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18 | January 10, 2019 | Malibu surfside news life & arts malibusurfsidenews.com Fiddler, cellist to bring talents to Malibu City seeks new Poet Laureate Submitted by Pepperdine University Consummate performer Alasdair Fraser, who has been called “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling,” and Californian cellist Natalie Haas bring their virtuosic musical partnership to Pepperdine University’s Smothers Theatre in Malibu at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. Tickets, priced starting at $15 for adults and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available by calling (310) 506-4522 or visiting arts.pepperdine.edu. More information about Fraser and Haas is available at alasdairandnatalie.com Over the last 16 years of creating a buzz at festivals and concert halls across the world, Fraser and Haas have set the standard for fiddle 2018 Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas are to perform at Pepperdine this Sunday, Jan. 13. photo submitted Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 Where: Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu For tickets, which cost $15–$35 for adults and $10 for Pepperdine students, call (310) 506-4522 or visit arts. pepperdine.edu. and cello in traditional music. They continue to thrill audiences internationally with their lively playing, We encourage youtorecycle duringthe holidays &resolve to be more sustainableinthe newyear! their near-telepathic understanding, and the joyful spontaneity and sheer physical presence of their music. DROP OFF LOCATION » 29136 PCH lot near Heathercliff Rd » 24250 PCH -Bluffs Park eastside cul-de-sac CURBSIDE COLLECTION » Cut tree to fit in your green waste bin » No metal or decorations » Call your hauler for special collection options (fees may apply) REMOVE ALL DECORATIONS » Water Containers » Metal Stands » Ornaments » Tinsel &Lights Dec26, 2018 ~JAN 13, 2019 CITY OF MALIBU | Environmental Sustainability Department MalibuCity.org/Enviro |310-456-2489 Applications being accepted through Jan. 25 Submitted by the City of Malibu The Malibu City Council and the Cultural Arts Commission started the search for the City of Malibu’s second Poet Laureate candidate, as the inaugural Poet Laureate, Ricardo Means Ybarra, concludes his term. The application period closes on Jan. 25. During his time as the City’s first Poet Laureate, Ybarra led youth poetry education programs in local schools, organized poetry readings, oversaw the publication of two Malibu student poetry anthologies, and presided over the creation of Malibu’s first poetry stone monuments that are placed in Legacy Park. Ybarra also created the Pizza and Poetry program, where printed poems written by Malibu students were delivered with pizzas to customers who ordered from D’Amore’s Pizza and Spruzzo Restaurant. The Poet Laureate will focus on promoting the literary arts, both in Malibu and outside communities, while representing the City of Malibu for a two year term. The application submission period opened Dec. 6. To apply, visit www. MalibuArtsandCulture.org/ poet, apply in person at City Hall, or call the Community Services Department at (310) 456-2489, ext. 350 or email Community Services Deputy Director Kristin Riesgo at KRiesgo@MalibuCity.org. Any poet who resides in, Ricardo Means Ybarra (far left), whose two-year post as Poet Laureate ends in March 2019, watches his poetry stone get placed at Legacy Park. 22nd Century Media File Photo or is affiliated with Malibu is eligible to become the Poet Laureate. A panel made up of five members of the Malibu Poet Laureate Committee will review the applications and make their recommendation for the 2019-2021 Poet Laureate to the Cultural Arts Commission. The recommendation will be presented to City Council for final approval. The Poet Laureate Committee has worked with Ybarra to increase poetry awareness, fundraise and promote literary arts in the community for the past two years. The panel includes Ybarra, Ann Buxie, Ellen Cohen, Kathleen Sullivan and Jacob Wolfe. The City Council received and approved a recommendation by the Cultural Arts Commission to create the Poet Laureate program in November 2016. The Cultural Arts Commission’s goal is for the Poet Laureate to forever keep poetry as an integral piece of the community’s artistic landscape. While the importance of poetry in literature needs no explanation, it is often the art form that receives the least support in community arts programming. Looking to apply? • Applications for the next Poet Laureate are being accepted through Jan. 29. The term will run from March 28, 2019-March 27, 2021. • To apply, visit www. MalibuArtsandCulture. org/poet, apply in person at City Hall, call the Community Services Department at (310) 456-2489, ext. 350 or email Community Services Deputy Director Kristin Riesgo at KRiesgo@ MalibuCity.org. The Poet Laureate acts as the official Consultant in Poetry to the City of Malibu and the Malibu Library, and participates in or creates one Poetry Invitational event each year. The Poet Laureate also represents the City at literary and poetry events, and works with the Laureate Committee to promote poetry and literary arts in local schools and the broader community. The Poet Laureate’s term formally starts on March 28, 2019 and ends on March 27, 2021, and includes a $2,000 annual stipend.
