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SUMMARY:Fools\, Monsters\, and Marvels of the Old World Carnival: A lectur
 e & book signing with author Al Ridenour
DTSTART:20260918T010000Z
DTEND:20260918T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260815T030908Z
UID:mah:3784fd767a46bf70fd445098@santa-cruz-events.local
CATEGORIES:education,festival,literary
DESCRIPTION:Join Al Ridenour for a presentation based on his book\, A Seas
 on of Madness: Fools\, Monsters\, and Marvels of the Old-World Carnival
 .
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LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, 
 CA
URL:https://www.santacruzmah.org/events/fools-monsters-marvels/2026/09/17?
 utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
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X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.santacruzevents.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Tele-Story:  Readings & Discussion [Online!]
DTSTART:20260918T013000Z
DTEND:20260918T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20260914T063229Z
UID:event_316321607@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay\nGentle reader\, 
 would you like to share a sample of your work to a receptive audience\, an
 d get constructive feedback? Sign up by leaving a comment on this page (an
 d be sure to RSVP to this evening's event) and your name will appear in du
 e time on the list below.\n**Please make sure your screen name matches the
  name you used to sign up.**\n\n1. Nikolas D.\n2. Holly A.\n3. Art\n4.\n\n
 Alternate)\n\nAloha!\n\nJoin us for another Tele-Story event\, on Zoom!\n\
 nThe Zoom link will be visible on this page\, once you RSVP.-- please un-R
 SVP if your plans change and you will not make it.-- message me for techni
 cal assistance.\n\nThese are informal\, low pressure\, wine-friendly oppor
 tunities for members to share their writing and invite discussion. We won
 ’t singularly focus on technical writerly feedback\, but rather allow ea
 ch piece to be a trigger for a short discussion based on what comes up for
  each of us. Organize your feedback in terms of what you liked about the p
 iece.\n\nSchedule (updated as we confirm readers):6:30 - 7pm -- Happy Hour
  (and troubleshooting)-- Say hello\, have a glass of wine or a bite of din
 ner with us\, virtually.-- Please join us at 6:30 if you are not experienc
 ed with Zoom\, in case you need to troubleshoot your computer / Zoom.\n\n7
 :00-9:00pm -- Readings and Discussion. Leave a comment below or message th
 e host if you'd like to read. And\, don't forget to RSVP if you plan to re
 ad! Otherwise\, please join us as a valued listener and discussant!\n\nUsu
 al format for authors:\n\nFour confirmed speakers\, and one alternate.\nCo
 nfirmed speakers have a total of 30 minutes for reading followed by feedba
 ck. Any unused time will go to alternates.\nAuthors usually aim for five t
 o ten minutes of reading (\\~5\, double spaced).\nFeedback will start with
  a "lightening round" of short\, constructive comments. Authors can ask fo
 r clarification but should avoid back-and-forth discussion until after the
  lightening round.\nIf you want a particular kind of feedback\, or a diffe
 rent format\, feel free to discuss with the host or let the listeners know
  before you read.\nUsual format for listeners / feedback:\n\nWe start with
  a "lightening round"\, where everyone has the option to give one minute o
 f feedback (with an additional minute of overtime\, at the discretion of t
 he host and author).\nFocus on what you liked and what could make it even 
 better\, rather than what "didn't work".\nUse Zoom's "Raise hand" option\,
  to give feedback.\nAfter the lightening round\, we open it up to longer f
 orm feedback and discussion.\nAvoid "interviewing the author"\, and focus 
 on the writing\, unless there is an abundance of time.\nIt is never too ea
 rly to let us know you are available to read Next Time!\n\nP.S. Zoom / int
 ernet problems:Telephone audio is much more reliable\, if you don't have a
  stable internet\, with (or without) your computer video.
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URL:https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwritesantacruz/events/316321607/?utm_s
 ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
X-SOURCE-NAME:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:The Olive Tree: A Santa Cruz Poetry Open Mic
DTSTART:20260920T210000Z
DTEND:20260921T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260815T030908Z
UID:mah:27bb18e791ef0ca9ff1bebbb@santa-cruz-events.local
CATEGORIES:family,literary,music
DESCRIPTION:A monthly public gathering space that honors the deeply rooted
  tradition of spoken word poetry that has been practiced in Santa Cruz for
  many decades.
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LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, 
 CA
URL:https://www.santacruzmah.org/events/the-olive-tree/2026/09/20?utm_sour
 ce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write!™ Sunday Evening Sedulites
DTSTART:20260921T013000Z
DTEND:20260921T033000Z
DTSTAMP:20260913T002948Z
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CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay\n***Please note: 
 We do not admit writers during the silent writing portion from 6:45 to 8:3
 0. If you miss check-in\, please join us for check out at 8:30.***\n\nWelc
 ome everyone! A sedulite is a person who prizes diligence\, perseverance\,
  and assiduity.\n\nFollow-up on how you did after your writing session via
  the event page comment section is always encouraged.\n\nIf you sign up an
 d realize you won't be able to make it\, it's helpful to amend your RSVP t
 o "Not Going" status. Thank you!\n\nBe it a book\, blog\, script\, essay\,
  dissertation\, zine\, resume\, melody\, poem\, or just plain work stuff\,
  you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written 
 or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing\, c
 ome and get some real writing done.\n\nWhere is the link to the Zoom Room?
