November 29, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: Nov 30 - Dec 4

Tuesday, November 30:

Hungry Sphinx Reading Series

Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers Weave Fiction Editor Bridgette Shade!
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Wednesday, December 1:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm

Thursday, November 4:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 741-4444



Friday, December 3:

Chatham MFA Reading Series

In conjunction with Unblurred First Fridays on Penn, selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
6:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737

Gist Street Reading Series
Pittsburgh's world-renowned reading series welcomes Jericho Brown (poetry) and Holly Goddard Jones (fiction) for its FINAL reading ever.
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629


Solitude: Poetry Readings and Discussion
An evening of poetry readings and discussion in response to the gallery exhibit "Solitude"
Christine Frechard Gallery
5871 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free 

Saturday, December 4:

PDA: Performing Dangerous Art or Public Displays of Affection
ArtDimensions will present an array of performing arts 
including readings from Pittsburgh poets Bernadette Ulsamer and Daniel Friedson
Istanbul Grille
634 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $8 

Book Release: The Lake Has No Saint by Stacey Waite
Free food and drink. Book signing. Sponsored by Carlow University's Madwomen, U. of Pitt's Women Studies Program, the Pittsburgh City Paper and WYEP-FM.
WYEP-FM Community Broadcast Center
67 Bedford Square Pittsburgh, PA (South Side)
7:30pm - free

Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine@gmail.com




November 1, 2010

Pittsburgh Lit Events: November 1 - 7

Tuesday, November 2:

Carnegie Mellon University Press Poetry Reading
John Hoppenthaler, author of Lives of Water (Carnegie Mellon Univ Press, 2003) and Anticipate the Coming Reservoir (2008), and Heather Hartley, Knock Knock (CMU Press, 2010) appear in Pittsburgh to help celebrate 35 years of Carnegie Mellon University Press.
Chatham University
Beckwith Lecture Room, Buhl Hall
Woodland Rd Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
8:00pm - free - (412) 365-1274


Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper
room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. Featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free - (412) 621-1153

Release: Open Mic
Open Mic for poets, emcees and vocalists.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277


Wednesday, November 3:

Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:00pm


Thursday, November 4:

Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 741-4444

Carnegie Mellon University Press 35th Anniversary Reading
Poets Dzvinia Orlowsky, Convertible Night, Flurry of Stones (CMU Press, 2008), and James Harms, After West (CMU Press, 2008), read in celebration of 35 years of CMU Press.
Adamson Auditorium, Baker Hall
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 365-1274

Pitt Contemporary Writers Series: Kimiko Hahn
Kimiko Hahn, author of poetry books including Narrow Road to the Interior (W. W. Norton, 2006), and Toxic Flora (W. W. Norton, 2010), reads at the University of Pittsburgh.
University of Pittsburgh
Frick Fine Arts Building
- Room 125
650 Schenley Dr Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:30pm - free - (412) 624-4125


Friday, November 5:

Chatham MFA Reading Series
In conjunction with Unblurred First Fridays on Penn, selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
6:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737

Gist Street Reading Series
Pittsburgh's world-renowned reading series welcomes Sharon Dolin (poetry) and Lori Ostlund (fiction) for its second-to-final reading ever.
James Simon Sculpture Studio (3rd floor)
305 Gist St Pittsburgh, PA (Uptown)
8:00pm – $10 - (412) 434-5629