Area Announcements

The Mario & Matilda Cuomo Pavilion, a book-lined sanctuary for suitcase-toting travelers, is now open at the Albany International Airport.

Formerly at Arthur’s Market and CREATE Community Studio, the 2nd Wednesday Open Mic is a Schenectady-based series now hosted online.

Caffe Lena Poetry Stay Home Session Wednesday, July 1 at 8 PM featuring Bunkong Tuon, D. Colin & Joseph Bruchac

During and after these difficult times, a lot of us are going to have more stories to tell – and to write.

The Writers’ Weekend, one of the UK’s biggest writing events, will be streamed online from July 9 to 12.

Caffe Lena’s poetry night will feature our regular host, Carol Graser, as well as two award-winning authors and poets from Upstate NY in Barbara Ungar and Philip Memmer.

Colrain is excited to meet and work with you in this virtual format where we will all see and hear each other in an intimate way via Zoom–an easy-to-use technology that offers the same deep discussion, analysis, and insights as our in-person interactions.

Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents Fiction Writing, a six-week-long workshop with Ginnah Howard, June 9 – July 14, 2020.

Susan Comninos is currently leading a Monday night poetry writing and discussion meeting on Zoom, called “Poetry Gabfest.”

Colrain is now in its thirteenth year, and hundreds of poets have benefited from this unique program.

A new poem by a local poet for each of April’s 30 days will be showcased online by the Rensselaerville Library in celebration of National Poetry Month.

On Saturday, May 2nd , the Roe Jan Community Library will host a Short Prose Open Mic. in the library community room from 2:30-4:30 pm.