PERFORMANCE, PUBLISHING, ART & DESIGN CREDITS

2010
Host, Women’s Voices, 4th Monday of every month, KZYX&Z Radio---Jan 2010 - present
Host, Cartwheels on the Sky, poetry radio show, ladybuglive.com---Jan 2010 - present
Featured Poet, Mendocino Coast Poetry Series---Feb 2010
Be Our Guest, Performer/dancer, RCMS Live Auction Show, Gualala Arts Center---February 2010
Host & Organizer, California Arts Council Poetry Out Loud Mendocino Finals, Point Arena, CA---Feb 2010
Reader/Poet, Poetry Out Loud California Finals, Pre-show dinner---March 2010
Reader/Poet, CPITS 45th Anniversary Reading, Sacramento Poetry Center---March 2010
SFMTYP, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---March/April 2010
Featured Poet/Organizer/Host, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest Poetry & Jazz Event, Gualala CA---April 2010
Reader/Poet, Mendo Lit Fest, Ukiah, CA---April 2010
Emcee, Point Arena Independence Day Parade---July 2010
Co-Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Dragon's Breath Theatre, Anchor Bay, CA---Sept 2010
Reader/Poet, CPITS Marin Fundraiser, Mill Valley, CA---Oct 2010
Reader/Poet, Chitakawa, Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---Oct 2010

2009
Guest, The Party's Over, KZYX&Z Radio--Dec 2009
Featured Poet, Odd Fellows California-wide Grand Encampment Reception---Nov 2009
Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Oddpocalypse 911, The Oddfellows Lodge, Point Arena, CA---Sept 2009
Co-Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Dragon's Breath Theatre, Anchor Bay, CA---Sept 2009
Host, Cartwheels On the Sky, web radio show---ongoing monthly (first Thursdays of the month)
Host, Women’s Voices, KZYX&Z Radio---ongoing monthly (first Mondays of the month)
Featured Poet, North Beach Library, SF, CA---July 2009
Featured Poet, Pirate Cat Radio, SF, CA---July 2009
Featured Play, Godzilla vs Swan bLake, SF Theater Festival, SF, CA---July 2009
Emcee, Point Arena Independence Day Parade---July 2009
Organizer & Performer, Independent Revue, The Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---July 2009
Featured Poet, Writers Read, Ukiah, CA---May 2009
Co-Host, The body issue show, Women's Voices, KZYX&Z Radio---April 2009
Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Mendo Cabaret, The Oddfellows Lodge, Point Arena, CA---April 2009
Organizer & Co-Host, Youth Poetry Reading from “Bird Words”, Four Eyed Frog Bookstore, Gualala, CA---April 2009
Host & Organizer, Countywide Youth Poetry Slams, The Arena Theater & Mathison Performing Arts Center---Feb & April 2008
Featured Poet, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest, Gualala CA---April 2009
Featured Poet, Bird & Beckett Books, SF, CA---April 2009
SFMTYP, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---March/April 2009
Featured Poet, California Arts Council Poetry Out Loud reception, Sacramento, CA---March 2009
Host & Organizer, California Arts Council Poetry Out Loud Mendocino Finals, Point Arena, CA---Feb 2009
Voices & Visions, Mendocino TV---Jan 2009

2008
Producer & Performer, Celebrating Fionna Perkins, The Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---November 2008
Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Odd Saints Cabaret, The Oddfellows Lodge, Point Arena, CA---November 2008
Featured Poet , Voices & Visons, Mendocino, CA---October 2008
Performer & Stage Manager, Dragon's Breath Theater, Anchor Bay, CA---September 2008
Featured Poet (part II) , Women's Voices, KZYX&Z Radio---August 2008
Featured Poet , Word Dancing, SF, CA---August 2008
Nightsage band dancer, Twin Peaks Film Festival, North Bend, WA---July 2008
Featured Poet , Northpoint Café, Sausalito, CA---July 2008
Producer & Performer, Independent Revue, The Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---July 2008
Featured Poet , Women's Voices, KZYX&Z Radio---June 2008
4th Annual Youth Create Multimedia Festival , The Arena Theater (event producer)---May 2008
Countywide Youth Poetry Slams , The Arena Theater & Mathison Performing Arts Center (producer)---Feb & April 2008
Featured Poet, Café Internet, Fort Bragg, CA---May 2008
Producer, Co-Host & Performer, Mendo Caberet, The Oddfellows Lodge, Point Arena, CA---April 2008
Featured Poet, Cheshire Books, Fort Bragg, CA---April 2008
Featured Poet, Bird & Beckett Books, SF, CA---April 2008
Featured Poet, Live Worms Gallery, SF, CA---April 2008
Poetry &Jazz, Co-Producer & Performer, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest, Gualala CA---April 2008
SFMTYP, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---March/April 2008
Featured Poet, Sacramento Poetry Center, Sacramento, CA---March 2008
Cat Nip Silly, Casper Inn, Casper, CA---Feb 2008
Featured Poet, Politics & Poetry, KZYX&Z Radio---Feb 2008
Featured Poet, Moe's Bookstore, Berkeley, CA---Feb 2008
Head Trip, Featured Performer, Rhythmic Cultural Center, Alameda, CA---Jan 2008
Featured Poet, Four Eyed Frog Bookstore, Gualala, CA---Jan 2008
Featured Poet, Coast Community Library, Point Arena, CA---Jan 2008
Dangling Participle, New Year's In The Apocolypse, Berkeley, CA---Jan 2008

