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.

WIRED! in Schenectady on Saturday

From our friend Deb Bump: Greetings From The Electric City! WIRED!, Schenectady’s open mike reading for poetry and the spoken word, was happy to have been personally contacted by this months’ featured

Albany Poets Presents… Tuesday, November 7

Music and poetry open mic this month with special musical guests Tom McWatters and Ashley Pond. We will also be releasing the brand-new issue of Other:____ on the 7th at

This Saturday Behind The Egg

This Saturday, November 4, Behind the Egg: A Reading Series presented by Tool A Magazine and Unpleasant Event Schedule at 4:00pm at POINT 5 The Capital District Federation of Ideas

Translations Lost and Found

Translations Lost and Found, works by Tara Fracalossi and Harold Lohner at Albany Center Galleries. Translations Lost and Found, works by Tara Fracalossi and Harold Lohner opens November 7 and

Why Can’t I Be You IV

Hosted by John Broduer and MotherJudge on Sunday, October 29 starting at 7:00PM at Tess’ Lark Tavern (453 Madison Ave., Albany) 21 and over – No cover Hosted by Mother Judge

Poetry Tonight at Billy Jacks

Poets Night Out is a featured reading series with an open mic afterwards held on the 4th Tuesday of every month at Billy Jacks, 77 Central Avenue. The next reading

Jawbone at Red Square on Friday, October 20

From Aidan Thompson: Please join us for the next Jawbone reading coming up this Friday, October 20 at 7:00 at the Red Square, 388 Broadway, corner of Broadway and Hudson.

Reading And Book Signing At The Bookstore in Lenox

Writers of the newly published book Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace, edited by Maxine Hong Kingston, will be reading and signing books at The Bookstore in Lenox this Saturday,

Mike Jurkovic and Emily Okay After Car Crash

From Mike himself– so after a beautiful week in cape cod and two fab daysin maine, ( or as kerouac said, celebrating october inthe railroad earth) em, I and my