malibusurfsidenews.com life & arts Malibu surfside news | January 10, 2019 | 19 Giving reason to the rhymes Poetry Open Mic welcomes, encourages creative minds Barbara Burke Freelance Reporter Viva Padilla’s poetry is edgy, yet eloquent; provocative, yet peaceful; intimate, yet inclusive. Her poems moved attendees at the Malibu Library’s Saturday, Jan. 5 Poetry Open Mic, at which she was the featured guest. “A lot of people like me who live in South Central LA try to help our community, which lacks art resources,” Padilla said. “We try to create a space that doesn’t otherwise exist so that artists can find a voice and that’s why I started drylandla.org and my literary journal.” Padilla shared that she is a Chicana whose parents came from Mexico, that her mother fled Colima — a Mexican state entrenched in crime, its citizens the victims of drug cartel wars — and that her parents became naturalized citizens. She read her poems in both English and beautiful, flowing Spanish. Although many attendees did not speak Spanish, they appreciated the beautiful, universal cadence in Padilla’s heartfelt poems. Next, Doug Rucker read a piece from his book, “Moving Through.” “This is a piece I wrote after an unhappy divorce,” he said. “My wife had a picture of two large Mayan warriors over our bed.” The audience laughed at his irony and candor, and laughed even more heartily when he added “I told her the subject matter disturbed me, but the picture stayed there anyway.” Perkin Monk, a newcomer to the open mic, read a moving piece titled “What Are We Going to Eat?” At first blush, one might think the prose was lighthearted. However, like many poems, it surprised. It was a lament about grieving. “I wake up to the loudest sound of silent,” Monk began. “The echoes in my ears, No one to ask how did you sleep? No one to warm my feet. No one to ask ‘What are we going to eat?’” Professor John Struloeff, who directs the creative writing program at Pepperdine, shared “Particle Position,” a somewhat esoteric poem, that read in part “particles do not have defined positions until they are observed.” Einstein plays a pivotal part in that prose. The work, however, also is somewhat universal and eternal, as it speaks of fleeting glances, of possible romance, and of momentary, mesmerizing movements. “A dark and rainy night, storefront lights glistening on the sidewalk,” he continued. “As he exits the party, a woman’s smile haunting his thoughts. Would he see that face again? Would she touch his hand in passing while reaching for wine to make the signal as clear as his favorite memories?” The lovely afternoon ended with works by three of Malibu’s own: Ann Buxie, Ellen Reich and outgoing Malibu Poet Laureate Ricardo Means Ybarra. “My name is Ann,” Buxie read. “A-N-N is an acronym, an artificial neural network, my cover’s blown. Let me introduce myself. I am an algorithm, a disrupter. I blurt random advice.” Poetry is meant to define the intricacies of imagery, to disrupt the natural sequence of things so as to challenge those who hear it to explore the contours of creations, of reality, of justice. It also is meant to heal, as both Reich and Ybarra alluded to when they noted how discombobulating the Woolsey Fire was for Malibuites. “When I was evacuated, I did not know if my house was OK or not,” Reich said. “I was so happy to get back home and to find that my poetry did not burn up.” Ybarra shared his poem, “On a Ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains.” “Sunset hangs around like the dog waiting for me to throw his Frisbee,” he began. Ybarra, too, will still be hanging around Malibu. He will, however, soon pass the torch to someone new, as his term as Malibu Poet Laureate is ending. He does not intend to rest on his literary laurels. Rather, he is venturing toward new aspirations. He announced his next project. Ybarra, Malibu photographer Dave Teel and visual arts teacher Nicole Fisher are spearheading a community art collection and are calling artists of all ages, from all mediums, to submit an original work of art that tells a story of their community after the fire. For more information, or to submit pieces for editorial consideration, email ricardomeans@gmail.com by Jan. 31. Malibu Newsstand 25 Years in Business. #MalibuStrong Thanks to all the brave emergency personnel and volunteers, for their tireless work protecting our beloved city. It’s devastating to lose a home, but most importantly many lives were saved. MALIBU IS RESILIENT. Poet Perkin Monk reads her piece, titled “What Are We Going To Eat?” during the Saturday, Jan. 5 Poetry Open Mic in Malibu. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media Malibu Newsstand 23717 ½Malibu Rd. in the ColonyShopping Center |310.456.1519 |Malibu.newsstand@gmail.com
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