Puma Perl's Blog, page 2
December 23, 2022
10/13/22 - DADA!
Top photo by Allison Ross, group shot courtesy of Three Rooms Press.
Yearly publication of Maintenant 16: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. I participated in the performance at the Jefferson Market Library, reading my published work, "Wicker Seats," and another poem, "When All Went Well."
10/5/22 - Bitter End with SoulCake
With SoulCake, top, Group shot, and Joff Wilson and myself below. Last photo by Donald Sztabnik. SoulCake (Joff, Sarafe, Laura Sativa, with Dave Donen guesting on drums) and I did our renditions of Big Yellow Taxi and Brown Eyed Girl, with some of my poetry inserted.
09/26/22 – Solo Reading at First Floor Walk-Up
Fae accompanied me at my solo reading, First Floor Walk-Up,hosted and curated by Wayne Kral at P & T Knitwear Books and Café.A monthly series of poetry and prose, no open mic.
December 22, 2022
09/17/22 – Music Under the Stars, 6th Street Garden, curated and hosted by Joff Wilson
A full orchestra at Music Under the Stars, unrehearsed and spontaneous,
with Seaton Hancock sax, Mary Monroe, harp, Susan Mitchell, violin, Marc West, bass, Rick Eckerle, lap steel, Joff Wilson guitar.
Photo, Nancy August
August 14, 2022, Brecht Lives! at Bowery Electric
John Pietaro curated and hosted this tribute to Bertolt Brecht.
Puma Perl and Friends (Joff Wilson, Joe Sztabnik, Dave Donen,
Danny Ray and Walter Steding) performed excerpts from The Threepenny Opera,
including "Last Whiskey Bar."
Photos by Billy Lamont
08/08/22 – Anyway Café, Joe Sztabnik and Dave Donen
Back at Anyway Café, music, poetry, great food and drinks.Top photo, Alice Espinosa-Cincotta, Bottom photo, Lynn O'Brien
With Dave Donen and Joe Sztabnik
Bowery Electric Map Room, July 14, 2022
Sally Can't Dance, Summer of '77, at the Bowery Electric.Map Room curated by Anne Husick, with (l-r) Dave Donen,
Angello Olivieri and Joe Sztabnik.
Photo, Bob Krasner
July 11, Anyway Café
Monthly residency at Anyway Café, 34 East 2nd St, with Joe Sztabnik and Dave
Donen. Top photo, Charley Crespo, bottom photo, John Richard.
We are there the second Monday of each month.
Swift Hibernian Lounge, Solo Reading, 6/13/22
Phoenix Reading Series, Solo Feature at the historic Swift Hibernian Lounge.
Photo, Jennifer Juneau, series host
Block Party on 10th Street, 6/18/22
with Angello Olivieri, Dave Donen and Joe Sztabnik.
Photo, Danielle Charette
