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11/1-11/29 New York/Washington, D.C. Filming the secret movie all month! I'll let you know as much as I can.

10/29 Manhattan Release party for Jay Michelson's new book Everything Is God. I'll be performing a short set.
October 29 . 6:00-9:00 pm . Center for Jewish History . 15 West 16th Street (at 6th Avenue) . $5

9/16 Manhattan Rachel Rose Reid ("...A glimpse of magic" - The Guardian UK) features! I perform! And you might, too! With a possible special guest star -- I will say, without exaggerating, one of the titans of '80s rock. Come to find out.
September 16 . 7:30-9:30 pm . 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St.) . free!

7/22 Manhattan Poetry as Protest: Uri L'Tzedek, the people who brought you ethical kashrut, and Mima'amakim, those awesome Orthodox poetry kids, are throwing an event where we explore poetry as a form of protest. Not a performance, but we'll all be reading some poems together and leading a discussion. Plus, free dinner.
July 22 . 7:30-9:30 pm . the Drisha Institute (37 W. 65th St, 5th floor) . free!

8/16 Chicago If you had to have a Jewish alt-music holy trinity, it would have to include these two people. And probably someone else, who I'll be standing in for: Stereo Sinai, Can!!Can, and me.
August 16 . details to come!

7/17-18 Los Angeles Under the guise of G-dcast, I'll be appearing as the scholar-in-residence at an LA-area summer program and talking about how normal people understand (or don't) the Torah
Los Angeles, CA . Shabbat of July 17-18 . email for info

7/02 Manhattan Mima'amakim, those awesome Orthodox poetry kids, are releasing the new issue of their magazine. I'll be doing a set, as well as Aaron Roller, Jake Marmer, Dena Weiss, and Alicia Jo Rabins' band Girls in Trouble. Come straight from work. You look good in a tie.
July 2 . 6:00 pm . Bowery Poetry Club . $10 includes copy of the book

7/08 92Y Tribeca Orthodox Jews & Muslims & Punk: Michael Muhammad Knight, the awesome author of The Taqwacores and Osama Van Halen, and I will be reading together. There's no way I can overexaggerate how killer this is going to be.
July 8 . 6:30 pm . 92Y Tribeca . 200 Hudson St. free!

4/28 Manhattan Mima'amakim, those awesome Orthodox poetry kids, are doing a reading at the Jewish Art Salon. And me, too.
Tuesday, April 28th . 7:30 - 9:30 pm . Stanton Street Synagogue . 180 Stanton Street free!

3/5 Brooklyn The first-ever Franklin Park Reading Series at Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden in Crown Heights. Featuring Matthue Roth (Candy in Action, Losers, Yom Kippur a Go-Go), Liza Monroy (Mexican High) and David Goodwillie (Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time).
Thursday, March 5, 2008 . 8:00 - 10:00 . Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden . 618 St. John's Place, between Franklin Avenue and Classon Avenue free!

3/19 Brooklyn The Five-Borough Read: Organized by David Levithan, and featuring Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, Leslie Margolis, Abby Sher, Matthue Roth, and Robin Wasserman.
Thursday, March 19 . Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn 10-11am, free!

3/20 Manhattan Private event at Scholastic.

3/22 Manhattan The biggest teen author signing EVER: Join over 40 authors for a signing extravaganza as they take over Books of Wonder, sign books, and converse with fans new and old. An incredible event that is sure to go down in book-signing history. Authors include: Nora Baskin Jessica Blank Judy Blundell Coe Booth Elise Broach Susanne Colasanti Sarah Darer-Littman Matt de la Pena Heather Duffy-Stone Gayle Forman Aimee Friedman Madeleine George Maureen Johnson Kristen Kemp Justine Larbalestier David Levithan E. Lockhart Barry Lyga Carolyn Mackler Sarah MacLean Megan McCafferty Laura McLaughlin Neesha Meminger Billy Merrell Blake Nelson Micol Ostow Matthue Roth Marie Rutkoski Lisa Ann Sandell Courtney Sheinmel Abby Sher Brian Sloan Rachel Vail David Van Etten Ned Vizzini Adrienne Maria Vrettos Cecily von Ziegesar Melissa Walker Robin Wasserman Scott Westerfeld Suzanne Weyn Maryrose Wood Lizabeth Zindel
Sunday, 3/22, Books of Wonder, 4pm

3/25 Manhattan Featuring Daniel Silverstein of the London-based Orthodox Jewish/Muslim hip-hop supergroup Lines of Faith - The latest monthly Open Mic, hosted by me and featuring some of the best writers, musicians, and performers that G*d endowed with the talent to rock the mic.
Wednesday, March 25, 2008 . 7:00 PM . 92Y Tribeca . 200 Hudson St., Tribeca free!

