Spoken Word/Storytelling
Inspiration: Where Books come to Life
This awesome film transforms the words of a book through papercraft cut-outs. Created for the New Zealand Book Council, where ‘books come to life’ Never underestimate the power of your dreams, or the power of printed words that can transform them into their own realities. »
Warwick Valley Poets Presents Donna Reis and Open Mic
Donna Reis will be reading some of her poetry Saturday night at Baby Grand Books, then afterward opens the floor to local poets to do the same. A lovely group, the Warwick Valley Poets would love for you to stop by, say hello and spend some time with them. For the less shy, bring... »
Black Dirt Storytelling Group’s 10th Annual TELLABRATION! Festival
Tellabration is a storytelling cellebration of storytelling. Always held the week just before Thanksgiving, it’s a national – actually international – event to gather people and tell stories to each other in your local community. The Black Dirt Storytelling Group has been running Tellabration events for ten years and invite you to join them this... »
Fun for All Hallow’s Eve
There are a number of events going on, we’d like to highlight a few of them for you. If you know of another event or are hosting something for the public, feel free to post it in the comments section - UpFront Art Gallery: Creepy Image Exhibit & Dead Pirate Costume Art Party… 6pm-midnight…31 Jersey... »
Poetry Night/Open Mic at Palaia Vineyards
7-10p 29 October at Palaia Vineyards off Rte 32 north of Woodbury Commons 10 Sweet Clover Rd, Highland Mills, NY Open mic and a fun night of poetry at the vineyards, over 21 only by all measure. »
Air Pirates Radio – Search for the Rivermonster
Air Pirates Radio does it again with a fantastic interactive performance at the Lycian. Click for Poster The Search for the Rivermonster Friday, November 13th. Show starts 8pm. All-new stand-alone radio play performed live at the Royal Pavilion Theatre at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf, NY by the Air Pirates Radio Theater, voted BEST Local Troupe... »
Orange Country Wide Open Studios this Weekend
From the OC Arts Council’s web site: The Orange County Arts Council presents Orange County Open Studio Weekend 2009, a county-wide event during which Orange County artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the sale and demonstration of their work. This event will be held on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October... »
Stories into Screen: Do Good Books Make Good Movies?
Middletown’s Thrall Library continues it’s series ‘Stories to Screen’ with a book/film combination closer to home then the last discussion – The Shipping News. A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx, the book was made into a movie directed by Swedish director Lasse Hallström (ABBA’s video director and also... »
Stories into Screen: Do Good Books Make Good Movies?
Middletown’s Thrall Library is kicking of a fascinating series of discussions and screenings for its series – Stories into Screen – Do good books make good movies? First up, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby was the French editor of Elle magazine. In 1995, he suffered a stroke that lead him... »
Poet Lynn Hoins reads her new work at Pacem in Terris
Bloomingburg poet Lynn Hoins will be reading from her latest book of poetry, Called by Stones at Pacem in Terris. Her latest work was also inspired by Pacem in Terris and its creator, Frederick Franck. Lynn will be reading her work Sunday, 13 September 2009 at 3 pm Pacem in Terris 96 Covered Bridge Rd Warwick NY »