It is the start of the holiday season and this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? We at Albany Poets are thankful for the all of the poets and spoken word artists in the area that make this part of the country so great and keep the arts flowing. Thank you. Here’s […]
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What an exciting night Tuesday night was. Election night in America and the first semi-final at Nitty Gritty Slam to determine who will be moving on to the next stage in the team selection process. The night started out with the open mic to warm up the already smokey room, electrical fires be damned. Mojavi
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Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great. There are a lot of great events lined up with fantastic featured poets. Get out and support local arts this coming week. Sunday, November 11 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The
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We have another big week of poetry and spoken word ahead of us here in upstate New York. Albany Poets is presenting the first semi-final to determine Team Nitty Gritty 2013 on Tuesday night with the top eight points leaders so far in the season. The next night up in Saratoga, Carol Graser is hosting
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What better way to spent Election night than at a poetry slam and open mic? Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #30. This edition of Albany’s poetry slam series will be a special slam for the top eight points leaders so far in the season battling it out in
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We are gearing up for another big week of poetry and spoken word in the area with seven full days of events and open mics as long as the “storm of the century” does not complicate things. Albany Poets has two events back-to-back this coming week with Poets Speak Loud on Monday night featuring Bryan
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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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We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany, but there is more to come next week. This past Tuesday, we saw a great crowd at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #28 featuring Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman. It was also our largest slam in terms of participants with
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The upcoming week is jammed packed with poetry events in all over upstate New York. No one can say that poetry is not living and breathing around here. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Sunday, October 14 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The Arts Center of The Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy,
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This coming Saturday, October 13, at The Book Club (153 South Pearl Street, Albany) there is going to be an amazing show featuring some of the most talented local poets, singers, performers, and spoken word artists as Her Temple Monologues, The Collective, and Urban Guerilla Theatre are all coming together for the first time for United Artist. This
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If you were not at Valentine’s last Tuesday night for Nitty Gritty Slam #27, you missed out on an incredible night of poetry and spoken word. The room was packed with students, poets, and even some lucky members of the public who wandered in for happy hour at the bar. We started the night with
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Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great. There are a lot of great events lined up with fantastic featured poets. Get out and support local arts this coming week. Monday, October 8 8:00pm – Professor Java’s Wide Open
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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.
