2005 ALBANY WORD FEST

Below you will find the schedule of events for the 2005 ALBANY WORD FEST.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21
THIRD THURSDAY POETRY OPEN MIC: Dan Wilcox presents his monthly Third Thursday Poetry Open Mic at the Lark Street Bookshop as the beginning of the 2005 Albany Word Fest. The featured poet for this evening will be Amy Ouzoonian.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
KICK-OFF COCKTAIL PARTY: Join us for the official kick-off of the 2005 Albany Word Fest with a cocktail party / meet-and-greet session. Here, you can network with other poets and artists from all over the Northeast while enjoying food and drinks at the Lark Tavern.

2005 ALBANY WORD FEST OPEN MIC: This is your chance to take part in this year’s event. We invite everyone to come and listen to the words of poets and spoken word artists from all over the area.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23
HIGH SCHOOL OPEN MIC: We are inviting high school students to participate in our 2005 Albany Word Fest. We would like to have students from all over the area come and share their poetry at the High School Open Mic. All students that participate in this reading will have their work published in an upcoming anthology from Albany Poets.

PSYCHO CLUSTER F*#K ‘05: Albany Poets is coming back to Valentines to present an evening of poetry and music. The musicians at this event will be Mother Judge, Kate McKrell, Joe Glickman, Jon Krakat, and Jared Funari. Leo, Emily Gonzalez, Mary Panza, Marcus Anderson, and others are among the poets and spoken word artists featured on the new CD, DIDN'T I HEAR YOU READ from Albany Poets that will also be performing.

MONDAY, APRIL 25
POETS SPEAK LOUD: We end the Albany Word Fest with Albany Poets’ monthly open mic, Poets Speak Loud at the Lark Tavern. This reading is hosted by Thom Francis and Mary Panza. The featured poet will be Cheryl Rice.