WORDS

Publication Party for Hot Sonnets

Saturday, October 1 / 5pm /Free

A celebration of sexy sonnets featuring readings by many of the great and famous represented in the book. The compilation includes works by many fine poets, present and past, including Moira Egan, ee cummings, Clarinda Harris, Edna St, Vincent Millay, and Michael Salcman.  Clarinda Harriss hosts.

WORDS

Love Triangle: Poetry by Jenny Keith, Barrett Warner, and Leslie F. Miller

Sunday, October 2 / 4pm / Free

These three Baltimore poets are still bringing sexy—and dangerous—back to poetry after years of performing live and in private trysts.  Jenny Keith’s writing has appeared in City Paper, The Pearl, Sewanee Theological Review, and The Nebraska Review. She just completed a novel, which she will be publishing online in October. Barrett Warner’s story, “Get Away,” was the runner-up in the 2011 F. Scott Fitzgerald fiction prize. His reading will include some love poems he wrote to Leslie 30 years ago. Leslie Miller is the author of Let me Eat Cake (Simon & Schuster, 2009). She is overcoming her poetry writer’s block with the help of Facebook.  For more information contact Leslie at dogfaceboy@gmail.com or go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=247787765264837

PERFORMANCE

Boîte: Show & Tell

Friday, October 7 / 8pm / Free; donations welcome and appreciated

Boîte (rhymes with kumquat) is a series of intimate performances coinciding with Hampden’s monthly first Friday celebration. This month, Lauren Bender hosts an open mic show & tell.  Bring your objects, stories, or imaginary friends for a 3-5 minute presentation. Or just sit back in the audience and enjoy.  Come sip a glass of wine and be amazed! For more information contact Lauren at lauren.bender@gmail.com

POETRY

October Earth with Marcus Colasurdo

Saturday, October 8 / 5pm / $5.00

Marcus Colasurdo reads from his works and makes occasional music. Featured works include Where we Worship, a collaboration with French Photographer Olivier Girard and the underground classic, Angel City Taxi, a Los Angeles cabdriver journal. Expect some surprises as well. $5.00 admission benefits Gimme Shelter Productions, which supports homeless programs in Baltimore City. For more information, contact Marcus at raintheatre@gmail.com.

POETRY

Essential Sundays Poetry: Rachel Elise

Sunday, October 9 / 4pm / $3.00

Rachel Elise is a musician, artist, & poet/writer who currently lives in Baltimore and shares introspective, darkly evocative, honest piano-centered songs. Her music has been called indie-acoustic gothic poetic alternative folk. Sponsored by the group Poetry in Baltimore. An open reading starts the event. Julie Fisher hosts. For more information contact Julie at Julie@poetryinbaltimore.com

WORDS

Baltimore Free Fall Event: Persona Workshop with Baltimore Review

Saturday, October 15 / 1:00 – 3:30 / Free

This Free Fall, feel free to be–anyone else! Join Baltimore Review editors and friends for an afternoon of tips, tricks, improvisation, writing exercises and performance. The Persona Workshop is about incorporating the art of the dramatic monologue into your fiction and poems. The workshop is free, but space is limited so register soon. Reserve your workshop spot by emailing editor@baltimorereview.org. Still a few spots left!

FICTION

510 Readings

Saturday, October 15 / 5pm / Free

Baltimore’s first and most beloved fiction series. Local and national writers read from their work. This month it’s Mark Cugini, Laura Ellen Scott, John Rowell, Jackie Wang. Michael Kimball and Jen Michalski host. Afterwards, everyone is invited down the block to Frazier’s for drinks and cheap eats. http://510readings.blogspot.com/.

OPEN MIC

Town Square Open Mic

Sunday, October 16 / 4:00 pm / Free

Poetry / performance / stand-up comedy / acoustic music / fiction / mime / monologues / sleight-of-hand / puppetry / oratory / mimicry. If you can read it, perform it, sing it, or say it with little or no amplification, then bring it on! Sarah Jane Miller hosts. For more information contact Sarah Jane at smiller@bcpl.net.

WORDS

Michael Fallon with Special Guests Dorit Carroll and William Rivera

Saturday, October 22 / 5 pm / Free

Michael Fallon reads from his latest book along with special guests poets Doritt Caroll and William Rivera. Fallon is a poet and essayist who has long endured the sorrows and joys of living in his native Baltimore and is the author of two other books of poetry; A History of the Color Black (Dophin-Moon Press, 1991), and Since You Have No Body (2011), winner of the Plan B Press Poetry Chapbook Competition and. His new book, The Great Before and After, is a comic inquiry into how we all got here in the first place, what we might be doing here, and what might happen when and if all the lights go out.  Doritt Caroll is a native of Washington DC, and earns her living as an attorney.  Her book In Caves was published by BrickHouse Books in 2010 and was recently the subject of an interview with Jane Crown on Poetry Radio. New Orleans-born W.M. Rivera’s recent book Buried in the Mind’s Backyard (Brickhouse Books 2011) is a collection of tautly disciplined, passionate, virile poems. Grace Cavalieri described it as ”intelligently delicious poetry.” Clarinda Harriss hosts. For more information contact Clarinda at CHarriss@towson.edu

DANCE

Belly Dancing

Sunday, October 23/ 5:00 PM / $5.00

Meridian Belly Dance holds a hafleh, a performance showcasing a variety of belly dancing styles. http://www.meridiandance.com/.

