Archive 2012
january 7, 2012
Volcano, HI: Poetry Performance
Join me for the opening reception for the Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory
exhibit that runs January 7 - February 19. The exhibit showcases
artwork inspired by Kilauea Volcano. I'll be performing poetry
inspired by Pele (as if I write any poetry that isn't, in some way,
inspired by Pele). It'll be a good night, I'm sure. Go to
Volcano Art Center
for more info, show is from 5-7pm.
january 16, 2012
Ainaloa Longhouse, Pahoa, HI: Poetry Feature
This is a gender-transition fundraiser for an amazing local poet, who will also be
hosting this evening's slam. (He's well up for it, and it'll be a great night!).
I'll do an intermission show and cheer the beauty of our queer island community!
Contact Nakoa for more info.
Ncnelson@Hawaii.edu
january 21, 2012
Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI: Poetry Slam Emcee
Go to Volcano Art Center for more info
and directions, show is at 7pm. These crowds have been fabulously diverse AND entertaining. And usually
the place is packed -- come and down and see what it's all about...
january 28, 2012
San Diego, CA: The Op Ed Project Core Training
I've been impressed with what I know of The Op Ed Project thus far, so
I'm taking the core training. Would you like to see more women's
expert voices in the news. Maybe you should learn more at
their website.
january 22-March 16, 2012
Cal State San Marcos, CA: Social Advocacy
As every spring, it's my pleasure to be in Southern California to
teach in the graduate program in Sociological Practice. Check out the
program, if you're interested -- you too could be joining me for 8
half day workshops on Social Advocacy at some point in the future...
february 22-26, 2012
University Park, PA: Penn State School of Theatre, Cultural Conversations:
Dykeopolis: Queer Tales
and Travels in our Times
I had a wonderful time presenting Complicated Courtesies last year at this theater festival dealing with
themes of local and global diversity, and am excited to participate again!
Check the Cultural Conversations website
for more info ...
march 21-23, 2012
Cal State Summer Arts promotional presentations at San
Jose State and Cal State East Bay
It's that time again. Time for me to tell you how much your
creativity needs you as an advocate, nay, as an attentive lover. Time
for me to tell you that
Cal State Summer Arts is one of the best
programs for nurturing your creative soul with which I've ever had the
pleasure to work. And there's financial aid, and you don't have to
even be a student. And you'll get 3 units of undergrad/grad credit in
2 weeks time. Yes, I'll be discussing these possibilities as they
relate to my course: Solo Performance: Writing, Performing and Touring
a Solo Show. Download a flyer (pdf format, in
half sheet or
half sheet 2 up options)
and tell everyone you know. I shouldn't have to convince you. You know this is right.
Get in touch
if you'd like some of my time while I'm on the road anywhere between
Monterey and San Francisco...
march 26, 2012
Cal State Summer Arts promotional presentations at Cal State Monterey Bay
It's that time again. Time for me to tell you how much your
creativity needs you as an advocate, nay, as an attentive lover. Time
for me to tell you that
Cal State Summer Arts is one of the best
programs for nurturing your creative soul with which I've ever had the
pleasure to work. And there's financial aid, and you don't have to
even be a student. And you'll get 3 units of undergrad/grad credit in
2 weeks time. Yes, I'll be discussing these possibilities as they
relate to my course: Solo Performance: Writing, Performing and Touring
a Solo Show. Download a flyer (pdf format, in
half sheet or
half sheet 2 up options)
and tell everyone you know. I shouldn't have to convince you. You know this is right.