11/9 Los Angeles I'll be reading from Losers as part of the Celebration of Jewish Books, along with Jonathan Safran Foer, Adam Mansbach, and the Comic Book Rabbi, and, G*d yes, Alan Zwiebel -- and, oh yeah, I'm scheduled at the same time as Nathan Englander.
American Jewish University . 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air . 11:00 AM . $10 before Oct. 31, $15 at door.

11/12 Long Island "The Art of the Memoir," presented by David Henry Sterry. I'll be reading from my memoir, Yom Kippur a Go-Go, and my non-semi-memoir, Losers.
Book Revue . Huntington, Long Island

11/19 New York City I'm hosting the first monthly 92Y Tribeca Open Mic at Makor! Free admission, and featured performers Elisa Albert (The Book of Dahlia) and Jeremiah Lockwood (The Sway Machinery), and some of the most amazing authors, poets, singers and dilletantes you've ever wanted to see either rock or mumble into a mic.
92Y Tribeca . 200 Hudson St . 7:30 pm . free!

11/20 >New York City Release party for Cool Jew by Lisa Klug, featuring Y-Love, Diwon, Basya Schechter, Chana Rothman, Dov Rosenblatt and Avi Hoffman of Blue Fringe, Naomi Less, the Goddess Perlman, Sarah Aroeste, Rav Shmuel and Matthue Roth.
92nd St Y . 334 Amsterdam Ave . 7:30 pm . free!

11/22 Philadelphia Losers release party! Red-hot and magical, in the city it's written about, with the band that stars in it. Prowler does a concert, I do some poems, and we'll all get down. With special guest DJ Mr. Mike.
Tritone Bar . 1508 South St., Phila.

10/29 New York City David Levithan, famed cocreator of "Nick & Norah," hosts a bunch of Hot Teen Authors reading from our brand new books. Besides me, there's Coe Booth (Kendra), Katie Finn (Top 8), Lauren Henderson (Kiss Me Kill Me), Christopher Krovatin (Venemous), Wendy Mass (Every Soul a Star), Courtney Sheinmel (My So-Called Family), and Elizabeth Scott (Living Dead Girl).
Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL . 425 6th Ave at 10th St . 6-7:30 pm . free!

9/14 Brooklyn I'll be at the Soft Skull Press table at the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Brooklyn City Hall . 57 Rockwell Pl, Brooklyn . 10:00-6:00 . free!

9/16 New York City Shira Tarrant presents a reading to support her new anthology, Men Speak Out. I'll be reading with a bunch of other men who will be, uh, speaking out.
Bluestockings Bookstore . 172 Allen St. (just by 1st Ave. and Houston) . 7:00 pm . free!

6/11 New York City I'll be MCing a benefit concert for the Jerusalem Camp at Rainbow Gathering. Show features Rav Shmuel, Y-Love, Nehedar, BlanketStatementStein, Pitom and Aliza Hava.
Don Hill's . 511 Greenwich St (at Spring St) . 7pm doors, 8pm show . $10

6/25 New York City The first Jewish Open Mic! It's a fast-moving spontaneous variety show of anyone who shows up. I'll be doing a set to open the night, and hosting anyone who wants to get up and sing a song, do a poem, tell a story, or do something cool that doesn't take too long. Guaranteed surprise guests...as long as they don't take too long, either.
The Tea Lounge . 837 Union St., Park Slope . 7:30pm show . free!

5/12-16 Jerusalem, Israel I'll be at the President's Conference, Facing Tomorrow, hangin' with Vaclav Havel, Barbra Streisand, and the president so nice, they named him twice, George W. Bush.

