The Poetic License – Albany show continues with a featured reading & open mic event at Lark Hall.Join us as we feature some of the poets whose work inspired the visual art hanging on the gallery walls. Poets and writers will also have an opportunity to share their work at the open mic.
Lucy Sante is a transgender, Belgian-born nonfiction writer, art critic, and cultural commentator of astonishingly wide interests, including the Beastie Boys, early photography and the history of New York City reservoirs.She is also “one of the handful of living masters of the American language, as well as a singular historian and philosopher of American experience,” […]
A conversation with Gregory Maguire, beloved author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (the basis of the hit Broadway musical), a multimillion-copy bestselling writer, and a proud University at Albany alum (Class of 1976).He will discuss his writing and his new Wicked spinoff, The Oracle of Maracoor (Oct. […]
Support your mindfulness journey, outside in nature, where you will find the time and space to make new discoveries. Then, share your thoughts and experiences in Zoom workshop with author Iris Jackson and the Telling Trails community.Sunday, October 23 10 am – Zoom Intro – … Then, Hike in your favorite or new location 7 […]
Now in its 20th year of original, evocative poetry and sound effects, Theremin Ghosts! features theremin player and performance artist Carl Welden and poet Robert Milby. Milby’s spoken word poetry chronicles hauntings and strange incidents in the Hudson Valley and beyond–framed by the ethereal, unsettling notes and noises of Welden’s Moog Theremin.Theremin Ghosts! is conjured […]
Join us for the 2022 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Annual Meeting at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Saturday, November 12.At this meeting, we will present our annual report to the members of the HVWG and look forward to the year ahead. If you want to be a part of the […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild takes a look back at the year that was 2022. We rejoice at the highlights, scream at the lowlights, and try to make sense of the big ball of triumph and anxiety.The evening features the region’s most dynamic and engaging wordsmiths and spoken-word artists – D. Colin, Elizabeth Gordon, Brett […]
The Bookstore in Lenox and St. Rocco’s present a marathon reading of Midwinter Day – Bernadette Mayer’s book-length poem about the Town of Lenox, written all on one day, December 22, 1978 – will take place in the Library’s Reading Room from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.Bernadette died at the age of 77 last month at her home in […]
Paul Grondahl, author, journalist, and NYS Writers Institute Director, will be the first speaker in the 2023 SLCA Writers Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 12, at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park. He will read excerpts from his books, discuss his literary process, journalism, biography, and share stories of his […]
Storyteller, author, poet, and Abenaki elder Joseph Bruchac will be honored as the first Poet Laureate of Saratoga Springs at a ceremony to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Saratoga Springs City Hall, 474 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.Bruchac is a highly acclaimed Abenaki children’s book author, poet, novelist, and storyteller, as […]
Just in time for Valentines Day, the theme is Heart of the Matter. The stories are yours. Admission is free.Dottie’s will have food and beverages available for purchase. Story Slam? – A story slam is a storytelling competition open to anyone (pre registration required) with a five-minute story to share on the event’s theme. Stories are scored […]
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, in collaboration with Chatham Bookstore, presents journalist and historian Jonathan Darman on his new book, Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis that Made a President, on Sunday, March 5 at 2:00pm. He will be joined in conversation with political reporter for The New York Times Jeremy W. Peters. Advance reservations are recommended.Tickets […]
