From Page to Stage: Turning Poets into Performers

Giving voice to written work adds layers of meaning while clarifying our intention and charging the words on the page with emotional and intellectual substance.Participants will learn to hone the […]

Judy Staber reading at Stockbridge Library

Judy (White) Staber will read from her recent biographical-memoir “Rise Above It, Darling the story of Joan White actor, director, teacher, producer and (sometimes) mother.” published 2022.Judy Staber, who was […]

Friends Book Talk: Sílvia Mejía

Sílvia Mejía, PhD, professor of Spanish, Latin American Literature, & Film, also Chair, Dept. of World Languages & Cultures, The College of Saint Rose presents Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond […]

Authors’ Paths to Publication

If you’re a writer hoping to publish a book, here’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Several authors from the Sisters in Crime Upper Hudson chapter will talk about […]

Ekphrastic Readings at The Hyde Museum

Please join SUAWP (Shut Up and Write, Please), a local writers’ group, as they present their poetry and fiction responses to the photographs and sound installation of the current exhibition […]

Next Year’s Words: A New Paltz Reading Forum

Be Part of the Tenth Season of Next Year’s Words!  Come to the Next Readers Forum:  Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 7:30 at Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz, New YorkThe […]

Novels After Noon Book Group

Cozy up with a cup of tea while you discuss notable literary titles in the Bach branch of the Albany Public Library’s newest book club, “Novels After Noon.” They will […]

Friends Author Talk: Michael Sinclair

Michael Sinclair discusses & reads from his latest novel, a 1920s mystery, Darker Than The Night at the Washington Ave branch of the Albany Public Library. Open to all ages.

Poetry/Storytelling Open Mic

Please join us for Saratoga Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic!Featuring Poet David Graham, author of 6 collections of poetry, most recently The Honey of Earth from Terrapin Books Maybe you […]

Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Avery Stempel

Poet Avery Stempel will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Avery […]