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July 3, 2019 By Curtis Haris

New Grant Award Received

To: Green Earth Poets Cafe Board of Directors
Re: Destination Brooklyn Grant Award
Date: July 2, 2019

It is my pleasure to share this information with you. Green Earth Poets Cafe has received another grant today to help with our marketing general operations funded from the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams through the Brooklyn Arts Council. Our award letter reads:

“Dear Curtis,
Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that Green Earth Poets Cafe has been awarded $1,500 as part of the Destination>Brooklyn Award program, funded by the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President and NYC & Company Foundation.

So that we may process your award in a timely manner, an authorized representative of your organization must complete an acceptance form, found here. Attached to your acceptance form must be a signed W9 and all pages of your signed contract.”

Green Earth Poets Cafe and Poetry Theater are extremely grateful for this prestigious award and grant from the Brooklyn Borough Presidents Office.

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November 26, 2018 By Curtis Haris

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October 18, 2018 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe receives NYC Cultural Affairs 2019 Grant

To: Green Earth Poets Cafe Board of Directors
Re: FY 2019 Grants

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that we have received the following news from Mr. Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs, as follows:

Oct 17, 2018

Dear Mr. Harris:
On behalf of Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Corey Johnson and the City Council, we are pleased to convey the outcome of the competitive Cultural Development Fund process for Fiscal 2019. Green Earth Poets Cafe, Inc. will receive a total CDF award of $15,000 for the provision of cultural services in New York City,

SIAP Funds: $5,000
2 City Council Member Items totaling: $10,000
1) CM Ampry-Samuel – $5,000
2) CM Cornegy – $5,000.”

I wish to thank the honorable:
NYC Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-Samuel-41st District, Brooklyn,
NYC Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.,36th CD,
NYC Speaker Corey Johnson and the NYC Council. A special thank you to the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Our programs, “Spoken Word Open Mic Poetry Series”, and “Our Youth Are Slamming-Poetry Workshops” are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Faithfully submitted,

Curtis Harris,MPA
Executive Director
Green Earth Poets Cafe & Poetry Theater

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June 27, 2018 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe publishes Anthology of Poetry for Su CASA

June, 2018

Green Earth Poets Cafe published its first Anthology of poems and short stories of the seniors at the Albany Neighborhood Senior Center. This Anthology is the culmination of the SU-CASA program funded by NYC Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. 36 CD https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/ . For twenty weeks Green Earth Poets Cafe teaching artist Nicole Najmah Abraham guided and inspired up to 20 seniors in her weekly class where they learned creative writing and poetry performing. The published Anthology was the end result of the seniors creative writing projects collected. Many seniors have never been published authors and welcomed this idea. This is Green Earth Poets Cafe first published book of poetry which is now available on the blurb website (see link) for $9.99. All proceeds will benefit the Albany Neighborhood Senior Center with future poetry programs.

To purchase book follow the link below:

http://www.blurb.com/b/8748477-golden-poetic-moments

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February 12, 2018 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe’s Exec Dir To Be Honored By POM May 5th

Good Morning Curtis,

 

This year 2018 will make POM’s 7th year anniversary!  It has been a long wonderful road.  We really are thankful to have supporters like you.  Not only for the big impact you have made in our POM family but also in the community.

Curtis, we are so proud of all of your accomplishments and community service with your company, Green Earth Poets  Café.  You have gone from the state office, to prisons to schools, spreading positive images thru spoken word!

We would like to honor you as POM’s 2018 Man of the Year!  This all White Gala will be held on May 5th, at St Phillips Hall in Bklyn from 7-11pm.

We do hope you accept this much deserved honor!  If so we need the following information:

Photo for our flyer

Names of two of your artist that would present a spoken word piece- no more than 3 mins each

Name of one additional adult guest for comp list

All children names for comp list.

We will need all of this information by  Mar 1st.

We do hope that you accept this well-deserved honor!

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Gia and Samirat

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January 8, 2018 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poetry Theater to launch inaugural play “You Are Who You Eat” @ Kumble Theater Mar 3

Green Earth Poetry Theater presents:

You Are Who You Eat

It gives us great pleasure to officially announce the launching of Green Earth Poetry Theater with our inaugural stage play “You Are Who You Eat”.

 Tiffany chooses men like she orders from a menu, consuming anything from organic interactions to fast food flings. How will her dating diet change after she discovers her eyes are way bigger than her stomach?

