<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><img align="none" alt="Rumis_caravan_2015_postcard_front 3" border="0" height="420" hspace="0" title="Rumis_caravan_2015_postcard_front 3" vspace="0" width="300" style="width: 300px; height: 420px; " id="9b954808-085b-41d7-ba27-31fcec100d19" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:067B0108-602E-4C70-B100-1859C1C5914F@gateway.sonic.net"> <img align="none" alt="Dunsmuir 8" border="0" height="422" hspace="0" title="Dunsmuir 8" vspace="0" width="315" style="width: 315px; height: 422px; " id="9d07ab1b-89a1-450f-9b10-c07635fe45f4" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:00787F0B-CEDE-4FF2-AE16-A4128541C5F4@gateway.sonic.net"><br><br><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; "><span style="font-size: 18pt; "><strong>September 13th:</strong><br><strong>Rumi’s Caravan Returns to Oakland </strong><br> <br><strong>Humanist Hall, 390 27<sup>th</sup> Street, 3-6:00 PM</strong></span><br> <br><strong><em>Recitation of world poetry </em></strong><br><em>with Doug Von Koss, Barry and Maya Spector, Larry Robinson,<br>Kay Crista and Maurice Wren and musicians Christine Tulis and Kem Stone </em><br> <br><strong>TICKETS:</strong> $15.00/Advance, $25.00 at the door<br>Mail your check to Barry Spector<br>685 1/2 Fairmount Ave, Oakland 94611<br>or pay by Paypal: <a href="mailto:shmoover@comcast.net">shmoover@comcast.net</a><br> <br><strong>A Poetic Conversation:</strong> For fifteen years Rumi’s Caravan has inspired audiences,<br>weaving together poems by Rumi, Hafez, Machado, Rilke, Yeats, Mary Oliver,<br>Joy Harjo, Naomi Shihab Nye, David Whyte and other poets across the world.<br><br>The presenters create an improvised poetic conversation with musical accompaniment.<br>Moving through moods of prayer and grief to humor and celebration,<br>the Caravan always highlights the beauty of the spoken word.<br><br>All of our performances benefit local non-profit organizations.<br>This year, our second in Oakland, we are proud to partner<br>with Youth Speaks (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BarrySpector/fcec8982e8/335f342ae7/97c9a41648">www.youthspeaks.org</a>), an organization<br>that produces local and national youth poetry slams, festivals and reading series.<br><br>Members of Rumi’s Caravan are available for interviews:<em> </em><br>Contact Barry Spector at 650-327-5493.<br> <br><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BarrySpector/fcec8982e8/335f342ae7/fce16d8eda">www.rumiscaravan.com</a><br><strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BarrySpector/fcec8982e8/335f342ae7/2ee3cc3dc8">www.facebook.com/Rumi.Caravan</a><br><strong>Video:</strong> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?BarrySpector/fcec8982e8/335f342ae7/0936839f1b/v=xjJA9bzPSd4">www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjJA9bzPSd4</a><br><br><em>Please forward to your friends!</em></span></span><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></body></html>