mac McClelland | Cassandra Gorgeous | Genine Lentine | K.M. Soehnlein || Jack + Adelle Foley | Chicken John | Mira Martin-Parker | Andrew Sean Greer | Siamak Vossoughi

nov 7 | chez poulet

Nora Toomey | SB Stokes | Susanna Solomon | Siamak Vossoughi | Keely Hyslop | Lindy Hough | L.J. Moore | Steven Gray || Leigh Lucas | Christin Rice | Sarah Agnes O. | Frank Weisberg | Sam Benjamin | Cassandra Dallett | Lauren Eggert-Crowe

oct 10 | conservatory of flowers [litquake]

Guienevere Q | Allison Landa | Claire Rawlins | Sarah Ciston | Ransom Stephens | Dean Rader || Amy Cruz | Mira Martin-Parker | Alyson Sinclair | Chris Peck | Robin Bullard | Roger Porter | Guienevere Q | Stellar Cassidy

sept 5 | conservatory of flowers

Meghan Thornton | Sherril Jaffe | Nicole McFeely | Anna Pulley | Chris Carosi | Joseph Lease || Siamak Vossoughi | Mira Martin-Parker | Nicole Henares | Marc Olmsted | Janey Smith | Jason File | Charlie Getter | Michael Palmer

aug 1 | conservatory of flowers

Keely Hyslop | Alyson Sinclair | Andrew O. Dugas | Amy Cruz | Howard Junker | Tim Kahl || Graham Gremore | Cassandra Gorgeous | Cole Krawitz | Mira Martin-Parker | Tobey Kaplan | Sarah Page | Sean Labrador y Manzano

jul 4 | the emerald tablet

July Westhale | Amy Glasenapp | Sarah Page | Aneesa Davenport | G. Martinez Cabrera || Juli C. Lasselle | Chris Carosi | Nicole McFeely | Charles Kruger | Jared Hannum | Sharon Skolnick-Bagnoli | Laurie Ann Doyle | SB Stokes

jun 6 | 111 minna gallery

D. A Powell | Meg Day | Graham Gremore | Tamim Ansary | Caitlin Myer || William Taylor Jr. | Jack Boulware | Rob Brezsny | Steven Gray

may 2 | cafe du nord

Kelci M. Kelci | Graham Gremore | Mira Martin-Parker | Josh Mohr | Calder Lorenz | Ian Tuttle | Paul Corman-Roberts || Josey Duncan | Matthew Siegel | Lizzy Acker | Daphne Gottlieb | Chris Cole | Siamak Vossoughi | The Secret Secretaries

april 4 | mina dresden gallery

Sarah Ciston | Lizzy Acker | Siamak Vossoughi | Sherril Jaffe | J. Brandon Loberg || Cassandra Gorgeous | Donna Laemmlen | James J. Siegel | Julia Halprin Jackson | Graham Gremore | Nicole McFeely | Shruti Swamy | Melissa Stein

march 7 | 15 romolo

Graham Gremore | Renee Nelson | Sean Taylor | Rob McLaughlin | Russell Dillon | Shideh Etaat | Clive Matson ||  Elise Hunter | Chris Cole | James Warner | Maureen Duffy | Susan Browne | Maureen Blennerhassett

february 7 | supperclub

Townsend Walker | Andrew Paul Nelson | Alex Rieser | Liana Holmberg | Charles Kruger | Nic Alea | Andrew O. Dugas | Candice Novak | Catherine Brady || Sam Sax

january 3 | public works

Siamak Vossoughi | Graham Gremore | Jesús Castillo | Deborah Steinberg | Clive Matson | Michael Palmer | Steven Gray | Evan Karp | Chris Cole || Timothy Walker | Lauren Hamlin | Josey Duncan | Rajshree Chauhan | Dean Rader | Paul Corman-Roberts | Gael Alcock

