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SON OF PONY: ANNUAL BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE READING

Fourth annual Bukowski tribute takes place January 6 at Cornelia St. Cafe

Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St. between West Fourth & Bleecker Sts.
Friday, January 6, $7 (includes free drink), 6:00 – 8:00
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

If the massive New Year’s Day marathons at the Poetry Project and the Bowery Poetry Club were a little too much for you to take all at once, the Cornelia Street Cafe is holding its fourth annual tribute to the rather iconoclastic, eclectic, and iconic Charles Bukowski, author of such books as Factotum, Barfly, Poems Written Before Jumping Out of an 8 Story Window, Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts, and Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Hosted by Kat Georges, the evening includes poetry readings and performances by Peter Carlaftes, Thomas Fucaloro, Angelo Verga, George Wallace, and Ron Singer, videos of Bukowski, prizes, book giveaways, and, appropriately, one free drink with admission. Also appropriately, a post on the bukowski.net forum notes that this is “an event that would have made Bukowski wretch.” And if you want to read your own favorite piece by Bukowski or your own poem inspired by the writer, you can sign up to participate as well, but you need to get there before six.

MARY HALVORSON QUINTET

The Mary Halvorson Quintet will feature new songs at Cornelia Street Café show (photo by Peter Gannushkin)

Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia St.
Friday, July 29, $15, 9:00 & 10:30
212-989-9319
www.maryhalvorson.com
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Last July, we saw Mary Halvorson at the Whitney, playing one of Christian Marclay’s wind-up guitars as part of the “Festival” exhibition. An experimental avant-garde composer and musician, Halvorson has collaborated with the likes of Anthony Braxton, Marc Ribot, Jessica Pavone, Trevor Dunn, Taylor Ho Bynum, Elliott Sharp, and so many others during her fast-paced career. Born in Boston and based in Brooklyn, the barely thirty Halvorson is constantly playing in any number of bands and configurations. Last year she released the debut record of the Mary Halvorson Quintet, Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12, October 2010), consisting of Halvorson on guitar, John Hébert on bass, Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Jon Irabagon on alto sax, and Ches Smith on drums. Over the course of seven songs and more than sixty minutes, the group takes listeners on a fascinating journey, with Halvorson heading off into various stratospheres, propelled by unique twists on the horns and an adventurous rhythm section. Gorgeous tracks such as “Moon Traps in Seven Rings (No. 17),” “Sea Seizure (No. 19),” and “Crescent White Singe (No. 13)” venture out into thrilling, unexpected directions filled with myriad surprises, making Saturn Sings one of the freshest, and best, albums of 2010. On July 29, the quintet will be playing a special show at the Cornelia Street Café, concentrating on Halvorson’s compositions for their next disc, which they plan on recording in a two-day frenzy following the performance. Halvorson will also be at University of the Streets on East Seventh St. on Monday, August 1, playing guitar as part of Ches Smith & These Arches, with Smith on drums, Tony Malaby and Tim Berne on saxes, and Andrea Parkins on accordion.

CHARLES BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE 2011

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SON OF A PONY READING SERIES
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St. between West Fourth & Bleecker Sts.
Friday, January 7, $7 (includes free drink), 6:00 – 8:00
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

If the massive New Year’s Day marathons at the Poetry Project and the Bowery Poetry Club were a little too much for you to take all at once, the Cornelia Street Cafe is holding its third annual tribute to the rather iconoclastic, eclectic, and iconic Charles Bukowski, author of such books as FACTOTUM, BARFLY, POEMS WRITTEN BEFORE JUMPING OUT OF AN 8 STORY WINDOW, CONFESSIONS OF A MAN INSANE ENOUGH TO LIVE WITH BEASTS, and PLAY THE PIANO DRUNK LIKE A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT UNTIL THE FINGERS BEGIN TO BLEED A BIT. Hosted by Kat Georges, the evening includes poetry readings and performances by Peter Carlaftes, Thomas Fucaloro, Angelo Verga, George Wallace, and Ryan Buynak, videos of Bukowski, prizes, book giveaways, and, appropriately, one free drink with admission. And if you want to read your own favorite piece by Bukowski or your own poem inspired by the writer, you can sign up to participate as well, but you need to get there before six.

POETS: TIGER BARK PRESS

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Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St. between West Fourth & Bleecker Sts.
Wednesday, January 13, $7 (includes free drink), 6:00
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
www.tigerbarkpress.com

Steven Huff’s relatively new Tiger Bark Press, which focuses “on high quality poetry, with occasional forays into the realms of literary criticism and non-fiction,” presents three of its poets in a special evening at the Cornelia Street Cafe. British-born writer Martin Walls reads from THE SOLVAY PROCESS, world traveler Karen Swenson from A PILGRIM INTO SILENCE, and Pushcart Prize nominee Estha Weiner from TRANSFIGURATION BEGINS AT HOME. Former postal worker and longtime editor, teacher, and writer Angelo Verga serves as host.

CHARLES BUKOWSKI TRIBUTE READING

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SON OF A PONY READING SERIES
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia St. between West Fourth & Bleecker Sts.
Friday, January 1, $7, 6:00 – 8:00
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com

If the massive marathon event at the Poetry Project is a little too much for you to take all at once, the Cornelia Street Cafe is holding its second annual New Year’s Day tribute to the rather iconoclastic, eclectic, and iconic Charles Bukowski. Hosted by Kat Georges, the evening includes poetry readings and performances by Peter Carlaftes, Bob Quattrone, Angelo Verga, George Wallace, and Ryan Buynak, videos of Bukowski, prizes, book giveaways, and, appropriately, one free drink with admission. And if you want to read your own favorite poem by Bukowski or your own poem inspired by the writer, you can sign up to participate as well.