A couple of weeks ago Mojavi said that this was going to happen. He said that we would be seeing a new face take first place and he was right. Ben Golden, who had been away in New Paltz for school finally made his way to the stage at NGS #9, but came up short […]
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Come out and join us for the next installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines on Tuesday, January 17. At the last slam, NGS #9, Elizag took the top spot with Shannon “In The Money” Shoemaker coming in a very close second (.4 point difference, in fact). In third place was a new(er) face
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The upstate poetry and spoken word scene is one of the busiest in the country and the next week is no different. Here are a few events of note that are coming up in our poetry community featuring some familiar names. First up is the Live at the Living Room reading, hosted by Don Levy,
What a great way to kick off 2012! The poets gathered at Valentines this past Tuesday for the 9th edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam. After taking a little abuse about his pink sweater Mojavi hosted the open mic portion of the show that saw Jessica Layton, Daniel Nester, Tasha, a returning Dom Rizzo, Elizag,
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The poetry slam thrives in Albany! Come on out and slam or check out some of the amazing poet-performer-MCs that make up the Albany slam community. Come out and join us for the next installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Sign up begins at 7:00PM, open mic starts
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With just a couple of days before Christmas and on the first night of Hanukkah the poets gathered at Valentines for the eighth installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The night started off with a preview piece from Poetyc Vyzonz’s new CD followed by an open mic hosted by Mojavi that featured Daniel Nester, the
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We had a small, but mighty crowd at Valentines for the seventh installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The rain and sudden cold weather kept some poets away from the heat of the spoken word, but those who did make it out were in for a treat. The open mic portion of the show featured
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On September 6, 2011 Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series teamed up for the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. The show started with an open mic hosted by Mojavi with poets Poetyc Vyzonz, Stephen Leslie, Elizag, Michelle Bula, Bless, and Dan Rain all sharing their work. Then slammaster Dain
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This was one of the last Albany Poets Presents open mics at Valentines before handing everything over to make room for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The open mic featured poetry from Dan Wilcox, Illiptical, Mojavi, Dain Brammage, Ben Golden, new poet Jessica Fisher-Smith, and another new(ish) poet to the scene Nadi Morsch. This was a
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Nitty Gritty Slam #4 is this coming Tuesday, October 18 at Valentines. This time around we are upstairs at the club for the slam as the American Music Club with Dan Johnson and John Scarpulla will be meeting under the spoken word. What will Slam Master Brammage and Mojavi have in store for us this
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Urban Guerilla Theatre, Albany Poets, and The Frequency North Reading Series are bringing slam poetry back to Albany again this coming Tuesday night, October 4, only at Valentines! Our first two slams have featured great spoken word in front of a full and energetic audience and hopefully Tuesday will be no different. We have had
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Urban Guerilla Theatre, Albany Poets, and The Frequency North Reading Series are proud to be bringing slam back to Albany! The Nitty Gritty Slam is back for Round Two tomorrow night at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany). We had a great night of poetry and spoken word two weeks ago and we are ready
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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.
