Join Mochalisa’s Caffe and local authors for book talks and sweet treats on October 29th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at their Book-or-Treat event. See what local authors are attending in more info.
The Stillwater Public Library hosts Cookbook Book Club. Critique and discuss different cookbooks by trying the recipes and bringing a dish to pass. This book club takes place every first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Meg Kearney. 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 reading will […]
Grace Cho is the author of Tastes Like War: A Memoir (2021), a National Book Award Nonfiction Finalist that investigates the impact of the immigration experience, the aftermath of the Korean War, small town American life, the comforts of Korean food, and a mother’s battle with schizophrenia.Cho grew up as the daughter of a white […]
Join writer and poet Rhonda Rosenheck for a writing workshop, Writing to Thrive: A Creative Response to Trauma at the Waterford Public Library. Sessions run from 5-6:30 pm and are the first three Thursdays of November: the 2nd, 9th and 16th.Writing can awaken your creative impulse during and after loss, illness and other traumas. Applying […]
Join us for the 2023 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Annual Meeting at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Saturday, November 4.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 join the HVWG team, we […]
St. Rocco’s has been a curated invitational series since our inception in 2016. This is our first time hosting an Open Mic format, and we are limiting our sign-up to students.The event begins with a gathering at 4pm. Readings begin promptly at 4:30pm. The reading will be held on the Saint Rose campus at MidKnight […]
Northshire Saratoga: S. Rancourt and Jay Rogoff – Songs of Archilochus and Becoming PoetryPoet S. Rancourt and poet, critic, and scholar Jay Rogoff will share their latest works. Rancourt will read from her new collection, while Rogoff will speak to his essays, which explore how we understand and evaluate great poetry.
Christopher Paolini presents Murtagh, the latest installment in his blockbuster “Inheritance Cycle,” with over 33 million copies in print. In March 2023, Money magazine ranked the cycle, the 13th biggest-selling fantasy series of all time.In 2011, Paolini was named the youngest author of a bestselling book series by the Guinness Book of World Records— the […]
A conversation with award-winning author Karin Lin-Greenberg, Siena College Associate Professor of English.Karin Lin-Greenberg‘s first story collection, Faulty Predictions, won the 2013 Flannery O’Connor Award in Short Fiction from the University of Georgia Press and won gold in the Short Story category of Foreword Reviews’ INDIE Book of the Year in 2014. Her second story […]
Susanna Hoffs rose to fame as the founder, lead singer and guitarist of 1980s “hit machine,” The Bangles, a band known for “Manic Monday” (1986), “Walk Like an Egyptian” (1986), “In Your Room” (1988), and “Eternal Flame” (1989).New this year, Hoffs is also the author of a bestselling debut novel, This Bird Has Flown (2023)— […]
Poets Suzanne Rancourt and Anton Yakovlev will be reading their work at Greenkill Gallery for the Calling All Poets Green Kill Sessions series.
Join the Troy Public Library and local poet & author Susan Comninos for a poetry reading & writing class at the Main branch on Saturday, November 11th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.This class will explore the creation of a speaker who’s virtuous, un-self-blaming, special — and also, not quite real. Beginning poets, especially, like […]
The next session of Next Year’s Words, A New Paltz Readers Forum, will be held on November 15, 2023, at 7:30, at Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz, New York. The readers for this event are Stephanie JT Russell, Judith Kerman, and Jennifer Franklin.There also is an open mic. All are welcome to […]
A panel discussion, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on understanding the consequences of book banning and their impact in a modern society at the Pine Hills branch of the Albany Public Library in the large meeting room.Bring a banned book to donate to The Red Bookshelf! Scheduled participants include: Dr. Kimberly Wilkins – Retired […]
Local poet Victorio Reyes Asili will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Victorio Reyes Asili has a PhD from the University at Albany, where he completed his dissertation entitled Mic Check — Finding Hip Hop’s […]
Please join us for our first poetry/storytelling open mic! Featuring Poet Elaine Handley, three-time winner of the Adirondack Center for Writing Best Book of Poetry.Participants have five minutes to read two short poems or one long one; storytellers have 5 minutes to tell, narrate or perform their piece. Don’t be afraid to come out and […]
All genres and skill levels are welcome to this FREE writing workshop with poet and writer Suzanne S. Rancourt at the Keesville Free Library.POC and to register is Keeseville Free Library [email protected]
Join Claverack Giant project curator Dr Kate Laity for a talk about the history of the giant, its discovery and all the strange lore behind its various interpretations. This digital collage project invokes local history of the Hudson Valley around an archeological discovery in 1705, and the interpretations of its significance since.There will be some […]
Do you know what your rights are as a writer, or how to read that contract you’ve tried so hard to get? What about the differences between Copyright, Trademarks, Patents, and Service Marks? Jodé Millman, attorney and author, will answer these questions and more at the next meeting of the Upper Hudson Sisters in Crime […]
Spencertown Academy Arts Center Conversations with Neighbors, in collaboration with The Chatham Bookstore, presents bestselling author Peter Biskind in an event celebrating his new book, Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV (William Morrow, 2023), on Sunday, November 19 at 2:00pm. He will be joined in conversation with acclaimed historian David Nasaw. The book will […]
Curtis L. Witters, artist, dedicated father, entrepreneur, mentor, & education advocate, discusses & reads from his book, Fatherhood at 19 . . . No Tutorial Books: A Memoir about Fatherhood at the Washington Ave branch of the Albany Public Library. Open to all ages.
Local poet and songwriter, Laura Beth Johnson, is releasing a folk record at Caffe Lena on November 28th at 7pm! The record is about religious heritage and queer love.
Visual Poetry: New Vistas ProgramsVisual Poetry: Poetry in Performance, November 28th, 2023 Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Join us for an enchanting poetry screening and reading event where words spring to life through the voices of gifted poets. Be captivated by the screening of “Compass: A Video/Poem Chapbook,” a collaborative masterpiece by artists Mary Jablonski & Laura Frare, […]
St. Rocco’s Salon at Kiddie Pool in Downtown Albany.Chatbots and Python outputs, cut-ups and surrealist games: a variety of approaches to generative text. With Kite, Chris Funkhouser, & more. Games and hangout from 6-7pm Readings will begin at 7:30pm SCHEDULE: Kite reading three collaborations with algorithms Chris Funkhouser doing a “little anthology” of generative poetry, […]
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 skills needed to enliven the written page for the stage, then perform for a live audience at West Hurley’s The Poetry Barn.
Writing with other people keeps you honest.” — Natalie GoldbergGive yourself the present of time to write before all the holiday craziness kicks in! Inspired by Natalie Goldman’s recent book The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language, join us for a morning meditation, movement and writing retreat. Everyone is welcome, new and experienced […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is proud to present the 2023 Year in Review at MochaLisa’s Caffè in Clifton Park!Mary Panza hosts the Year in Review, highlighting the ups and downs, highs and lows of the year with featured poets EL and Nathan Smith. Are you inspired by everything that has been going on in […]
