For the thirteenth Nitty Gritty Slam, we were back home downstairs at Valentines. On this evening, we had to deal with a “less is more” situation as a few members of the NGS team were sick or out of town and some poets must not have gotten the memo that the slam was indeed happening. […]
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Urban Guerilla Theatre is back at The Linda this coming Friday, March 16, celebrating all things woman with HERSTORY..A Celebration of Women Through Verse, Performance and Song. This month UGT will be hosted by Tenesha Smith. Here is the information from the folks that make it all happen at UGT, Mojavi and Leslie Michelle: Herstory:
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This coming Thursday at the Social Justice Center, Dan Wilcox and the Poetry Motel Foundation will be presenting the Third Thursday Poetry Night with featured poet Tess Lecuyer. the Poetry Motel Foundation presents the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY March 15, 2012 7:00 sign up; 7:30 start Featured Performer: Tess Lecuyer
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April is National Poetry Month and there will be quite a celebration in Saratoga as local poet Barbara Garro and the Saratoga Poetry & Song Focus Group will be presenting poetry readings in public places each and every Saturday in April. There is still time to get on the list if you are interested in participating.
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Daniel Nester is wrapping up another great season of the Frequency North series at the College of St. Rose on March 29. Over the past seven years Dan has brought some of the greatest writers, poets, and performers from all over the world to Albany to educate, enlighten, and entertain. Here is the information that
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If you are not at the Write Here! talks on Saturday, you should definityly head down to the Colony Cafe for the monthly meeting and reading of the Woodstock Poetry Society. This month host Phillip Levine has featured poets Allen Livermore and Marilyn McCabe. Here is the information from Phillip: Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival as part
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The 2012 Albany Word Fest is shaping up to be great this year and as we get closer to the event we are taking a closer look at the individual readings and open mics that are happening during the week. On day two of the Word Fest, Monday, April 16, we will be gathering at
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The next installment of Nitty Gritty Slam is tomorrow night at Valentines. We are back downstairs for the festivities and ready to rock! Who will come out on top at NGS #13? Will Shannon “In The Money” Shoemaker return to the spot? Will we see more perfect 10s? Will we see an upset from a
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This coming Wednesday night, Carol Graser is hosting the monthly Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic and this time around there will be two local, teaching poets as the features. The first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic 7pm sign up, 7:30 readings start Featured Poets: Julianna Spalhollz and Jordan Smith $3
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Teresa Costa is quite the busy lady down in the Hudson Valley. She has two events coming up in the next couple of weeks. First up is the monthly Bohemian Book Bin open mic, then a couple days later the 7th Annual Woodstock Goddess Poetry Festival. Bohemian Book Bin Open Mic Thursday, March 8 at
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Our very good friend Will Nixon will be making the trip from Woodstock to Warrensburg on Thursday, March 8 for a reading at Willows Bistro presented by The Adirondack Center for Writing. The Adirondack Center for Writing and Willows Bistro present an open mic. The featured reader is poet and essayist Will Nixon! He will
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Chris Wood, Kingston area poet and host of the Heyday Poetry Series at Half-Moon Books, will be the featured poet at the next Poetry on the Loose event this Saturday, March 3 in Warwick. Here is more information from host William Seaton: Chris Wood will read at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The
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The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
