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Classes for Everyone at Theater 150 This Fall

by Robert Peake September 26, 2010

Theater 150Theater 150 recently announced an outstanding lineup of classes on writing, acting, and musical theater for children and adults. These classes and workshops continue the Theater’s tradition of excellence, and are suitable for those who love performing or have a belly full of butterflies, professional writers and performers as well as those…

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Final Broken Word Reading of the Season

by Robert Peake October 21, 2009

Poetry Matters! Broken Word has been a very successful reading series debuting local writing talent at Ojai’s own The Farmer and the Cook in Meiners Oaks. The final reading of this year’s series will be held on Thursday, October 29th at 6PM. Please note the earlier time.
In honor of Halloween, the final reading will celebrate…

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Broken Word Reading Series in Ojai

by Robert Peake July 13, 2009

Poetry Matters! Broken Word Happy Hour is a spoken word reading series featuring fiction and poetry writers from around Southern California. I had the pleasure of participating in the second reading in this series back in May, and am looking forward to reading again alongside talented local word-wielders at the fourth Broken Word happening…

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Spoken Word Salon Going Out In Style

by Robert Peake December 7, 2006

Poetry Matters! Following a controversial decision by Ventura Community College, local poet Gwendolyn Alley will give up hosting Spoken Word Salon at Zoey’s Cafe in Ventura in order to keep her teaching job. The final reading will be held on Thursday, December 21st at 7:30 PM at Zoey’s Cafe. They’re going out in…

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Spoken Word Salon At Zoey’s In Ventura

by Robert Peake November 16, 2006

Poetry Matters! How many English composition classes serve espresso under atmospheric lighting? As far as I know, only one – and they meet the third Thursday of the month at Zoey’s cafe on Main Street in Ventura. Sometimes student-centered open mics get a bad rap for laborious rough-draft poetry and undergraduate antics.…

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