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SUMMARY:Mt. Diablo Board Meeting on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:All members are welcome to attend Board Meetings as non-participating guests (but don’t be surprised if we ask for your impressions and ideas). This is YOUR club. We hope you are interested in how we run it.If you’d like to attend\, contact President Barry Hampshire at president@cwcmtdiablo.org. He will send you the link to join on Zoom.
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/mt-diablo-board-meeting-on-zoom-5/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:June 2026 General Meeting Featuring Poet\, Publisher\, & Promoter\, Hakim
DESCRIPTION:Part 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s a party! Celebrate our chaotic\, but successful\, 2025-2026 year of new adventures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHakim is an OG L A Street Poet\, an editor & publisher of books\, chapbooks & ’zines. Longtime featured poet in Los Angeles\, he currently is working on starting Featured Readings in Vallejo & Benicia. He is currently being considered for Poet Laureate of Benicia. \n\n\n\n\n\nHakim’s presentation will cover Poetry in its many forms. He will discuss self-publishing and will explore the fascinating adventure of taking things in your own hands. \n\n\n\nATTENDEES WILL BE SHOWN:\n\n\n\n\nThe history of modern chapbooks\n\n\n\nLayout\, structure\, working with printers\n\n\n\nPromoting your work\n\n\n\nThe limitations of online publishing platforms\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\n 9:30 – Sign-in table opens\n\n\n\n10:00 – Writing Activity or Member Interviews: TBD\n\n\n\n11:00 – Feature Presentation\n\n\n\n12:00 – Meeting Ends\n\n\n\n\nStay after the meeting until 1:30 for optional events. Meeting attendance is required to participate in optional activities. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nCOST \n\n\n\nMembers: $15.00 ($20.00 after June 6th)Guests: $20.00Pay online when you register or cash/check at the door. \n \n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/june-2026-general-meeting-featuring-poet-publisher-promoter-david-hakim/
LOCATION:Pleasant Hill Senior Center\, 233 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill\, California\, 94523
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T160000
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SUMMARY:Free Youth Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:RE:IMAGINE LITERARYTheme: Words we Avoid\n\n\n\nJoin us to listen to youth aged 13 to 18 read creative writing or present artwork and photography (easel provided) from the Spring 2026 publication of “Re:Imagine Literary.” No host snacks. \n\n\n\n\nClick Here To Register
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/free-youth-open-mic/
LOCATION:Chicken Pie Shop\, 1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94523
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other,Non-CWC Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T190000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Sign up to read a five-minute segment from something you’ve written. It can be a work-in-progress\, something already published\, or that sheaf of poems you hid under the bed last year. Share it with writers and readers at our 90-minute Read Fest! \n\n\n\nNot ready to read your work to a crowd? That’s okay\, we need an audience\, too. Come and hear what others have to say. \n\n\n\nWhen you register\, let us know if you want to be a reader. The first seven people to sign-up will be given a slot to read for five minutes. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Open Mic Night!\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n If we have more than seven requests to read\, we’ll start the list for the next event. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have time for discussion\, but please remember\, this is not a critique session! Talk about what you liked\, not what the author can do better. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public. Bring your friends! \n\n\n\nRegister to receive your Zoom link to join. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Open Mic Events\n \n Today's Date\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n This field is hidden when viewing the formSelect the event(s) you are registering for.(Required)\n \n January 18\, 2022 7:00 pm (ON ZOOM)\n This field is hidden when viewing the formWill you be joining us for lunch (in-person event)?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Do you want to be a reader?(Required)\n \n \n Show me to the stage!\n \n \n \n I want to hear what others are reading\n We cannot guarantee a slot to read. If our list is full\, your name will be on a wait list. This field is hidden when viewing the formSelect the event(s) at which you want to read.We need this information if you chose more than one event\, above. You may choose to read at both events.\n \n April 13\, 2022 7:00 pm (ON ZOOM)\n This field is hidden when viewing the formProvide a short bio so we can introduce you. No more than four sentences\, please.If you’ve already provided a bio to Open Mic\, we can use that.Are you a member of Mt. Diablo?(Required)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Any questions or comments?If you aren’t a member of Mt. Diablo\, please tell us where you heard about us.Questions or problems with the registration process?\nContact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.We do not share your personal data with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/open-mic-on-zoom-5/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260619T120000
