March 2009

POETRY CALENDAR (updated 3-23-09)
This calendar is a day-by-day listing of poetry readings, meetings and classes in central Indiana, with a few other literary events that might be of interest to poets. Note: Events frequently change or are dropped without notifying me. If possible, please call to confirm the event. I cannot be held responsible for incorrect information. If you have an event, news, an opinion, or a correction, please send it to jl.kato@sbcglobal.net. There’s no charge to be listed. This calendar is updated as soon as possible after I'm notified, although such things as the day job, vacations, illnesses and naked procrastination might prevent me from being as prompt as I should be. Be sure to call to confirm the event.
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ONGOING EVENTS:
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre: Cats, a musical based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. 9301 Michigan Road, Indianapolis. $34-$57. Through April 5. Call for showtimes. 317-872-9664 or visit http://www.beefandboards.com/.

James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 3:30 p.m. Sundays. 528 Lockerbie St. $3, seniors $2, children 7-17 50 cents. 317-631-5885.

J.S. Reutz Cafe: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays; 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridayss, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Boner Community Center, 2236 E. 10th St. (317) 808-2381.
Wug Laku: Earth Poems: A series of works surrounding earth poems that include the themes of bones, backyard and technicolor. Through May 2. Free. http://www.jsreutz.com/, or e-mail jse64art@sbcglobal.net.

National Art Museum of Sport: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 850 W. Michigan St. Free. (317) 274-3627. Sporting Words:Exhibit of National Art Museum of Sport paintings with poems written about them by eight Central Indiana poets: Phoenix Cole, Ruthelen Griffith Burns, Barry Harris, Joseph Heithaus, JL Kato, James Murdock, Michael Strosahl and the 2003-07 Indiana poet laureate, Joyce Brinkman. Through Dec. 31. (317) 274-3627 or www.namos.iupui.edu/Exhibits.html.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 1
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. A Cycle of Poets on WFHB-FM (91.3 and 98.3), Bloomington.7 p.m. WordSmiffs open mike at Mo'Joe Coffeehouse, 222 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis. Every first Sunday. For poetry and live music. $7 ($5 for open-mike participants.) Every first Sunday of the month. 317-250-6597.

8 p.m.-11 p.m. SpokenSoulFood Sundays at Midtown Arts & Coffee Lounge, 519 E. 38th St. (just east of Central Avenue), Indianapolis. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. $5 cover. 317-223-1288 or www.myspace.com/midtownartscoffee. Every Sunday.

MONDAY, MARCH 2
7 p.m. Columbus Open Mic Poetry and Slam. Zwanzigz Pizza, 1038 Lafayette Ave., Columbus. First Monday of the month. Host: Matthew Jackson, 812-343-8711. For more info, visit this Facebook page

TUESDAY, MARCH 3
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An open mic at Books on Sale, 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis (in the southwest corner of Southern Plaza) welcomes poets. Host Pete Brown will be able to record performances for a $10 charge that will cover the cost of CD that given at the end of the night. For info: http://www.booksonsale.org/.

8 p.m. Poetry Salon, an evening of conversation and critique, led by Richard Pflum. 812 E. 67th St., Indianapolis (just west of the Indianapolis Art Center. Meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. Bring copies of original poetry for feedback. 317-356-2048 or drahcir@indy.net.

9 p.m. Vocab at the Casba, 6319 Guilford Ave., Indianapolis. 317-251-3138. Every first Tuesday of the month.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
8 p.m. Living Room Lounge, 934 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. An open format for poets and spoken-work artists. Wednesday drink specials at this smoking venue for ages 21 and older. 317-635-0361.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5
6:30 p.m. Poetry on Brick Street presents John Borneman, followed by an open mic at G. Simone's Cafe, 120 S. Main St., Zionsville (if not open, go to next door to Plum's Upper Room, 112 S. Main St., Zionsville). Free. For information, call Barry Harris at 317-733-1811 or Susan Miller at 317-587-1438, or send an email to poetryonbrickstreet@cyberroad.com. Every first Thursday of the month. Borneman writes poetry that covers an eclectic range of topics from “home town” to science fiction and fantasy. He has been published in Star*Line, The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, and Dark Poets Against Abuse. John's poetry was nominated for the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Rhysling Award and honorably mentioned in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. His poem "What if..." was selected by the Arts Council of Indianapolis for IndyGo's "Shared Spaces/Shared Voices" 2006 public art contest. John lives in Kokomo and works at Delco Electronics, where he is a manufacturing engineer.

