SEPT 16

APAture Gallery Opening

Tuesday, 7 - 9 PM
$2 - 5. No one turned away for lack of funds.

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets
San Francisco

SEPT 17– OCT 22

WAITING FOR YOUR WORDS
a 6-week poetry workshop with maiana minahal

Wednesdays, 6 – 9PM
September 17– October 22

Final reading on October 29

Class size: minimum of 8, maximum of 12. Location TBA.

Cost: $135 non-members, $115 for KSW members. To register, please send a check for the full amount to: Kearny Street Workshop, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Please include your name, contact information (phone number and email address if possible), and which class you are registering for. For questions, please contact program manager Samantha Chanse at 415.503.0520 or info@kearnystreet.org.

Workshop Description:
In this workshop, we will read and discuss a wide variety of poetry, with an emphasis on the work of contemporary poets of color. We'll talk about the importance of language, focus on the poet's purpose, look at craft and poetic devices, discuss rhythm and music ... and we will do homework! During the course of the sessions, you will write poems and receive/give feedback on each other's work.

Hopefully this workshop will increase your enjoyment of poetry!

This workshop will be challenging, but accessible and engaging. I will expect a lot out of you, and you will get a lot out of it. I hope these sessions are fun and inspiring, and I expect that youêll learn more about poetry and poetic devices, and write at least one poem.

About the Instructor:
Maiana Minahal has been writing, performing and teaching throughout the Bay Area since 1994. She taught poetry workshops at UC Berkeley with June Jordan's poetry collective, Poetry for the People, and at San Francisco community organizations with the WritersCorps program. Some of the workshops she has taught include Dublin Women's Prison, Glide Memorial Church, Center for Young Women's Development, Career Resources Development Center, API Wellness Centerês AQUA program, Hospitality House Youth Shelter, Berkeley High School, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Asian Health Services, and We Interrupt This Message. Maiana just completed a poetry workshop in Oakland and at San Francisco's Bindlestiff Studio. An active performer and poet, her first book of poetry is forthcoming this year from Monkey Press.

for more information on maiana, please visit: http://maianaminahal.tripod.com

SEPT 18

5th Anniversary Benefit Night for APAture

Thursday, September 18
Doors open 7:30 PM; Program 8 - 10 PM
$10

FEATURING APAture '99 Artists Matthew Abaya, Kevin Camia, Wei Ming Dariotis, Russell Gonzaga, Claire Light, Ernest Mark, Dennis Somera, Robynn Takayama, and Teri Untalan. Emceed by Jean Chen.

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets
San Francisco

SEPT 25

APAture Film Night

Thursday, September 25
Doors open 7 PM; Program 7:30 - 9:30 PM
$7

With APAture Featured Artist in Film Michael Wilson

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets
San Francisco

SEPT 26

APAture Literary and Performance Night

Friday, September 26
Doors open 7:30 PM; Program 8 - 10 PM
$7

With APAture Literary Featured Artist Barbara Reyes

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets
San Francisco

SEPT 27

APAture Main Event

Saturday, September 27
1 PM - 1 AM
$10

With APAture Featured Artists Golda Supanova, Frances Sedayao, Jane Chen, and Gene Yang

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets
San Francisco