Being our 5th installment of poetry at The Flying Bear Pizzeria in Naturita, surely Ellen and I have earned our wings! This time we round out the usual trio with @kierstinbridger and it'll be a hot, iron-scented, cog-clogging night of words. Bring some of your own (or someone else's) for the open mic afterward, 3 mins max. Huge thanks to @virginiaericson for wanting more every 6 months. See y'all on 7/11!
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This guy, superfine 59 today. He's down in the Grand Canyon, teaching what he loves in between rapids. Our life is swirly, spinning, psychedelic, roundabout, and I love every second of it. Happy day of birth, Craig, love you to Pluto and back.
TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for Craig's Telluride Theatre FRINGE Project ... "MARS SUCKS!" Based on his 2025 Dark Night show, this one-man show is, well, out of this world. Two nights, one galaxy.
"In an otherworldly performance, author and explorer Craig Childs brings a form of live cinema to the Palm. This visual, musical, spoken word event mixes science, storytelling, and a crazy desert adventure. We'll be leaving the planet, so buckle up."
About Telluride Theatre FRINGE Projects: First launched in 1947, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival provided independent artists a platform to share their work, ranging from new musicals, small immersive performances, and everything in-between.
In the spirit of the Fringe, Telluride Theatre launched a new year-round program: The FRINGE Project.
#marssucks
#telluridetheater
#telluridefringeproject
Being chauffeur has its privileges. NYC in the morning, arriving South Rim after dark. Craig went in at 6am with students for 10 days; I slept in, enjoyed breakfast with a view, and now head toward those granddaughters. Like is grand indeed.
Waking up this March 16th in Tuscon the morning after its enormous and phenomenal Festival of Books to Knygnešio Diena—Book Smugglers Day—in Lithuania. Posting my usual fave photo from those days of Vincas Juška (those quiet-walker boots!), a member of the underground network that kept Lithuanian language books in the hands of its citizens in defiance of the Czarist ban (1864-1904). During those 40 years, millions of books, newspapers, and science writings were distributed. This bit of history has enthralled me since I was about 5, reinforced by reenactments during summer camps (think Capture the Flag type of adrenalin). Might have a little something to do with my chosen profession for two decades as a bookmongerer. Bottom line: Enjoy your fREADoms, taking a moment to consider what YOU would do under those circumstances.
#tucsonfestivalofbooks
#freadom
#whatareweonthevergeof
