Fall 2005

Friday, November 11, 2005, 7 pm
Poetry Reading and Book Signing
Apple Valley Book Festival
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library
101 W. King St.
(304)267-8933
Books will be available for sale.

PAST PERFORMANCES

Fall 2004

Suite Earth will be carried out through the aerial dance company Updraft: a conspiracy of movement, directed by Therese Keegan, as well as other local artists including musicians Lynda and Brian Bell and poet Ilona Popper.

Suite Earth is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Location and time to be announced soon.

October 2003

Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, 2003
I'll be performing in a dance collaboration of my poem "Time Zone" at this exciting dance concert. Please call early for reservations as space is limited:

October 11, 8 pm
October 12, 2 pm and 8 pm
Admission: $10
Students: $7

UPDRAFT: A Conspiracy of Movement
in Concert ARIAL DANCE AND MORE!

With guest artists Lynda and Bryan Bell
Ilona Popper

Seating guaranteed with reservations 301-834-9291 or slipperyslope@cs.com

at Slipperyslope studio
1233 Hoffmaster Rd.
Knoxville, MD
call or email for directions

sponsored by The Global Homestead

March 2003

Sunday, March 2, 2003
Book publication reading along with Ken Waldman, 2 pm at The Writer's Center, Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD. Reception to follow. For more information call 301-654-8664.

October 2002

Friday, October 18, 2002
The Arts at Westmoreland Presents a Poetry Reading with Doris Brady, Kenneth Carroll and Ilona Popper at:

Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ
One Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, MD
Friday, October 18, 2002
7:30 PM
301-229-7768

This poetry series always benefits a social service agency. In the past it has benefitted My Sister's Place, Joseph's House, and the Dinner Program for Homeless Women. This year the benificiary is Christ Church Episcopal School in Nazareth, Israel. An elementary and secondary school for Arab Palestinians of both Muslim and Christian background, the school works with refugees, migrant peoples, and engages in community development and healthcare programs. Poets donate a portion of any book sales to the school.

September 2002

Saturday September 7 at 2pm
Four Seasons Books hosts a poetry performance and book signing by Ilona Popper at 2pm Saturday September 7 at the War Memorial Building, Shepherdstown, WV.

The War Memorial Building is at the corner of German and King Streets, next to the library.

From Points East: Follow I-270 to I-70 W to Frederick, and take Exit 49 (Alt. Route 40 West). Follow Alt. Route 40 to Boonsboro. In Boonsboro turn left onto Route 34, and follow Route 34 into Shepherdstown. At the four-way stop, turn left onto German St.

From I-81: Get off at Exit 16E (Martinsburg) and follow the signs for Rte 45 East, which is also be Rte. 9 East. Both run together and jog through Martinsburg; the signs are good the whole way. Rte. 9 is also called Queen St. in downtown Martinsburg. At the Texaco Station, turn left onto Rte. 45, and follow it to the four-way stop Shepherdstown.

April 2002

Saturday April 13 at 8pm
Sunday April 14 at 7pm
in The Art Farm Performance Cafe:
An Evening of Dance, Music, Visual Art & Poetry
Shepherdstown Men's Club Building (War Memorial Building)
on the corner of German and King Streets
Shepherdstown, WV
for ticket information call 304-262-0060

Ilona will perform a variety of poems, including excerpts from her long poem "Break," which she performed as a theatrical piece in 1997. "Break" braids together Japanese sword-work, martial arts, and poetical narratives, opening doors on a woman's knowledge of violence, fear, aggression, loyalty, and liberation.