Drop Leaf Press @ the Emerald Tablet

Drop Leaf Press Presents: An Afternoon Release Party for OXALIS Vol. 1: Hinge
Sunday, May 3 from 2:00-4:00pm
The Emerald Tablet

with readings from Susan Calvillo, Christopher Chen, Tiffany Higgins, Caitlin Myer, Lehua M. Taitano, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux, Nicholas James Whittington

FREE, with wine and light snacks provided.

http://www.dropleafpress.com/oxalis/

Hazel Reading Series November 16

Hazel Reading Series
Sunday, November 16 @ 5pm
California Institute of Integral Studies 1453 Mission Street

Look forward to these literary gems at Hazel's next reading!
featured reader Minal Hajratwala

AND

Syda Day, invited by Claire Sherba
Shimul Rahim, invited by Sara Campos
Selena Larson, invited by Liz Acosta
Susan Calvillo, invited by Jill Tomasetti
Arisa White, invited by Hazel

Hazel is a Bay Area reading series in which women writers read their writing experiments. Participants invite another writer for the following reading.

APAture 2014 Literary Arts Showcase, Feat. Lehua M. Taitano

SEPTEMBER 27 | 8-11PM
Literary Arts Showcase
ARC Studios & Gallery, 1246  Folsom St, San Francisco, CA
Sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc.

Featuring: Lehua M. Taitano

Also Featuring: Jennifer S. Cheng, Susan Calvillo, Calvin Fantone, Dickson Lam, Robert Ricardo Reese, Janice Sapigao, Jaz Sufi, Brandon Young

Curators: Jason Bayani, Sean Labrador Y Manzano, Dan Lau, Jaz Sufi

Admission: $5

TICKETS event.sparxo.com/ticket/APAture2014

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE facebook.com/events/766382103422721/

Kearny Street Workshop Presents: APAture 2014 Emerging Asian Pacific American Artists

Aspire. Ascend. Awaken.

Kearny Street Workshop (KSW), the Bay Area’s hub for Asian Pacific American arts, proudly presents APATURE 2014, a multi-day festival featuring a lineup of some of the most exciting emerging artists in the San Francisco Bay Area today.

2 weeks. 6 events. 80+ artists.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE facebook.com/events/766382103422721/
TICKETS event.sparxo.com/ticket/APAture2014

Beast Crawl: SKINLESS - 7/12

CALLING ALL BEASTS! Are you ready to crawl through Uptown, howl at the moon, and enjoy some of the best literary readings the East Bay has to offer?

BEAST CRAWL is Uptown Oakland’s annual free literary festival featuring more than 150 writers in a single night, in dozens of events, spread out over three hours and thirty local galleries, bars, restaurants, cafés, performance spaces, and storefronts. 

EACH LEG of the Beast lasts one hour, and offers about ten different readings to chose from. There’s a half hour break between literary legs for socializing and relocating to a new venue before the next reading begins.

SKINLESS: New & Raw Writing, curated by the stellar SB Stokes, will happen during Leg 2 and features Susan Calvillo, Chris Carosi, Nick Johnson, Yume Kim, Brontez Purnell, and Lori Savageau.

Hope to see you there!

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014
6:30pm - 7:30pm
PAN THEATER
2135 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

For other events visit beastcrawl.weebly.com

Everyone is invited to the AFTER-PARTIES at Telegraph Beer Garden (all ages/ food/ beer&wine) and The Legionnaire Saloon (21+/ liquor, DJ + dancing) starting at 9pm.  
 

Write Club SF 6/17 @ 8PM The Makeout Room

Justin, Etc.'s Self Portrait of the Poet Suicided by the MFA Degree

Come celebrate the release of Justin, Etc.'s first full-length book of poetry, published by the Gorilla Press. Hear Justin perform from the book, pick up your very own copy, and then party with us and the author to the wonderful tunes provided by DJ C@L.

