Previous Appearances

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CANCELED

Matt reads at the Chadron Public Library (507 Bordeaux St, Chadron).

10:00 am
Leading a prompt as part of the online Digging Into Poetry – Agate Fossil Beds Virtual Writing Marathon. See full details at the Facebook Event Page.

5:00PM
Reading at the Ainsworth Library (445 N Main St, Ainsworth).

4:30pm
Reading at PorchFest on Zedeka’s porch. See some of the details at the Facebook Event Page.

4:00pm
Book Launch Party at the Florence Mill (9102 N 30th St, Omaha). See details at the Facebook Event Page.

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Matt runs a writing workshop via Zoom for the Omaha Public Library. More information soon.

6:30pm – 7:30pm
Matt reads as part of an online event for Norfolk Public Library on Facebook Live. See details at the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1201082180236778/

CANCELED

Matt is featured at the 24th annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival in McCook. Information coming soon at buffalocommons.org.

CANCELED

Matt is featured at the 24th annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling and Music Festival in McCook. Information coming soon at buffalocommons.org.

CANCELED

Matt and Twyla Hansen read along with student contest winners at the Poetry Of Place ceremony in the Rotunda of State Capitol (1445 K St, Lincoln).

ONLINE
Matt talks with Chris Sommerich of Humanities Nebraska as part of their Humanities At Home online series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jar3UslGDsw

CANCELED

Matt reads at Chadron State College. More info TBA.

Matt reads at Western Nebraska Community College (1601 E 27th St, Scottsbluff). The reading was changed from in-person to virtual, watch it here: https://youtu.be/Z3MR6Irbe6E

CANCELED

Matt presents as part of a program for the Nebraska Writing Project at Agate Fossil Beds (301 River Rd, Harrison).

CANCELED

Matt reads at the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center, 908 Yellowstone Ave, Alliance. See more at the Facebook Event.

1:30pm
Matt emcees the Nebraska Poetry Out Loud Finals at the Sheldon Art Museum’s Abbott Auditorium (12th and R Streets, Lincoln). The Nebraska state champion will win a trip to Washington, DC, where they will compete with students from every state for over $50,000 in prizes. See details at: artscouncil.nebraska.gov/opportunities/for-educators/poetry-out-loud.html

Matt reads at the Dundy County Library (701 Chief St, Benkelman).

7:00pm
Matt reads as part of a program for the Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival and Poetry Out Loud at Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Cafe (312 Norris Ave, McCook).

7:00pm
Matt reads at the Keene Library (1030 N Broad St, Fremont). See more at the Facebook Event.

6:30pm
Matt along with poets Ryan Boyland, Gina Keplinger, Fernando Montejano and Traci Schacht read new poems for Framing the Flame: Art That Ignites—an informal gallery walkthrough at the Joslyn Art Museum (2200 Dodge St, Omaha) designed to celebrate the personal response to a work of art, and shed light on art’s ability to inspire and engage. Space is limited, register here: joslyn.org/visit/calendar-of-events/details.aspx?ID=4053.

1:30pm
Matt presents as part of the 2020 Nebraska State Literacy Association annual conference at the Younes Convention Center in Kearney. See more at www.nereads.org.

7:00pm
Matt is the keynote speaker at the Nebraska Scholastic Writing Awards at Hastings College.

Matt reads as part of the Bemis Center’s Birds of a Feather event

7:00pm – 9:00pm
Matt reads as part of the Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Event for Gallery 1516 (1516 Leavenworth, Omaha). An evening of chocolates by Chocolate Abeille accompanied by wine, a talk by chocolatier Tina Tweedy, music by violinist Olga Smola, and poetry. The $50/person ticket price for this event helps support Gallery 1516’s mission. Seating is limited. RSVP at: gallery1516.org/calendar-of-events

6:30pm
Matt reads at the Broken Bow Library (626 S D St, Broken Bow). See more information at the Facebook Event page: facebook.com/events/2459000884427731/

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Matt reads with students at the Logan County Library (317 Main St, Stapleton).

5:30pm – 6:30pm
Matt reads at the Bone Creek Museum, 575 E St in David City.

6:30pm – 10:00pm
Matt speaks for the 2019 NaNoWriMo Kickoff (yes, novel-writing, I’m like Creative Writing multilingual) at DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar (777 N 114th St, Omaha). See more at the Facebook Event Page.

Matt reads as part of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) & Aerospace Museum (28210 West Park Highway, Ashland) Author Expo. See sacmuseum.org/event/author-expo for more information

7:00pm
Matt runs the Cultural Connect Poetry Slam at the First Street Brewery (119 N St. Joseph Ave, Hastings). The event is open to the Public and there will be cash prizes. Sponsored by the First Street Brewery and the Nebraska Writers Collective as part of the Hastings Cultural Festival.

7:00pm
Matt reads at The Tassel Performing Arts Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. Find more information at thetassel.org.

6:30pm
Matt presents at the Jensen Memorial Library (443 N Kearney Ave, Minden).

