Summer Gazebo Readings

Monday, May 4, 2009

Sponsor Update 2

Add Oceanville Mason Supply to our sponsor list (and Bondi & Iovino, a small oversight on my part!)

So the Sponsor List now reads:

Home & Hearth Realty
Herb & Marian Brown
Bonbino's Pizza
North Sea Poetry Scene
Max Wheat Nassau County Poet Laureate Committee
Oceanville Mason Supply
Bondi & Iovino

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Sponsor Update

Sponsorships are starting to stream in. So far we have:

Home & Hearth Realty
Herb & Marian Brown
Bonbino's Pizza
North Sea Poetry Scene
Max Wheat Nassau County Poet Laureate Committee

More to come! Many thanks!

If you are interested in being a sponsor--see the Become a Sponsorslink to the right.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Announcing Our 2009 Schedule!!

It is with great pleasure that the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside announces the schedule of Readers for the 2009 Summer Gazebo Readings!

More information about each reader will be forthcoming, but here is our exciting lineup:

6/1/2009 Bart Midwood Masha Hamilton David Axelrod Robert Savino

6/8/2009 Ellen Rittberg Patricia Carragon Richard Newman Peter Dugan

6/15/2009 Gayl Teller Florence Gatto Tom Phelan Max Wheat Judy Turek

6/22/2009 Richard Vetere Paula Uruburu Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan Louisa Calio

6/29/2009 Brenda Janowitz Ellen Meister Carol Hoenig Saralee Rosenberg (with Debbie Honorof hosting)

7/6/2009 Independence Day celebration with readings from American History & a free barbeque!

7/13/2009 Joan Cergol/Ellen Schaffer John P. Loonam Clive Young Jack Anderson

7/20/2009 Jillian Abbott Reed Farrel Coleman Barbara Reiher-Meyers Roxanne Hoffman Geraldine Green

7/27/2009 Authors & Poets from the Long Island Writers' Guild

8/3/2009 Christina Rau Bruce Grossberg Harriet Slaughter Deborah Hauser Florence Gatto

8/10/2009 Tom Schaudel Adriana DiGennaro Teri Coyne Frank Van Zant Joan Marg

8/17/2009 Gayl Teller Max Wheat J R Turek Open Read (must sign up in person at a prior evening's readings) & Betsy Transom & troupe!

8/24/2009 Barbara Hoffman Herb Siegel Christine Timm Joan Dupre Tom Phelan

8/31/2009 Sonya Russell Yolanda Coulaz Paula Curci Theresa Rosario- Berzner Christine Kehl O'Hagan

Mark your calendar--Summer is coming!!!

(Don't forget to check out listings, photos etc. on the Summer Gazebo Readings group on FaceBook!)

Update

The first of the invitations to read have gone out, and already we have an exciting line-up brewing.

A new, fun feature--on August 17th we will be holding our first ever open read--with a twist.

In order to participate on the 17th, you must sign up, in person, at any of the prior Monday readings!

So if you aren't selected (and, unfortunately, our spots are far outstripped by the number of people who wish to read at the Gazebo) you still can have your voice heard. Simply come to any of the readings in June, July or the beginning of August, and sign up for August 17th!

The schedule is still in flux-- we will make final selections and post the full schedule within the week!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Call For Readers for 2009

It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside announces the Third Annual Summer Gazebo Readings series.

The Summer Gazebo Readings will be held each Monday evening in June, July and August, and will feature 4 readers each evening.

Readers

If you would like to be a Reader, please do the following:

1. Send an email (no attachments) giving the following information:

Name
Contact information (including a number you can be reached on the day of the event in case of inclement weather)
A bio if you haven't read for us before--please do not send samples of your work.
List your available dates. The Readings are held each Monday in June, July & August-- we do an Independence Day program on the first Monday in July-- Please list at least three available dates.
The general genre of your work (poetry, non-fiction or fiction prose, etc.)

As a Reader you can read, extemporize, sing, play any non-electric instrument of your choice, etc. It can be your own work, or a favorite piece by another. Poetry, selections from essays, comedic sketches, novels, non-fiction works, songs, articles, famous speeches, etc.– any topic, any form. The only restrictions are time (10 minutes, strictly enforced) and the material, as read, must be appropriate for general audiences (think basic cable, not HBO/Showtime).

For more information, see our website: http://summergazeboreadings.blogspot.com/2009/01/readers-guidelines-faq.html

Spaces are limited and will be allocated at the discretion of the committee. One of our criteria will be to include a mix of genres (some poetry, some non-fiction prose, some fiction), so while we won't ask you what specifically you are reading--we will not "judge" or preview material-- we would like to know the general genre of your work.

Please note that we ended last year with about 100 people on our waiting list-- please do not be offended if we can't fit you in. We hope to announce the summer's lineupby May 9th.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

2009 Schedule

We'll be sending out a notice about signing up for our 2009 season by March 15, 2009. We'll post the notice here as well.

Based on last year's response, we expect to be overwhelmed with authors and poets who wish to read. As you know, we like to keep a balance among non-fiction authors, fiction authors and poets-- so space will be at a premium. I hope you all will understand and not be offended by our selections!

If you know anyone who might be interested in reading for us, and they are not on our email list, tell them to shoot me an email request ASAP so that I can add them and they can receive our notices.

