On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Lance Henson. An open mic poetry reading will follow.Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured […]
Kwame Alexander, a household name among readers of children’s and YA literature, is the New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, including The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor, and The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal.His new novel is The Door of No Return (Sept. 2022), the story of Kofi, an 11-year-old boy who is taken […]
“Ekphrastic art” is defined as the response of an artist in one medium to a work of art by an artist in another medium. Its more common manifestation is in poetry written about visual art, e.g., paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, etc.Poetic License is a project that turns that around, giving local visual artists (Onna Adams, […]
“I had much fun reading this fictionalized account of the crazy days in America during the Red Scare of the early 1950s,” wrote Times Union reviewer Jack Rightmyer. Author Jon Sorensen “has written a hilarious story that perfectly captures the insanity of the time. The story had a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ feel to it with so […]
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. […]
Local poet Megeen R. Mulholland will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 7:30 PM.Megeen R. Mulholland received her Ph.D. from the University at Albany. She is an English professor at Hudson Valley Community College, where she teaches literature and writing and serves […]
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 […]
Caleb Gayle is the author of We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power (2022), a landmark work that presents the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation in Oklahoma, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens.In praise of Gayle’s […]
Bring out your ghost poems and scary stories to Art Associates Gallery on Thursday, October 27, for a special Halloween open mic.Each reader will have 5 minutes to share their work. $5.00 suggested donation to the gallery. Refreshments will be available.
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 […]
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.