Get in touch
if you'd like some of my time while I'm on the road anywhere between
Monterey and San Francisco...
march 27, 2012
Cal State Summer Arts promotional presentations at San
Francisco State
It's that time again. Time for me to tell you how much your
creativity needs you as an advocate, nay, as an attentive lover. Time
for me to tell you that
Cal State Summer Arts is one of the best
programs for nurturing your creative soul with which I've ever had the
pleasure to work. And there's financial aid, and you don't have to
even be a student. And you'll get 3 units of undergrad/grad credit in
2 weeks time. Yes, I'll be discussing these possibilities as they
relate to my course: Solo Performance: Writing, Performing and Touring
a Solo Show. Download a flyer (pdf format, in
half sheet or
half sheet 2 up options)
and tell everyone you know. I shouldn't have to convince you. You know this is right.
Get in touch
if you'd like some of my time while I'm on the road anywhere between
Monterey and San Francisco...
Archive 2011
january 21, 2011
Volcano Art Center, Volcano Hawaii: Poetry Slam
Yes, The Volcano Poetry Slam is now a monthly event! Go to volcanoartcenter.org for more info and directions, show is at 7pm. These crowds have been fabulously diverse AND entertaining. And usually the place is packed -- come and down and see what it's all about...
january 27-March 18, 2011
Cal State San Marcos, CA: Social Advocacy
As every spring, it's my pleasure to be in Southern California to
teach in the graduate program in Sociological Practice. Check out the
program, if you're interested -- you too could be joining me for 8
half day workshops on Social Advocacy at some point in the future...
february 23-25, 2011
Penn State, University Park PA: Performance and more
I'll be doing a performance of Complicated Courtesies and few days of
classroom visits for this amazing event. (And they gave me a cool
title too. I'm the IAH Short-Term Distinguished Visiting Professor.
~wink) Check it out at culturalconversations.psu.edu
march 22-26
University Park, TX: Family Visit...
My last living relative from my father's family is Aunt Margaret.
She's 96 years old and was always my favorite family storyteller.
Talk about a bright person with a clear mind and devout heart! I've
just realized we're not getting any younger and I can just darn-well
get on a plane and go see her again. If you're in the area and would
like me to make a stop at your campus or venue during these dates,
please get in touch...
april 2, 2011
Pahoa, HI: Spoken Word Performance workshop
More info to come...
april 13, 2011
Pahoa, HI: Good Fortune Workshop Performance
This is a second workshop performance of Good Fortune (we're still
working on different ways of displaying the visual art). Take a look
at a description of this new collaboration here. The last workshop show at Behind the Bamboo was packed and gorgeous. Get there early and
join us for the fun before this show officially deubuts...
april 19-may 17, 2011
Djerassi, Woodside CA: Writing Residency
I'm thrilled to be one of the 60 artists invited for a residency at Djerassi this year. (And I'll be nearer to my son for that month too. Maybe he'll have lunch with me once or twice...)
april 8, 2011
Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI: Poetry Slam Emcee
Yes, The Volcano Poetry Slam is now a monthly event! Go to volcanoartcenter.org for more info and directions, show is at 7pm. These crowds have been fabulously diverse AND entertaining. And usually the place is packed -- come and down and see what it's all about...
may 18-21, 2011
Urbana, IL: Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
This Qualitative Inquiry conference is one of my
favorites. I have a chapter in a new book called Popularizing Research (Routledge 2011) edited by Phillip
Vannini. He and I and three other contributors to the book will be presenting excerpts. Come see us if
you're in Champaign, Illinois...
may 27-30, 2011
Manzanita Village, Warner Springs, CA
: Silent Retreat
It's been too long since I last sat in silence in the beauty of
Manzanita Village...
june 13-july 22, 2011
University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI: Writing Intensive Course
I'm teaching a course on ethnography and autoethnography for University of Hawaii this month. It's cleverly titled to attract the summer vacationers: Social Research at the Beach, the Bar or the Bowling Alley: Writing Data
About Your World. It's a writing intensive and will be totally fun. Join me if you're in Hawaii...
june 18, 2011
Kalani Honua, Pahoa, HI: Workshop - Observation and Perception: Becoming a Better Storyteller
Join me for this 3 hour
workshop focused on observation and perception. Yes, it's a writing
workshop. But more than that, our focus will be activities to hone
observation skills and understand the unique perceptions that
contribute to our creative work and to our presence and effects on the
world around us. If you do any type of creative work, or you
recognize the power storytelling has on your life in any way -- this
workshop is for you.
