Urban Guerilla Theatre, Albany Poets, and The Frequency North Reading Series are proud to be bringing slam back to Albany! The Nitty Gritty Slam is back for Round Two tomorrow night at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany). We had a great night of poetry and spoken word two weeks ago and we are ready […]
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Anthony Bernini’s second volume of poetry, has been released. This 72-page bound paperback volume, produced with exacting care by The Troy Bookmakers, includes a discerning preface by Selma R. Burkom, past professor of English and American literature at San Jose State University. Anthony Bernini now lives and works in Brunswick, New York. His poems have
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On Monday, September 26, we return to McGeary’s (4 Clinton Square, Albany) for another edition of Poets Speak Loud, but this month we have a very special treat…The Celebrity Roast of Don Levy! Roastmaster Mary Panza just sent out the following: POETS SPEAK LOUD HERE’S WHAT IS COMING AT YOU!!!!!! Monday, Sept 26th BRING THE
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Join Albany Poets tonight for the Wide Open Mic, hosted by Keith Spencer, at Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie. As the name suggests, the Wide Open Mic is an open mic for music, poetry, comedy, spoken word…just about anything. Get there early, because seats go quick. The coffee and tea are
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Albany Poets is very proud to be a part of the Living Walls project on Saturday, September 17 at the Clark Auditorium in the New York State Museum starting at 2:00PM. Living Walls: Albany is a project designed to raise awareness about the use of public space. It is about exploring options that a smaller
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The Yes! Reading series is back in full swing, just coming off a reading this past Friday with Heather Christle, Dana Ward and Eric Hardman. Coming up on September 30, Charles Alexander, Rebecca Wolff and Nick Demske will be the readers at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) starting at 8:00PM. Charles Alexander
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There are two big readings going on in the Hudson Valley in the next couple of weeks. Coming up next Wednesday Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library (86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY) Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 7pm from her first book
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Bless was the featured poet for the July edition of Poets Speak Loud. He performed a couple of his pieces and then handed the mic to a new poet to the area, Ben Golden. Before and after there was an open mic with local poets Dan Wilcox, Dain Brammage, Todd Fabozzi, Tess Lecuyer, Jessica Fisher-Smith,
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Welcome to the live coverage of the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. Be sure to refresh often as we will be updating this page with the results and winners of the slam all night. Round One: Algorhythm – 23.9 Jessica Layton – 16.0 Tammy Lopez – 27.0 Emily Epstein – 21.2 Shannon Shoemaker –
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You have probably seen him at open mics taking pictures and jotting down notes for many years. Local poet and photographer Dan Wilcox will have his work on display at The Arts Center of the Capital Region from September 10 until October 16. An exhibit of photos by Dan Wilcox from “the world’s largest collection
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As the new school year begins, we know that it also means that the new season of the Frequency North Reading Series is also starting back up at The College of Saint Rose. Frequency North, the Visiting Writers Reading Series at the College of Saint Rose, calls itself “aggressively eclectic.” Events at Frequency North feature
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Banned Books Week is coming up (September 24 – October 1) and there are events and “read-outs” are being planned all over the country. Here is information from the NYCLU about events happening in our area in Albany, Schenectady, and Troy. Last year you were asked to read excerpts from you favorite banned book at
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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.