  On the event page under the "Online event" header.\n\nSCHEDULE:\n6:30 pm 
 (zoom meeting starts) - we go around and give quick intros\, what we plan 
 to work on.\n6:45 pm (time varies by size of attendance) - time to "shut u
 p and write" for the remaining time.\n***No admissions during the silent w
 riting time.***\n8:30 pm Join the closing check-out session\, or just keep
  writing. Take satisfaction in having done some writing tonight!\n\nSee yo
 u Sundays
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URL:https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwritesantacruz/events/316254668/?utm_s
 ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
X-SOURCE-NAME:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay
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SUMMARY:Writing Marathon! (3-4hrs)  [The Trout Farm]
DTSTART:20260922T200000Z
DTEND:20260923T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20260913T002948Z
UID:event_316390602@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary,sports
DESCRIPTION:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay\nFeeling like a f
 ish out of water? Come and get your trout on at one of our Summer-Fall mar
 athon writing sessions. Join us for the first 2 hour writing blast\, or di
 ve deep and stay until the tail end.\n\nDo you sometimes find that after a
 n hour or two you are just warming up\, or have a deep topic that requires
  time to get into the flow? Or\, you just want to connect with fellow writ
 ers at an o-fishal writing event? Join us this Tuesday!\n\nCheck out our n
 ewest venue at the renovated and\, well\, positively swanky **[Trout Farm]
 (https://www.thetroutfarm.com)** near Felton.\n— Wifi available\n— [De
 licious food](https://www.thetroutfarm.com/menu)\n— Outdoor veranda seat
 ing option\n— Electric plugs\, indoors and out\n— Lovely walks nearby 
 for before or after\, such as Quail Hollow\, Loch Lomond\, Henry Cowell vi
 rgin redwood loop (and Bigfoot museum!)\n\n**Approximate Schedule**:\n\n1:
 00 — 1:15 — Check in with group — what is today's goal?\n\n1:15 —>
  Write like a trout\, leaping upstream. Write like a salmon in the wind!\n
 \n**3 — 5pm — Happy Hour!** Have a fish taco\, or one of the other Hap
 py Hour specials (To see a photo of their Happy Hour menu\, **[click here]
 (https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwritesantacruz/photos/35460998/)**).\n\n4
 :45 — Wrap up\, feedback\, next steps…\n\n5pm — Well\, it is Trout F
 arm Happy Hour. Stay for a drink\, people watch\, go for a short hike\, or
  generally move along.
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 ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
X-SOURCE-NAME:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay
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SUMMARY:Words to Write by's Writing Process Group
DTSTART:20260924T000000Z
DTEND:20260924T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260914T073743Z
UID:event_316410249@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Words to Write by's Process Group\nHave you hit a wall with yo
 ur writing? Or finished your draft and you're all like...what now? Perhaps
  the proverbial 'butt in chair' isn't motivating. In this group\, you hang
  out with other writers like yourself\, discuss what's working and what's 
 not.\n\nWe are the co-hosts of the [Words to Write by Podcast](https://wor
 dstowritebypodcast.com/). In this Meetup group\, we will meet every other 
 week to discuss the writing process. Think of it like a writers' support g
 roup with no word counts or deadlines.\n\nInspired by Anne Lamott's popula
 r *[Bird by Bird](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12543.Bird_by_Bird)*
 \, we will dedicate each Process Group session to a different theme from t
 he text. No need to read the book! But if you want to know more\, you can 
 listen to our latest episode to hear about us discuss the chapter in more 
 detail.\n\nWhether you write fiction or creative non-fiction (or just abou
 t any genre)\, the Words to Write by Process Group welcomes you. We're her
 e to help all writers succeed and be successful in their creative endeavor
 s.\n\nIMPORTANT\, if this is your first time attending\, please leave a co
 mment introducing yourself.
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URL:https://www.meetup.com/words-to-write-by-process-group/events/31641024
 9/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
X-SOURCE-NAME:Words to Write by's Process Group
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SUMMARY:In Person Shut Up and Write Monterey
DTSTART:20260924T003000Z
DTEND:20260924T023000Z
DTSTAMP:20260913T002948Z
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CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay\n**IMPORTANT NOTI
 CE:** This event is listed on the Shut Up & Write! website. For full event
  details and to reserve your spot\, please join the new Monterey group her
 e:\nhttps://www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2w12P65000\n\n\\-\\-\\-\n\nWant t
 o join fellow logophiles for companionship\, commiseration and word-herdin
 g in real life?\n\nBe it a book\, blog\, script\, essay\, dissertation\, r
 esume\, melody\, poem or just plain work stuff\, you are invited to write 
 it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited ad
 vice\, but you are free to share thoughts\, ideas\, and questions about wr
 iting.\n\n5:30 - 5:45 pm—Check-in with optional beverage and/or nosh\n5:
 45 - 7:15 pm—Write like your hair is on fire!\n7:15 - 7:30 pm—Check ba
 ck in. How did you do? Any dilemmas\, insights\, or tips to share with the
  group?
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 ource=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
X-SOURCE-NAME:Shut Up & Write!® Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay
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