Monday, May 23:
Reading: Literazzi Invades Fleeting PagesLiterazzi, a performance troupe that supports literacy in Pittsburgh, will host a night of readings by Kristin Ross, Ashly Nagrant, A.E. Loveridge, Jenn D., and Jocelyn Hillen reading excerpts from T.S. Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets.'
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Tuesday, May 24:
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. This week the series features Lisa Alexander, Cara Armstrong, Darla Himeles, and Lori Wilson.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Thursday, May 26:
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Three Hometown Writers on the RoadThree Pittsburgh writers — one former truck driver, one former flight attendant, and one former cross-country motorcycle wanderer — will read their poems and stories about leaving and coming home. Featuring Dave Newman, author of Please Don't Shoot Anyone Tonight (World Parade Books) and more; Bob Pajich, author of Everyone Exquisite (Liquid Paper Press) and more; and Lori Jakiela, author of Miss New York Has Everything (Hatchette), Red Eye (Pudding House) and more. Live road-mix-worthy music to follow the readings. All proceeds go to Fleeting Pages. Music to follow the readings: Emily Rogers & Eric Cirelli-Reading (Green Lantern Press)
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - $2
Friday, May 27:
Blanket and Shake: Women Poetry Round Robin ReadingFour local writers will dazzle you with a round robin, work trading, no-holds-barred evening of live poetry. Featuring Carolyne Whelan, Beth Fleeson, Elizabeth Ashe, and Courtney Lora Lang. Brief open mic to follow.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $4
Saturday, May 28:
Pomegranate Poetry WorkshopArtist, filmmaker, photographer, and poet Edward Murray leads a prompt-based workshop exploring the ways poetry is found all around our everyday experiences.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
1:00pm - free
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
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May 16, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: May 16 - 22
Monday, May 16:
"Bad Writing" Film Screening
Join Creative Nonfiction for a screening of "Bad Writing." The feature-length documentary by Vernon Lott includes interviews with leading figures in the literary world including David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Steve Almond, CNF's very own Lee Gutkind, and many more. A brief and lively discussion of writing--bad, good and in-between--will follow the film.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Tuesday, May 17:
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. This week the series features Jan Beatty & Madwomen in the Attic: Molly Bain, Tess Barry, Gayle Reed Carroll, Dorina Pena, Susan Shaw Sailer & Bernadette Ulsamer.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Wednesday, May 18:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Weave Magazine Workshop @ Fleeting Pages
Join Weave's Editor, Laura E. Davis, for the second in our series of workshops at Fleeting Pages. Bring a "famous" poem or short prose piece to serve as inspiration in this fun-filled workshop. Suggested donation includes a copy of Weave!
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (suggested donation)
Thursday, May 19:
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents. Featured writers include Steve Himmer, Traci O'Connor, Noah Gershman, and Derek Pollard.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Friday, May 20:
The New Yinzer Presents: Special Edition
Join The New Yinzer for a special installment of TNYPresents at Fleeting Pages. Featured writers include Kris Collins, Scott Silsbe, Celine Roberts, Nicole Leckenby, Holly Coleman, Mark Mangini, Taylor Grieshober, and Adam Matcho.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Saturday, May 21:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics - Pittsburgh Reading
Join Editors and Contributors of Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics for a celebration of issue #8, a reading from same, and an open mic (1 prose poem per reader, no more than 2 pages). Featured readers include Deb Bogen, Claire Barbetti, Sten Carlson, Robin Clarke, Sharon Fagan McDermott, and Ellen McGrath Smith.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - free
Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Joseph Young (fiction), Jim Coppoc (Poetry), and Stacy Waite (Spoken Word).
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
"Bad Writing" Film Screening
Join Creative Nonfiction for a screening of "Bad Writing." The feature-length documentary by Vernon Lott includes interviews with leading figures in the literary world including David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Steve Almond, CNF's very own Lee Gutkind, and many more. A brief and lively discussion of writing--bad, good and in-between--will follow the film.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Tuesday, May 17:
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. This week the series features Jan Beatty & Madwomen in the Attic: Molly Bain, Tess Barry, Gayle Reed Carroll, Dorina Pena, Susan Shaw Sailer & Bernadette Ulsamer.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Wednesday, May 18:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Weave Magazine Workshop @ Fleeting Pages
Join Weave's Editor, Laura E. Davis, for the second in our series of workshops at Fleeting Pages. Bring a "famous" poem or short prose piece to serve as inspiration in this fun-filled workshop. Suggested donation includes a copy of Weave!
