Writing memoir is writing from a place within our minds, hearts, and bodies where the information is so raw, perhaps we haven’t yet processed it fully — the cognitive and analytical mind has not yet taken over to codify, slice, and splice into discernible chunks of story. This raw inner space of emotion and experience […]
Bernadette Mayer’s Midwinter Day: All Day Reading open to any and all to participate!December 21, 2024 – start time 1pm “Midwinter Day” is a 120-page work in prose and poetry written by Bernadette Mayer on December 22, 1978, using notes, tapes, photographs, and memory. It divides the day into six parts: dreams, morning, noontime, afternoon, evening, and […]
Whirlwind, this year’s New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza is sponsored by the Saugerties Arts Commission and presented by the Hudson Valley New Years Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza and The Local in Saugerties.The six-hour event will feature more than 110 poets, writers and musicians drawn from the Hudson Valley region. In the spirit of democracy, […]
Apertures of Intimacy:Voyeur as Witness a 5 week bibliotherapeutic writing series Fridays, 10am – 12pm EST via Zoom January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2025 $50 USD registration fee, $200 USD balance by Jan 3. (various payment plans & methods are available. What’s App or text Suzanne for more info. No one is turned away. […]
Friday, January 10 – 7pm – 9pmDoors open at 6pm – Free and open to the public. Featured Reader: Elaina M Tysdal is a US Army veteran, Aviation. She served 10 years including Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from 2008 to 2009, where she assisted in Quick Reaction Force and Combat Medical. Elaina is from Binghamton […]
The Baltimore Consort (Mary Anne Ballard, Mark Cudek, Larry Lipkis, Ronn McFarlane, Mindy Rosenfeld, and Danielle Svonavec), the “rambunctious sextet” (Washington Post), known for their lively renditions of Renaissance tunes are joined by acclaimed writers Sarah Giragosian, Jill Hanifan, Jonathan Dubow, and Susan Comninos in a collaborative performance featuring original poetry inspired by music from […]
Poets Guy Reed and Will Nixon will be featured followed by an open mike when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom on Saturday, January 11th, 2025 at 2pm (eastern).WPS meetings are held the 2nd Saturday (2pm) of every month. The readings will be hosted by Woodstock area poet Phillip X Levine. All meetings are […]
Join the Poetry Caravan of Columbia County and your neighbors and friends at the Chatham Public Library for an open-mic style poetry event. Bring your favorite poems – yours or someone else’s – to share with the group. Or, just come to listen and enjoy poetry! Light refreshments will be served.This event is free and […]
Local Poet Nathan Smith will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Nathan Smith has been writing for 10 years since he was a high school student in rural Pennsylvania, but only decided to start sharing his work […]
If you’ve heard of the “Golden Gate Serial Killer,” then you may already be aware of Forensic Investigative Genetic Geneaology or FIGG. It’s a groundbreaking forensic tool using crime scene DNA to help investigators track genetic relatives and identify suspects and/or unidentified victims. FIGG has helped investigators solve hundreds of cold cases nationwide in the […]
This is an in person event at our Saratoga Springs, NY store!The editor and contributors to the anthology Thriving will join us for readings and conversation celebrating this vibrant collection of short works on a single theme. The evening’s speakers will be: Pam Clements, Joe Di Bari, Anne Gotham, Sue Oringel, Alexander Perez, Judith Prest, […]
Jay McInerney wrote the decade-defining novel of the 1980s, Bright Lights, Big City (1984), the story of an ambitious young man adrift in New York City’s cocaine-fueled “yuppie” scene.7 p.m. Wednesday, January 29 Conversation/Q&A with WAMC’s Joe Donahue The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave, Albany NY 12206 Registration required: https://mcinerney.eventbrite.com Revisiting the […]
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.
