Readings & Events Fall - Winter 2008

Readings and Events
Fall - Winter, 2008-09

Ruth Nolan, M.A. is Associate Professor of English
at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA. There,
and elsewhere, she teaches and lectures in:
creative writing, poetry, desert literature and
Native American literature, all with a focus on
the California desert regions. She has recently
founded a new desert literary magazine,
Phantom Seed, and is also editing an anthology of
California desert literature to be published by
Heyday Books in 2009 (www.heydaybooks.com)

(in addition to the below listings, stay tuned for updates
and for "desert poetry writing workshops" to be led by
Ruth Nolan this fall, winter and spring at exotic and
unique locations throughout the California desert, including:
The Living Desert Preserve; Bubbling Wells Ranch;
Desert Studies Center at ZZYZX Springs; China Ranch;
Whitewater Preserve; Deep Canyon; and more!)

September 2 - December 9, 2008
Creative Writing class - open to the public
Tuesday evenings, 6:50-9:55 p.m.
College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA
writers from the community as well as traditional students
are welcome to take the class for credit (3.0 units) or audit.
Writers will be encouraged to develop original works in the
areas of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction with a focus
on the local desert region; class will culminate in a reading
at Barnes and Noble, Palm Desert, December 5th, 2008.
for more information contact Ruth Nolan, instructor,
at runolan@aol.com (760) 964-9767
visit College of the Desert/admissions at
www.collegeofthedesert.edu


Trap Door Monthly
Poetry Reading Series: 2008-09 Season
Palm Springs Art and Wine
begins September 14, 2008,
6:00 pm open mike; featured reading 6:30 pm
your hosts - Ruth Nolan and Steve Petersen
www.trapdoorpoetry.com
see website for directions to Palm Springs Art & Wine
+ information on featured readers!

November 16
Ching-In Chen and Brandy Burrows

December 14
Joshua Tree Poets/Rangers: Caryn Davidson, Mike Cipra

Sunday, October 26, 2008
Ruth Nolan discusses the role of Phantom Seed,
a new desert literature magazine
Desert Protective Council
54th Annual Meeting and Desert Gathering
29 Palms Inn, 29 Palms, CA
keynote presentation:
The American West At Risk:
Science, Myth and Politics of Land Abuse and Recovery
Howard Wilshire & Jane Nielson,
see www.dpcinc.org for more information
now available from Occidental Books (2008.)

Monday, October 27, 2008
Phantom Seed Release - Issue #2
Contributor Reading
Featuring Ruth Nolan, Julie Paegle, Ching-In Chen, Jeff Green, William Luvaas, Lawrence Hogue, Chris Clarke, Rob Roberge, Larry Hogue, Linda McMillin Pyle, Lee Balan, Randolph Maxted, and more. Copies of the smashingly successful Phantom Seed Issue #2 will be available!
Palm Springs Library 6:30 p.m.
http://www.palmspringslibrary.org/

October 25 and October 28
Two Readings and Discussions of
The American West At Risk:
Science, Myth and Politics of Land Abuse and Recovery
by Howard Wilshire and Jane Nielson

Saturday, October 25 - Borders Bookstore, Rancho Mirage, 2 pm
for more information (760) 779-1314 - books available for purchase
Tuesday, October 28 - Palm Springs Library, 6:30 p.m.
for more information (322) 7323
both events free and open to the public.

November 1 & 2, 2008
California Desert Indian Literature:
Indigenous People of the Mojave Desert
Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park
lecture-workshop taught by Ruth Nolan
includes hike and lecture
more information coming soon!
http://www.joshuatree.org/

November 6, 2008, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
University of California Riverside
California Museum of Photography
24 Hours @ 24fps Over Joshua Tree
a film experiment created by 60 photographers
narrative poetry by Ruth Nolan
Screening at California Museum of Photography
3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA
www.cmp.ucr.edu (951) 827-4787
a part of 1st Thursday Artswalk - Riverside, CA

November 8, 2008
A very special literary event! 6:30-10:00 pm
Teatro Chicana: A Collective Memoir & Selected Plays
storytelling, reading, and reception for the authors
Rancho Tenochtitlan
50-471 Polk St, between Ave 50 & 52
Coachella, CA 92236
hosted by Culturas and sponsored by
Coachella Valley Art Alliance & Latino Voters League

November 15, 2008
Phantom Seed Issue #2 Reading - Release Party
Pasadena Library, Catalina Branch
more information coming soon (10.21.08)

November 16, 2008
Desert Committee Fall Meeting
Granite Mountains Desert Research Center, East Mojave
Ruth Nolan lectures on desert literature

December 5, 2008
Barnes and Noble, Palm Desert
College of the Desert creative writers - reading
of original works, 6:00 p.m., free and open to public

December 12, 2008
College of the Desert
College of the Desert Creative writers - reading
of original works, 12:30 pm, Pollock Theater

December 13, 2008
Desert Literature - Lecture and Slide Show
The Living Desert University, Palm Desert, CA
Ruth Nolan, lecturer/photographer
http://www.livingdesert.org/education/ld_university.asp

January 6, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Palms to Pines Birding & Nature Trail
lecture with Ruth Nolan & Kurt Leuschner
Palm Springs Library
http://www.palmspringslibrary.org
runolan@aol.com

February 16, 2009, 1-4 p.m.
Desert Poetry Writing Workshop
The Living Desert University, Palm Desert, CA
Ruth Nolan, workshop leader
http://www.livingdesert.org/education/ld_university.asp