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.
Nitty Gritty Slam storms back to The Low Beat on Central Ave. in Albany on Tuesday, January 20 for NGS #86 – Bad Lyric Night!
We are kicking off the new year with poetry at The Low Beat on Tuesday, January 6 with the 85th Nitty Gritty Slam featuring Anthony Ragler.
Bring out your Poe! Bring out your Whitman! Bring out your DEAD! On Tuesday, Dec. 16 we’re back at at The Low Beat for our annual Dead Poet Slam!
The second half of Season Four of NGS kicks off on Tuesday, December 2 at The Low Beat with a very special featured poet, Thomas Fucaloro.
Albany’s poetry slam series returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, November 18 for the first Team Nitty Gritty Semi-Final for Season Four.
Season 4 of Nitty Gritty Slam continues on Tuesday, November 4 at The Low Beat with special featured poet, Adriana Ramirez from Pittsburgh.
It’s that time a year again, we are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, October 21 for the 3rd Annual Inappropriate Slam!
NGS returns to The Low Beat on October 7 continuing Season Four with poetry & spoken word and a featured reading from Crystal Valentine.
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 16 to for Nitty Gritty Slam #78 as the new season of poetry and spoken word rolls on.
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 2 to kick off Season Four of Nitty Gritty Slam with featured poet Sean Patrick Mulroy.
We’re back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, August 19 for Nitty Gritty Slam #76. And this is not just any slam, it’s the Night of Champions!
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, August 5 for Nitty Gritty Slam #75 with the great Rico Frederick from NYC as our featured poet.