5/22 New York, NY I'm part of the KinkyJews reading series, featuring Tsaurah Litzky, Matthue Roth, Lainie Speiser, Albert Stern, and P.K. with Special Musical Guest Avi Fox-Rosen. Tsaurah is fabulous, and I have a feeling Avi is going to be hilarious. As for what everyone else is doing -- including myself -- your guess is as good as mine. Doors at 6:45 PM, Readings begin promptly at 7:15PM . KGB Bar, 85 E. 4th St. at 2nd Ave., New York, NY . free!

3/16 New York City A special slam at the Jewish Museum, curated by Matthue Roth and featuring Steve Dalachinsky, Alicia Jo Rabins from Golem, Jake Marmer from Frantic Turtle, and other special guests TBA.
4:00-5:00 PM . The Jewish Museum . 1109 Fifth Avenue . Manhattan

3/25 Melbourne, VIC The Going Down Swinging magazine release party! I'm a last-minute addition on a whole host of people, most of them being hot and Australian. And hot.
Tuesday, March 25, 8:00 PM, Northcote Social Club, 301 High Street Northcote, Melbourne. $12 with book, $7 without

4/9 Melbourne, VIC Back in Melbourne, and it's gonna be so sweet. And with the amazing and multi-talented, multi-tasking Steve Smart, with whose company life doesn't get much better. With Eytan Messiah, Leigh Robertson, Steve Smart and Joesephine Rowe
Igdaff Bar . Abbotsford . 160 Hoddle St near the Collingwood Town Hall .

4/16 Melbourne, VIC Again in Melbourne, again with the company of Mr. Steve Smart -- and this time at the notorious Bar Open, home to Babble....
Bar Open . 317 Brunswick St in Fitzroy . more details to come!

1/9 New York City Teen Author Reading Night! I'll be reading from Candy in Action along with David Levithan ("How They Met"), Aimee Friedman ("The Year My Sister Got Lucky"), and Claudia Gabel ("Sweet and Vicious").
6-7:30, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.

1/11-1/16 Philadelphia, PA The American Library Association's annual midwinter convention -- I'll be reading and signing from Candy in Action.
details to come!

London, UK Limmud Conference. A massive convention on Jewish thought. I'll be performing, leading poetry and writing workshops, and doing crazy performance art with Joel Stanley and Rachel Rose Reid called The Mysterious Life and Gravity-Defying Torah of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok of Berdichev. The conference also features Yehuda Amichai, Raz Hartman, Daniel Boyarin, Judith Plaskow, and the ubiquitous Y-Love.
Sunday-Thursday, December 21-26 . Warwick, England

11/28 All over the world My newest book, Candy in Action, comes out today! It's about supermodels who know kung-fu. It's got a free downloadable soundtrack. And if you can think of anything else you have to do today, well, do it later.
November 28, 2007 . 12:00 am . everywhere you can think of

11/29 Toronto, Canada I'll be doing drive-by appearances at local bookstores. Drop a line if you're in the area.
Thursday, November 29 . TBA!

12/5 New York, NY Superstar author David Levithan asks a bunch of authors to choose their favorite release of 2007 and read from it. I'll be doing a cover of Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, as well as a fair bit of plugging for Candy in Action in its first week of existence!
Wednesday, December 5 . 6:00 pm . New York Public Library, Tompkins Square branch . Ave. B & E 10th St . free!

San Francisco, CA I'll be reading from my novel Candy in Action at Michelle Tea's awesome Radar Reading Series!
Tuesday, December 11 . 6:00 pm . San Francisco Public Library, Civic Center . free!

New York, NY The amazing onslaught of Shemspeed continues with the open mic series, showcasing NYC's best, brightest, and most overeager and caffeinated.
Thursday, December 13 . more details tba

New York, NY Mimaamakim, the literary magazine of the Jewish religious experience, releases its new issue in grand style. Featuring the bands Rashanim and Frantic the Turtle, as well as Dan "Mobius" Sieradski, Adam Schechter, and a bunch of others.
Wednesday, October 24 . 7:30 pm . $7

New York, NY The release party for Shemspeed.com, the largest Jewish music website this side of Uman. With Y-Love, the Sway Machinery featuring Brian from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pharoah's Daughter, Blue Fringe, and everyone else you can think of.
Thursday, October 25 . 7:00 pm . $15

New York, NY I'll be performing at the College of Staten Island.
May 10, 2007 . time & location TBA

