Poets in the Park 2017

This year the readings will be on Saturdays July 15, 22 & 29; the readings start at 7:00 PM & are free & open to the public; donations are accepted.  Rain site is the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany.

The 2017 readers are:

• July 15:   Karen Skolfield & Jay Wenk
• July 22:   Ian Macks & Olivia McKee
• July 29:   Richard Levine & Suzanne Rancourt

The Robert Burns statue is located near where Henry Johnson Blvd. passes through Washington Park and crosses Hudson Ave.  Please bring your own chairs or blankets to sit on.

For more information contact Dan Wilcox, at [email protected]; 518-482-0262.

About the author: Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents..., and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.