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Dear friends and listeners,

The Jim Knapp Orchestra will no longer be performing on a regular basis. We have been going 18 years and that seems to be the lifespan for this group as a regular performing organization. I am eternally grateful for the musicians of such great talent who have made up the band including several who have been in the group since its inception.

And thanks to you – listeners, friends and fellow musicians. It has been a particular pleasure to make this music available to high school and jr. high students from the truly excellent music programs in the Seattle area.

I would also like to express my appreciation to Patti Summers who hosted the band every Tuesday night in the beginning stages of the band; to Mack Waldron of Tula’s and Steve Smith of the Seattle Drum School for providing important venues for music; and to Cornish College of the Arts for their support.

Thanks for listening.

Jim Knapp

The Artsmith Salon Series is full of it this spring. 7pm, Mondays, Doe Bay Resort cafe.

March 29: poet and American Book Award winner Judith Roche. Judith is the author of three collections of poetry, Myrrh/My Life as a Screamer, Ghosts, and Wisdom of the Body. Judith will read with Fred Ferraris. Actor, poet, and writer Fred was a finalist in the National Poetry Series, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and received the Mark Fischer Award in 2008.

Workshop: Judith Roche will teach a -poetry spa- Sunday, March 28 from 1 to 4 P.M. All levels of experience welcome. Register by calling 360-376-2291. Tuition: $55.

April 5: Orcas novelist Keary Taylor reads from her recently published book, Branded. Also English teacher and MFA graduate Tom Davis reads poetry.

April 12: Dan Raphael, author of eight books of poetry, most recently The Bones Begin to Sing. Dan’s work has been published in Caliban, Asylum, and Central Park. Dan will follow a reading by Orcas playwright Samara Shaw.

The salon is free to attend and the Doe Bay Resort cafe is open from 5-9pm serving dinner, small plates, and wine specials. Each salon features a writers? open mic. Your slice of time, 10 minutes, to share the words you’ve been dabbling with.

For information and rideshare to these salons call Jennifer 360-376-2025.

If you’ve never been to DoeBay, you owe it to yourself to dip naked into their hot tub & look at the Sound, at least once.

Auntmama’s Storycorner

This Thursday Night
March 25, 2009
Madison Ave Starbucks
7 PM- 8 PM

Kathya Alexander and Auntmama have new work to
pilot and…

Paul Nelson reads from his
book A Time Before Slaughter…a
politically poetic story of
Auburn as in Washington.

Please join us if you can.

Madison Ave Starbucks is all the way east on Madison. Drive toward the Madison Park village and Starbucks is on the left (north) side of the street just as you come down the hill.

Call 206 473 9522 for directions or questions

or check out auntmama.com for more information

News: Exquisite Disarray Publishing Announces Contest for Washington State Poets

{ First Book Poetry Contest, Deadline 5/15 }

Exquisite Disarray Publishing, in Tacoma, is asking for submission of poetry manuscripts for its first annual First Book Poetry Contest. Deadline May 15, 2010. The contest will be judged by poet and teacher Kathleen Flenniken. Flenniken is the author of Famous, the winner of the Prairie Schooner Prize in Poetry, and co-editor and president of Floating Bridge Press.

The First Book Poetry Contest will award one Washington State poet a $200 cash prize and publish the winning manuscript as the poet’s first book. The winner will also give a free poetry reading and offer a poetry workshop for the public to enjoy in Tacoma in November 2010—coinciding with “Art at Work” month. In addition to the winning poet’s work being published, a separate contest prize of $100 cash will be awarded to the poetry manuscript submission that contains the best “Tacoma poem.” All poets entering manuscripts in the contest are encouraged to include an original poem about the City of Destiny in their submission.

This contest is open to all Washington State residents 18 years of age and older who have not yet published a full-length book of poetry. Full contest guidelines and editorial contact information can be found at www.exquisitedisarray.org.