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FESTIVAL 2023 Matchups have been assigned CVL MATCHUPS FOR THE 2023 FESTIVAL
BCLF acknowledges that some Curators have agreed to read in other Events. We love that! However, we request that Curators not read in their own Event if they are booked in another Event. Similarly, we respectfully request that you read at one event only, to allow for more people to join in the Festival. If a Curator has a reading in an Event that occurs in the same Leg as their own, let us know who will facilitate yours while you read at the other. We can help with that. Curator/ Event blog posts are coming soon. That's where you'll find all the Curator/Event/Reader Bios/Venue information 2 -5 PM, Special Event: Book Launch for "Fresh Juice/ Jugo Fresco" by Robert Liu-Trujillo Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe LEG 1 4pm-5pm 1428 Poets - Awaken Cafe Afro Surreal Writers - Cape and Cowl Comics California Writers Club - Make Westing Milvia Street - Bookmark Bookstore Oakland Youth Poet Laureate - Dusk Coffee Poetry Flash - Annapurna Restaurant and Bar Starting Points - Feelmore Adult The Throwback Special - Binny's To Live and Write - Punchdown Wine Bar Vinograd Open Mic - Oakland Photo Workshop LEG 2 5:30pm-6:30pm #we - Awaken Cafe California Poets in the Schools - Oakland Photo Workshop Chapter 510 and Friends - Magical Professors - Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe Colossus Press - Bookmark Bookstore Kearny Street Workshop - First Edition Lyrics & Dirges - The Hatch El Martillo Press - Make Westing Lower Grand Radio - Tamarack Oakland Music - Dusk Coffee Naked Bulb - Graffiti Pizza Pochino Press - Oaklandish Reginald Lockett Open Mic - Night Heron SF Creative Writing Institute - Annapurna Restaurant and Bar Synchronized Chaos - Feelmore Social Club LEG 3 7pm-8pm All Gender Reading Group - Feelmore Social Club Black Freighter - First Edition (Patio) Black Lawrence Press - Chapter 510/ Dept. of Make Believe Collapse Press - Oaklandish Happy Endings - Night Heron J de Salvo Open Mic - Dusk Coffee Moondrop Productions - First Edition (Balcony) La Palabra Musical - Graffiti Pizza Paper Press Books & Co. - Make Westing Rich Oak - Tamarack Oakland Speaking Axolotl - The Hatch LEG 4 8:30-10:30 Afterparty @First Edition get all the snaps with the new beast snap back!All the cool kids on the block are showing off their Beastly pride with these flat-billed hats. Fits most heads. • 80% acrylic, 20% wool • Green Camo is 60% cotton, 40% polyester • Structured, 6-panel, high-profile • 6 embroidered eyelets • Plastic snap closure • Green undervisor it all begins at latham square Latham Square, (a triangle actually, not a square) in front of Dusk Coffee, has a statue of Breonna Taylor and a fountain built in 1913. This public plaza is situated where Telegraph and Broadway meet, at the junction of Uptown, Downtown, and the historic 14th Street Corridor, adjacent to Old Oakland. Start your visit to Beast Crawl Literary Festival here. Look for the Beast Crawl banner! Welcome to the Info Table! Begins at 3:00pm Open until 8:00pm Buy some merch, ask some questions, sign our email list, get involved with Oakland Community literature, literacy projects, and Oakland arts revitalization. Support Oakland literary communities. We'll be able to direct you to your first/ next stop, or come back and ask us for directions whenever you need it. We'll be set up starting at 3:00pm so get here early and get a FREE map before we run out. We will close by 8:00pm. Leg 1: Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Leg 2: Music by Brooke D. Leg 3: J. De Salvo Open Mic After that we expect to see you at the First Edition bar & lounge for the 4th Leg Afterparty at 8:30pm! Pick up your free map from our Info Table. One per group/ individual. Get to know some literary community partners. Black Lawrence Press, the publisher who took on a lot of Nomadic Press' titles and Chapter 510 & the Department of Make Believe, a youth literacy program! Brooke D. is a multidimensional artist, musician, producer, and storyteller, born and raised in the Bay Area. Her greatest wish is not just to tell her own story, but the human story through her work. In a world rife with injustice and uncertainty, Brooke is here to tell the truth, follow the whims of her heart, and inspire others to do the same. While her creativity and travels have taken her worldwide, she always returns home with new tricks and gifts to share with the community. You can find her performing in the Bay Area in sparkly boots until the fall. Dusk Coffee strives to be your number one coffee shop destination in Oakland, CA. With years of knowledge in brewing coffee, you can trust that our coffee is unique, delicious, and perfect. In addition, we are a black-owned coffee shop and are proud of the quality of our pastries and beverages you enjoy. We strive to provide you with the freshest and most delicious menu options with the outstanding customer service you deserve. To explore our fantastic selection of food and drinks, please don't hesitate to contact or visit Dusk Coffee today! For the more fitted, hug-your-body-like-a-warm-poem look, The Tiger Eye with gothic Beast Crawl in a crop sleeve tee will be sure to fit right on your curves. Your typical 100% cotton t-shirt, this tee is pre-shrunk to make sure your size is maintained throughout several washes, and a classic fit.
Mad One media presents ignite the possibilities Your favorite furry Beasties will take part in an event at Intersection for the Arts (IFTA) in a few weeks, on June 17. Catch us here for a live zoom broadcast. Sign up for free tix to attend and participate in the presentation.
