This week saw the return on slam to Albany as Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series combined forces for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The first in the bi-monthly event series saw Tammy Lopez walk away with the top prize. Shannon Shoemaker came in a very close second and Algorythm came […]
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Welcome to the live coverage of the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. Be sure to refresh often as we will be updating this page with the results and winners of the slam all night. Round One: Algorhythm – 23.9 Jessica Layton – 16.0 Tammy Lopez – 27.0 Emily Epstein – 21.2 Shannon Shoemaker –
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Urban Guerilla Theatre is back at The Linda (339 Central Ave., Albany) on Friday, September 16 with another great show featuring poetry, comedy, spoken word, hip-hop, R&B and so much more. Mojavi is also bringing in a very special guest this month, comedienne Nikki Carr. Here is the info from the Facebook event announcement. Scroll
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Poetry slam is coming back to the Capital Region. For the first time in more over 10 years, the Albany region will have its own poetry slam venue. Called the NITTY GRITTY SLAM and hosted by poets Dain Brammage and Mojavi, the first slam will take place on Tuesday, September 6, at 8pm at Valentines
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Urban Guerilla Theatre and Albany Poets are bringing slam back to Albany with the NITTY GRITTY SLAM twice a month at Valentines hosted by Dain Brammage and Mojavi. NITTY GRITTY SLAM is registered with PSI (Poetry Slam Inc.) and we are already making plans for the National Events: IWPS 2012 and NPS 2013. Sign up
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.