When: April 24 @ 7pm
Where: The Make-Out Room
Along with friends: Stephen Rosenshein, Carolyn Ho, Anhvu Buchanan, Susan Calvillo, DW Lichtenberg, and Joe Burgess

About the book:
At first glance, the wary reader may label Justin, Etc. a hoarder of words, but in truth he is a collector of rare antiques, lost oddities, and never-before-released vinyls. His poetry seamlessly blends the things that were with the things that are, forming musical narratives that span the pop culture of decades as well as our modern concerns. This may sound like some vast ground to cover, but Justin, Etc. is a cufflinks and sneakers kind of man. He pulls it off. The best way to enjoy Justin's work is to let it intimidate you, then to embrace it. By the end of this book, you'll find you've started collecting too.

"Thank You For Failing!" Exhibition at the Asian Resource Center, Oakland, CA

The process of art-making can often be fraught with mishaps, miscues, and mistakes—not all of which end well. We label the outcomes of these ill-fated endeavors "failures," with the awareness that these bumps in the road are an integral part of the creative process. This exhibition is an homage to artists who aren’t afraid to take risks and display them publicly.

Location: Asian Resource Center Gallery
                 310 8th St, Oakland, CA
Exhibition Dates: March 17—May 9
Artists Reception: May 8

Four poems from my Dual Duel collection will be displayed at the exhibition among other epic artistic failures, both big and small. Please feel welcome to drop by and check it out!

Makers Market - December 5

What: a miniature holiday fair with hand-crafted gifts, live music, and DIY stations
When: Thursday, December 5
Time: 12pm to 8pm
Where: Cesar Chavez Center, 3rd Floor Art Gallery at San Francisco State University
Free to Enter!

Get into the holiday spirit at the Makers Market. We'll have live music, literary readings, libations, tasty treats, and art stations for you to make your own DIY gifts. 

Art Workstations include: Button making, mini-book binding, hand-made gift wrap and cards, snow globes, and felt java jackets. Don't forget to stop by the free photo booth. Art workstations are open throughout the event.
 
I will be selling ornaments, pendants, collages, and Excerpts from my Grocery List. Come by to say hello!

APAture '13 Comix & Zines Expo @ the Cartoon Art Museum

Image courtesy of Eddie H. Ahn/EHA Comics

Kearny Street Workshop proudly presents:

APATURE 2013
A Window into the Art of Emerging Asian Pacific American Artists

Comix & Zines Expo

Get into the D-I-Y spirit and check out a full lineup of artist tables, workshops, screenings and a ton of interactive fun. Local artists will have illustrations, comics, zines, and cartoons on display and for sale. I will be selling Excerpts from my Grocery List as well as other poems and pendants all repurposed from abandoned books, office supplies, and art.


Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Cartoon Art Museum
Address: 655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Programs:

• Department of Illegal Superheroes - a live art performance
• Film Screenings - Watch non-stop animated shorts playing throughout the day!
• Comic Jam - Grab a pencil and bust out a comic book page or two with your fellow fair attendees!
• Make a Sketchbook - Make your own sketchbook using basic bookbinding and Gocco printmaking techniques.
• Two Panels - D-I-Y Publishing and Asian American Women Comic Book Creators
• Featured Artist - Eddie H. Ahn

$5 presale/$7 at the door
Purchase tickets here: www.kearnystreet.org
For more information: www.kearnystreet.org
For the complete festival schedule: http://on.fb.me/16npFcF

Alley Cat Books - Poetry Reading

What: Voz sin Tinta Reading Series + Open Mic Who: Susan Calvillo, Aurelia Cortez Peyron, Raul Ruiz, Katie Dalla, and Farah Amezcua Where: Alley Cat Books When: Thursday, October 10, 2013. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Curators: Marguerite Munoz & Jose Hector Cadena Sponsored by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia and Alley Cat Books.

MFA Mixer 2.0 Six Flags Amusement

What: Some Wild Ride Lit
When: Thursday August 15, 2013
Where: Cat Club, 1190 Folsom, SF

Dog days of summer got you down? Come join us for the literary roller coaster loop d' loop known as MFA Mixer 2.0, exclusively at The Cat Club. We'll spike your lemonade. Get you sweating to the 80s. Send you home with a rockin' smile wide as the Tilt o Whirl.*

Check out all these amazing readers who will be sharing their work with us:

Mary Bond, Pacific University
Michael Caligaris, St. Mary's
Susan Calvillo, SF State
Lindsey Englehardt, Mills
Jill Kolongowsk,i St. Mary's
Nicole McFadden, USF
Colin Partch, CCA
Lauren Peck, SF State
Samiat Salami, CCA
Brittany Wason, St. Mary's

Doors open at 6:30. Event begins at 7. Dancing and $2 well drinks begin at 9.