Ahoy, Arts Lovers ~Join us online for Ignite the Possibilities! This live broadcast studio session features lightning talks presented by Intersection for the Arts 2023 Artists in Residence (AIR)cohort. Each AIR will share highlights of their inspirations, accomplishments and challenges in activating Intersection's space.Emceed by Artist in Residence Joshua Walters of Mad One Media. Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock San Francisco Bay Area arts nonprofit that’s dedicated to helping artists grow through access to vital resources. We take the stance that artists should be at the top of the systems that were originally created to support their work and we support those who take matters into their own capable hands to create their own opportunities. AIR Cohort Members 3rd Space Lab Collective
ACCESSIBILITY: This session will offer live transcript via the Zoom meeting link. Additional requests? Questions? Email Amy: amy(at)theintersection.org Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Award Ceremony Beast Crawl Squad had a fabulous time at the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate (OYPL) Award Ceremony Friday night! The full house and all the energy were incredible. We were so inspired by all the talented poets who performed. We would like to congratulate the new OYPL for 2023 Nairobi Barnes, Vice Laureate Michelle Vong and all the OYPL candidates and runners up. They are brilliant and will go far! We also want to thank the Oakland Public Library and OYPL Program for providing a platform for young poets to share their voices. The Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Program is a year-long program that provides young poets with the opportunity to develop their craft, perform their work, and serve as ambassadors for poetry in Oakland. The program culminates in a public awards ceremony, where the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate is announced. Paul Corman-Roberts, Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Beast Crawl Literary Festival was selected to serve as one of the judges. He says “We are so proud to be a part of the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Program. It has been an incredible experience to learn from and collaborate with other poets, and to share our work with the community. We are excited to see what the future holds for the program and for all the young poets who participate.” Thank you to everyone at the Oakland Public Library who made the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Award Ceremony possible! https://oaklandlibrary.org/oakland-youth-poet-laureate/ https://oaklandlibrary.org/oakland-youth-poet-laureate/meet-the-oypl-poets/ Beast Crawl at Oakstop Ribbon Cutting Oakstop, a community hub and resource center for Black entrepreneurs and artists in Oakland, recently purchased its own building at 1721 Broadway. The Beast Crawl Literary Festival was proud to be there at the ribbon cutting ceremony on May 19th. The Beast Crawl Literary Festival is a community-based event that celebrates the written word and the power of storytelling. The festival features readings, performances, and presentations by local and national writers. Oakstop is a vital part of the Oakland community. The organization provides space for Black entrepreneurs to launch and grow their businesses, and it offers a variety of programs and resources for Black artists. The Beast Crawl Literary Festival is committed to supporting Black-owned businesses and organizations. We are proud to support Oakstop and we look forward to seeing the organization continue to thrive in its new space. https://cast-sf.org/event/oakstop-x-cast-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/ curator and venue lists posted We are too thrilled to announce our complete list of Events this year... It might be over 36 total? We are so excited by everyone's participation. This is going to be THE LARGEST Beast Crawl Lit Fest in all our measly 11 years of crawling, including a few years of deep sleep nappin for the recharge. Wow what a recharge it is! We can't wait to see you. Truly.
Before you ask any questions, basically, we are in talks with a few more Venues. We are capped on Curators. Our Legs are as follows Leg 1: 4-5PM Leg 2: 5:30-6:30PM Leg 3: 7-8PM Leg 4: 8:30 PM Afterparty Click the button to get directly to our festival page! Beast Crawl of fame all stars - success Last Saturday night at Intersection for the Arts, Beast Crawl Lit Fest reached the halfway point of their pre-festival fundraising drive with an absolute gem of a reading!
An all-star lineup of some of the brightest authors and poets to participate in the Beast took their turns at the mic inside 1446 Market Street to lay down their words to the atmospheric grooves of the lay/lie band featuring John Givens on guitar, Carl Nash on the keys and Sarah Iyer on vocals. Beast Crawl stalwarts and long time supporters Joel Landmine with his trademark deadpan style, and SF Poet Laureate Emerita Kim Shuck kicked off the event in grand style. Shuck in particular has been a champion of the East Bay scene from across the Bay as she is fond of letting her audiences know that when she was starting out, it was Oakland and the East Bay that provided her initial platforms when the Beats were still treating the city like a good ole’ boys club. Natasha Dennerstein and MK Chavez closed out the first half by essentially setting the room on fire, finding their cadence in lockstep and letting their poems be entwined with the surreal music that filled the room. The second half of the show upped the ante as East Bay slam shot caller Reggie Edmonds, Alameda Laureate Kimi Sugioka, and Nazelah Jamison let the audience enter into their darkest and most heartfelt visions of a society on the brink. Edmonds in particular noted that the Oakland Poet Laureate was completely moved to tears during his set, as were many others in the crowd. Finally, the inaugural Poet Laureate of Oakland, Dr. Ayodele Nzinga topped off the evening with one of the most “maestra-ful” sets of poetry the Beast has ever scene, a clear overture, prelude, main program and closing reprise that reflects Dr. Nzinga’s longtime dramatic sensibilities as she put American society underneath the interrogation lights and found it as compromised, flawed and full of promise as ever. Audience members came away from the event profoundly moved, reaffirming the power of collaborative art that Beast Crawl ultimately wishes to embody in its festival and in its vision of community. Even with a cozy and intimate audience, the reading was a stunning success for the Beast Crawl in a showcase moment with their new fiscal sponsor, Intersection for the Arts, and the creative artists who are going to define the paradigms in the East Bay for years to come. |
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