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Our newsletter, which has
a calendar of our upcoming

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events.

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And I brought some more copies
of the newsletter, which

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has the winners of the contest.

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And I put those out on
the refreshment table.

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And I hope you can
stay tonight and have

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some refreshments with us
and meet Leslie Scalapino.

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Our next reading
will be two weeks

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from tonight in this
auditorium, visiting poet

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from Poland, Adam Zagajewski.

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But before that
reading, there are

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a number of events going on.

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Tomorrow night,
Leslie Scalapino will

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be presenting a talk
and a one-act play,

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sponsored by Chax Press
and Among Other Things

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at The Central Arts
Collective at 8 o'clock.

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And there is no
charge for admission,

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but they do ask for donations.

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Is that right, Joe?

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Among Other Things.

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Yeah, Among Other Things will
be asking for some donations.

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And Writers at Work has a
reading next Wednesday night

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in this auditorium, Bob
Schirmer and Mark Richard.

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The Lamplight Readings are at
the first Sunday of the month.

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And this Sunday
night is a reading

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by Roger Hecht and Bill Marsh.

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And that's at Bentley's.

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And the next in the
Chax Press series

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at the Tucson Museum of Art
will be next Tuesday night.

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Excuse me.

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No.

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Tuesday after.

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Tuesday after next, the 7th.

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And that reader then
is Steve McCaffrey.

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So you really should
pick up one of these

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because it gives the place
and time for each event.

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Also, in honor of
Leslie Scalapino,

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there's going to be a potluck
party at Bill Marsh's house

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Friday night.

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And we have some maps for this.

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And you can get one from
Bill after the reading.

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Leslie Scalapino comes
to us from Oakland.

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In addition to
her writing, she's

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the editor and publisher
of O Books, which

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publishes contemporary poetry.

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Her honors include grants
from the National Endowment

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for the Arts.

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She's published seven
collections of poetry,

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most recently, That They
Were At The Beach and Way.

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And we have some of her
books available for sale

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at a very special discount
price after the reading tonight.

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So would you please
welcome Leslie Scalapino.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you.

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