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (suggested donation)
Thursday, May 19:
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents. Featured writers include Steve Himmer, Traci O'Connor, Noah Gershman, and Derek Pollard.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Friday, May 20:
The New Yinzer Presents: Special Edition
Join The New Yinzer for a special installment of TNYPresents at Fleeting Pages. Featured writers include Kris Collins, Scott Silsbe, Celine Roberts, Nicole Leckenby, Holly Coleman, Mark Mangini, Taylor Grieshober, and Adam Matcho.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Saturday, May 21:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics - Pittsburgh Reading
Join Editors and Contributors of Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics for a celebration of issue #8, a reading from same, and an open mic (1 prose poem per reader, no more than 2 pages). Featured readers include Deb Bogen, Claire Barbetti, Sten Carlson, Robin Clarke, Sharon Fagan McDermott, and Ellen McGrath Smith.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - free
Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Joseph Young (fiction), Jim Coppoc (Poetry), and Stacy Waite (Spoken Word).
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
May 9, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: May 9 - 15
Monday, May 9:
"Lines braided from their voices": A poetic journey with Kelli Stevens Kane & Angele Ellis
Join literary and performance poet Kelli Stevens Kane and Angele Ellis--whose work has appeared on a theater marquee--for an evening of work that combines earth and spirit, movement and music.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (children under 12 free)
Tuesday, May 10:
Writers LIVE @ CLP - Nathaniel Philbrick
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Nathaniel Philbrick, reading from The Last Stand, his take on the mythic story of the American West.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free (call in advance to register) – (412) 622-8866
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. This week the series features the Squirrel Hill Poetry Workshop: Anthony Ciotoli, Pam O'Brien, Shirley Stevens, Randy Minnich, Marc Jampole, Ann Curran, and Nancy Esther James.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Representations of the Working-Class: Workshop
What does ‘working-class’ mean? Does it refer to the author or the art? This workshop will examine various examples of "working-class" representation and conduct a short free write session in response. Please bring your own or other writing, art, and ideas to share.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Wednesday, May 11:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Weave Magazine Workshop @ Fleeting Pages
Join Weave's Editor, Laura E. Davis, for the first in a series of workshops at Fleeting Pages. Bring your favorite famous poem to serve as inspiration in this fun-filled workshop. Suggested donation includes a copy of Weave issue 3 or 4!
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (suggested donation)
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
"Bookstore Clerks Who Write About It" Reading
Bookstore clerks, bookstore owners, and former bookstore workers read from their own writings on the bookstore biz, as well as the writings of others. Readers will include: Kris Collins (Caliban Books), Nancy Krygowski (formerly, Maelstrom Books), Karen Lillis (formerly, St Mark's Bookshop), Tommy Mac (formerly, Powell's Books, Chicago), and Bob Ziller (Awesome Books) reading their own work as well as writings from Ron Kolm (Posman Books), Corey Mesler (Burke's Book Store), and Kevin Sampsell (Powell's Books, Portland).
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Saturday, May 14:
Cyberpunk Apocalypse Coo-Off
Monthly writing and art presentation, open to all, awarding a homemade trophy and half the door money to the "coolest" project, as selected by all in attendance.
Cyberpunk Apocalypse
5431 Carnegie St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $2-4 donation - (412) 513-8285
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
"Lines braided from their voices": A poetic journey with Kelli Stevens Kane & Angele Ellis
Join literary and performance poet Kelli Stevens Kane and Angele Ellis--whose work has appeared on a theater marquee--for an evening of work that combines earth and spirit, movement and music.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (children under 12 free)
Tuesday, May 10:
Writers LIVE @ CLP - Nathaniel Philbrick
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Nathaniel Philbrick, reading from The Last Stand, his take on the mythic story of the American West.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free (call in advance to register) – (412) 622-8866
Author Gary Shteyngart reads from Super Sad True Love Story (Random House, 2010) under the City of Asylum tent. Moderated by Eric Shiner, acting director of the Andy Warhol Museum.
330 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 321-2190
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. This week the series features the Squirrel Hill Poetry Workshop: Anthony Ciotoli, Pam O'Brien, Shirley Stevens, Randy Minnich, Marc Jampole, Ann Curran, and Nancy Esther James.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Representations of the Working-Class: Workshop
What does ‘working-class’ mean? Does it refer to the author or the art? This workshop will examine various examples of "working-class" representation and conduct a short free write session in response. Please bring your own or other writing, art, and ideas to share.
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Wednesday, May 11:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Weave Magazine Workshop @ Fleeting Pages
Join Weave's Editor, Laura E. Davis, for the first in a series of workshops at Fleeting Pages. Bring your favorite famous poem to serve as inspiration in this fun-filled workshop. Suggested donation includes a copy of Weave issue 3 or 4!
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5 (suggested donation)
Author Jean Kwok reads from Girl in Translation (Riverhead, 2010) under the City of Asylum tent. Moderated by Bill O'Driscoll of Pittsburgh City Paper.