7 p.m. The Rufus and Louise Reading Series and the IUPUI Women’s Studies Program present the International Women’s Day Celebration at University Library, 755 W. Michigan St., IUPUI, Indianapolis. Free. Features poets, other writers, performers and activists. Reception begins at 6:30.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7
11:46 a.m. The Poets Weave on WFIU-FM (103.7), Bloomington. www.indiana.edu/~wfiu/poetsweave.htm.

2 p.m.-5 p.m. The Humpback Barn Poets meet every Saturday in Room 201 in Bracken Library of Ball State University, Muncie. Parking is free in the garage east of the library. When the library is closed during BSU breaks, the alternative location will be the MT Cup on University Avenue. Bring poems to share or simply come to discuss poetry. Contact Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net, 765-749-0731.

4 p.m. Art of the Matter on WFYI-FM (90.1) www.wfyi.org/artOfTheMatter.asp.

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Spoke N Heard open mic at The Griot Village Community Center, 6228 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis. $5. Every Saturday. 317-295-1111.

7:30 p.m. The Tuesday Poets of Bloomington will will offer their annual reading titled "Uncommon Denominators" at Rachel's Cafe, 300 E. Third St., Bloomington. Guitarist Lucinda Carspecken will play.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8
2 p.m. A Little Madness in the Spring. Actress Priscilla Lindsay will read poems by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by the Indianapolis String Quartet, at Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair St., Indianapolis. Free. 317-275-4100.

5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. A Cycle of Poets on WFHB-FM (91.3 and 98.3), Bloomington.

7 p.m. An Evening With the Muse presents contributors to the winter issue of the Tipton Poetrry Journal, plus an open mic, at the Writers' Center of Indiana, 812 E. 67th St., Indianapolis (in the Cultural Complex Center just west of the Indianapolis Arts Center). Host: Rohana McCormack, (317) 259-7900, http://www.blogger.com/rohanamccormack@sbcglobal.net. Every second Sunday of the month.

8 p.m.-11 p.m. SpokenSoulFood Sundays at Midtown Arts & Coffee Lounge, 519 E. 38th St. (just east of Central Avenue), Indianapolis. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. $5 cover. 317-223-1288 or www.myspace.com/midtownartscoffee. Every Sunday.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An open mic at Books on Sale, 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis (in the southwest corner of Southern Plaza) welcomes poets. Host Pete Brown will be able to record performances for a $10 charge that will cover the cost of CD that given at the end of the night. For info: http://www.booksonsale.org/.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
10 a.m. Norbert Krapf will read at Shepherd's Center, North United Methodist Church, 38th and Meridian streets, Indianapolis. members only (but the public can sign up for membership at this event).

6 p.m. Coffee, Tea & Poetry group meeting at Noble Coffee & Tea, 933 Logan St., Noblesville. Contact Marlene Million at 317-796-1874. Meets every second Wednesday of the month.

8 p.m. Living Room Lounge, 934 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. An open format for poets and spoken-work artists. Wednesday drink specials at this smoking venue for ages 21 and older. 317-635-0361.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Norbert Krapf is scheduled to give a reading for both houses of the Indiana GeneralAssembly for Arts Advocacy Day. Time TBA.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Fran Quinn poetry workshop March 13-15: http://www.franquinnworkshops.com/. Quinn also offers private tutoring. For details, e-mail him at admin@franquinnworkshops.com.

7 p.m. Indianapolis-based young adult fiction author John Green (Paper Towns) joins fiction and travel writer Sarah Layden and eclectic musicians Tonos Triad for readings, music and conversation at the Second Story Underground, Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware St. Indianapolos. Proceeds benefit the Second Story. Drinks and food available for purchase. $8, students $5. (317) 396-3886 or http://www.secondstoryindy.org/.

7:30 p.m. Open Mic Night for Poetry & Music in the Underground 9 Studio at Bookmamas, 9 S. Johnson Ave., Indianapolis. Free. Every second Friday of the month.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14
Today is the deadline to apply for fellowships to the Midwest Writers Retreat. Details at
http://www.midwestwriters.org/.

9 a.m. to noon Making Money Writing in Tough Times is a mini-conference sponsored by the Midwest Writers Workshop at the Minnetrista Center, 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie. There is no admission fee. All participants will receive a $20 voucher good for a discount at the Midwest Writers Workshop scheduled for July 23 to 25 at the Ball State University Alumni Center. The presenters are Cathy Shouse, Alan Garinger and Earl Conn. The emphasis will be directed to finding writing jobs wherever they might be. The program will examine freelance opportunities in places writers don't usually look. Light refreshments will be served. http://www.midwestwriters.org/.