5:00pm – 9:00pm
Matt reads as part of the Neihardt Foundation Laureate’s Feast at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha campus’ Swanson Conference Center (Building 22). See neihardtcenter.org/events/ for tickets and info.

6:30pm
Matt emcees for the Open Mic Poetry Night at the Council Bluffs Public Library (400 Willow Ave, Council Bluffs, IA). Share your work or listen to others. Coffee and tea will be served, free and open to the public.

4:00pm
Matt reads as part of the Northeast Community College’s Visiting Writers Series (Norfolk, NE)

7:00pm
Matt reads at the Neligh Public Library (710 M St, Neligh, NE 68756).

11:00am – 11:30am
Mister Rogers Poetry Storytime with Guest Reader Matt Mason at Barnes & Noble (7400 Dodge St, Omaha). Matt will read some selections from The Poetry of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. See more at the Facebook Event Page.

2:00pm
Matt reads at the Decatur Museum (400 West 8th Street, 68020).

7:00pm – 9:30pm
Matt reads at the Gratitude Café Writer’s Night at the Gratitude Café & Bakery (1551 N. Cotner, Lincoln). The only prime time weekend writer’s night in town, with a featured reading, open mic and discussion for poets, novelists, and short story writers. (4th Saturday).

7:00pm
Matt reads with Heidi Hermanson at the Prairie Brothers Front Porch Poetry Reading at the Frank Museum (University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2010 University Dr, Kearney).

2:00pm
The Ames Reading in the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors, Bennett Martin Public Library (136 S. 14th St, Lincoln). Matt reads with the wonderful Stacey Waite.

7:00pm – 9:00pm
Matt reads at the Signal Poetry Festival in Ames, Iowa. See details at www.amespubliclibrary.org/events/signal-poetry-festival-0

6:00pm
Matt is one of the hosts for the Omaha Lit Fest Opening Night Party at Wilson & Washburn (1407 Harney St, Omaha). See full details at: www.facebook.com/events/1062040650850894/

8:00pm
Matt reads at the San José Poetry Festival in San José, California along with Mighty Mike McGee, Jarvis Subia, and Janice Lobo Sapigao. See pcsj.org/festival for information on the festival. This night’s event is free and open to the public.

6:00pm – 11:00pm
Matt reads as part of the Omaha Arts & Entertainment Awards 2019 Summer Showcase at the B Side of Benson (6058 Maple St, Omaha) along with poets Olivia Johnson, Zedeka Poindexter, Traci Schacht, and Ryan Boyland. Poetry is 6:30-7:30pm, music follows. See more at the Facebook Event.

7:30pm
Matt reads along with Traci Schacht, Paula Bell and Zedeka Poindexter along with guitar phenom Hector Anchondo at the B Side of Benson (6058 Maple St, Omaha).

6:30pm
Matt reads along with Clif Mason and Fernando Montejano as part of Bellevue’s Arrows to Aerospace at the Bellevue Library (1003 Lincoln Rd, Bellevue). See more at the Facebook Event Page.

7:00pm
It’s 2 State Poets for the price of one at Postscript (1434 Silver St, Ashland) where Matt reads with our previous Nebraska State Poet, Twyla Hansen.

2:00pm
Matt reads at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Humboldt, Nebraska as part of their 50 Year commemorative event. See more at: www.facebook.com/events/270356460497210/

7:00pm
Matt reads at Tim and Deb Nolting’s, the corner of Maple and D in Bushnell, Nebraska.

6:30pm
Matt reads at Laura Lee’s Double L Country Store and Cafe in Harrisburg, Nebraska.

Matt presents at a Nebraska Arts Council Conference in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. More info is coming at www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/statewide-arts-conference-2019/nebraska-statewide-arts-conference.html.

8:00pm
Matt reads in Davis, California at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st St).

11:00am – Workshop
12:45 – Reading
As part of the May 31-June 1 Nebraska Arts Council Statewide Arts Conference, Matt will lead a writing workshop at 11am and do a short reading at 12:45pm. For information on registering for the conference and other details, see: artscouncil.nebraska.gov

7:00pm
Matt reads with Sarah McKinstry-Brown as part of the Imaginary Gardens Reading Series at Mr. Toad (1002 Howard St, Omaha). See more about the event at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/304553523804167/

7:00pm
Matt emcees the Omaha Public Library Show & Tell StorySlam at The Sydney (5918 Maple St, Omaha). See more details at: facebook.com/events/432328067340630/

1:00pm
A reading on Healing the Divide: Poems of Kindness and Connection at Indigo Bridge Books (701 P St #102, Lincoln). A celebration of James Crews’ anthology of the same name, Matt reads with Crews as well as Marjorie Saiser and Pat Emile.

1:00pm
Matt is Grand Marshal of the Florence Days Parade:
www.historicflorence.org/Events/Events2019/Parade.php

3:30pm
Donuts and Poetry at the Florence Mill (9102 N 30th St, Omaha). Matt will read, donuts will be served! See more on the reading at the Facebook Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/830105867348329/