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Poetry in Parks 2016 & Mountain Top Literature Festival | Mt. Tam

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Sunday, October 9, 2016 - All Day | Cost: FREE*
*A shuttle service is free but an RSVP is required.

Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre | Ridgecrest Blvd, Mill Valley, CA

Event Details

Poetry in Parks 2016 is a free, daylong festival in the historic Cushing Memorial-Mountain Theater in Mt. Tamalpais State Park, on the occasion of Quiet Lightning’s 100th show and as part of the Art in the Parks initiative celebrating the centennial of the National Parks and the connection between the wilderness experience and the inspiration parks provide to everyone, poets, writers, dancers, and artists of all genres.

Parking is available; a shuttle service is free but an RSVP is required.

This free event, which is part of the Litquake festival, is all-ages, with children’s activities provided by Bread & Roses, an interactive art station by ArtSpan, local food by D’Maize Catering and SUP Street Food, beer by Lagunitas Brewing Co., and House Kombucha on tap.

The day begins with youth poetry readings curated by Marin County Poet Laureate Prartho Sereno, in collaboration with the Marin County Free Library, California Poets in the Schools, The Marin Poetry Out Loud Project, and the Marin Poetry Center High School Poetry Project.

Musical and dance interludes punctuate the poetry readings, with a new choreographed dance by postmodern dance pioneer Anna Halprin and a special performance by Classical Revolution.

The program includes Quiet Lightning’s flagship submission-based literary mixtape, selected through a blind process and published in a book handed out to the first 200 people in attendance, to be followed by an outstanding group of poets.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*A shuttle service is free but an RSVP is required.
Categories: *Top Pick*, Eating & Drinking, Fairs & Festivals, Literature, Theater & Performance
Address: Ridgecrest Blvd, Mill Valley, CA