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Creative Writing Workshop at the Wayne, branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Library, 198 S. Girls School Road, Indianapolis. Adults and teens 16 and older are invited to find the inner author within them with published writer and instructor Susan Lawson. All writing supplies will be provided. Call 317-275-4530 to register.

11:46 a.m. The Poets Weave on WFIU-FM (103.7), Bloomington. www.indiana.edu/~wfiu/poetsweave.htm.

2 p.m.-5 p.m. The Humpback Barn Poets meet every Saturday in Room 201 in Bracken Library of Ball State University, Muncie. Parking is free in the garage east of the library. When the library is closed during BSU breaks, the alternative location will be the MT Cup on University Avenue. Bring poems to share or simply come to discuss poetry. Contact Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net, 765-749-0731.

4 p.m. Art of the Matter on WFYI-FM (90.1) www.wfyi.org/artOfTheMatter.asp.

7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Poetry in Motion at Gallery One36, 136 E. Main St., Westfield. Bring a blanket to sit on and wine to drink. Also, bring a favorite poem to read. Musically inclined participants may bring an instrument to accompany the poems. Host: Richard Brendan. $5 suggested donation. (317) 867-4139 or http://www.galleryone36.com/.

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Spoke N Heard open mic at The Griot Village Community Center, 6228 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis. $5. Every Saturday. 317-295-1111.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Writing for Newspapers and Magazines. Instructor: Nelson Price. Site: Writers' Center of Indiana, 812 E. 67th St., Indianapolis (just northwest of the Indianapolis Arts Center, in the Cultural Arts Complex. Cost: $30 members/$45 nonmembers/$22.50 teachers, students with valid ID & seniors (over 60). Want to start free-lancing for local newspapers and magazines? This course will help you blast off, with practical tips about honing your interviewing skills, pitching and marketing feature story possibilities, putting together profiles of people and places, and coming up with ideas that bounce off trends and current events. The class will be interactive, with an emphasis on advice for local markets, including community newspapers and regional magazines.The instructor will be veteran journalist and nonfiction author Nelson Price, who specializes in books about famous Hoosiers and Indianapolis city history. 317-255-0710 or http://www.indianawriters.org/.

5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. A Cycle of Poets on WFHB-FM (91.3 and 98.3), Bloomington.

8 p.m.-11 p.m. SpokenSoulFood Sundays at Midtown Arts & Coffee Lounge, 519 E. 38th St. (just east of Central Avenue), Indianapolis. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. $5 cover. 317-223-1288 or www.myspace.com/midtownartscoffee. Every Sunday.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Creative Writing Workshop at the Glendale branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Library, 6101 N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis. Adults and teens 16 and older are invited to find the inner author within them with published writer and instructor Susan Lawson. All writing supplies will be provided. Call 317-275-4410 to register.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An open mic at Books on Sale, 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis (in the southwest corner of Southern Plaza) welcomes poets. Host Pete Brown will record performances for a $10 charge that will cover the cost of CD given at the end of the night. For info: http://www.booksonsale.org/.

7 p.m Inner Act, and open mic, at Cosmo Knight's Club, 3338 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis. Free. Must be 21 to enter. Host: Mijizaa yaa Soyini. For information, call 317-524-6951 or 317-925-6275 and ask for Allen. Every third Tuesday of the month.

8 p.m. Poetry Salon, an evening of conversation and critique, led by Richard Pflum. 812 E. 67th St., Indianapolis (just west of the Indianapolis Art Center. Meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. Bring copies of original poetry for feedback. 317-356-2048 or drahcir@indy.net.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
NEW SITE 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Central Indiana Writers Association’s montly meeting at the Southport Branch Library, 2630 E. Stop 11 Road, Indianapolis. An open mic reading, with a presentation by Robert O. Adair on writing inspirational poetry, essays or devotions. Info: Shirley Martin at 317-791-7065 or Linda Gosnell at 317-781-0326.

7 p.m. The MATRIX Poetry Slam at Rachael's Cafe, 300 E. Third St., Bloomington. Sign-up at 6:30. Entrants must have three three poems that must be under three minutes each.

8 p.m. Living Room Lounge, 934 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. An open format for poets and spoken-work artists. Wednesday drink specials at this smoking venue for ages 21 and older. 317-635-0361.

THURSDAY MARCH 19
-POSTPONED TO APRIL 21-7:30 p.m. The Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series presents Charles Simic at Butler University's Johnson Room in Robertson Hall. Free. http://www.poets.org/csimi/

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
2 p.m. A Little Madness in the Spring. Actress Priscilla Lindsay will read poems by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by the Indianapolis String Quartet, at the Artsgarden, Illinois and Meridian streets, Indianapolis. Free.

