Nitty Gritty Slam #70 – The 2014 Grand Slam
On May 20, everyone will want to be at The Low Beat for the 2014 Grand Slam featuring eight poets competing to be part of #TeamNittyGritty.
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Dan Wilcox
Nitty Gritty Slam #69, May 6
One shouldn’t rest on one’s laurels, they tend to get all crinkled & crushed, so I came back to the Low Beat for more Slam to refresh them.
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Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Janet Hamill
The great poet and spoken word artist Janet Hamill will read from her work at the Social Justice Center on Thursday, April 17, 2014.
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 11, 2014
We are fortunate to have so many great poetry events that take place in the area each week. Starting Sunday we have seven solid days of words.
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Reading of “Song of Myself” to Commemorate the Birthday of Walt Whitman
Poets & other citizens will gather on May 31 at the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park for a reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”.
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 27, 2014
There are still a couple of days left of National Poetry Month and there so much poetry happening in the area, so go out and find your stage.
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Albany Word Fest — Episode 6, April 19
The Word Fest Invitational Slam was the culminating, climactic event of 2014 Albany Word Fest, with six competing slam teams at The Linda.
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Albany Word Fest — Episode 5, April 18
When the first Word Fest happened in 2001 it was an open mic. Since then Word Fest has grown & changed, but the one constant is the annual Word Fest Open Mic.
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Albany Word Fest — Episode 4, April 17
This year with the series a full week of readings and open mics this regular monthly poetry event was a fully official part of Word Fest.
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Albany Word Fest — Episode 3, April 16
We gathered at the historical Pauly’s Hotel for the Poetry and Music Showcase featuring Brian Dorn, Jay Renzi, Mary Panza, & Nick and Pat.
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Albany Word Fest — Episode 2, April 15
The Nitty Gritty Slam is held on on each 1st & 3rd Tuesday at The Low Beat here in Albany and that means this week it falls into Word Fest.
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Albany Word Fest — Day 1, April 13
The kick-off, the 1st round, the ceremonial 1st pitch, the launch of Up the River, the opening lines of Word Fest in the backroom of McGeary’s.
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