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.

Frequency North Series Continues with Meghan Daum and Scott Rosenberg

The Frequency North reading series continues with two big events coming up this Thursday and next Wednesday with writers Meghan Daum and Scott Rosenberg. October 14th 7:30-8:30pm located on St. Rose Campus at the Events and Activities Center, 2nd floor, 420 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203. Meghan Daum is the author, most recently, of Life […]

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Community of Writers This Saturday, Oct 16 at Albany Public Library

Dan Wilcox sent along the following announcement for a very special event at the Albany Public Library coming up this weekend. Community of Writers, a reading sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild at Albany Public Library (161 Washington Ave., Albany, NY) Saturday, October 16, 2:00 PM Presenting: D. Alexander Holiday, Kathe Kokolias, Elizabeth Floyd

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Walt Franklin at Pine Hollow Arboretum, Saturday, Sept 25

This coming Saturday, The Pine Hollow Arboretum hosts writer Walt Franklin. Here is the information on the reading and an afternoon tour. At 7 pm Pine Hollow Arboretum Presents Author Walt Franklin Reading and Book Signing for his new outdoor/nature book, Sand & Sage The Trails Beyond at the Arboretum Headquarters Building Walt Franklin is

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Poets Speak Loud Returns, Monday, September 27 at McGeary’s

Yes, you read that right, Poets Speak Loud is returning on Monday , September 27 at McGeary’s (4 Clinton Square, Albany) in downtown Albany. As many of you know Tess Collins is coming on board at McGeary’s to manage the historic bar/restaurant in the beginning of September and one of her first orders of business

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Third Thursday Poetry Night with Featured Poet Jill Crammond Wickham

This coming Thursday (August 19), poetry returns to Central Ave. at the Social Justice Center with the Third Thursday Poetry Night hosted by Dan Wilcox. This month the featured poet is Jill Crammond Wickham. Here is all of the info from Dan Wilcox himself: the Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the

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