2007
Featured Poet, North Beach Library, SF, CA---Nov 2007
Radio Interview, PirateCat Radio, SF, CA---Oct 2007
Sushime, video showing at the Ask Dr. Hal Show, 12 Galaxies, SF, CA---October 2007
Featured Poet, Baby Beat Poetry Festival, Oakland, CA---Oct 2007
Fashion Show Model, West Coast Art Car Festival, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA---Sept 2007
Performer & Stage Manager, Dragon's Breath Theater, Anchor Bay, CA---September 2007
Opening Act Performer, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---July 2007
Point Arena Independence Day Parade, Parade Officient---July 2007
3rd Annual Youth Create Multimedia Festival, The Arena Theater (event producer)---May 2007
Flying Haiku, OddFellows 420 Cabaret (performer & event producer), Point Arena, CA---April 2007
Sushime, The Oddfellows Lodge (event producer & performer)---April 2007
SFMTYP, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---March/April 2007
Poetry &Jazz, Producer, MC & Performer, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest, CITYART CA---April 2007
Be Our Guest, RCMS Live Auction Show, Gualala Arts Center---February 2007


2006
Featured Art Car , Laughing Squid 11th Anniversary Celebration---November 2006
Art Champion of Mendocino County 2006, Mendocino Arts Council/Mendocino Board of Supervisors Award---October 2006
Right God, Odd Fellow's Variety Show, Point Arena, CA---October 2006
Right God, Dragon's Breath Theater, Anchor Bay, CA---September 2006
Loving Lady Chatterley, Lead female role, Arena Theater, CA---August 2006
Point Arena Independence Day Parade, Parade Officient---July 2006
Bones Roadhouse, The Bonemen & The Bonette---July 2006
Out of Site SF, Fashion Class Instructor---June 2006
Bones Roadhouse, "I like meat with bones", The Bonemen & The Bonette---June 2006
2nd Annual Youth Create Multimedia Festival, The Arena Theater (event producer)---May 2006
SFMTYP, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---March/April 2006
Poetry &Jazz, MC & Performer, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest, CITYART CA---April 2006
Whales on Parade (artist), Fort Bragg Chamber of Commerce---March 2006
Featured Guest, Coastal Interviews, KDTD Fm--March 2006
The Flying Haiku, Love's Infinite Variety, Cityary Gallery, Point Arena---Feb 2006
Pupae From Outer Space, Odd Fellows Variety Show, Point Arena---Feb 2006

2005
Featured Perfomer, Odd Fellows Variety Show, Point Arena, CA---Oct 2005
Featured Poet, Dragons Breath Theater, Anchor Bay, CA---Sept 2005
Benevolent Billionaires for a Change , street performance, downtown Gualala, CA---July 2005
Pupae From Outer Space, performance, Live Worms Gallery, SF---July 2005
Youth Create Multimedia Festival, The Arena Theater (event producer)---June 2005
Break the Wall, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---April 2005
Featured Guest & Show Producer, Coastal Interviews, KDTD Fm--April 2005
Performer, Point Arena Pirate Radio Fundrasier, IOOF Hall, Point Arena, CA---April 2005
Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Fest, Poetry tribute to John Coltrane, Gualala Arts Center, CA---April 2005
Featured Poet, Cafe Prague, San Francisco, CA---March 2005
Featured Guest, Coastal Interviews, KDTD Fm--Jan 2005
Performer, Tsunami Relief Benefit, The Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---Jan 2005
Performer, Coastal Interviews, Poetry Performance, KTDE FM---Jan 2005

