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	July 17, 2010 Aaron Belz's latest book of poems is Lovely, Raspberry. His blog can be found here. Clyde Beswick is the proprietor of CB1 Gallery. Paintings from the CB1 show "The art that dare not speak its name" were by Edith Beaucage, Alexander Kroll, Matt Lifson, and Lily Simonson, whom we also heard from. Dave Hill's amazing art and screen prints can be found here. Listen to the music of The Clouds here and to the music of their friends, Alyssandra and the Daymakers, here. The Emily Dickinson poem that kicked off the evening can be read here.

	May 22, 2010 When not making large, mysterious paintings, Steve Comba curates the Claremont Museum of Art. Caley O'Dwyer's open-hearted poems can be found in journals and in his book Full Nova. Read more about him here. The spookily beautiful, carefully made songs of John R. Williamson can be sampled at myspace.

	March 20, 2010 Ryan Callis's Idaho travelogue is documented here, here and here. Stephanie Brown's most recent book of poems is Domestic Interior. The paintings of Stacy Zaninovich can be viewed at her website. Artist Dianna Cohen is a co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. A former member of the late, great Havalina, multi-instrumentalist David Maust teaches Latin and, with Jeremy Ediger, plays murder ballads.

	January 23, 2010 Michelle Mitchell-Foust teaches math in a Santa Ana continuation school. Her books of poetry include Circassian Girl and Imago Mundi. Some of Juan Thorp's paintings can be viewed here and at his website. David De Boer, who talked to us about his life as a part-time professional (PGA) caddy, is also an artist and co-director of Raid Projects. The affirming, room-filling music of The Clouds should be experienced in the flesh, but it can also be heard online. Featured drink: Hot Buttered Rum.

	November 21, 2009 Marlys West's book of kaleidoscopic poems, Notes for a Late-Blooming Martyr, can be found here. Some of Darren Hostetter's paintings of airborne objects can be viewed at his website. The soulful music of The Romany Rye can be listened to at myspace. Eric Trine's salon photobooth project has been documented at his website.

	September 18, 2009 Cristy Rose Smith lives and works on a farm as part of the Abundant Table Farm Project. More information is available at jointhefarm.com. Lorene Delany-Ullman is one of the founders of the Casa Romantica Reading Series. Her poetry can be found here, here, and here. More about the hand-crafted dresses--better understood as wearable art--made by the hand of Julia Barbee can be found at frockyjackmorgan.com. The amazing songs and harmonies of Sam Outlaw seem to be currently offline. Google him and see if you can find a tune or two.

	July 25, 2009 Chris Davidson showed a brief travelogue of his early summer vacation to Bishop, the Carson Valley, and the West Fork of the Carson River. Eric D. Anderson’s short story “The Instructions,” complete with visual aids, can be read at Agni. He also helps make movies. Some of the links the car-less public transiteer Roy Shahbazian discussed are here and here and here and here. He also has played, and may one day play again, horn with The Santiago Steps. Lev Anderson, who showed us eerily beautiful photographs of Irvine at night, is completing a documentary on the band Fishbone. Musician and vintage clothing connoisseur Billy Kernkamp can be found on MySpace.

	May 23, 2009 Justin Rigamonti just completed his MFA in poetry from UCI, where he was an editor of Faultline. Several of Zach Kleyn’s sculptures, paintings, and installations can be viewed at zachkleyn.com. Genevieve Leone works at Mattel. Her poetry has appeared in POOL, Dust Up, and Del Sol Review. More about the Baja-loving Professor Emeritus Rafe Payne can be found here. The music of Good Luck Bear can be listened to (should be listened to) on myspace.

	March 21, 2009 More information about Summer Merritt's sculptures can be found at summermerritt.com. Allison Benis White has a website (allisonbeniswhite.com), through which you can buy her book of poems, Self-Portrait with Crayon. The finely wrought music of Joe Allen can be listened to at myspace.com/joeallen.

	January 17, 2009 Gray Hilmerson is an MFA candidate in fiction writing at UC Irvine. David Callis works on incorporating green technology into new construction at his job at Swinerton Builders. Some of Joshua Aster's paintings can be found here. Singer Justin Grennan can be found, as so many singers can, on myspace. Denim Blue vintage clothing is located at 18320 Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach.

	November 15, 2008 One-year anniversary boatyard blow-out The band Avi Buffalo rocks the internet at myspace.com/avibuffalo. Dan Callis's paintings, etc. can be viewed at dancallisart.blogspot.com. The filmmakers who go by the name The Hobosoul can be visited at thehobosoul.com. For T-Shirt printing and other art, visit Dave Hill at daveahill.blogspot.com, and Ryan Bryant and Delve are at americansilkscreenandgraphics.com and thedelvemademedoit.blogspot.com. Aaron Belz's poems can be read at belz.wordpress.com. Eric Trine's converted S.W.A.T. van is parked at etrine.com.

	September 20, 2008 Chris Davidson’s poetry appeared most recently in Burnside Review. To learn more about John King’s attempts to guide us toward renewable and sustainable energy, visit advancedlabgroup.com, the site for the company he’s started. Some of Ryan Callis’s paintings, along with some musings and information about upcoming art shows, can be found here: ryancallisart.blogspot.com. The resplendent music of Barrett Johnson can be sampled at myspace.com/barrettjohnson.

	July 12, 2008 Liz Carney and Feo Voronov are painters living in Los Angeles. Patty Seyburn's next book of poetry, Hilarity, is coming out spring 2009. Summer Darling dare you to enter summerdarling.com. You can view remarkable multi-tasker Jenifer (aka Ms. Jen) Hanen's adventures with a camera at blackphoebe.com. She also wrote about this salon here.

	May 24, 2008 The paintings and sculptures of Merion Estes can be viewed at merionestes.com. Eric Trine's adventures as a mobile installationist as well as his other endeavors in art can be read about at www.etrine.com. More about Aimee Bender's fiction is available at flammableskirt.com. We think mandolinist Jim Schubert is a member of the Schubert Brothers Band. If so, you can find them here: schubertbrothers.com. The Rio Bravo, on the other hand, is an easy outfit to find: theriobravo.com.

	March 15, 2008 Troy Davidson's bomber game was made on the Elenco Electronic Snap Circuits Kit. Cody Gates' chapbook-single of poems At Bernanke's was published by enesspress.com. Some of Brad Eberhard's paintings can found at bradeberhard.net. Jeff Lytle's poetry project, The Peter Principle, is ongoing at thepeterprinciple.org. Johnny Hansen's music can be sampled at myspace.com/melanoid.

	January 19, 2008 Information about Evan apRoberts' art can be found at evanaproberts.com. The music of Simone White can be explored at myspace.com/simonewhite & at simonewhite.com. To learn more about Jonathan Anderson, visit jonathanandersonpaintings.com. Some of Dawn Trook's poems can be found in Dust Up and, soon, at dawntrook.com.

	November 17, 2007 Colette LaBouff Atkinson's book of poems, MEAN, will be published fall 2008 by University of Chicago Press. More information on the art of Mike Hernandez can be found at exilechild.com & thecaptiveuniverse.com. Richard Flory's musings (& information about his research) can be found at postmodernmetropolis.blogspot.com. Barrett Johnson's songs can be listened to at myspace.com/barrettjohnson.