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Letter from the Editor March 2011

by Olga Rosales

Letter From The Editor,
Good morning Vetted Word Community! I've got some great news about our fundraising campaign!

In the last two weeks we've had three 'Gem Supporters' donate the following; a brand new iPad, a Trek Road Bike, and professional head shots by WTK Photography!

We couldn't be more grateful! It looks like our goal of fundraising $4K by April 15th is well within our reach!

Why are we fundraising?

March 20th, 2011 by Olga Rosales

Letter From the Editor,

2010 was an amazing year for Vetted Word! Let's RECAP our awesome features from 2010 to Date ~ (in order by Month) ~

Denise Jolly - March
Buddy Wakefield’s The Gentleman Practice Tour - Unique Event Feb
Sam Sax - Feb
Jason Bayani - Jan
Eliza Rickman - Dec
Regie Cabico - Nov
Wonder Dave - Oct
Tatyana Brown - Sept
Abe Becker - Aug
Joyce Lee - July
Josh Healey - June
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! All of the features from 2009 performed!
Baruch Porras-Hernandez - April
Scorpio Spectacular -March
David Perez & Jen G - Feb
Rain Graves - Dec

Vetted Word Needs YOU!!! Help us reach $4k by April 15th!!

by Olga Rosales

Help us reach our goal of
$4k by April 15th, 2011

We're a growing community that can only get bigger!! With a following of 800+ (through social networking and this opt-in newsletter) we're at a crucial time where further growth requires financial support from people like you!

2010 was an amazing year for Vetted Word! Here are some highlights and accomplishments...
Buddy Wakefield’s The Gentleman Practice Tour was exclusively presented in San Francisco for the first time ever!

New Programming for the Vetted Word Showcase ~ Featuring Sam Sax ~ Feb 2nd, 2011

by Olga Rosales

Starting in February... Vetted Word will have NEW programming!

This change is one that frankly I've been petrified to put into writing because it's likely to stir emotions in the Bay Area's performance art community.

Letter from the Editor January 2011 ~ A New Vetted Word 2011

January 4th, 2011 by Olga Rosales

Happy New Year everyone! We have some HUGE news for you. For 2011, Vetted Word is radically changing both its programming and format, in hopes of providing a unique contribution to the spoken word community in the Bay area. Please take the time to read the following, as it affects both performers and the audience.

First: Brand Spanking NEW FORMAT ... Two New Shows!!

Vetted Word has long been a space for community to gather and showcase talents. In 2011 we will gather, not just to showcase talent, but also to grow as artists, writers, and performers. That being said we bring you...

Letter From the Editor, A Proud Anniversary

October 5th, 2010 by Olga Rosales

‘No one ever said this would be easy...no one ever said it would be so hard... take me back to the start’ ~ Coldplay got it right.

No one said that building a poetry community was a good idea. No one said we were on the road to riches. No one ever said that our dream of vetting life was attainable. What we did hear was that if our end goal was positive social change, then it was worth pursuing. So here we are, set on a path of good intentions and even bigger dreams... with little to no money.

Letter from the Editor September

August 27th by Olga Rosales

My lover, San Francisco, is a fickle bitch.

Letter from the Editor

August 4th, 2010 by Olga Rosales

Beloved Vetted Word Community,

Here's something I learned this month. Having big dreams can be both daunting and inspiring. In one month I've learned that through this dual reality I can find balance. I can have both stability and chaos... I can be all 't-shirt and jeans', while at the same time 'stilettos and 80's glam' at night. I've learned that loving myself all the time doesn't mean always loving my choices. I've learned that my choices don't determine me... but rather love determines me.

Letter from the Editor July

July 6th, 2010 by Olga Rosales

The Gulf coast, Arizona's Immigration Law, Oscar Grant, Health Care Reform(?), my ex-boyfriend, your ex-girlfriend, Haitian Orphans... orphans, the rich, the poor, etc. etc. Individual issues, maybe, or maybe not. As a poet, I know that I've woven these topics into verse almost as if they were all one run-on breath of life. And that's my right as a poet. I can write out my frustration about said topics or I can simply listen to someone else's interpretation of the topics and know that I'm not the only that feels so small.

Letter from the Editor June

June 3rd, 2010 by Olga Rosales

Stand up! Get up! Raise a hand! Raise a fist! Get angry at complacency! Start a revolution! Get a cause! ...Please?

This little voice has been running through my head since Vetted Word started. And as this community has grown so has this voice, constantly reminding me that no one else is going to do it for me.