3rd Annual Poetry & Patron
Schedule
Wed Oct 16 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
40 Shelter Cove Ln #181, Hilton Head Island, SC, United States, South Carolina 29928 | Hilton Head, SC
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This year's Crescendo Reading Series opens with a local pair: Gloria Krolak, a jazz radio show host and poet and the pianist of our own Martin Lesche. Our guest poet is Lisa Spears of Charleston, whose first book of poetry, Releasing Birds, was published by Free Verse Press. Lisa Spears is from Peoria, Illinois and spent most of her life in the midwest. She resides in Charleston, SC and currently teaches English at Daniel Jenkins Academy to high school students experiencing trauma. She received her Master’s of English degree at Western Illinois University in 2007 and her Master’s of Fine Arts degree at Eastern Washington University in 2017. She is a single mother of two daughters and has three granddaughters. She moved to Charleston to pursue her writing career and live by the ocean. You can reach her by email at [email protected]
Gloria Krolak is the host of Mornin’ Glory, at jazzradiowetf.org, the first and only broadcast host to feature the vibraphone. She was also poetry editor at Jersey Jazz, the journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society, and author of two columns, On the Road and Rhythm & Rhyme.
In 2019 she created Jazz Lines…free verse in the key of jazz, poetry built entirely of jazz tune titles, beautifully illustrated by the photos of Ed Berger. Her website is www.gloriajazz.com. In January 2020 she co-produced the Jazz Vibes Showcase, which presented five of the world’s best vibraphone players individually and as a group finale at the Arts Center of Coastal South Carolina.
Martin Lesch
Internationally acclaimed pianist, composer, and educator Martin Lesch brings the same joy to early stride piano as he does to renditions of the Beatles and Stevie Wonder. Originally from New York City, Lesch has been a staple of the southern regional music scene for over two decades. Every Monday, he performs to sold-out audiences at Hilton Head's legendary jazz club, The Jazz Corner. Lesch has toured nationally and internationally with various artists and shared the stage with numerous Grammy winners throughout his career. In addition to his performances, he works with The Junior Jazz Foundation to promote jazz education for the next generation of musicians. Lesch is also a well-known advocate for arts and culture in the Lowcountry.
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Where is it happening?
40 Shelter Cove Ln #181, Hilton Head Island, SC, United States, South Carolina 29928, 40 Shelter Cove Ln, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3610, United States,Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Hilton HeadEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
