Nitty Gritty Slam #99 Featuring Nina Belen
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 99 on Tuesday, August 4 at The Low Beat with an open mic, featured poet Nina Belen, and a slam.
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Thom Francis
Thom Francis is the president of Albany Poets and has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents…, and the Albany Word Fest for over 15 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 19, 2015
We have another great week of poetry and spoken word readings, open mics, events, and slams in the area to celebrate and appreciate the art.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #98 – Prepping For Nationals
As #TeamNittyGritty preps for the National Poetry Slam we present NGS 98 on Tuesday, July 21 at The Low Beat – a great night of spoken word.
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Poets in the Park 2015
Poets in the Park is celebrating over 20 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #97 Featuring Fable
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 97 on Tuesday, July 7 at The Low Beat – a night of poetry and spoken word featuring Fable.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #96 – The Summer of Nitty Gritty Continues
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 96 on Tuesday, June 16 at The Low Beat with a great night of poetry and spoken word.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #95 Featuring Janae Johnson
On Tuesday, June 2, NGS returns with a very special featured poet, Janae Johnson, to kick off our summer schedule poetry at The Low Beat.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #94 – The 2015 Grand Slam
On Tuesday, May 19, everyone will want to be at The Low Beat for the 2015 Grand Slam with a group of 8 incredibly talented & dynamic poets.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #93 – The Last Chance Slam Featuring Christopher Johnson
On Tuesday, May 5, at The Low Beat we will be hosting the Last Chance Slam with the top two poets of the night moving on to the Grand Slam.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #92 – The Second 2015 Team NGS Semi-Final
National Poetry Month continues as Nitty Gritty Slam returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, April 21 for the second 2015 Team NGS Semi-Final.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #91 Featuring Sam Rush and Jed Crook
We slamming into National Poetry Month at The Low Beat on Tuesday, April 7 with Nitty Gritty Slam #91 featuring Sam Rush and Jed Crook.
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Nitty Gritty Slam #90 – Open Slam 2.6
We are welcoming spring and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with poetry and spoken word at The Low Beat on Tuesday, March 17 for NGS #90.
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