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Hello,
Below is a listing of events for The Buttonwood
Tree. Of course it is too late for tonight's event, but please try to come to
another.
Upcoming Events Friday, Nov.
5th�8:00p.m.--Poetry 101 A
celebration of Connecticut�s gifted teachers of poetry. A not-to-miss event
featuring the creative work of those who guide students�early grades through
graduate school�in their own creativity. Poets featured include: Doug
Anderson, Ernie Blue, Ken Cormier, Brad Davis, Annie Deppe, Ted Deppe, Penelope
Pelizzon, Kate Rushin, Elizabeth Thomas, Edwina Trentham, Faith Vicinanza,
Claire Zoghb Host: Pit Pinegar. The evening
will include a CD release party for Poetry 101 -- #1.
Including: Jon
Andersen, Dennis Barone, John Basinger, Emerson Gilmore. Krishna Hayes,
Catherine Hoyser, Helen Lawson, Maureen O�Brien, Pit
Pinegar, Claire Rossini, Maria Sassi, Vivian Shipley & Sue Ellen
Thompson Sunday Nov. 7th---3:00pm--Wesleyan Student Poets. Award winning poets from Wesleyan University will read for the community at 3:00 pm. With host Stephanie Elliot of Wesleyan Press. Wednesday, Nov. 10th�8:00p.m---Belly Dancing. Come find out what everyone is talking about! Music and Dance of the Middle- Eastern tradition. Saturday, Nov. 13th�8:00p.m.�Cold Duck
Complex!! The
marriage of hip-hop lyrics to jazz and funk music, though not unheard of, is a
new beast here�placing the instruments on an equal plane with the voice pushes
this fusion in a direction that few, if any, have taken
before. Sunday
Nov. 14th�3:00p.m. Paradise Lost. John Basinger has been reciting books of Milton�s
Paradise Lost at The Buttonwood Tree for the past several years. Those who have
witnessed it come away feeling as if they�ve just seen Paradise Lost�The Movie.
No one can bring this work to life like Mr. Basinger. Do not miss your chance to
see this marvel of Middletown!! Friday,
Nov. 19th�8:00p.m. Erotic Poetry. That is all
we are going to tell. Sunday,
Nov. 21st�3:00p.m.�UCONN Professor Davyne Verstandig�Featured Poet with world language
open mic. Thursday,
Dec. 2�6:30p.m. Open
Mic with Bob Gotta. Area singer songerwriters perform in an open mic format.
Come to listen or come to play. Always new faces and plenty of talent all in one
room! Friday,
Dec. 3rd�8:00p.m. Poems
from Poems with Host Bob Saunders and Featuring The Hartford
Ensemble Monday
Dec. 6th�8:30p.m. The
Afro-Semitic Experience-- "When Connecticut's
Afro-Semitic Experience - think Jewish wedding, revival meeting and Charles
Mingus all at once - lays down the groove, your ears pop with strange
sensations. A lot of genre combining ends up being mediocrity with an identity
problem. But jazz collaborators David Chevan and Warren Byrd are so good at what
they do that the resulting mix is compelling and decidedly not esoteric. Sunday,
Dec. 12th
3:00p.m. Elizabeth Thomas�The Buttonwood Tree is
honored to present Elizabeth Thomas who is not only a poet extraordinaire but
who has also inspired, taught and guided many of Connecticut�s top youth poets.
Come find out who is behind the new poetry revolution. Friday,
Dec. 17th�8:00p.m. BEATNIK POETRY with host ROY
LISKER, Ph. D. Come and listen or come and read your favorite beat poet or some
of your own�don�t forget your bongos and shades Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 18th and 19th�A Child�s Christmas in
Wales�Performed by local legend Peter Loffredo. A Buttonwood and Middletown
Tradition!!
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