“You Are Who You Eat”, is a comedic Spoken Word play by Tarishi ‘M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T.’ Shuler and Jashua Sa-Ra. Directed by Tarishi Shuler. Bring your appetite for laughter!

This program is supported, in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with NYC Council Members Darlene Mealy and Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.

Tickets for this production are available online at Kumbletheater.org

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December 6, 2017 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe’s board member Genesis Valdez receives poetry prize

For immediate release:

Dec 6, 2017

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate one of our illustrious board members on receiving the Jerome L. Schulman Memorial Poetry Prize. Genesis Valdez, our youth board member has served as a board member for Green Earth Poets Cafe for a few years and has curated a number of our poetry open mic series. “I tied 3rd place with Miguel Machado who is also a phenomenal writer”, says Genesis Valdez.

Filed Under: News, Youth News

September 21, 2017 By admin

The Children’s Monologues

Work with Oscar winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting) to develop music, dance, and spoken word for:

The Children’s Monologues

A One-Night-Only Theatrical Performance

November 13th 7:30 pm

Carnegie Hall

The US premiere of The Children’s Monologues features the stories of children growing up in Africa who answered the question, “What’s a day I will never forget?” The stories are adapted for the stage by some of the world’s finest playwrights and performed by an all-start cast sharing the stage with 20-30 young people from New York City.

An ensemble of 20-30 young people ages 14- 21 years old will perform dramatic actions, dance and words to emphasize the monologues delivered by today’s celebrities including Daveed Diggs, Lena Dunham, Daniel Kaluuya, James McAvoy, Trevor Noah and others. No professional training necessary to be a part of the ensemble!

AUDITIONS:

October 3 4:30-6:30 pm October 7 3:00-5:00 pm

October 5 4:30-6:30 pm October 9 1:00-5:00 pm

TO RSVP: Call 212-903-0707 or email agregg@carnegiehall.org

RSVP for one date. Auditions will happen in the order of arrival and will take place at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan: 154 W. 57th street (between 6th Ave and 7th Ave)

TO AUDITION:

1. Perform something. (sing a song, deliver spoken word, dance, tell a story)

2. Talk to us. We want to get to know you.

3. Say YES to the full schedule. If selected, you must be available for all dates and times below.

All activities take place at Carnegie Hall- 154 W. 57th Street.

Metrocards and meals provided.

REHEARSALS

Wednesday, November 1st 4:00-7:00 PM

Thursday, November 2nd 4:00-7:00 PM

Saturday, November 4th 4:00-7:00 PM

Monday, November 6th 4:00-7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 7th 4:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 8th 4:00-7:00 PM

Thursday, November 9th 4:00-7:00 PM

Friday, November 10th 4:00-7:00 PM

DRESS REHEARSAL

Saturday, November 11th 12:00-6:00 pm

CONCERT

Monday, November 13th 3:30-6:00 pm rehearsal on stage, 7:30 pm performance

WRAP UP PARTY

Friday, November 17th 4:00-7:00 PM

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July 7, 2017 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe receives $5K funding from NYC Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr. FY 2018

July 1, 2017

For immediate release

Green Earth Poets Cafe is the proud recipient of a $5,000 grant through the Dept of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) for FY2018 from the Honorable NYC Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr. The grant will be used to support our Spoken Word Open Mic Poetry Series, conducting poetry readings featuring guest poets and open mic for the community. We thank the Honorable Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr for this generous grant to help Green Earth Poets Cafe continue to offer excellent poetry and theater services to the people of Brooklyn NY and beyond.

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July 7, 2017 By Curtis Haris

Green Earth Poets Cafe Receives $25K Grant from NYC Council Member Darlene Mealy FY2018

July 1, 2017

For Immediate Release:

Green Earth Poets Cafe a Crown Heights, Brooklyn 501 c 3 non profit poetry company, has received a NYC Council Discretionary Funding Fiscal Year 2018 Budget grant in the amount of $25,000. This grant provided by the Honorable NYC Council Member Darlene Mealy 41 CD, through the NYC dept of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) will provide funding for our spoken word open mic poetry series, fund the rental and purchase of equipment for Green Earth Poetry Theater, and provide funding for program in the 41st CD for youth and seniors.

“Council Member Mealy has been a supporter from the beginning of our existence in 2013 and continues her support with this very generous grant. She is and will always be our (s)hero.” says Curtis Harris, Exec Dir Green Earth Poets Cafe.

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