New York, NY Book Expo America!! The biggest deal in the publishing world. I'll be hanging out by the Soft Skull booth, promoting my newest book, Candy in Action.
May 31 - June 3, 2007 . Jacob Javits Convention Center . New Yawk City

Chicago, IL This year, Purim comes on a Saturday night. Which means, we'll be getting twice as drunk as usual! (No, mom, I'm just kidding. Uh.) Matt Wetstein (Juez) and Loren (every important Chicago band ever) are forming a one-off band, and an all-percussion band featuring Itta Roth (as seen on the Matthue Roth Gets Sick In Every City He Goes To On This Tour Tour, and their wedding video).
Saturday, March 3 . show 9:00/megillah 10:00 . open bar . $15, $10 advance, $12 in costume

Amherst, MA UMass Amherst! I'll be performing for the JSU. For details, email me.
March 7, 2007

Philadelphia, PA A release party for Yom Kippur a Go-Go! I'll be doing poetry and leaping all over the stage and maybe a little actual reading from the book, and mischief-stirring. Of course.
Thursday, October 27 . 6:00 pm . $20 ($10 tickets from Philly Fun Guide) . free wine!

New York, NY
Mimaamakim's annual release show, featuring Pharaoh's Daughter and Vicious Turtle (whose real name I can't remember cuz it's 3 a.m., but featuring Jesse from Kanye West's band on cello and Jake Marmer on vocals) - and I'm doing a music set, so I'll probably have some musical backup. As per the definition.
November 6 . Cornelia . 29 Cornelia Street, West Village . 8:00 PM . $6

New York, NY
Bluestockings bookstore -- I'll be reading from my new memoir, Yom Kippur A Go-Go.
November 7 . Bluestockings . Allen St off Houston, SoHo . 7:00 . free!

Philadelphia, PA Robin's Bookstore - reading and signing from Yom Kippur A Go-Go. Parents in attendance. Watch out.
Wednesday, November 9 . Robin's Books . 109 S 13th St . Philadelphia, PA . 7:00 . free!

Bethesda, MD Olsson's Books. Signing from Yom Kippur A Go-Go.
Thursday, November 10 . Olsson's . Bethesda, MD . 7:00 . free!

Washington, DC A poetry set at Teaism, one of my old haunts, which will coincide with (and maybe even have dark ghosts from my past from) Yom Kippur A Go-Go...
Saturday, November 12 . Teaism Penn Quarter . 4th and D Sts NW . free!

San Francisco, CA The Bureau of Jewish Education is putting on an all-out release party extravaganza for Yom Kippur A Go-Go. So please, come, and ask me some embarrassing personal questions in front of lots of people.
Tuesday, November 15 . 7:00 PM . Jewish Community Library . 1835 Ellis St . San Francisco, CA . free!

Berkeley Slam
My triumphant return, I guess .... watch me rip it up with some special backup with a cacophonic all-poetry set heralding the release of Yom Kippur A Go-Go.
Wednesday, November 16 . 8:30 PM . $7 . all-ages

San Francisco, CA Michelle Tea hosts the Radar Reading Series at the public library. Cookies will be served.
Thursday, November 17 . 6:00 PM . 100 Larkin St . free

New York, NY Book Expo America -- I'll be talking about my upcoming memoir at the Cleis Press booth.
Friday, June 2 . 2:00-3:00 PM. New York, NY Mimaamakim -- The coolest Orthodox poetry kids on the block host are back for another round, with bands, poets, and...uh, me. (and sorry about the messed-up date...i'm a dork)
Sunday, June 5 . Bowery Poetry Club . 308 Bowery at Houston . New York, NY . $10 (i think - donation to Mimaamakim)

Dirt Press Release Party Not a show, just a party -- drink specials all night, and a chance to see the new collected edition of Dirt Press. Go to their website for details.
June 2, 2005 . Pioneer Bar . 218 Bowery . New York, NY . 7:00-12:00 . free!

Melbourne, AUS Poetry @Muse -- My Australian debut. Poetry, music, an open mic, and me. (I'd say something about weird accents, too, but I'll probably be the only one with a weird accent there.)
Sunday, April 3 . Hotham & Inkerman Streets . St Kilda, Melbourne . 4:30 PM . free!

