A very busy week of poetry this week in the Capital Region. We have Poets Speak Loud tonight at McGeary’s, Albany Poets Presents tomorrow night at Valentines, and on Wednesday on of the best and longest running open mics in the area returns with featured poet Elaine Handley. Here is the information from host Carol […]
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Daniel Nester will be hosting the next edition of the Frequency North reading series this coming Thursday at The College of Saint Rose with poets Aaron Belz and Melissa Broder. Below is more information from Nester himself about the event: “FREQUENCY NORTH” WRITERS SERIES DISHES UP EVENING OF FUNNY WITH POETS AARON BELZ AND MELISSA
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On Saturday, March 5, five local poets (Paul Clemente, Michael Jurkovic, Donald Lev, Mary Panza, Cheryl Rice) will be reading at Half Moon Books (North Front Street) in Kingston. Host Rebecca Schumejda has sent along the following info on this great reading series in the Hudson Valley: Five Local Poets: Paul Clemente, Michael Jurkovic, Donald
From our friends at Bright Hill Press. They will be kicking off their Word Thursdays reading series this coming Thursday with Robert Hart and Kamilah Aisha Moon. Here is all of the information: On Thursday, February 24, Word Thursdays will begin its 19th season of readings by featuring the Brooklyn poets Robert Hart and Kamilah
Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, February 1, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcement: Special Offer for New Memberships, Volunteer needed Member Announcements: M.E. Kemp Area Announcements: Writers Institute Programs, Poetry and Prose Open Mic at the Arts Center, Fantasy Writing Workshop at East Line Books, Yes! Reading Series Resumes, Benefit for Mt. McGregor Arts Programming,
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Albany Poets will celebrate the sixth anniversary of its open mic, “Poets Speak Loud,” at McGeary’s on Monday, January 31, 7:00 PM. The event will also commemorate Tom Nattell, local poet and community activist, who died the same day the poetry open mic began, January 31, 2005. Tom had been scheduled to be the first
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[slideshow] A dozen writers gathered at the UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany, on January 15 for the Hudson Valley Writers Guild workshop, “An Afternoon of Writing from Art.” The free workshop (made possible by a grant from the City of Albany) was facilitated by Faith S. Green, member of the Board of the Hudson
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, January 15, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcement: Special Offer for New Memberships Member Announcements: Alan Catlin, Winifred Elze Area Announcements: Edie Adams to Read at Social Justice Center, Sunday Four Open Mic in Voorheesville, Bookmarks Reading Series at the Arts Center, Michael Dickel to Read at Schenectady Jewish Community
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Saturday, January 15, 1–3:30 p.m. UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will present a writing workshop, “An Afternoon of Writing from Art” (also known as ekphrasis), at the UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany, on Saturday, January 15, 1-3:30 p.m. The workshop is free and open to the public, for
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, January 1, 2011 In This Issue Member Announcements: M.E. Kemp, Kathe Kokolias Area Announcements: Jason Crane at Caffe Lena, Poetry and Prose Open Mic at the Arts Center, Taylor Mali in Schenectady, Writers Institute Spring Workshops, Call for Entries for Saltonstall Residencies, Text as Art Call for Entries Member announcements
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The Arts Center of the Capital Region has sent out a call for entries for its’ Bookmarks series. Here is the info and all the details on this very interesting project. Call for Entries: TEXT AS ART curated by Nancy Klepsch The Memoir Project, a program of The Arts Center of the Capital Region, invites
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, December 15 In This Issue Guild Announcements: Poet Laureate Project Member Announcements: Bernie Bourdeau, K.A. Laity Area Announcements: Events at East Line Books, Ed Rinaldi to read at Social Justice Center, Writers Group meets in Johnston, Sunday Four Reading and Open Mic in Voorheesville, Winter Poetry Sunday in Schenectady, Call
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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.
