Nitty Gritty Slam is the official poetry slam of Albany, NY, certified by Poetry Slam, Inc. and takes place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each and every month at The Low Beat (335 Central Ave., Albany, NY).
NGS is sponsored by Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and The Frequency North Reading Series.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 97 on Tuesday, July 7 at The Low Beat – a night of poetry and spoken word featuring Fable.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 96 on Tuesday, June 16 at The Low Beat with a great night of poetry and spoken word.
In August 2015 Team Nitty Gritty is heading to Oakland to compete at the National Poetry Slam, but to get there, we need your help.
On Tuesday, June 2, NGS returns with a very special featured poet, Janae Johnson, to kick off our summer schedule poetry at The Low Beat.
On Tuesday, May 19, everyone will want to be at The Low Beat for the 2015 Grand Slam with a group of 8 incredibly talented & dynamic poets.
On Tuesday, May 5, at The Low Beat we will be hosting the Last Chance Slam with the top two poets of the night moving on to the Grand Slam.
National Poetry Month continues as Nitty Gritty Slam returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, April 21 for the second 2015 Team NGS Semi-Final.
We slamming into National Poetry Month at The Low Beat on Tuesday, April 7 with Nitty Gritty Slam #91 featuring Sam Rush and Jed Crook.
We are welcoming spring and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with poetry and spoken word at The Low Beat on Tuesday, March 17 for NGS #90.
Poetry is going to be heating up The Low Beat on Tuesday, March 3 with Nitty Gritty Slam #89 featuring Brandon Williamson from Buffalo, NY.
Poetry and spoken word are going to be melting the snow and heating up The Low Beat on Tuesday, February 17 for Nitty Gritty Slam #88.
Poetry and spoken word are going to heat up The Low Beat on Tuesday, February 3 with the 87th Nitty Gritty Slam featuring Bryan Roessel.
