We were upstairs for this edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam, battling the band downstairs. The voices of the poets rose above it all and we were treated to some great new poetry and some old favorites both at the open mic and the slam. Before the slam began, and while Dain Brammage was rounding […]
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After the success of the first Love Jones Open Mic at the Steamer 10 Theater (500 Western Ave., Albany), The Collective is at it again presenting the second event in this new series on Friday, March 2 at 9:00pm. Here is the information from hosts Nickey Black and Bless: THE COLLECTIVE presents Love Jones extravaganza
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This coming Monday we return to the back room of McGeary’s for the February edition of Poets Speak Loud. This month our featured poet is Tenesha Smith, a familiar face in the poetry community as she has been performing for many years, recently at Urban Guerilla Theatre and Nitty Gritty Slam #11. I’m from Oakland,
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Albany’s very own Dan Wilcox will be joined by author Alan Salant as the featured readers at the next COW event in Kingston on Saturday, March 3. There is also an open mic at this monthly series hosted by Phillip Levine. COW (Chronogram Open Word): Poetry/Prose/Performance is hosted by Chronogram’s poetry editor Phillip Levine, it runs on the
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The Northeast Poetry Center’s College of Poetry has announced two workshops to be offered during the summer term to run from March 17 until May 5. Each workshop will meet for two hours a week during the eight week course in the rear room of 7 West Street in Warwick. Enter by the door on the right
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The Arts Center of the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley Writer’s Guild are joining forces to present Write Here!. Taking place on Saturday, March 10 from 9am – 5:15pm at The Arts Center, Write Here! is “a mini conference for and about writers and writing in and around the Capital Region of New York
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The Celebration continues for Urban Guerrilla Theatre as we celebrate Black History Month and LOVE. This showcase continues on the beautiful performance space known as The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio (339 Central Ave., Albany). This month’s featured guests are incredible performers, singers and poets including world renown Slam Poet Jamaal St. John, Stefano Nu Soul (from
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Our good friends over at the Yes, Reading! are setting up shop at the Social Justice Center this coming Friday, February 24 with three authors releasing their new books, the photogrpahy of Kim Dunham, and some home brew. This is going to be a great event that should not be missed. Yes! Poetry and Performance
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2012 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 15 – Saturday, April 21, 2012 “This is by far the biggest Word Fest to date with eight
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What a great crowd at Professor Java’s this past Monday night for the February, pre-Valentines Day, Wide Open Mic. Kevin Peterson took the reigns as host and quickly eased into the role like a natural. The evening was a great mix of poetry and music, new faces and old friends, love and (healing) hate, and
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The 2012 Albany Word Fest is almost here. This year we are taking the Word Fest to the next level by expanding the event to one full week of poetry and spoken word featuring Open Mics, Featured Poets, Nitty Gritty Slam, Urban Guerilla Theatre, Haiku Battle, Metroland’s Best Poets, Karaoke + Poetry = Fun, and
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One of the country’s most published poets happens to be a part of our local community. Alan Catlin, who has been published in many, many journals, magazines, books, and websites since the 1970’s, just released his new book, “Alien Nation”‘ and will be the featured poet this month at the Third Thursday Poetry Night on
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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.
