Poetry Salon Happy Hour Presented by Timothy Williams

Poetry Salon Happy Hour Presented by Timothy Williams

Come join us for a night of poetry, drinks, and good vibes at Barrel Proof Lounge ! Hosted by the talented Timothy Williams, this event promises to be a unique blend of creativity and fun. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just looking to enjoy some spoken word, this gathering is the perfect way to unwind after a long day. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow poetry enthusiasts and raise a glass to the power of words!

21+
Happy Hour starts at 4pm with $6 beers & $2 off wine. Free popcorn!
Poetry starts at 5pm

Presented by Timothy Williams

with

Enid Pickett
Lee J. Pierce

Are you a poet or an author? Let’s connect! Email SRPoetrySalon@gmail.com for booking.

Enid Pickett

Enid Pickett has been writing poetry since she was a child. She won a poetry contest while attending Findlay University, Findlay, Ohio. She won first prize; tickets to see Jimi Hendrix.

This embarked her poetic journey studying poets such as June Jordan, Maya Angelou, The Last Poets, Nikki Giovanni, bell hooks, and Tupac Shakur.

Her influences include the wisdom of, Toni Morrison, Isabel Wilkerson, Tim Wise, Angela Davis, Cornel West, Sweet Honey and the Rock, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Gregory Porter, Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell, Wes Montgomery, Carlos Santana and John Coltrane.

Her poetry paths crossed in Healdsburg, California. Meeting Jessica Felix, Founder of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival and Marcus Shelby, Artistic Director of Healdsburg Jazz, along with Tiffany Austin, Choir Director of the Healdsburg Freedom Jazz Choir. She sang in the Healdsburg Freedom Jazz Choir for over ten years.

Recognizing her talent, Shelby invited her to be the first Artist in Residence as their Poet Laureate in 2020. She and the Marcus Shelby Jazz Band performed at the historic San Francisco Jazz Center honoring Duke Ellington. In 2023, they performed at SF Jazz Center for the United Nations 75th Celebration of Human Rights. They have performed at several events with Healdsburg Jazz and around northern California.

Enid has collaborated and performed with Destiny Muhammad, John Santos, Faye Carol, Kenny Washington, Lewis Watts, Carlton Page AKA, Writ3rtha 3rd, Kennan Webster, Stella Heath, Sylvia Cuenca, Tammy Lynne Hall, and many more musicians and other artists.

Did you know Enid performs regularly with Abiodun Oyewole of the Last Poets in an amazing Open House forum with poets from all over the world?

Poets who have inspired Enid are very close to her heart. Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Climbing Poetree, Naima Penniman, Alixa Garcia, Aduka Utah, Saul Williams, and the San Francisco Youth Speaks Slam Poets.

Lee J. Pierce

Lee and his wife, Dianne, live in California’s Sonoma County wine country, in the city of Santa Rosa, the largest city north of the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. It is also, a convenient location to meet up and spend time with nearby family members! Lee just turned 77 years old in March of 2024. He has been an avid member of his local health club (The Parkpoint Club) for more than 40 years and was just recently highlighted as “Member of the Month!” Lee is a gregarious guy who loves meeting new people, without regard to gender, ethnicity, culture, age, nor any other distinction! Lee believes that we all benefit somehow from every encounter.

With his vast career in foodservice and his recent transition to a vegan diet, Lee loves experimenting with food preparation and searching for new places to enjoy a vegan meal. Lee loves music of most genres! Lee enjoys various music genres! His iPod is loaded (young people, ask your parents or grandparents what an iPod is?) with top hits from the 1970’s through the 1990’s! It is the same music Lee had been listening to since the purchase of his iPod! Lee’s soundtrack includes soul, rhythm and blues, some hip- hop and even some rap. As an avid music lover, he says it is his motivator, while working out and challenging his own “personal-best “cardio records weekly, most of the time! Lee, while doing household chores and / or meal prep, is also known to play his “favorite soundtrack” because he says there’s a synergy between the music and his meal preparation. His wife, Dianne, says not only does she enjoy Lee’s cooking, but she too loves watching his “made-to-order performance!”

Lee also enjoys a day on the links with his brother-in-law, Bob, when he is available.
This book is Lee’s first effort as an author. He has found that this stroll down” memory lane” had its highs and lows, but in the end, “memory lane” has brought him to where he is today – a truly happy and grateful soul.

Check out www.BarrelProofLounge.com for all sorts of good times ahead!