Melbourne, AUS Babble -- Be there or be a different shape. Dunno about you, but I vote for option number one.
Wednesday, April 6 . 317 Brunswick St . Fitzroy, Melbourne . 8:00 PM . $5

Melbourne, AUS Lentil Bash -- Lentil as Anything Cafe, a monthly music-poetry-party-street-cafe.With MCs Hernan, Owen & Steve.
Thursday, April 21 . 41 Blessington St . St Kilda, Melbourne . free!

Melbourne, AUS The Spinning Room --
Tuesday, April 26 . Clifton & High Sts . Prahran, Melbourne

Never Mind the Goldbergs Yeah, that's right -- my book has a release date. Run, don't walk, to your local independent bookstore. Or Barnes & Noble, if you must.
January 15, 2005 . at bookstores nationwide . even the chains

1/19 -- Penn State Hillel An evening of delightful poetry with Matthue, further west in his native state than he's ever been.
Wednesday, January 19 . State College, PA . Candy Bar and Lounge . 129 S. Pugh St . 9:00 PM . free, i think, or i'll pay you back

1/20 -- Never Mind the Goldbergs Philadelphia Release Party -- featuring Juez playing your klezmer-punk-jazz favorites, along with my parents, and the legendary Edie Sedgwick playing hot jams about famous people.
Thursday, January 20, 2005 . La Tazza . 108 Chestnut St . doors 8:00 . Philadelphia, PA . $5

1/22 -- Never Mind the Goldbergs New York Release Party at Makor -- featuring Juez playing your klezmer-punk-jazz favorites and Travis Morrison, who wrote music for the O.C.'s Chanukah episode and was just written up in Entertainment Weekly for covering Ludakris, and is just an incredible force of nature on his own.
Saturday, January 22 . Makor . $12 advance /$15 door . 35 W 67th St (b/w Columbus & Central Park W.) New York, NY

1/23 -- Never Mind the Goldbergs in Washington -- new location!! Juez pump out the slow jams, and I freak out onstage about being back in my old hometown for the first time in years. And Autumn and the Parlor Scouts are playing too. Yeah!!!
Sunday, January 23 . GW Hillel, corner of 23rd and H Sts . 7:30 . $5

Artists for Starving People fundraiser for homeless people and food. Town & Village Synagogue . 334 East 14th Street at 1st Ave . New York, NY . $5

Hanukah Hip-Hop Workshop High schools: teaching about Chanukah through spoken-word, and teaching about spoken-word through Chanuka.
December 5, 2005 . Long Island, NY

Mimaamakim at Yeshiva University. We're returning to our Alma Mater, esteemed Yeshiva University, to host an open mic on Mon Dec 6th, 8 pm. Furst Hall, room 535, on the corner of 185th and Amsterdam. Some of the most illustrious mima'amakim YU alums will make a showing, and there will be an open reading for YU & Stern students. It's a free show, and there's a rumor about refreshments.
Monday, December 6 . New York, NY

New York goodbye party. I'm performing solo and with DJ Handler. The other reason you should come is that the show will go from 9-9:30, and then from 10-11 there is free alcohol!!
Tuesday, August 17 . Leopard Lounge . corner of 5th St & 2nd Ave . New York, NY . free!

Bonfire Madigan Bonfire Madigan plays with special guests like Spacecraft-1 and me
8:00 PM * Tonic * 143 Norfolk St. * New York, NY * $8

Bonfire Madigan the remarkable punk cellist/singer and her band. her band is me.
7:30 PM * The Milky Way, Boston, MA * $8

K'vetch featuring Triple M Threat, aka Michelle from V For Vendetta, and me
7:00 PM * Oni Gallery, Boston, MA * $3

Def Midrash Jam Pharaoh's Daughter, Rashanim, the Mima'amakim poetry people, and me -- doing solo poetry & music with Shanir Blumenkrantz, Yudi Simon and Erez Shudnow!!
7:00 PM * 308 Bowery, b/n Houston and Bleecker * $10 cover
presented by mimaamakim

Def Midrash Jam Pharaoh's Daughter, Rashanim, the Mima'amakim poetry people, and me -- doing solo poetry & music with Shanir Blumenkrantz, Yudi Simon and Erez Shudnow!!
7:00 PM * 308 Bowery, b/n Houston and Bleecker * $10 cover
presented by mimaamakim

