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Community Book Center to host Michael Allen Zell, DC Paul, Addie Citchens, and Nia Gates on Wednesday

The Community Book Center will host author Michael Allen Zell, DC Paul, Addie Citchens, and Nia Gates at 6 p.m on Wednesday, August 17, at their space at 2523 Bayou Road. Author Michael Allen Zell and actor/comedian DC Paul will perform a staged reading from Zell’s work Run Baby Run. Author Addie Citchens will premiere her … Community Book Center to host Michael Allen Zell, DC Paul, Addie Citchens, and Nia Gates on Wednesday

Mixed Company to Host New Orleans Premiere of Eritrean/Ethiopian Documentary ASMARINA

Mixed Company will host the New Orleans premiere of ASMARINA: Voices & Images of a Postcolonial Heritage, a documentary by Alan Maglio and Medhin Paolos from 4 – 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude). Admission to the event is free. Based within the habesha community of Milan, ASMARINA explores the Eritrean/Ethiopian … Mixed Company to Host New Orleans Premiere of Eritrean/Ethiopian Documentary ASMARINA

Final Blood Jet Poetry Series reading of spring to be held June 8 at BJ’s

Poets Bill Lavender and Addie Citchens headline the Blood Jet Poetry Series’ final reading of their spring season this Wednesday, June 8, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Bill Lavender is the founder and proprietor of Lavender Ink / Diálogos and co-founder, with Megan Burns, of the New Orleans Poetry Festival. His most recent … Final Blood Jet Poetry Series reading of spring to be held June 8 at BJ’s

Dogfish Reading Series launches 2016 season with Mixed Company on Jan. 21

The Dogfish Reading Series presents their first event of the year featuring writers from Mixed Company at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Jan. 21, at Dogfish headquarters (2448 N. Villere St). Doors open at 7 pm. Featured readers will include Addie Citchens, Jeri Hilt, Ambata Kazi-Nance, and Kristina Kay Robinson. The open mic will begin at 8:30 pm. The event … Dogfish Reading Series launches 2016 season with Mixed Company on Jan. 21

The New Orleans Loving Festival presents poet Sonia Sanchez and contributors to Mixed Company

The New Orleans Loving Festival presents an evening with Sonia Sanchez along with contributors to Mixed Company from 6 – 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at Le Musée de f.p.c. (2336 Esplanade Ave.). Sonia Sanchez is an African-American poet most often associated with the Black Arts Movement. She has written more than a dozen … The New Orleans Loving Festival presents poet Sonia Sanchez and contributors to Mixed Company

ROOM 220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2015 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 25 – 29)

The 2015 Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival is upon us, and as it has for the past several years offers a smorgasbord of enticing literary events. Here are Room 220’s picks for the things you don’t want to miss. (The festival runs Wednesday, March 25, through Sunday, March 29. See the full program here.) … ROOM 220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2015 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 25 – 29)