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SUMMARY:What’s Your Story Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Image by freepik\n\n\n\nMeetings will take place on the 3rd Friday of each month.\n\n\n\nIf you are reading:\n\n\n\n\nTime yourself beforehand. Practice! A 2\,500 word story will typically take 10/12 mins to read. The 15-minute limit is firm.\n\n\n\nWe will use a microphone.\n\n\n\nMichael will introduce each reader. He/she will read the title and the genre.\n\n\n\nFeedback\, if requested\, will be given. Note: feedback is part of your allotted 15 minutes. Therefore\, your reading time should be shortened.\n\n\n\nThe next reader will be introduced etc.\n\n\n\nIf time permits\, we’ll have final questions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome\, Read\, and enjoy listening at CWC Mt. Diablo’s new Short Story Reading Group!\n\n\n\nThe What\n\n\n\n\nThis is not a critique group. A reader will be given feedback only if requested.\n\n\n\nOn average six/seven readers will be allocated 15 mins max. to both read their short story and receive feedback.\n\n\n\nThere will be no ‘walk in’ readers.\n\n\n\nBut walk in listeners\, YES.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe How \n\n\n\n\nWe will maintain a list of authors who want to read\, along with the title/genre of their stories.\n\n\n\nA small committee will select the readers for each month. You will know well in advance when it is your turn to read.\n\n\n\nReaders: Submit the title and genre of your piece using the form below.\n\n\n\nNew stories or a story already published are welcome.\n\n\n\nYou can read a chapter from a book if it is a free-standing story and meets the 15-minute time limit. Let us know the genre.\n\n\n\nYou may return to this form to submit other titles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: What’s Your (Short)Story?\n \n \n Date(Required)\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n I want to:(Required)\n \n Submit a title to read at a future meeting.\n \n \n RSVP for the next meeting.\n Story TitleStory GenreIf you are not submitting titles to read\, go ahead and click “submit.” You’re on the list!Questions or problems with the registration process?\nContact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.We do not share your personal data with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/whats-your-story-reading-group-5/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other
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SUMMARY:Writers Connection
DESCRIPTION:Writers Connection is a social place where like-minded people\, hapless authors\, and creative geniuses can come together and chat about the one thing they all have in common: the compulsion to write. It is open to any CWC member\, published or not\, interested in a freewheeling\, nonjudgmental\, welcoming\, and relaxed environment. Content will include a potpourri of any writing or associated topics: news items\, agents\, publishers\, bouquets & brickbats. Membership is open-ended\, limited only by space\, and people may come and go as they please. Short readings are welcome. Please Register so we can have the venue prepare a large enough table for us – Food and Beverages are encouraged and are on your own dime! Delicious!! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register: for Writers Connection\n \n \n Today's Date\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n *In-Person Venue\nThe Chicken Pie Shop\n1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\nWebsiteDutch treat! We encourage everyone to support our hosting restaurant by ordering food and drink\, as you wish. Are you a member of Mt. Diablo?(Required)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Any questions or comments?If you aren’t a member of Mt. Diablo\, please tell us where you heard about us.Questions or problems with the registration process?\nContact Marlene at webmaster@cwcmtdiablo.org.We do not share your personal data with anyone. See our Privacy Policy.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ
URL:https://cwcmtdiablo.org/event/writers-connection-3/
LOCATION:Chicken Pie Shop\, 1251 Arroyo Way\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94523
CATEGORIES:Meetings - Other
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