Bowery Poetry Club Teatative!! Email me if you want more info on this! Me, Jennifer Blowdryer, and Larry-Bob Roberts, bringing some Frisco love to New York City.
Wednesday, Mary 5 . Bowery Poetry Club . New York, NY . 6:00 PM (early show!!!) . $5

Berzerkeley Slam I'll be featuring at my favorite slam. And no, I'm not just saying that cause my agent runs it.
January 28 . The Starry Plough . Berkeley, CA . 8:30

GenderEnders The Urban Hermitt rips up stage with dramatic homo-hop, then I read some boring stories.
February 4, 2004 . 8:00ish? pm . Cherry Bar . 6th and Folsom Sts . San Francisco . $5

Canvas Cafe Slam San Francisco's newest slam. And guess what, it's free. And cool prizes. And a fuzzy lovable host, Vadim.
March 15, 2004 . Time TBA . free! . all ages! . 9th and Irving Sts . San FranciscoOakland Jewish Day School I'll be teaching a class during the day, and then at night, OJDS's third-grade class is my opening act for the grand Chanukah stage show.
December 17, 6:00 pm (check back for possible time correction cause i'm not sure)

Times Square, NYC I acted in the movie Conveniently Unconventional, screening at Chiasma Gallery in Times Square to a soundtrack by DJ Handler. Then, on the final day of screenings, I'll be doing live poetry to accompany the DJlistic stylings. November 13-18, 2003 . Chiasma Gallery . Times Square, NYC
SHOW: November 18, 6:00 pm (check back for possible time correction cause i'm not sure

New York City I play with Manhattan's favorite klezmer-garage punk band, Juez.
November 22 . The Knitting Factory . Manhattan . check back for time!

San Francisco Other Magazine's release party. I won't be at the event, but my poem "wolverine" is in the issue. and if you're in SF, there's no excuse not to -- it's free and features los fabulousos Kirk Read, Lauren Wheeler, Annalee Newitz, Joel Schalit, Melinda Adams, and others.
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 . 7 PM . Valencia St. Books, 569 Valencia . free

Washington DC! A Yom Iyun, or learning day, where I get to teach kids how to drop rhymes, highlight the beauty of the universe, and look cool.
Monday, October 27 . Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School . Washington, DC . private show...unless you're a high school student, i mean

Urban Forage the illimitable Kirk Read hosts Amy Tobin, Heather Gold, Andrew Ramer and me.
Sunday, October 12 . 8 PM . free!

Daniland Showcase! Me, the Suicide Kings, Sini Anderson, Carlos Mena, and Aya de Leon. Dude, this show has more poetry heavyweights than the entire city of New York. I promise. And I'm on first, so get there superquick!
Oakland Metro . Thursday, October 16 . $6-10 . doors 8, show 8:30

Writers With Drinks i'll tell you who the other performers are as soon as i know...
Saturday, October 4 . The Make-Out Room, 22nd and Mission Sts . 7:30 PM . 21+

Club Eros Beth Lisick, Tara Jepsen, horehound stillpoint and me do funny performances about sex.
Thursday, October 2 . 8:00 PM . 2051 Market at Church . SF . $5-10

Couples Therapy I do a set and my new band, maybe featuring Robyn from Goodbye Brian, Tonya from the Punk Rock Orchestra, and Dominique from Stanford, opens for the play by Andrew Brooks and Levette Fuller.
Dalva Bar, 16th St and Valencia . free! . Tuesday, Sept. 16 . 8:00

The Waves Screening for the short film The Waves, which I acted in. It's a fundraiser for the film's trip (not mine!) to Cannes International Film Festival.
Victoria Theater . 16th St. at Mission . $15 . Saturday, Sept. 13 . 8:00

ScutterFest A 3-day benefit for homeless queer artists. Music and spoken word, with Boyskout, Riot A Go Go, Justin Chin, and, oh, go check out the site.
Sunday, July 6, 2003 . Los Angeles, CA

303 Poetry returns to North Beach in this swank little restaurant. With Daphne Gottlieb, Phred Chao, this zine girl from Santa Cruz and DJ Handler.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003 . 303 Columbus at Broadway . San Francisco, CA