Kalani Honua is a beautiful
workshop setting -- and
they're also offering a dinner special. The workshop is $25 - $35 (as
your budget allows), and if you choose to stay for a swim and dinner
after the workshop - take advantage of the special price of $60 for
the workshop, swimming and dinner for $60. (Call 965.7828 to reserve
your dinner -- for the workshop only, pay at the door.) Adults and
teens are welcome!
july 12, 2011
Kalani Performing Arts Festival, Pahoa HI
: Performance
Check out "KPAF2" at kalani.com.
It's a full week of FREE nightly
performances in addition to classes and other offerings. I'm on
Tuesday night with the famously fabulous Jackie Pualani Johnson. I'm
looking forward to aerial dance on Monday and Thursday that week too...
july 14-17, 2011
Peebles, OH: Women's Poetry and Performance Retreat Faculty
It'll be a pleasure to be part of this event -- take a look at the
website soon for details about the other faculty and how to register.
hopespringsinstitute.org/womenspoetry.html)
Really, I'd love to see you there - it's reasonably priced, will
change your life, and I feel you've not visited Ohio nearly enough
lately either...
july 22, 2011
Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI: Poetry Slam Emcee
Go to volcanoartcenter.org for more info and directions, show is at 7pm. These crowds have been fabulously diverse AND entertaining. And usually the place is packed -- come and down and see what it's all about...
august 10, 2011
Chicago,IL: Women and Theatre Program Conference
The name of our trio performance panel is "Tear it Up and Burn it
Down! Performing Women's/Female/Feminist/Feminine Anger - A
(Re)Consideration of Feminism's remainders and How Women Should be Mad
and Not Mad" It's me and
Domnica Radulescu
and Deb Margolin.
I'm also on a panel on Gender and Religion in Performance -
interesting stuff - look us up!
august 18-21, 2011
Oakland, CA: Butch Voices Conference
I'm so glad my schedule puts me in a position to attend this
conference as an ally (and admirer). Check it out at butchvoices.com
september 10, 2011
University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI: Complicated Courtesies
This show is a benefit performance for the local AAUW chapter
so there is an admission charge. I believe the ticket
price is super-cheap for students though, so check it out. This is
likely my last Hilo appearance for the year though, so come on out!
september 23, 2011
Volcano Art Center, Volcano, HI: Poetry Slam Emcee
Go to Volcano Art Center for more info and directions, show is at 7pm. These crowds have been fabulously diverse AND entertaining. And usually the place is packed -- come and down and see what it's all about...
october 3-6, 2011
Susquehanna University, PA: "Activist in Residence"
I'm thrilled that Susquehanna HAS an activist in residence program --
and even more thrilled that I will take that role this year. This
week includes performances, classroom visits and staff training.
Get in touch for more info...
october 8, 2011
Washington, DC: Good Fortune
Yes, I'll be in the lovely marble-dappled city of Washington DC for a
performance of Good Fortune. As you may know, this is a new offering
for me - every show is different. Come see how it goes in DC! More
info at
The DC Center.
october 13-16, 2011
UC Berkeley Homecoming weekend
As some of you may know, my favorite son is a senior now at UC
Berkeley and I've never (no really, never in my life) been to a
college football game or any of the things that qualify as college
rites of passage (yes, its true, I never even went to my own
graduation ceremonies). Counter-culture preferences aside, I'm going
to Homecoming weekend! Ohmigod, I signed up for everything! We're
going to see the game and go to the family dinner and art museum tour
and the science center tour and twelve different lectures (okay, only
5) and the botanical garden tour and the parent brunch, and, and ---
I'm so excited.
october 20-23, 2011
International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry,
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
This is the third International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry, and the third I'll attend. I'll present about the way performance poetry can enhance environments so that people find it easier to make compassionate choices.
