Saturday, April 18, 2026
Program Schedule
8:30: Doors Open
Participant Registration, in the lobby
Poets & Presenters Check-In
Festival Café opens
Poetry Place opens
9:00—9:20: Welcome
Welcome with Eliza Tudor, Executive Director, Nevada County Arts Council.
Joined by Shelly Covert , Executive Director, Nevada City Rancheria
9:20—10:15: Keynote
Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman
10:15—10:25: Break
10:25—10:30:
Introduction:
10:30—11:00: Morning Readings
11:00—11:10: Break
On the way to morning workshops….
11:10—12:10: Morning Workshops
with Major Jackson
with Jimmy Vega
1:00—1:50: Lunch
Lunch and Refreshments
including IZAKAYA, Japanese Tapas, offered by chef Hiroko Kirosaki
and PAPUSAS traditional Salvadoran griddle-cakes
1:50—2:05: Community Voices
Celebrating our Open Mic Winners
Poetry Out Loud student winners
2:05—2:50: In Conversation
2:50—3:00: Break
3:00—3:05: Falling Apart, a film by Luke
3:05—3:50: Afternoon Readings
3:50—4:00: Break
On the way to afternoon workshops…
4:00—5:00: Workshops
with José Hernandez Diaz
with Tongo Eisen-Martin
with Tess Taylor
5:00: Post-Poetry Unwind
Happy Hour—the Center’s no-host bar and refreshments
Book Signing by our featured poets