Adobe Bookshop with Chaim Bertman, author of The Stand-Up Tradegian, and Janine Beichman, translator of just about every book of modern Japanese verse in the world.
Thursday, March 20, 2003 . 7:30 pm . Adobe Bookshop . on 16th St. at Valencia . San Francisco, CA . all-ages . free

El Rio Everybody's favorite home of the Monday night $1 cocktail. Of course the show's on Tuesday. Open mic, me, and tenative opening act Jennifer Mason, who's smarter and prettier than me and whose poetry is cleverer and uglier.
Tuesday, April 29, 2003 . 8:00 pm . El Rio . 3158 Mission St. at Cesar Chavez . San Francisco, CA . free

Parlour Club My LA debut!!! I'm gonna sparkle like a star. Also reading is Daphne Gottlieb, who shines darker and lighter than anyone else, and does it at the same time. Hosted by Shawna Kenny.
March 2, 2003 . 7702 Santa Monica Blvd . West Hollywood, CA . (323) 650-7968

New York Def Poetry Jam recording. With Claudia Alick, Gil Scott Heron, Ursula Rucker and other poets.
March 4, 2003 . Supper Club . Manhattan, CA

The Waves film shooting.
late January 2003 . San Francisco, CA

Erotic Poetry Slam with Claudia Alick and the Smokin' Word collective.
February 10, 2003 . Laila Lounge . Brooklyn . NYC
113 N 7th Street bet. Berry & Wythe. Take the L train to Bedford Avenue. take bedford ave/n7th exit. walk two blocks to bumpin poetry event.

Knitting Factory With Gutbucket and Juez, klezmer, jazz, and breakbeats.
February 13, 2003. Manhattan . NYC

Harvard University with Juez, kickin' their signature klezmer breakbeats
February 15, 2003 . Harvard University Hillel . Cambridge, MA . $1 suggested . [ details ]

Katrina's Letters Movie shooting.
December 2002 . San Francisco

CELLspace benefit Dave Eggers, Michelle Tea, Beth Lisick and Funkeoke. A benefit for CELLspace, the best arts warehouse in the universe.
January 9, 2003. Intersection for the Arts, 15th and Valencia . San Francisco . $15-50

Yale University Dinner theatre and slam poetry. As if we could do it any other way.
November 14, 2002 . email for info . New Haven, CT

Brown University Queer Arts & Activism Festival. Featuring the Butchies, V for Vengance, a whole bunch of other people and me.
November 15-16, 2002 . Brown University . Providence, RI

Solomon Schechter Hebrew Day School Performance, class, and discussion.
Manhattan, NY . closed sessions

Bowery Poetry Club With Jennifer Blowdryer!! [ see Jennifer's German fan site ] Sexy, wacky, and energized. For the New Yorkers and for Amerika.
November 20, 2002 . 10:00 PM . New York, NY

Wesleyan University produced by Wesleyan Hillel. With Yidcore and other acts.
Saturday, November 23 . Wesleyan University . Middletown, CT

The Bill Graham Chanukah Gala with Inasense, M.C. Queen Ester, Berkeley Frum-core Freestylers, and special guests to be announced. Ring in Chanukah with Chabad, the orthodox jewish hip-hop collectives of the Bay Area, and secret surprise rock star guests.
December 1, 2002 . Union Square . Powell and Geary St.s

Dr. Dre-del Chanukah crafts and performance extravaganza with Jenny Traig, the hilarious author of Judaikitsch.
December 2, 2002 . Modern Times Books . 20th & Valencia . San Francisco

Wesleyan University Erotica Open Mic Night.
Thursday, November 21 . Wesleyan University . Middletown, CTThe Frolicking Pirates of Friskadoo a puppet show about pirates, art, and indecent language. Written by me and Gravity Goldberg, and featuring William S. Burroughs.
In The Streets Street Fair . October 19, 2002 . Eddy and Leavenworth Sts . San Francisco . free

The Frolicking Pirates of Friskadoo repeat performance Just in case you couldn't get enough. Or if you're shomer Shabbos.
Clarion Alley Street Fair . October 27, 2002 . Clarion and Valencia Sts . San Francisco . free

