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Bangin' up a Storm, Lexington Nursing Home Poetry Tour

Thanks to all who helped make Bangin' up a Storm a real success! Dont forget to attend a meeting about creating an area nursing home arts program on July 29th, 2pm at the Lexington Senior Center. See "media" below for some writing and pics of the poetry tour.
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Bangin’up a Storm
July 15
Lexington area Nursing Home Poetry Tour
meet sunny montgomery!
“I’ve been a writer since I was a little girl and I’m always searching out new ways to share. I’m certain this project is going to be incredibly inspiring for everyone involved and I would LOVE the chance to share my greatest passion with a part of our community (nursing homes) that we do not get to socialize with enough. Because after all, society is only as strong as all of its members cooperating together, right? “
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ELandF Gallery small projects accelerator is pleased to announce that Lexington writer Sunny Montgomery has been selected as our Bangin’ up a Storm poet

Media:
Homestead Nursing Home will be hosting a reading at 12pm which will be open to the public.
Most other nursing homes are happy to accommodate media during the poet’s visit -please contact the nursing home for info about visitng.
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Final public reading will be at the Morris book shop, 7:30pm.
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Contact info for Bangin’ up a Storm poet Sunny Montgomery is available upon request.
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Sponsor:We are proud to have Theater of Inclusion(Indianapolis)one of the countries premier disabilities oriented theater organizations as our sponsor www.theaterofinclusion.com/
Partners:
The Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, the Morris book shop

Want to help start a nursing home arts program?
Those who wish to create a regional nursing home arts program are encouraged to meet on July 29th, 2pm at the Lexington Senior Center. Contact ELandF or The Nursing Home Ombudsmen Agency of the Bluegrass for more info

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Bangin' up a Storm, Lexington area nursing home poetry tour

Wed.July 15 Schedule
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media/public is welcome at most nursing homes but please contact nursing home in advance. Media is invited to our 12pm reading at Richmmond Place nursing home (Versailles Rd., Lexington)and the 4:00pm reading at Sayre Chrsitian Village.
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8:30am Winchster Center, Winchester
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10:30am Richmond Place
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11:30am Latitude Artist Community
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12:00pm Homestead Nursing Home, Versailles Rd. (media, public invited)
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1:30pm North Point/Lexington Health Care Center
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2:30pm The Breckinridge
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4:00pm Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home
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7:30pm the Morris book shop, last stop- public reading
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(original post May 2009)

Bangin’up a Storm
Lexington Nursing Home Poetry Tour Summer ‘09
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Kickin' Poet to read at 8 Lexington Nursing Homes in 8 hours! to be followed by a public reading a the Morris book shop


Kickin' Poet needed to read both original and favored poetry at eight Lexington area nursing homes in eight hours. Poet should be prepared to read for approximately 15 minutes at each venue and to expect and encourage spontaneous interactions prior to, during and after each reading. Poet must be flexible, tireless, cranky, sincere and not to mention – one damn fine poet.………
Honorarium: $75.00
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Location: Lexington, Kentucky (8 area nursing homes followed by a reading at the Morris book shop)
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To apply: No more than 100 words on why you would like to be our Bangin’ up a Storm poet.Also please include one original poem
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Submissions/information: (by email only) ELandFgallery@yahoo.com
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Deadline: June 25
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Event to occur: Wednesday July 15 -at eight Lexington area nursing homes to be followed at 7:30pm with a public reading at the Morris book shop. (Lunch and dinner will be provided)
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Partners: the Morris book shop, The Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass
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Bangin’ up a Storm takes its name from the lyrics of “Garage Doors” a song by Joe Zak. Zak who recently passed away at age 80 was known as perhaps the most prolific songwriter in history with as many as 40,000 songs having been attributed to him. Also known as the “world’s oldest punk rocker”, in the last decade of his life he was a lyricist, singer and friend of the NYC Ska/Punk/Bike Messenger band, Team Spider
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