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Behind the Egg: A Reading Series presented by Tool A Magazine and Unpleasant Event Schedule Most events take place at 4pm. All events free of charge (with a suggested small donation). All events take place at The Capital District Federation of Ideas, 383.5 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY Upcoming readings:Saturday, April 14: R.M.Engelhardt, Poet Essence, and […]

Here is our schedule for National Poetry Month poetry readings held every Saturday from 1-3 p.m. on the porch of the Artworx Fine Art gallery (74 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs). FIRST SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH1-1:30 – Lorraine Grund1:30-2 – Dan Wilcox2-2:30 – Tim Verhaegen2:30-3 – Julie Lomoe SECOND SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH1-1:30 – Leslie Neustadt1:30-2 – Evelyn

This is an event that is going to take place at the Voorheesville Public Library hosted by the Every Other Thursday Night Poets. You are cordially invited to join the Every Other Thursday Night Poets and Friends for a pot luck brunch on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the community room. Bring

Almost 20 years ago Tom Nattell began a poetry open mic series at the QE2 (now the Fuze Box) on Central Ave. This was a time when there were not 30-plus open mics and readings in the area there is now. The QE2 mic was “the only game in town” and if you wanted to

William Seaton will speak on the history and characteristics of performed poetry at the Woodstock Library Forum, a series sponsored by Friends of the Library, at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 17. The library is located at 5 Library Lane in Woodstock. The event will include time for questions and light refreshments. “Words in the

The online sign up for the Word Fest Open Mic is now open for all poets and spoken word artists who wish to perform at the 2007 Albany Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery on Friday, April 20. Those interested in being part of this years event can simply enter their name and

Live From The Living Room, a featured reading series with an open mic afterwards is held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY. The next reading is March 14th with featured reader Bob Wright. Bob Wright, who currently resides in Athens,

Poetry, Music, and Spoken Word Open Mic TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 6, starting at 8:00PM Albany Poets is back at Valentines for a night of poetry, music, and spoken word tonight, March 6. Poets, musicians, and spoken word artists are all invited to come out and share their work at this monthly event series. Open Mic sign up begins at

We have made some major changes to the Poetry Calendar on albanypoets.com in order to make this website a more complete resource for upstate poetry and spoken word. This new calendar system is part of our BBS, so now when you are planning your week of poetry, you can read, comment, and even post your

Call for Entries – 29th PHOTO REGIONAL of the Capital Region co-hosted by the Fulton Street Gallery and The Photography Center of the Capital District LLC, both located in Troy, NY JUROR: Ariel Shanberg is the Executive Director of the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NYPHOTO REGIONAL DATES:  April 22 – June 2, 2007DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS: April 15,

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2007 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, music, and art of upstate New York.  This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2007. The 2007 Albany Word Fest will start off on Friday night

Anne Gorrick and J. J. Blickstein at R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston, Feb. 17, 2007[From Bob Wright] Anne Gorrick is the host of a relatively new poetry series at R&F Handmade Paints, a large, older building at 84 Ten Broeck Avenue in Kingston, just off Albany Avenue near Broadway, where they manufacture what seem to me