Cuppa d'Oro I'll be featuring at their new open mic. It's a last-minute deal, but come out and support women-owned businesses, local poetry and tearooms.
Thursday, Sept. 19 . 24th and South Van Ness Sts . San Francisco . 7:00 . free

National Queer Arts Festival Show your straight pride with Matthue. Sexual deviance like you've never seen it before -- in the other direction. This fest will be massive. Details to come.
ODC Dance Company . 17th and Shotwell Sts . June 25 and 26 . $12-15

Triad Party for Response magazine.
Thursday, May 23 . 9 pm . 158 W. 72nd St . $7 (21+)

Triad Shappy, survivor of 60 Minutes and being bleeped out on CNN, hosts this poetry talk show at the Bowery Poetry Club. Bowery Poetry Club . 221 Bowery . across from CBGB's . Manhattan, NY . free

Galia opening for Aphrodite's Hymen. Also features June Bug, Molecular Man, and Insex.
Wednesday, April 17 . mail me to make sure . 8 pm . 21st and Mission Sts. $3

Venue 9 Productions The finale of this series; I'm just gonna shoot off a few poems as a cameo. With Mark Silverman, Aphrodite's Hymen, and others.
Venue 9 . 9th St., off Folsom St. . Sunday, April 28 . $10-20 sliding

Brainwash My new solo show, as well as the release of my as-yet-unnamed 3rd chapbook!! in SoMa's historic cafe and laundromat, and i promise my set will be done by the time your dryer is finished. hosted by Diamond Dave, open mic to follow, and lots and lots of happiness.
Folsom St. between 7th and 8th . Wednesday, March 13 . free!

Some Kind Of Queer And by this, they mean a lineup that includes me. The lineup is huge. Annie Sprinkle! Deep Dickollective! Go to the site for details. Music, dancing, spoken-word, porn and a whole lot more. It's the opening party for the SF Queer Community Center.
San Francisco Queer Community Center . Saturday, March 9 . $5

Private Party Sorry, you're not invited. But this is an opportune time to mention that I do weddings, batchelor parties and bar mitzvahs.Saturday, March 2

Giovanni's Room the largest queer bookstore in the world takes on the largest flaming straight boy in the world.
february 2 . philadelphia, PA . 12th and pine st.s . 7:30

WMUC Radio I guest co-DJ today on WMUC! listen along as dj handler and me spin popular favorites and oldies that Take You Back.
Tuesday, Jan 29 . 2:00-4:00 PM . 88.1 FM, Washington DC . free!

Modular Moods Klezmer Party featuring Satlah (klezmer), Juez (hasidic drum&bass), Cosbo, Temima Fruchter and me.
Monday, Jan 28 . 8:00 doors . Metro Cafe . Washington DC . $?

Nuyorican Poets' Cafe tentative Watch me slam.
Wednesday, Jan 23 .

Brooklyn Lyceum with Buddy Wakefield (Seattle), J*me (Boston). Tuesday, Jan 22 . The Lyceum . Brooklyn . $5

New Haven, CT tentative first they need to see if i'm smart enough to enter the city

Yale University . date & time TBA

Dalva Poetry Mission's biweekly jam, in the back room of Dalva Bar.
Thursday, Jan 10 . 7:00 PM . Dalva Bar (21+) . 16th St. and Valencia in the Mission, SF . free!

The Alan Eisenberg Show i'm going to be the featured guest, talking about Judaism and Harry Potter. yup.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Sunday, Dec 30 . radio appearance

Chabad Chanukah Party the first and biggest menorah lighting in the world. Carlos Santana, the Moshav Band and me will all be featuring.
Sunday, Dec 9 . sunset . Embarcadero and Market Streets . free!

Adas Israel Chanukah Kids' show. Poetry, some hip-hop, maybe, and storytelling.
Thursday, Dec. 13 . 6:00 PM . Adath Israel . 25th Ave and Noriega . call for information

Kvetch Kvetch, the popular Sister Spit-related open mic, is 5 years old!!! to celebrate they're pulling all the talent out of the barrel. Features Lynne Breedlove, Tara Jepsen, Larry-Bob, Lynne's mom, me, and others.
Sunday, Oct 7 . 9:oo PM . Sadie's Flying Elephant (21+) . Mariposa Potrero Sts

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