Word Fest week just keeps on going with two events on Friday night, April 19. Kicking off first is the annual Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery on Lark Street. Then at 9:00pm, just up Central Ave. at The Linda, Urban Guerilla Theatre is presenting “Skit Happens, Too.” Urban Guerilla Theatre is a […]
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We are now within two weeks until the 2013 Albany Word Fest, our annual celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20, 2013 at seven different venues in and around Albany, NY. The week will
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If poetry slams and spoken word performances are dead, then we did not get that memo, because we had another packed house at Valentine’s for NGS #28 this past Tuesday. Our featured poets, Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman, were a fantastic addition to the open mic and poetry slam. Meg and Robyn put on a great show and the
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On Friday night, September 21, UGT is bringing soul back to The Linda, but this time with a Latin twist. This month the artists of Urban Guerilla Theatre are celebrating Latin heritage, music, performance, and of course, soul. And for this event there will be a very special featured performance by none other than Def Poet “La
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Once again we have a lot going in the upstate New York region. From poetry and spoken word to story telling and slam, we certainly do cover all the bases here in upstate NY. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Monday, September 17 6:30pm – Ben & Jerry’s Open Mic Ben & Jerry’s,
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There has been a recent change in the rules here, allowing poets to read in both the open mic & the Slam, of which no one took advantage tonight. Avery began the open mic with his piece in praise of dance then sat down; open mic host Mojavi brough…
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Nitty Gritty Slam #19 is in the books and what a great night of poetry and spoken word it was. This was a night of new beginnings and big announcements as we introduced Team Nitty Gritty to the world. We also debuted some new graphics, a new NGS website, and even a new Slam Master.
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&, man, did we ever have to this night, out in the dining area of McGeary’s rather than in our clubhouse backroom. We also shared the stage with the wonderful Ramblin’ Jug-Stompers, but that was a good thing. They are a blue-grass, old-time, blue…
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Tonight at The Linda (339 Central Ave., Albany) Urban Guerilla Theatre is back with the annual “Heartbreak Hotel” show. This is always a great night of poetry, music, spoken word, and whatever else Mojavi, Leslie Michelle, and the rest of the UGT team can come up with. Join the UGT team as we celebrate the return
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We have a lot of poetry events coming up next week. For another week in a row, there are seven full days of open mics and readings going on the upstate area starting on Sunday, May 20 with a great reading by the Delmar Writers group at the Bethlehem Library. Sunday, May 20 2:00pm –
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On Monday, May 21 we will be hosting a special edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. For this one night only poetry and spoken word will be mixed with the music of the Rambling Jug Stompers. This month our Featured Poet at Poets Speak Loud on the the Albany Poets website is Carlos Garcia
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Poetyc Vyzonz was the featured poet at the August 2011 edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. During his set he called up a few of the other poets in the crowd to perform a cypher. The open mic portions of the evening saw Dan Wilcox, Joe Krausman, Carolee Sherwood, Adrena, Todd Fabozzi, Ben, Kevin
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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.