7 p.m. Novelist Nicholas Sparks will present the 32nd annual McFadden Memorial Lecture at North Central High School, 1801 E. 86th St., Indianapolis. Free. Sponsored by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library and the Patricia Cornwell Foundation. Call 317-275-4099.

8 p.m. to 11 p.m. By the Book Entertainment presents The cYpher: Open Mic Night at Starbucks, 854 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis. Free. Every third Friday of the month. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. Bythebookent@gmail.com. For a video sample of the venue and poetry, click here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3603527697977159057&q=poet+indianapolis&ei=q-owSJePKpGm4QLZ9pTpCQ&hl=en*

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
11:46 a.m. The Poets Weave on WFIU-FM (103.7), Bloomington. www.indiana.edu/~wfiu/poetsweave.htm.

1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Workout for Poets. Instructor: Linda Lee. Site: Writers' Center of Indiana, 812 E. 67th St., Indianapolis (just northwest of the Indianapolis Arts Center, in the Cultural Arts Complex. Cost: $25 members/$35 nonmembers/$17.50 teachers, students with valid ID & seniors (over 60). Write from a variety of prompts designed to lead you to write what you would not otherwise have thought to write, while developing greater intensity, detail, and depth in your work. Most class time will be spent writing, so if you are having trouble getting yourself motivated this is for you. 317-255-0710 or http://www.indianawriters.org/.

2 p.m.-5 p.m. The Humpback Barn Poets meet every Saturday in Room 201 in Bracken Library of Ball State University, Muncie. Parking is free in the garage east of the library. When the library is closed during BSU breaks, the alternative location will be the MT Cup on University Avenue. Bring poems to share or simply come to discuss poetry. Contact Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net, 765-749-0731.

4 p.m. Art of the Matter on WFYI-FM (90.1) www.wfyi.org/artOfTheMatter.asp.

7 p.m. Poetry in the Café, an open-mike reading sponsored by the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs, at Barnes & Noble, 14709 U.S. 31 North, Westfield. Free, the third Saturday of every month. Host: Michael E. Strosahl, 765-425-7792.

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Spoke N Heard open mic at The Griot Village Community Center, 6228 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis. $5. Every Saturday. 317-295-1111.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
2 p.m. Norbert Krapf will appear at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, Illinois and Washington streets, for poetry and jazz (tributes to Indiana musicians and writers) with Monika Herzig, swing violinist Carolyn Dutton, and guitarist/bassist Peter Kienle. Free.

5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. A Cycle of Poets on WFHB-FM (91.3 and 98.3), Bloomington.

6 p.m. Norbert Krapf will give a brief reading furing a Stella & Jane house concert in the Home Fields Advantage series. If you’d like to receive an invitation and details, write well in advance to Cyndi Wagner at cyndiwagner10@yahoo.com.

8 p.m.-11 p.m. SpokenSoulFood Sundays at Midtown Arts & Coffee Lounge, 519 E. 38th St. (just east of Central Avenue), Indianapolis. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. $5 cover. 317-223-1288 or www.myspace.com/midtownartscoffee. Every Sunday.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An open mic at Books on Sale, 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis (in the southwest corner of Southern Plaza) welcomes poets. Host Pete Brown will record performances for a $10 charge that will cover the cost of CD given at the end of the night. For info: http://www.booksonsale.org/.

7:30 p.m. The Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series presents novelist Jane Hamilton at Butler University's Krannert Room at Clowes Hall. Free. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/janehamilton/

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
7 p.m. Rita Dove at Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union, 700 E. Seventh St., Bloomington (on the Indiana University campus). http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/10221.html

8 p.m. Poetry slam at Melody Inn, 3826 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis. $50 to the winner. Every fourth Wednesday of the month. Host: Jason Ammerman. $3 cover. 317-923-4707.

8 p.m. Living Room Lounge, 934 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. An open format for poets and spoken-work artists. Wednesday drink specials at this smoking venue for ages 21 and older. 317-635-0361.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Writers Speak Volumes! A poetry/prose-no-need-for-a-mic open reading will meet on the fourth Thursday of every month at Bookmama's, 9 S. Johnson Ave., Indianapolis (in Irvington across the street from Lazy Daze Coffee House). Host: Lylanne Musselman. Free. Participants can read their works, share a favorite poet or listen. The reading prompts this month are "Irish," "stimulus" and "coyote" (use these three words in your poem or story.) lylanne22@yahoo.com

