Readers wanted for Oceanside's Summer Gazebo Readings Series

It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside announces its Fourth Annual Summer Gazebo Readings series. The Summer Gazebo Readings feature four published authors/poets each Monday evening throughout the summer, set on a village green in Oceanside. An eclectic mix of authors (non-fiction and fiction) and poets read from their works before large, friendly, receptive crowds.

Readers

If you would like to be a reader, please do the following: Send an email (no attachments), with your name, contact information (including a number where you can be reached on the day of the event in case of inclement weather), the general genre of your work (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, prose, etc.), and the dates you are available to read. Readings are held each Monday in June, July and August, and there is also an Independence Day program on the first Monday in July. Please list at least three available dates.

The only restriction is time (10 minutes, strictly enforced), and material, as read, must be appropriate for general audiences (think basic cable, not HBO/Showtime).

Spaces are limited and will be allocated at the discretion of the committee. One of our criteria will be to include a mix of genres (some poetry, some non-fiction prose, some fiction), so while we won't ask you what specifically you are reading — we will not “judge” or preview material — we would like to know the general genre of your work.

Please note that we ended last year with over 200 people on our waiting list. Please do not be offended if we can't fit you in. We hope to announce the summer's lineup by May 1.

Sponsors

All funds raised (all — not net — all) by the program help send underprivileged kids to Kamp Kiwanis. Sponsorships are $150 and include your name and logo on signs, posters and the thousands of flyers we distribute, as well as on announcements (including every email we send).

We are also offering “Program Patrons” for $25. Program Patrons will have their names listed on the program we will be distributing each week. If you would like to become a sponsor or Program Patron, send your check made payable to Oceanside Kiwanis to Tony Iovino, Kiwanis Club of Oceanside, 68 Yorktown Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Email or include your logo and the listing you want to have printed.

For more information, visit http://summergazeboreadings.blogspot.com/2009/01/readers-guidelines-faq.html or email Tony Iovino at tonyiovino@gmail.com.

-Courtesy Tony Iovino, Kiwanis Club of Oceanside