[Thespiritexpress] Saturday the 29th at MAC

Tue Jun 25 10:52:53 PDT 2024

Hi Devreaux,

I have created a listing on the ACMC website calendar (link below) for this event…

https://www.artsmendocino.org/event/armand-brint-toni-bernbaum-mendocino-poetry-series/

...but also want to let you know that you can also submit listings.

Info about ACMC publicity below:

1. the ACMC website calendar — (which anyone can log in & submit listings to at anytime.)

2. the ACMC Arts Weekly email digest — (which is emailed on Monday mornings to about 720 subscribers, covering what is happening through the next weekend.

3. the monthly ACMC Arts Calendar PDF — (which is printed for display & also sent or emailed to people with the Mendocino County Tourism Commission, Visit Mendocino, members & galleries and to others who print and display it in their area. It is also available as a printable download on the ACMC website. It is distributed to Mendocino County lodging establishments via email and also printed for display in prominent locations around the county.)

As far as the monthly ACMC Arts Calendar PDF, I am usually working a month in advance & try to have it mostly together by the middle of the month, & have it printed around the 20th.

Below are basic tips for using the ACMC website.

..with interactive features, where you can register, log in, create your artist or organization profile page & add add events, classes & exhibits. It is pretty easy & straightforward but please let me know if you have any difficulty or questions about using the interactive features. (The images for the website don't need to be print resolution; they can be 400 pixels at 72 dpi…) 

To submit a class choose “Classified”(bottom choice in the blue box on the left, when logged in to the ACMC dashboard)

If needed, we could do a walk through on the phone, just to make sure you know how it works. (707.962.0739)

If the listing is on our calendar, it will be included in the Arts Weekly email digest that is sent out to 720+  subscribers on Mondays covering ongoing exhibits & what is happening in the county through the next weekend. If you don't currently receive it, would you like to get this digest?

I would also like to encourage all Mendocino County artists & organizations to Join ACMC <http://www.artsmendocino.org/join-acmc/> (you can also renew membership at this link)

Please forward & share this with anyone else who could benefit from using the ACMC website's networking & publicity tools. They can be particularly helpful to artists who want to have a web page with a gallery of images & contact info, without having to maintain their own website.

If you have any questions please contact me. 

Thank you,
Bill

Bill Mulvihill, Publicity & Membership Manager
Arts Council of Mendocino County
http://artsmendocino.org <http://www.artsmendocino.org/>

> On Jun 25, 2024, at 8:37 AM, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> Whoops!  I meant the open mic on Saturday the 29th!
> See you then!
> Devreaux
> 
> 
> 
> On 2024-06-25 8:35 am, Devreaux via Thespiritexpress wrote:
>> Dear Toni,
>> What a beautiful poem!  So many lines pull me in and then finally...."to grow in love no matter what"....yes!  Looking forward to your reading at the open mic this Sunday! YAY!
>> in spirit,
>> Devreaux
>> On 2024-06-24 10:32 pm, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress wrote:
>>> Thank you Marc for requesting a copy of the poem I wrote for Ron and
>>> read at the Solstice Gathering here in Spirit House last Saturday.
>>> And if you are interested in MORE poetry……I am honored and excited
>>> to be one of the two featured readers this Saturday, June 29th at 4:00
>>> pm
>>> at the Mendocino Art Center…..open mic to follow.
>>> Would love to see you there!!
>>> With love……Toni
>>> Perspective
>>> Under an old oak tree
>>> we sit in the movement of branches-
>>> our faces lit in dappled sun.
>>> 65 years old today
>>> you toggle between light and dark
>>> determined to face your greatest fear -
>>> be who you always sensed
>>> yourself to be.
>>> You, who remembers
>>> the boy still alive inside you, toes filled
>>> with mud, knee high in the marsh
>>> of the San Joaquin river,
>>> feather in your hand, lavender fog
>>> in your yellow hair,
>>> dreaming of deep diving treasure hunt adventures -
>>> baiting your hook in the promise of life
>>> without ever considering the failures
>>> awaiting you.
>>> You understood the language of clouds,
>>> the wisdom of driftwood, how to navigate by the stars,
>>> and find the the hidden places where moss and mushrooms grew.
>>> Without knowing
>>> you were already bending
>>> with the pull of the moon
>>> adjusting to the tides of expectations
>>> turning within you.
>>> Now you arrive here
>>> having lost everything you worked for
>>> to face the meaning of your existence,
>>> using your time now
>>> to know who you are,
>>> to reflect back into the pond of your life,
>>> to learn about forgiveness,
>>> and how useless it is
>>> to resist anything, defend or hide.
>>> Today, you remember your ancestors….
>>> You are the great grandfather now!
>>> You shake your head with wonder
>>> at all you survived.
>>> Wisps of silver hair
>>> float in the grateful breeze
>>> for the blessings of family and friends,
>>> and the richness in life.
>>> In this wholehearted nakedness
>>> of what was nearly forgotten
>>> you reclaim your birthright
>>> to grow in love, no matter what -
>>> to let the past advise
>>> but no longer define you.
>>> It’s just as you suspected.
>>> It was never what you were told.
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