Lucky? Or just a coincidence? March 17 is St Patrick’s Day and the theme is A Little Luck. The stories are yours. Admission is free.Got a story to tell? Find out more and/or sign up to grab one of the limited storyteller slots. Dottie’s will have beer, wine and food, available for purchase. Story Slam? – A […]
Join us at the Main Library for your child’s enrichment through stories, song, movement, and play! Every Thursday morning from 10:30 am to 11:15 am. For ages 0 to 5 with caregiver.
Join the library for a two-week weekend workshop with published poet Susan Comninos. Comninos will discuss and employ techniques for incorporating elements of your own community’s folklore into identity-based poems that can function as your own “origin stories.”Come prepared to try your hand at techniques for folding family sayings, stories, and more into poetry that’s […]
Do you like having fun with silly monsters? Or “howe”ling with delight? Come on down to the historic Howe Branch of the Albany Public library for a special story time with puppetry, dance, and music. Featuring Gruff the “Howe”-ling Monster and his librarian side-kick. Registration is required. For registration visit: https://albanypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/10264280
Join us in your jammies for Pajama Story Time with Miss Melissa. We will read books, sing songs, and have lots of cozy fun!
Join Ms Melissa for fun songs and short books to introduce your baby to story time! We will meet in the community room, and babies and their caregivers are welcome to stay and play after story time.
Please visit https://rachelluna.eventbrite.com for more info and to register, registration is required.Among her many accomplishments, Rachel Luna is an innovative journaling workshop leader who will spend time in a variety of Capital Region settings imparting her knowledge and teaching her craft to young people and adults. A successful entrepreneur who teaches and speaks all around […]
Lucid Voices: Open Mic & Poetry NightElectric City Barn (400 Craig Street, Schenectady NY 12307) Free to all! Hosted by Adonis Richards, of Lucid Writers, an ECB member. Performers will sign up when they arrive and it will be on a first come, first served basis. We will only be supplying a small speaker and […]
Foothills Arts Council, Inc is sponsoring a poetry open mic at 10 AM-12 noon on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at the Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church St., Amsterdam, NY.Free and open to the public. Judith Prest will be the featured speaker. Sign ups begin at 10 AM. Contact Irving (Jay) Towne at 518 496 2707
April is National Poetry Month! Stop by the Washington Avenue branch Children’s room to create your own unique cut-up poetry all month long. What is cut-up poetry, you ask? It’s the process of cutting words out of books, magazines, or newspapers and putting them together to create a poem. We will have a cut-up poetry […]
The NYS Writers Institute at the University at Albany proudly presents the 3rd Annual Albany Film Festival, a celebration of the convergence of film and storytelling featuring a lineup of award-winning filmmakers, novelists, and screenwriters, feature-length film screenings and conversations, and a presentation of the Ironweed Awards and short film awards.The Ironweed Award for Exemplary […]
Join the library for a two-week weekend workshop with published poet Susan Comninos. Comninos will discuss and employ techniques for incorporating elements of your own community’s folklore into identity-based poems that can function as your own “origin stories.”Come prepared to try your hand at techniques for folding family sayings, stories, and more into poetry that’s […]
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.