- 2010 -

november 30 | 111 minna gallery

Alia Volz » Bucky Sinister » Jonathan Siegel » Ian Tuttle » Ali Liebegott » Kim Addonizio | Andrew O. Dugas » Lauren Becker » Peg Alford Pursell » Charlie Anders » Charlie Getter

november 3 | booksmith

Maisha Johnson » Jeremy Hatch » Hollie Hardy » Chris Cole » Nic Alea » Matthew James DeCoster | Amanda Snyder » Matt Stewart » Andrew O. Dugas » Seth Fischer » Alia Volz » H.K. Rainey » M.L. Heath » Daniel Ishofsky

october 9 | gestalt haus [litquake's lit crawl]

Meghan Thornton » Ana Elsner » Shideh Etaat » Steven Gray » Roger Porter » Sam Sax » Julia Halprin Jackson » Tatyana Brown » Keely Hyslop » Maisha Johnson » Sharon Coleman » Scott Lambridis » Jennifer Barone

september 6 | mina dresden gallery

Paul Corman-Roberts » Julia Halprin Jackson » Jesus Castillo » Scott Lambridis » Carrie Seitzinger » Andrew Paul Nelson » Timothy Faust » Katie May | Matty Byloos » Amy Glasenapp » Steven Gray » William Taylor Jr. » W. Ross Ayers » Shruti Swami » M.G. Martin » Laura Riggs

august 2 | rickshaw stop

Pam Benjamin » Amy Elizabeth Cole » D.W. Lichtenberg » Ian Tuttle » Andy O. Dugas » Elise Hunter » Keely Hyslop » Shideh Etaat | Eriq Martin » Lauren Becker » Chris Cole » Charles Kruger » Alia Volz » Greg Gerke » C.R. Stapor » Meghan Thornton

july 7 | space gallery

Jesus Angel Garcia » Sam Sax » Lauren Becker » Joshua Mohr » Roger Porter » Tess Patalano » Kelci M. Kelci » Jennifer Capo | Alia Volz » Missy Church » Charles Kruger » Mira Martin-Parker » Chris Cole » J. Brandon Loberg | Jess + Em + Andrew » Nic Alea » M.G. Martin » Paul Corman-Roberts

june 4 | elbo room

jon longhi » paul corman-roberts » sarah fran wisby » jennifer joseph » m.g. martin » stephen elliott | beth lisick » andrew paul nelson » daphne gottlieb » joshua mohr » nic alea » michelle tea

may 3 | mina dresden gallery

nic alea » anhvu buchanan » meghan thornton » julia halprin jackson » jerry ratch »elise hunter » m.g. martin | chris cole » paul corman-roberts » pam benjamin » amy e. glasenapp » ian tuttle » roger porter » c.r. stapor » tess patalano

apr 5 | gestalt

Paul Corman-Roberts » Ryan Perterson » William Taylor Jr. » Julia Halprin Jackson » Caitlin Myer » Andrew O. Dugas » Nic Alea » Andrew Paul Nelson | MG Martin » Jennifer Capo » Sara Stroud » Ian Tuttle » Tess Patalano » Shanthi Sekaran » Charlie Getter

march 1 | elbo room

kevin smokler | mg martin | amy glasenapp | meghan thornton | maw shein win | andrew nelson | william taylor jr. | alia volz | dw lichtenberg | ml heath | andrew o. dugas | mira martin-parker | paul corman-roberts | ian tuttle | tess patalano | erin lindsay mccabe | kristen kramer | nicole alea

jan 25 | gestalt

Mira Martin-Parker | Sharon Coleman | MG Martin | Andrew O. Dugas | Robb Gardner | Rajshree Chauhan || Melissa Hansen | Nicole Alea | Sona Avakian | Tess Patalano | Reynard Seifert | Paul Corman-Roberts | Ian Tuttle | Evan Karp

dec 14 09 | cantina

Eddie Wright | Meghan Thornton | Lauren Becker | Missy Church | Nicole Portaro | Anna Reed |  Rajshree Chauhan || Paul Corman-Roberts | M.G. Martin | Tess Patalano | Peg Alford Pursell | Eugenia E. Gratto | Alia Volz | Evan Karp