Also, I'll do an opening performance for the conference of
Good Fortune -
my new show in progress (read more by clicking on the show title or
performance/lecture).
october 24, 2011
Spoken Word Performance at "451" held at The Nuffield
Theatre Studio, Southampton, UK
Apples and Snakes is a great spoken word organization in the UK and
I'm so happy to work with them again -- this time in Southhampton.
This is an event with a number of fine performers -- I'm the
"international feature." Come by The Nuffield Theatre Studio at 7 and
see us.
november 1, 2011
Dykeotomy at Homotopia in Liverpool UK
I'm pleased to fit in one night only at Homotopia in Liverpool.
Check the Homotopia website for info and write yourself a little
note so you don't forget, and
get your tickets online so you know you're set ...
november 7, 2011
University of Wisconsin, Madison: Complicated Courtesies
Please come join us for the show. We all have them: aspects of our personalities, or interesting issues that we don’t bring out in every kind of company. Do you handle your various “selves” with panache and profundity? Or do you try to pretend you’re only what you show a certain audience?
Come explore how to become a courteous chimera – the kind of multi-faceted, fantastical creature that has many fearsome and fantastic features and yet, remains friendly to all. Who knows, if we learn to embrace our inner diversity – maybe loving the diversity in others won’t be so hard…
november 10-13, 2011
National Women's Studies Association,
Atlanta, GA: Presentation/Performance
I'm all about the Fat Studies panels in the conference this year,
folks. So great to see that area of academic inquiry expanding. I'll
do a storytelling performance in one and then also moderate another
panel on creative contributions. Also, visit me in the exhibit hall
-- as with last year, I'll be with
Speak Out
meeting and greeting during the conference too.
november 16-19, 2011
Feast Festival, Adelaide, Australia
: Dykeotomy
You have four chances to the see the show at the Feast! Details are here:
feast.org.au.
Please
get in touch if you can help
us add performance and workshop dates to this Australia visit...
november 22, 2011
Feast Festival
Comedy Debate, Adelaide, Australia
So wow, I've never been involved in a Comedy Debate, but why not?
(Don't answer that!) Come on down to the Feast and see what it's all
about...
november 23, 2011
Sydney, Australia, Women Say Something at Slide:
Panelist
I'm pleased to be part of this amazing event on "The 'Real' F Word". Check out the
listing
with info on the other really cool panelists with whom I'll spend a little
time... and buy
tickets here.
november 29-30, 2011
Melbourne, Australia, The Butterfly Club: Good Fortune
Two performances of Good Fortune at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne. Come join us -- details will be up
soon at thebutterflyclub.com.
december 1, 2, 3, 2011
Melbourne, Australia, Hares and Hyenas Bookstore:
Dykeotomy
Three performances of Dykeotomy at Hares and Hyenas bookstore in
Melbourne are in the works now. Details will be up soon at hares-hyenas.com.au. There's still time to add Australia dates to the November/
December tour. Please get in touch
with Julie@KimberlyDark.com to add
performances or workshops!
december 7, 2011
Cairns, Australia, Holloways Beach, 7pm: Dykeotomy
This will be the last performance of Dykeotomy for 2011. Thanks for having me,
Cairns! For tickets, contact Shandyw@hotmail.com.
december 11, 2011
Syndey, Australia, Bank Hotel, 4pm: "Women Do Something - Continuing the
Conversation"
The Women Say Something event in November was quite inspiring, so there's some
organizing going on! I will do a performance to get us all together for this event,
then we'll move from there. Participants, panelists, audience members fro Women Say
Something are welcome. RSVP at
facebook.com/events/142924355814627/.
I'm pleased To fit this in just before leaving Australia!
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