Category: Events

Next Poetry Podium on June 24, 2022

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Join us on Wednesday, June 24 for another engaging and inspiring hour of poetry.

We meet at Collapse Gallery at 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. in Wenatchee. Chad Yenner generously supports our artistic efforts by allowing us to gather here rent-free! And what could be better than visual art surrounding spoken art?

Read your own work or a favorite poem by someone else. You never know what you will see or hear that will resonate with you. And you may discover a new poet whose work you’d like to read and research.

ART and COMMUNITY , live and in person! As it should be.

Happy New Poetry Podium

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New Year! New venue! New time! Join us on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 for our next Poetry Podium at our new location, the Riverside Pub, 538 Riverside Drive in Wenatchee. We’ll start at 5:00 and run till 6:00 or 6:30. Come early, grab a bite or a drink (or both), socialize a bit and get ready for the “soul food” which is poetry.

See you there!

Next Poetry Podium on September 25

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cocktails and poetry at Radar Station
Poems and cocktails – a heady mixture!

The next Shrub-Steppe Poetry Podium will be held on Wednesday, September 25 at Radar Station, 115 S. Wenatchee Ave. in Wenatchee. Doors open at 4:00. We start at about 4:15.

Come enjoy the fun and funky ambience, have a drink and listen to some pretty wonderful poems! Or read some poems – your own or the work of a favorite poet or two. You don’t have to be a poet to attend.

Free! The best price! Culture, art, camaraderie and cool. A great way to spend an hour on a late afternoon.

For more information, contact us.

Poetry & Lavender on July 12

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What a lovely evening of POETRY & LAVENDER at The Lavender Boutique in East Wenatchee!

Ah, the fragrance of lavender!
Ahh, the fragrance of lavender!

We sampled lavender cheesecake, several types of lavender lemonade (some with the addition of a little vodka!) and pear cider. Several people drew inspiration from the beauty around us to sketch and do water colors, while others of us read some poems.

Mitch McCarrell reads his poem, “Marriage is Hard” as Phil Cibicki pays attention
Some people sketch and listen, some just listen
Surrounded by lavender, sky and breathtaking views

To learn more about Joseph Downs and his lavender farms, visit http://thelavenderboutique.net.

Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal Launch Party

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The launch party for the Journal was held on June 9 at Bob’s Burgers & Brew in East Wenatachee. Over 40 people attended and enjoyed snacks, drinks and a reading of some of the published poems.

The mood was festive and relaxed, the camaraderie was uplifting and the excitement about the publication was palpable. Congratulations for the poets and volunteer staff alike flowed between us. What a nice time we had!

A special thanks to the crew at Bob’s Burgers & Brew for making our event so easy – and so yummy.

Inland Poetry Prowl

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Saturday April 6, 2019

A weekend-long poetry event hosted by various venues within an easy walking distance in the heart of downtown Ellensburg, Washington.  It celebrates an acclaimed poet from the past and features guest readers, craft talks, open mics, a live radio broadcast, a book fair and a film screening.  A full Saturday of poetry is capped off by a reading by the Washington State Poet Laureate.  This annual event takes place during the first weekend of April.

More information at Inland Poetry.