Introducing "Vince-Packs"
Vince-Packs offer patrons the opportunity to purchase event tickets in bulk: 10 tickets for $50, good for any regularly priced Woodland Pattern event through the end of 2012. That's cheaper than a member's ticket! Buy a Vince-Pack, and bring a group of friends to an event, or hoard them for yourself and vow to become a regular. Either way, it's a great value. |
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Saturday
May 26, 7pm
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Sherwin Bitsui poetry reading |
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Sunday
May 27, 7pm
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Alternating Currents Live presents Jason Stein, solo bass clarinet |
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Saturday
May 30, 7pm
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Ingrid Wendt reads at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum in conjunction with Ralph Salisbury's reading at Woodland Pattern, Saturday, June 2, 7pm |
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Friday
June 1, 6:30pm
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Midwest Small Press Festival - opening night events at Woodland Pattern Book Center. Events are FREE and open to the public.
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Saturday
June 2, 7pm
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Ralph Salisbury poetry reading in conjunction with Ingrid Wendt's reading and presentation at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Thursday, May 31, 7pm |
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Sunday
June 3, 2pm
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Rod Smith poetry reading |
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Lynden Sculpture Garden Writer-in-Residency Rod Smith leads a unique week-long writers' workshop. $250 for Woodland Pattern or Lynden members, $275 non-members.
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Bookstore Volunteer
Woodland Pattern is looking for an enthusiastic and reliable weekend Bookstore Volunteer. Those interested in gaining non-profit experience, knowledge of the literary world, and having a space to read and write from 12pm-5pm on Saturdays and/or Sundays should contact Chuck Stebelton, Literary Program Director, 414-263-5001 for more information.
Required availabilities: Saturdays and/or Sundays 12pm-5pm
* After 15 hours, volunteers are eligible for a 30% discount on store merchandise and free admittance to events. (Some restrictions do apply).
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INTERVIEW:
Clayton Eshleman discusses César Vallejo, literary translation, and the poet's formation. |
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PERFORMANCE
Alternating Currents Live presents
Jason Stein
Sunday, May 27, 7pm |
ALL YOUR BOOK SHOPPING!
Any time of the year, it's important to remember to shop at Local Independent Book Centers.
Here are nine reasons to do all of your book shopping at Woodland Pattern!
- We have one of the most remarkable and current poetry selections in the country.
- We carry books that can't be found in any other bookstores in the Midwest.
- We support small presses. We carry over 20,000 small press titles on our shelves.
- We have a broad selection of quality literature. On our shelves, you can find self-published books by emerging writers alongside titles by established authors.
- Sure, shopping online you can maybe find what you are looking for, but here you can find books you didn't even know you were looking for.
- We are a non-profit. Which means we don't let commercial shelf space dictate our purchasing decisions.
- Members of Woodland Pattern receive 10% off purchases, $5 off workshops, and discounts on tickets.
- Woodland Pattern supports writers by carrying their books on consignment. In 2008, we paid over $3,700 to over 140 individuals that had books on consignment.
- If you can't find it in our store, we can order it for you. Can't think of the right book? Get a gift certificate!
* Send us YOUR reasons for shopping at Woodland Pattern—we'll put them on the website. |
| The Alternating Currents Live series of new music is co-sponsored by WMSE (91.7 FM) and Woodland Pattern and hosted by Hal Rammel. These concerts are broadcast on Alternating Currents the following Sunday evening, 6-9pm, on WMSE-FM. Performers have included Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jaap Blonk, Robin Holcomb, and Pauline Oliveros. |
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Experimental Film and Video series is co-sponsored by the UWM Film and Video Department and curated by Carl Bogner. It has featured work by Jack Smith, Stan Brakhage and Joseph Cornell as well as work by local filmmakers Stephanie Barber and Jennifer Montgomery. It is the last Friday of the month, begins at 7pm and costs $4. |
| Redletter is a reading series featuring local and regional poets and writers on the third Friday of each month, and is curated by Chuck Stebelton. The program begins at 7 p.m. with an open mic, followed by two featured readers. The cost is $3, or $2 for open mic readers. |
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Support
Woodland Pattern programming is made possible through support from... The Helen Bader Foundation, The Brico Fund, The Elizabeth A. Brinn Foundation, The Department of Public Instruction, The Fund for Poetry, The Gardner Foundation, The Milwaukee Arts Board, The Faye McBeath Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Wisconsin Arts Board, Milwaukee County, The Community Development Block Grant and individual donors. |
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