Community of Writers: a reading sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild on Saturday, October 21, 2:00PM at Albany Center Galleries in the Albany Public Library (161 Washington Ave., Albany).
Scheduled Writers: Tim Cahill, Journalist The Poet Essence, Performance Poet Rachel Zitomer, Scholar
Free and open to the public
For information call: 449-8069 or visit www.hvwg.org
Made possible by The City of Albany, and by The Arts Grant program funded through the State and Local Partnership Program of the NYS Council on the Arts and the Arts Center of the Capital Region.
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild: an active, local writing community
We are very saddened to learn of the recent unexpected passing of local poet, musician, and friend, Pat Covert.
Pat had been a member of the local arts community dating back to the poetry readings at the old QE2 in Albany hosted by Tom Nattell. More recently Pat had appeared at the New Age Cabaret, Valentines, and the 2002 Albany Word Fest.
On Monday, October 30, we will be presenting a special Poets Speak Loud tribute to the life and work of Pat Covert at the Lark Tavern with featured poet Deb Bump.
Linda Pastan and Gerald Stern will be reading at the Writers Institute on November 30th at 8p. Not to be missed.
New York State Writers Institute Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center Uptown Campus, SUNY Albany Free. Info: 518-442-5620 Directions to PAC: http://www.albany.edu/pac/directions.html
I am sorry to say but the next scheduled reading of Live at the Living Room at the Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center on October 11th has been cancelled so that everyone can enjoy attending Jerome Rothenberg's reading on the same night at the UAG Gallery on Lark Street (go to www.albanypoets.com events calendar for more info). Live from the Living Room will be back on November 8th with everybody's favorite modern drunkard, Josh McIntyre.
And don't forget our sister reading at Billy Jacks at 77 Central Avenue will be on October 24th with the winning combo of Bob Sharkey and Rachel Zitomer and musicians are now welcome to play at the open mic portion of that reading.
On Thursday, October 12, Word Thursdays at Bright Hill Center will present New York novelist Henry Grinberg and Delhi poet Sharon Ruetenik. They will read from their works after the open reading and intermission, which begins at 7 PM. The poets will be reading in the Word & Image Gallery, now featuring the 5th Bright Hill Press North American Juried Book Arts Exhibit. Bright Hill Center is located at 94 Church Street in Treadwell, one block north of Barlow's General Store.
Henry Grinberg was born and educated in England, where he spent World War II as a schoolboy in London, sometimes evacuated to the country and sometimes subjected to severe bombing by the Nazi enemy. These experiences are incorporated into his first novel, Wild About Harry. His second, Allegro Con, asks the agonizing question, how did the German nation, self-proclaimed the most cultivated and educated on earth, both commit and countenance bestiality in World War II? Now a United States citizen, he holds a Ph.D. in medieval studies and has taught literature and writing at the City University of New York. He is the author of scholarly and popular articles and reviews. He has recorded selections from The Canterbury Tales in Middle English, released on his own Medieval Sounds label. He is a passionate World War II buff, an ardent lover of classical music, and an amateur pianist and double bass player. He is also a certified psychoanalyst with a practice in New York City. He is married to prize-winning poet and playwright Suzanne Noguere.
Sharon Ruetenik is Coordinator of the Writing Center at SUNY Delhi. She also teaches various composition and literature courses for the Humanities Department. Her poetry has appeared in various journals and anthologies, including New Press, Phoebe, Agate, and Small Pond, and in the BHP publications Out of the Catskllls and Just Beyond and The Second Word Thursdays Anthology; she has also served as associate editor for several BHP publications. She was an writer in residence at the Catskill Center's Platte Clove Residency site this past season. Ruetenik lives in Delhi.
Word Thursdays Bright Hill Press's 2006 programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the Walter Rich Charitable Foundation, the Otis A. Thompson Foundation, the Tianaderrah Foundation, the Dewar Foundation, the A. C. Molinari Foundation, the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, Stewart's Shops, area businesses, and its members and friends.
For further information and for information about Bright Hill Press and its programs, contact Bright Hill Center at 607-829-5055 or email the Center at wordthur@stny.rr.com
On Thursday, October 5, the Times Union ran an article about The Barn.
"...after nearly two years of organizing concerts, gallery shows and benefits with its sister organization Rock2Rebuild, the Albany Barn is working on creating another kind of home -- an actual structure where artists can live, work and play."
Be sure to check out the article and The Barn's website for more information on this much needed addition to the local arts community and how you can help "raise the Barn".
The Times Union had this article in the Sunday paper this weekend about the redevelopment of downtown Albany and how the scenery has changed in the past ten years, making the area an "entertainment district."
"The eating-and-drinking efflorescence seems an undeniable success. It also raises questions: Has downtown reached its saturation point for bars? Is there more to downtown than entertainment?"
This also begs the question: Is there more to "entertainment" than eating and drinking? And, where does the arts community of Albany fit into the equation, especially with the plans for the new convention center?
Open Mic on the topic of Occupation and Resistance with Evan Greer from Riotfolk
Wednesday, October 25th at 8:00pm at 98 Grand St., Albany
On October 25th the Ironweed House is having a petroleum-free day (no electricity, heat, hot water, or stove) in conjunction with Lights out America and the Declaration of Peace to protest the war in Iraq and the presence of the United States in the Middle East.
That night the Ironweed House is holding an Open Mic on the topic of Occupation and Resistance. This can include resistance to the United States' occupation in the Middle East, the occupation of police officers in our neighborhoods, or the occupation we all go to every day, our 'Jobs'. Of course all songs, poems, and performances shared on any topics are gratefully appreciated.
This event is being hosted by Evan Greer from Riotfolk: "Evan Greer is twenty-one years old and lives somewhere between the Greyhound bus and your couch. Equally at home leading sing-along’s in a union hall or sweating in a basement punk show, his lyrically driven and energetic songs speak to radicals and hell raisers of all generations. His powerful voice and presence often lead him to leave the microphone and stage and stand facing the crowd with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a whole lot of passion. At once intensely personal and analytical, these are songs that will leave you saying, "Yes, me too," and also, "I never thought of it that way." They are songs to sing and clap along to and songs to remind you that you're not the only one.
Since leaving school in 2005, Evan has toured extensively across North America and Europe, and shared stages with performers like Billy Bragg, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Chumbawamba, Emma's Revolution, Charlie King, Pamela Means, Defiance Ohio, Leftover Crack, Atila the Stockbroker, Foundation Movement, and Oi Polloi. In fall of 2005 he spent six weeks on the road with legendary labor singer Anne Feeney."
You can now download the September edition of Poets Speak Loud featuring Pierre Joris with Mitch Elrod at the Lark Tavern and Albany Poets Presents from September and October with a featured performance from The Poet Essence.
Trashion Tickets on Sale Now! All proceeds benefit the Fulton Street Gallery and the Roarke Center.
Saturday, October 7, 2006, Revolution Hall, 425 River St. Troy, NY.
Doors open at 7pm. Music starts at 8pm. Fashion Show starts at 10pm. Art installations & dance performances throughout the night.
Trashion is a recycled fashion show which will showcase wearable art, performance pieces, dance, a puppet show, and installation art using recycled or used materials.
Hosted by Mary Panza with music by Ten Minute Turns, 100 Monkey Theory, DJ Back from Japan and skfl.
Trashion is an initiative of artists previously involved with Discard Avant Garb, which raised a total of $16,000 for art's organizations in the Capital District.
Cheap Shuttle Transportation between Albany & Troy provided by Northland Transportation Inc. 12-3am, $5 gets you across the river.