MUSIC

Color Light Theory: Acoustic Autumn Show

Saturday, October 29 / 5:00 pm / Admission: $8.00

Color Light Theory is Richard Crafton, Marion Stanley, Noah stone and Jamie Wilson. The group draws its inspiration from diverse sources, including Renaissance music, classical Celtic, 30-50s- jazz standards, modern folk, and funk. You will find yourself moving your body to a music you can not only listen to, but one you will hear…a message.  Richard Crafton plays guitar and banjo, writes lyrics an sings.  Marion Stanley plays bass and  guitar, sings and composes. Noah Stone plays violin and sings. Jamie Wilson plays percussion and sings. For more information, go to www.colorlighttheory.com or contact Jamie at birdhousestudios@mac.com

FINE ART

Scott Philip Goergens: Fragments from Utilis Planta

Through November 27

Artist, author, and filmmaker Scott Philip Goergens (aka S. Philip G.) has developed a body of work which suggests a remarkable, highly imaginative representation of the fauna which may very well live among us.  Exhibit runs through November 27.

YOGA

Thursday mornings through October 27 / 7:00 am – 8:15 am

$90 series, $12 drop-in

Regina Armenta teaches an Anusara-inspired yoga class for all levels.  This series of nine classes focuses on developing a strong, healthy back. Bring a mat if you have one. If you have questions or would like to reserve a space, please contact Regina at 614-205-7663 / yogaonwheels@yahoo.com / www.yogaonwheels.org

Minás Gallery & Boutique

815 W. 36^th Street

Baltimore, MD 21211

410-732-4258

www.minasgalleryandboutique.com

Hours: 11 – 6 / closed Tuesdays

FREE!
Cash Bar
(AKA Please consider buying our cheap beer instead of bringing your own!)

An art and music festival featuring Paintings on Walls, a group exhibition of murals in the gallery space, which will later be re-installed on Howard & Franklin Street.

Annie Gray R.
Annie Gugliotta
Asa Osborne
Brent Baker
Jesse Unterhalter
Jordan Kasey
Josh VanHorn
Katie Truhne
Gerry Mak
Whitney Simpkins
Katherine Ralston

AND MUSIC BY:

Co La http://soundcloud.com/co_la
Thank You http://www.myspace.com/wethankyou
Holy Ghost Party http://www.myspace.com/holyghostpartyy

Current Space Website

Formerly known as the Free Hung Benefit and loved by all, is now turning into a sideshow for some… more later, dig the pictures…

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For information about the Hexagon Gallery, please contact:

art@hexagonspace.com

Jan 30th – March 4th, 2011: The Hexagon Presents: Rough Language; a gallery exhibition and pop-up shop of new t-Shirts by Emily Burtner and Nolen Strals. Both artists in this show draw on the history of design and punk, with Nolen displaying comedic screenprinted work while Burtner’s more contemplative pieces are joined by an alphabet lookbook. Opening reception Saturday, February 12, 6pm-8pm. Pop-up shop March 12th, 4pm-7pm.

Nolen, co-founder of local Baltimore design studio Post Typography, and Emily, a senior at MICA, and are both graphic designers with a history in American punk rock on both sides of the stage. Both Nolen and Emily draw on historic use of the t-shirt as a primary vehicle for the delivery of counter-cultural ideas.

The Hexagon is a community-run gallery and performance space that embraces all media and is located in the Station North Arts District at 1825 N. Charles Street. The Hexagon features music performances, community outreach events, film screenings, art exhibitions, and many other creative events. For more information about the space, please visit http://www.hexagonspace.com.

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The Hexagon Presents: Rough Language; a gallery exhibition and pop-up shop of new t-Shirts by Emily Burtner and Nolen Strals. Both artists in this show draw on the history of design and punk, with Nolen displaying comedic screenprinted work while Burtner’s more contemplative pieces are joined by an alphabet lookbook. Opening reception Saturday, February 12th, 6pm-8pm. Pop-up shop March 12th, 4pm-7pm.

The Hexagon

Community-run Gallery and Performance Space

1825 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Gallery Hours: by appointment and during performances. Performance times are available at

www.hexagonspace.com.

To arrange an appointment or for gallery inquiries, please contact art@hexagonspace.com

The Hexagon Presents: Constructing the In Between

New work by Sean Scheidt, the winner of The Hexagon Salon juried exhibition. By combining traditional photographic elements into paintings Sean achieves a melding of two often separate worlds.  Exhibition from Nov 6th – 28th, 2010.

Opening reception Nov 13th, 6 PM to 8 PM, with light refreshments.

The Hexagon
Community-run Gallery and Performance Space
1825 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Gallery Hours: by appointment and during performances. Performance times are available at http://www.hexagonspace.com.

To arrange an appointment or for gallery inquiries, please contact art@hexagonspace.com

About Sean Scheidt:

Nov. 6 – 28th, 2010 The Hexagon Presents: Constructing the In Between; new work by Sean Scheidt, the winner of The Hexagon Salon juried exhibition.  By combining traditional photographic elements into paintings Sean Scheidt achieves a melding of two often separate worlds.

Sean Scheidt is a Baltimore area freelance photographer and mixed media artist who has been published both locally and nationally.  Sean’s mixed media work combines his love of photography with painterly elements.  Sean also works in the Photography Department at Maryland Institute College of Art.

The Hexagon is a community-run gallery and performance space that embraces all media and is located in the Station North Arts District at 1825 N. Charles Street. The Hexagon features music performances, community outreach events, film screenings, art exhibitions, and many other creative events. For more information about the space, please visit http://www.hexagonspace.com.