Thanks!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Operation Paperback

This summer, the Kiwanis club of Oceanside is collecting gently used paperbacks to send to our troops overseas, in coordination with Operation Paperback, wonderful, highly acclaimed, non-profit organization.

You supply the books.

Operation Paperback supplies the addresses for the troops.

Kiwanis ships the books directly to the troops.

Troops have requested the following genres: action, bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, fantasy, history, horror, mysteries, science-fiction, true crime. We are asked not to send romances unless specifically requested by the individual!

So bring your books down to Schoolhouse Green any Monday night in June, July & August--we'll do the rest!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Become a Sponsor

The Kiwanis Club of Oceanside is pleased to announce that our Eighth Annual Summer Gazebo Readings series starts June 2, 2014. The Readings will again be held every Monday evening in June, July and August.

Each summer hundreds of people come down to Schoolhouse Green on Foxhurst Road in Oceanside to enjoy readings by some of Long Island’s most prestigious poets and published authors (both fiction and non-fiction). The Summer Gazebo Readings are held outdoors and are free to the public. Audience members bring lawn chairs and blankets to share a quiet summer’s evening on the grounds.

We are seeking individuals and merchants in the area who are interested in helping to sponsor this series. All funds raised from this program help us send underprivileged kids to Kamp Kiwanis.

Sponsorships for the Summer Gazebo Readings are $150. Your name (and logo, where possible) will appear on all announcements, signs and posters, as well as on the thousands of flyers we distribute, the thousands of e-mails we send, the weekly Program, our FaceBook page, etc.

Program Patron is $35 and includes your name listed in the program we hand out each week.

Your sponsorship can make literature come alive in Oceanside this summer and help send deserving kids to a great summer camp. Please join us for pleasant evenings at Schoolhouse Green and for what we hope will continue to be an interesting and fun program. If you have any questions about sponsorship (or becoming a reader) please feel free to contact me.

Thanking you in advance for helping to support the arts in Oceanside.

Tony Iovino

Event Chair

516-459-3262

http://summergazeboreadings.blogspot.com/

Yes, I’d like to be a sponsor: Please make checks made payable to "Kiwanis of Oceanside"
C/O Tony Iovino 68 Yorktown Street, Rockville Centre NY 11570
__ Event Sponsor ($150) OR
Go to our website and pay online! www.oceansidekiwanis.com
OR

___Program Patron ($35)
Contact Information:

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Reader's Guidelines & FAQ

INFORMATION FOR GAZEBO READERS

First, let me thank you very much for considering reading at the Gazebo. The funds we raise through our sponsors helps the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside send underprivileged kids to our statewide summer camp– Kamp Kiwanis (http://www.kiwanis-ny.org/kamp/index.html).

Here is some general information:

How do we choose our Readers? First, we do not ask for, nor do we review, material. We use the following (very loose) criteria:

Have you come down to the Gazebo to listen to other Readers?
We try to keep a mix of poets & authors
Do you have a Long Island or Oceanside tie?

We are very fortunate in that the Reader response, like our audience, has grown significantly during our first three years. Unfortunately, that means that we are going to have to disappoint quite a number of people this year. If we can't fit you in this year, we hope you'll come down and enjoy the evenings with us-- certainly that will be a major factor in our filling cancellations this summer, and with next year's calendar.

When?: The readings are held every Monday night, weather permitting, and commence at 7:00 p.m. (and, in August when we start to lose light early, we really start at 7!!)

Place: The readings are held on Schoolhouse Green which is located on Foxhurst Road, Oceanside, New York (just east of Long Beach Road). Directions can be found here.

Material: We do not inquire as to what you are reading. Our rules are simple:

The readings have a ten (10) minute maximum and should be geared for general adult audiences. We will have some teenagers present but this is primarily designed for adults. The phrase I have been using (to death) is "Think basic cable not HBO/Showtime". I would suggest that if you have any doubts as to whether the material you selected is suitable, the mere raising of the question may in and of itself provide you with your answer.

Rain Cancellations: We are an outdoor event only. We will do everything we can to make sure that the readings proceed forward but in the event of truly inclement weather we will have to cancel the event. You can reach me at my contact information outlined below but I will be reaching out to you immediately upon our determination of cancellation. The time of the cancellation will be reader dependent. For readings where I have people coming from a further distance, I will "call" the event sooner than I will if we have local readers.

Dress: This is a reading on a Gazebo green. Extremely casual summer attire is appropriate.

Admission Fees: There is no admission fee to the readings.

Can I sell my books, etc.? Yep. We provide a table and a Kiwanian to handle the sales for you, if you choose. And, of course, we'll announce the availability of your book(s) so you don't have to.

How do I apply? If you are on our email list, you will get a notice. If you aren't, send a request to tonyiovino@gmail.com

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Tony Iovino
68 Yorktown Street
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Home: 516-763-1667
Work: 516-741-8585
Cell: 516-459-3262
tonyiovino@gmail.com

Monday, December 8, 2008

North Sea @ Village Bookstore

While not a Summer Gazebo Readings event, many of our friends are involved in the North Sea Poetry Scene--and are published in the 2008 Anthology.

A reading was held at the Village Bookstore on November 8, 2008--here are some photos (unedited--what you see is what I took!)

Information about purchasing the book, future readings, etc. can be obtained from Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan thenorthseapoetryscene@hotmail.com