The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio presents: A Night at Tess’ Lark Tavern: A Benefit Celebration featuring the "House Bands" of the Lark Tavern with Albany Poets; Jim Gaudet & The Railroad Boys; Keith Pray’s Big Soul Revival; MotherJudge & "The Best Damn Open Mic EVER!" Band; Ramblin Jug Stompers; and special guest Bryan Thomas […]
This Friday at The Linda is the return of Urban Guerilla Theatre. If you have not been to one of these poetry and spoken word shows, you should definitely check it out. The artists that take the stage are amazing and inspiring and the crowd is always electric. Here is the info from Mojavi: This
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R.M. Engelhardt’s VoX open mic series continues this month on Friday, May 28 at The Fuzebox (12 Central Ave., Albany). Last month R.M. began using the open mic for poets and musicians as a fundraiser for various causes. This month’s event will help raise money for the rebuilding of Tess’ Lark Tavern. Here is the
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Saratoga’s Caffe Lena is hosting a fantastic weekend of poetry, workshops, and spoken word coming up next month. Here is the info from Carol Graser: For the second year running Caffe Lena will devote a weekend to the art of the spoken word, with more than a dozen accomplished poets offering words of freedom, beauty,
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POETS HELP NOW! A BENEFIT FOR TESS AND THE STAFF OF TESS’ LARK TAVERN! For over five years Tess’ Lark Tavern has been the home of Poets Speak Loud. What started out in January 2005 as a monthly open mic for poetry has become much more than that, it has become a family. Through the
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Every year on Walt Whitman’s birthday, Dan Wilcox brings local poets and community citizens together for a special reading of Whitman’s Song of Myself . Here is the announcement from Dan himself: Celebrate the Birthday of Walt Whitman at the Robert Burns Statue Washington Park, Albany, NY A reading of “Song of Myself” by local
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As you may have heard, the local arts community suffered a major setback yesterday morning with the fire at Tess’ Lark Tavern. The damage was extensive, but the structure of the building is still in tact. Due to that tragic event, we at Albany Poets have decided to suspend our open mic POETS SPEAK LOUD.
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This coming Wednesday, May 5, Jared Smith will be the featured poet at the monthly Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic. Always a great reading up in Saratoga at the historic Caffe Lena with a fantastic host, Carol Graser. The first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, May 5
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We just posted some new podcasts to the site for everyone to download and take a listen to. Go to www.albanypoets.com/audio to download the mp3’s or listen using the player on the page. These podcasts were recorded at the Poets Speak Loud 5th Anniversary Open Mic / Tom Nattell Tribute reading on January 25, 2010
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T. G. Vanini will perform his work at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The event will be held at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on May 1st. Following the feature, others are welcome to read original work. Admission is free. Please enter through the side door
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This looks like a great poetry event up in Saranac Lake. If you are in the Northern NY area, this is the reading to be at. Three incredible poets will be performing. Here is the info from the Adirondack Center for Writing: The Adirondack Center for Writing and North Country Community College have joined forces
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The John Ashbery Poetry Series presents Raúl Zurita reading from his work with translator Anna Deeny on Wednesday, April 28. The reading is free and open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center. Raúl Zurita was born in Santiago, Chile in 1951. He started out studying
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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.