2004
Mushroom Poetry, Historic Kelly House Gala, Mendocino, CA---Nov 2004
Featured Poet, 9th Annual Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival, Berkeley, CA---Oct 2004
Featured Poet, Dragons Breath Theater, Anchor Bay, CA---Sept 2004
Featured Poet, West Coast Live, Nationally Syndicated Radio Show, Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---Sept 2004
Rockette Man, Monday Night Performance Series, The Marsh Theater, San Francisco, CA---July 2004
Featured Poet, Bird & Beckett Bookstore, San Francisco, CA---July 2004
Featured Poet, Spoken Interludes Poetry Series, Buena Vista Gallery, Ventura, CA---June 2004
Featured Poet, Grass Valley Poetry Series, Center For the Arts, Grass Valley, CA---June 2004
North Coast Review, launch of new literary magazine at Live Worms in North Beach, SF, CA---June 2004
Head Trip, A documentary film by John Law and Flecher Fleudujon, ATA, SF, CA---May 2004
Wandering Contortionist, OmniSoft Corporate Carnival, Fort Mason, SF, CA---April 2004
Break the Wall, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---April 2004
Art Car Panel, Panel Presenter, City Car Club of San Francisco, SF, CA---April 2004
Life On The Rez, Panel Presenter, Dominican College Education in Culture Series, Ukiah, CA---March 2004
Minister of Love, Poetic Reverend for marriage of John Law & Christina Harbridge, SF, CA---Feb 2004
Be Our Guest, Spoken Word, Costume, Entertainment for medical center fundraiser, Gualala, CA---Feb 2004
Life On The Rez, Panel Presenter, Santa Rosa Junior College Arts & Lecture Series, Santa Rosa, CA---Jan 2004
Mid Winter Music Festival, Spoken Word & bass, Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA---Jan 2004
Peace: A Wall Crumbling For a Flower, Finalist in Words & Music project of Oakland East Bay Symphony, Berkeley, CA---Jan 2004
My Bush Hurts, Spoken Word, Comedy, Puppetry for ART SF Female 2 Female Benefit, SF, CA---Jan 2004

2003
Featured Guest, For The Record, Point Arena, CA---November 2003
Featured Performer, Fairfax Performance Night, Fairfax, CA---Oct 2003
Sushi Me, Burningman Decompression, at Flambe Lounge, San Francisco, CA---Oct 2003
Featured Poet, Whole Note In Your Throat, Berkeley, CA---Sept 2003
Featured Poet, Savoy Tivoli, San Francisco, CA---Sept 2003
Featured Guest/Poet/Storyteller, Hitchhiking Off The Map, Syndicated Radio Show---June 2003
Rumi's Tongue of Flame, Spoken Word, Contortion, Dance, at Open Secret, San Rafael, CA---May 2003
Laughing Squid Goes To NYC, Spoken Word & Puppetry, CBGBs Gallery, NY, NY---April 2003
Doggie Diner Bus Trip to NYC, Performance Film of Gorilla Theater Roadside Attraction Pranks, US Rt 40---April 2003
Conflict, The San Francisco Mime Troupe Youth Theater Workshop (costume designer)---April 2003
Bush Is Not My President, Spoken Word with Nelson Lunding on Piano, Arena Renaissance Theater, Point Arena, CA---March 2003
Mississippi Set, Spoken Word with Nelson Lunding on Piano, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA---March 2003
Conceive Me, Spoken Word/trapeze, The Mermaid Lounge, New Orleans, LA---March 2003
Sundance Film Festival, presenter of Life On The Rez, The Real Studio Young Filmmakers Program, Park City, UT---Jan/Feb 2003

1997
Contortionist, Circus Deguello, Point Arena, CA---October 97
Featured Performer, Marin Performance Collective: Fairfax, CA---Sept 97
Featured Performer, North Beach Reading Series, Summer of Love celebration, San Francisco, CA---July 97
Featured Poet, House of Atreus: Santa Rosa, CA---July 97
Featured Performer, Marin Performance Collective: Fairfax, CA---Feb 97

Books:

godmeat, Beatitude---Fall/Winter 2007
Postcards From The Sun, Be More Creations---Summer 2004
I Scribble, Therefore I Am, Be More Creations---Spring 2002
A Late Eve-all Woman in Paradise (a book of poetry)---Winter 1999
The Photon Energy Connection: The Final Frontier In Nutrition---Summer 1999
Bare Union: a book of Poetry and Yoga images---Arora Press, Spring 1998
Celebrating The Beautiful Mother, Baker & Peterson Press---Spring 1998
The Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide To Headaches, Future Medicine, Inc---Winter 1997
New Age Anonymous: 12 Steps For The Recovering New Ager---Spring 1997

CDs:

Pills Thrills & Chill: Spoken Words by Blake More & Friends, Be More Creations--Spring 2003
We're Playing Blues: Kids Blues with Nelson Lunding on Piano, Gualala Arts & Redwood Coast Education Foundation---Spring 2003
Whose Pair Of Dice, CD produced by OmWord Productions---June 2000
The Alchemy Of The Word: Voices At the Edge, "No Woman's Land", San Francisco Poets Live At Venue 9, Awaa-te Productions---June 1999

Poetry:

What the World Hears, California Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---Fall 2009
Word, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---Fall 2009
Bird Words, Mendocino County Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---Summer 2008
Blue Fire, Mendocino County Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---Summer 2007
Small Mirrors 2007, Mendocino Literary Festival Poetry Anthology---Summer 2007
Poetry & Jazz 2007, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Festival Poetry Anthology---Spring 2007
Sand Painting Path, Independent Coast Observer---Spring 2007
Small Mirrors 2007, Mendocino Literary Festival Poetry Anthology--Summer 2007
Hope in The Form of Stripes, California Poets In the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology--Summer 2006
North Coast Review, Literary Magazine---Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Spring 2006
The Marriage of Sex & Spirit, edited by Geralyn Gendreau---Elite Bookes, 2006
Mendonomans, edited by Bill Apton---2005
Year 2004: An Anthology, Nevada County Poetry Series, Fall 2004
Imaginari: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Newsletter, "DNA"---Fall 2004
My Pencil of Dreams: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology 2004
North Coast Review, "Brut Baby" and "Suberba Ma Goes Home"---Spring 2004
Moon Won't Leave Me Alone: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology 2003
Imaginari: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Newsletter, "Not Meditating"---Summer 2003
Imaginari: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Newsletter, "Sand Painting Path"---Spring 2003
The Toaster Broke, so We're Getting Married---"Marry Me Moon", Harcourt Brace---September 2002
Godzilla verses Swan bLake video recording accepted at the UC Berkeley Rare Book Library---October 2001
Heart Flp: California Poets In the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology 2001
Whose Pair Of Dice, CD produced by OmWord Productions---June 2000
Boletus Coitus, Winter 2000---miniature book, printed by Arora Press
The Alchemy Of The Word: Voices At the Edge, San Francisco Poets Live At Venue 9: "No Woman's Land"---June 1999
(CD released by Awaa-te Productions)
Wood, Water, Air and Fire: The Anthology of Mendocino Women Poets: "Honeymoon", "Boyman in the City", "Not Meditating", "Why I Left Dodge, "Makeover Woman"---Winter 1998
(anthology released by Pot Shard Press)
To A Mexican Fisherman, A Yogi, Fall 1998---broadside printed by Arora Press
Womens Voices: "Missive"---Fall 1997
Hard Love: Writings On Intimacy & Violence; "Courtroom C"---1996
(anthology released by Queen of Swords Press)
Heart Dance: "To The Mama of Stalactites, Jelly Fish and Us"---Dec. 96
Woman of the Moon: "Mother Smells"---Fall 1995
Raven Chronicles: "Makeover Woman, Get Off"---Sum/Fall 95
Cups: "The Floor"---Dec 94
Minnesota Ink: "Gallows"---Jan/Feb 93
Albatross Literary Magazine: "Eric"---Jan 92
ZuZus Petals: "Dinner"---Winter/Spring 92

Feature Articles, Departments, Interviews & Essays:

Eartha Karr feautred in the book, Road Show, Art Cars and the Museum of the Streets, by By Eric Dregni & Ruthann Godollei -- Fall 200
Notes on the Need for Beauty--Authored by J. Ruth Gendler, 2007
Poets & Writers---Focus On California, Interview, September 2004
Utne Reader---February 1998, September 1998, July/August 1999
Yoga Journal---since July/August 95 ongoing contributor
Intuition Magazine---since September 98, ongoing contributor
Alternative Magazine Digest---March 1997
Energy Times---July/August 1997
Tokyo Time Out---Oct 93, Dec 93, Jan 94, Feb 94, Mar 94, Apr 94, May 94, Jun 94, Jul 94, Dec 94, Apr 95
Insights---Summer 93, Fall 93, Winter 94
Tradepia International---Autumn 92, Winter 93, Spring 93, Fall 93, Winter 94
Nippon View---Nov 93, Feb 94, Mar 94
Japan International Journal---Jul 93, Oct 93
Tokyo Today---Jul 93
North Beach Now---Oct 91, Nov 91, Dec 91, Jan 92
Chicago Outlines---March 89

Editing & Design:

Editor, worked with Sue Bolin conductor with the Piedmont Children's Choir to compose new composition, Fall 2010
Catch of the Day, Point Arena Pier Cookbook---layout, Summer 2009
Poems, Fort Ross School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2009
Masks & Me, Point Arena HS AP class anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2009
Bird Words, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Fall 2008
On The Other Side of Tomorrow, California Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---designer, Summer 2008
Blue Fire, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Fall 2007
Living Here, Volume V, South Coast High School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2007
Poetry & Jazz 2007, Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Festival Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2007
In The Center of the Flower, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Student Anthology---editor & designer, Fall 2006
Living Here, Volume IV, South Coast High School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2006
Living Here, Volume III, South Coast High School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2005
Dream, Life, Poetry, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Student Anthology---editor & designer, Summer 2005
Where Waters Meet, Oakland East Bay Symphony & California Poets In the Schools Chapbook---designer, Spring 2005
We Are Time, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Student Anthology---editor & designer, Summer 2004
Arena Writes, Anthology of Arena Union School Students---editor & designer, Spring 2004
Living Here, Volume II, South Coast High School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2004
My Road Back Home, Mendocino Poets In the Schools Student Anthology---editor & designer, Summer 2003
Living Here, Volume I, South Coast High School Student Poetry Anthology---editor & designer, Spring 2003
Insights---managing editor, 1993-94
Japan International Journal---contributing/copy editor, 1993-94
Tradepia International---contributing editor, 1992-94
Add-Option---editor, 1988-89

Video Production & Editing:

Pandora's Chest of Square Cut Diamonds, Be More Creations Video, Winter 2008
Sushime, Be More Creations Video, Summer 2007
PAHS Digital Poetry Project, Be More Creations Video, Spring 2007
Bush Is Not My President , Be More Creations Video, Winter 2007
Crossing Borders, PAHS ELL Class, Fall 2006
Nest, Be More Creations Video, Spring 2006
Digital Storytelling II, PCCS 5 & 6 Class Compilation, Spring 2006
Youth On The Rez, Pomo Youth Video, Spring 2005
Free Tree, Be More Creations Video, Spring 2005
PA Kids, Point Arena High School Video, Spring 2005
Latino Voices, Point Arena High School Video, Spring 2005
Digital Storytelling, Community Compilation, Spring 2005
Rancho, R Remediation Granny Video, Spring 2002
Life On The Rez, Pomo Youth Video, Spring 2002

National Endowment for the Arts, Leadership & Training Grant, Fall 2007
California Arts Council, Arts In the Schools Grant, Spring 2007, Fall 2009
Arts Council of Mendocino County, Get Arts In The Schools, Fall 07, 08, 09
Bay Area Video Coalition, Train the Trainer Program, T3, 2007-09
Adobe Fellowship Program, 2008

Websites:

www.arnameans.com --- artist Arna Means
www.vocaartgallery.com -- Ocean front art gallery in Venice, CA
www.arenaorganics.org --- Point Arena ommunity coop
www.atc.mcn.org --- Point Arena arts & community technology center
www.mpits.mcn.org --- Mendocino Poets In the Schools
www.cpits.org --- California Poets In the Schools
www.mathenyco.com --- California contractor/builder
www.artedesayulita.com --- Art Gallery in Sayulita, Mexico
www.dngallery.com --- artist Dianne Neuman
www.vocagallery.com --- Venice Beach, CA art gallery
www.snakelyone.com --- artist Blake More
www.godmeat.com --- book promotion
www.bodyworkmassage.com --- Pacific School of Massage & Healing
www.Mendo420.org --- Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Garcia Lodge #240, Mendocino Encampment #420 & Gengis 13
www.bonesroadhouse.com --- Gualala restaurant & music venue (in progress)

Art Shows:

Featured Artist, Fall Show Rising, Live Worms Gallery, SF, CA--- October 2010
Permanent Artist, Voca Art Gallery, Venice, CA --- Nov 2009 - September 2010
Participating Artist, Polyglot Expressive Media Artshow, Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, CA --- June 2009
Artcar Artist, Seattle ArCar Blowout, Seattle, WA --- June 2009
Participating Artist, Skate This Art, SF, CA --- May 2009
Featured Artist, Lucky 13 & More, SF, CA---September 2008
Artcar Artist, West Coast Art Car Fest, SF, CA --- September 2008
Artcar Artist, West Coast Art Car Festival, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA---Sept 2007
Artist/Organizer, El Dia De Los Muertos Exhibit, CITYART Gallery, Point Arena, CA--- Oct/Nov 2001
Artist/Organizer, Tarot De Cuba, Mission Cultural Center, SF, CA---September 99

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