7:30 p.m. The Rufus and Louise Reading Series presents poet and prose writer Jesse Lee Kercheval at University Library, 755 W. Michigan St., IUPUI, Indianapolis. Free. The founding director of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Wisconsin, Kercheval haspublished poetry, fiction, memoirs and creative writing textbooks.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27
7 p.m. The Hart Rock Poetry and Open Mic Series. Theme: “Women’s Words – Women’s Voices,” with Barb Schwegman, Amanda Wrigley and Silja Weber.
Host: Patricia Coleman. Free. Rachael's Cafe, 300 E. Third St., Bloomington. Usually every fourth Friday (except July, August or when otherwise announced). poetry@hartrock.net. Barb Schwegman has lived in Bloomington since 1980. She is a local teacher wanting to do more writing, and more public reading. Barb mostly writes about family relationships. Amanda Wrigley writes poetry the way some people keep a journal, compulsively and often daily. Any experience or phrase that fires her imagination goes right to paper, often only as a fragment of thought- and sometimes, later, those fragments become a poem. She works at IU, has completed graduate seminary work, and plans to work on an MFA in poetry starting next year. She breeds and trains horses, loves to garden when she gets the chance, and has a penchant for finding and rescuing stray animals in her spare time. Silja Weber grew up in Germany and moved to the USA in 2000. She has a 7-year-old daughter who continually keeps her on her toes, concerning correct English and everything else. Her original job was to have been high school teaching, but coming here, she fell in love with American Sign Language and became an interpreter. She says: "Language in any shape and guise is fascinating to me. I have used written language as catalyst and therapy since I was 13, but am still wary of calling the end product 'poetry.' Another lifelong companion is music, and I have a keen interest in the environment (including all those diverse humans), natural building, and what is maybe best called creative inconsistency."

SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Today is the deadline to register for the Mystery Writing Workshop at the Mystery Co. in Carnel. For details, see the entry for April 4.

11:46 a.m. The Poets Weave on WFIU-FM (103.7), Bloomington. www.indiana.edu/~wfiu/poetsweave.htm.

1 p.m. Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day with award-winning author Gary Soto at the Haughville branch of Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 2121 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. Soto will talk about the work of Chavez and discuss the importance of peace and literacy. The first 100 people to arrive will receive a free Gary Soto book, A book-signing will follow.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Creative Writing Workshop at the Pike branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Library, 6525 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis. Adults and teens 16 and older are invited to find the inner author within them with published writer and instructor Susan Lawson. All writing supplies will be provided. Call 317-275-4480 to register.

2 p.m.-5 p.m. The Humpback Barn Poets meet every Saturday in Room 201 in Bracken Library of Ball State University, Muncie. Parking is free in the garage east of the library. When the library is closed during BSU breaks, the alternative location will be the MT Cup on University Avenue. Bring poems to share or simply come to discuss poetry. Contact Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net, 765-749-0731.

2 p.m., in the Irvington branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 5625 E. Washington St., Indianapolis. James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain will be signing his latest book, Saint Patrick's Battalion. 317-275-4450.

4 p.m. Art of the Matter on WFYI-FM (90.1) www.wfyi.org/artOfTheMatter.asp.

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Spoke N Heard open mic at The Griot Village Community Center, 6228 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis. $5. Every Saturday. 317-295-1111.

CANCELED 7 p.m. Jan Flexon is releasing two CDs, one of which is a poetry disc titled "Words Are Electric, But Not Always Static Free" and the other a music disc titled "Cover Me," recorded by her band the Dancin' Nancys. Flexon will read her poetry and perform lead vocals, guitar and native flute with her band, which also includes Carol Cody (drums, percussion), Ana Garcia (piano, harp, flute) and Jordan Nelson (violin).

SUNDAY, MARCH 29
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. A Cycle of Poets on WFHB-FM (91.3 and 98.3), Bloomington.

8 p.m.-11 p.m. SpokenSoulFood Sundays at Midtown Arts & Coffee Lounge, 519 E. 38th St. (just east of Central Avenue), Indianapolis. Host: aLLEN iMAGERY. $5 cover. 317-223-1288 or www.myspace.com/midtownartscoffee. Every Sunday.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An open mic at Books on Sale, 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis (in the southwest corner of Southern Plaza) welcomes poets. Host Pete Brown will record performances for a $10 charge that will cover the cost of CD given at the end of the night. For info: http://www.booksonsale.org/.

7:30 p.m. David Sedaris at Ball State University Emens Auditorium, 2000 W. University Ave., Muncie. Humorist, best-selling author and commentator for National Public Radio. $35. Tickets available from Ticketmaster: (317) 239-5151 or http://www.ticketmaster.com/.

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