*Actual size of smiles may vary. Void where prohibited by law.

Writers With Drinks at the Make Out Room, August 10, 2013

Writers With Drinks sends you back to school with science fiction, poetry and boxing!

When: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 7:30 to 9:30 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM
Who: Hannu Rajaniemi, Natalie Serber, Aimee Phan, Matt Shears, Mike the Boxer and Susan Calvillo
Where: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St., San Francisco
How much: $5 to $10 sliding scale, all proceeds benefit the CSC

Hope to see you there!

MFA/MA Thesis Reading, May 16

::: SFSU MFA/MA Thesis Reading :::

Place: The Art Gallery at Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University
Day: May 16, 2013
Time: 5pm
Free: Any and all are welcome!

VelRo, Wordsmith, and The Art Gallery are teaming up to present an awesome cast of graduating MFA/MA Prose writers, Poets, and Playwrights. Please join us Thursday in The Art Gallery in the Cesar Chavez Student Center.

Readers include: Jill Tomasetti, Mariama Lockington, Stepanie Doeing, and Susan Calvillo (me!)

Poetry Reading: Navigating the underCurrents, May 15

What: Poetry Reading at SOMArts: Navigating the underCurrents
When: Wednesday, May 15, 7–8:30pm
Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
How Much: Free admission.

POETS INCLUDE: 
Amy K. Bell, Susan Calvillo, Ploy Pirapokin, Shobha Rao and more!

Come see us perform original poems inspired by artworks in the visual art exhibition "underCurrents & the Quest for Space," presented by the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC). This multi-media, multi-disciplinary arts exhibition aims to identify and contemplate the political implications of what lies below the surface, while exploring possibilities to move beyond, reinventing history and artistically predicting an unrestrained future. 

For more information please visit http://www.somarts.org/undercurrentspoetry/

Antidote to Lion Venom Reading

ANTIDOTE TO LION VENOM BUT MORE LIKE POEMS OR SOMETHING.
RA Villanueva
Dan Lau
April Naoko Heck
Cathy Che
Susan Calvilllo
Hossannah Asuncion
Wednesday, July 25th at 7pm
58 West 10th Street

West Wind Review and Emergent Forms present Lollapaganza, a new writing fest

Come to Lollapaganza on Friday June 1st and Saturday June 2nd!

Cipactli Reading

Cipactli is having their reading and reception!

Where: SFSU's Poetry Center HUM 512
When: May 10 at 4-6pm
Who: Cipactli is a Latina/Latino Studies Journal of Art & Literature

My two poems "Three Instances of Waking" and "Dinner Date" are published in this edition.  Copies of the edition will be available at the reading!

You can expect performances by me, Jose Cadena, and many many more!

Also, I may bake goodies for the event. So if you despise my poetry, at least come for the food!

Graduate Showcase 4/26/2012

Come see a presentation on my Dual Duel poems at the 2012 Graduate Research and Creative Works Showcase!

Location: San Francisco State University
Gym 100
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, California 94132

Time: 3 to 5:15pm

The Graduate Research and Creative Works Showcase is an annual exhibition of the diverse work of SF State’s innovated and talented graduate students. Each year SFSU hosts more than 150 graduate exhibitors whose presentations typically come in the form of a poster display that depict the purpose, methods, and results of their research or creative projects.

The showcase will be open to the public for viewing between the hours of 3 pm and 5:15 pm. Beverages and snacks will be available during the Showcase viewing.

Velro Reading on 4/25/12

Come to the Velvet Revolution Reading Series April 25, 2012!
I will be reading with Jose Hector Cadena. Here are the details:

Location:
The Art Gallery - Terrace Level
Cesar Chavez Student Center
1650 Holloway Ave

Time: 5-7pm
Cost: FREE! + Free snacks/drinks
*8 Open mic slots


Also if you come, I'm bringing these hand-crafted booklets of my poetry to hand out.