REMINDER: Christopher Luna, Toni Partington, and Eileen Elliott read in California

Just a quick reminder that Vancouver poets Toni Partington, Eileen Elliott, and yours truly will be giving three readings in California in the next few days. Please forward the following announcements to your friends in California: Saturday August 29, 2009: The 1st Annual Shelldance Poetry, Music & Art Festival. Featuring Rockpile: David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg, Terri Carrion and the Rabbles. Also Featured: Leah Lubin, Terry Adams, Natascha Bruckner, Camincha, Andrew Mayer, Nancy Cavers-Doughtery, Mark Eckert, Mary Hower, Jym Marks, Erica Goss, Jennifer Barone, Eileen Elliot, Christopher Luna, Toni Partington, David Madgalene and Judy Irwin. Music by Bassist Steve Shain. MC's: David Madgalene and Christopher Luna. Visual art by Leah Lubin, Anna Teeples, and Uma Rani Iyli. Free & open to the public. 3 pm until 9 pm. Shelldance Orchid Gardens, 2000 Highway 1, Pacifica, CA 94044. (650) 355-4845. www.shelldance.com Sunday, August 30, 2009. Arts Sonoma ’09 presents Audio-Graffiti: Poetry on, under and around the Bridge. Featuring Sonoma County Poet Laureate Mike Tuggle, Michael Rothenberg, Terri Carrion, Christopher Luna, Toni Partington, Eileen Elliot, judi goldberg, Dixie Lewis, David Beckman, Nancy Cavers-Doughtery, Andrew Mayer, Mark Eckert, and MC David Madgalene. 4 pm. Guerneville Plaza. Free and open to the public. 707-836-9586. madgalen@sonic.net. PHILIP HACKETT PRESENTS AT THE POET’S GALLERY Christopher Luna & Toni Partington and Eileen Elliot Leading Portland-Area Poets In Their San Francisco Debut! Also featuring David Madgalene Tom Mariani and Music by Judy Irwin and Others To Be Named!?!?! including Maybe You, too (if you show up) !!!!! 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Monday, August 31, 2009 Café Greco, 423 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco Philip Hackett Presents at The Poet’s Gallery P. O. Box 330168 SF CA 94133-0168 hackett.philip at gmail.com I would like to thank David Madgalene for all that he has done to make these readings happen. David is a true friend and a great writer. David, Toni, and I would also like to thank Michael Rothenberg for his kind words regarding the community building work we have been doing in the following article from the Pacifica Tribune: http://www.mercurynews.com/pacifica-entertainment/ci_13202015. Thanks for your help spreading the word. Hope to see some of you at these events!