330 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
7:00pm - free
Thursday, May 12:
Thursday, May 12:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
"Bookstore Clerks Who Write About It" Reading
Bookstore clerks, bookstore owners, and former bookstore workers read from their own writings on the bookstore biz, as well as the writings of others. Readers will include: Kris Collins (Caliban Books), Nancy Krygowski (formerly, Maelstrom Books), Karen Lillis (formerly, St Mark's Bookshop), Tommy Mac (formerly, Powell's Books, Chicago), and Bob Ziller (Awesome Books) reading their own work as well as writings from Ron Kolm (Posman Books), Corey Mesler (Burke's Book Store), and Kevin Sampsell (Powell's Books, Portland).
Fleeting Pages (former Borders Eastside)
5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - free
Saturday, May 14:
Cyberpunk Apocalypse Coo-Off
Monthly writing and art presentation, open to all, awarding a homemade trophy and half the door money to the "coolest" project, as selected by all in attendance.
Cyberpunk Apocalypse
5431 Carnegie St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $2-4 donation - (412) 513-8285
Sunday, May 15:
Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading with Lisa Alexander and Victoria Dym.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading with Lisa Alexander and Victoria Dym.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
May 2, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: May 2 - 8
Monday, May 2:
Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free
Tuesday, May 3:
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. Feat. Pittsburgh Poetry Society members: Edna Machesney, Marilyn Marsh Noll, Liane Ellison Norman, Christine Pasinski, Lucienne Wald, and Christine Wolfe.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Saturday, May 7:
This Night's Cave - a reading by poets Lori Wilson and Angele Ellis
Lori Wilson (House Where a Woman, Autumn House Press) and Angele Ellis (Spared, Main Street Rag, and Arab on Radar, Six Gallery) will alternate voices by "calling and responding" to each other's work, and will debut some new poems.
Awesome Books
5111 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield)
7:00pm - free
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free
Tuesday, May 3:
Join City of Asylum for readings by Hervé Le Tellier (France), David Bezmozgis (Latvia/Canada), and Kyung-sook Shin (South Korea). The event will kick off a 3-reading series sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh during the month of May and will be held outdoors, under a tent, on Pittsburgh's Northside. Moderated by Terrance Hayes.
330 Sampsonia Way Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
7:00pm - free
Hemingway’s Summer Poetry Series
The back room of Hemingway's Cafe fills up with featured readers and an open mic in this 30+ year running poetry series, hosted by Jimmy Cvetic. Feat. Pittsburgh Poetry Society members: Edna Machesney, Marilyn Marsh Noll, Liane Ellison Norman, Christine Pasinski, Lucienne Wald, and Christine Wolfe.
Hemingway’s Cafe
3911 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm – free – (412)621-4100
Saturday, May 7:
This Night's Cave - a reading by poets Lori Wilson and Angele Ellis
Lori Wilson (House Where a Woman, Autumn House Press) and Angele Ellis (Spared, Main Street Rag, and Arab on Radar, Six Gallery) will alternate voices by "calling and responding" to each other's work, and will debut some new poems.
Awesome Books
5111 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield)
7:00pm - free
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
April 25, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 25 - May 1
Monday, April 25:
Maxwell King & Richard St. John Reading
Maxwell King, author of the chapbook Crossing Laurel Run (Autumn House Press, 2010), and Richard St. John, author of The Pure Inconstancy of Grace (Truman State Univ. Press, 2005), read at a special happy hour in the city's cultural district.
Olive or Twist
140 Sixth St Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
5:30pm - free - (412) 421-1566
Tuesday, April 26:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153
Wednesday, April 27:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 28:
Hope & Despair Reading
An evening of poems of hope & despair by local poets of all ages, with discussion to follow.
Christine Frechard Gallery
5871 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free - (412) 337-4976
Out-of-Towners Reading Explosion
Matt Whispers and Richard Wehrenberg visit Pittsburgh on their reading tour; CyperPunk Apocalypse's visiting writer for the month of April, Andy Folk, also reads.
Cyberpunk Apocalypse
5431 Carnegie St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $? - (412) 513-8285
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
A Poetry Reading Happening in a Bookstore feat. Ed Steck & Jeffrey Schrader
Poets Ed Steck and Jeffrey Schrader share their work in what may be Pittsburgh's most intimate bookstore reading yet.
Caliban Book Shop
410 S Craig St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - 681-9111
Saturday, April 30:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Braddock Library's Afternoon of Poetry
National Poetry Month comes to an end with this celebration of local artists. Performers include Kelli Stevens Kane, Robin Clarke, Rose Fletcher, E. B. Bortz, William James, Sheila B., Ann Ungar, Lewis Colyar, Katie Pugh, Edward Murray, Jonathan White, Adia, and Art Solomon.
Braddock Carnegie Library
419 Library St Braddock, PA
2:00pm - free - (412) 351-5357
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Maxwell King & Richard St. John Reading
Maxwell King, author of the chapbook Crossing Laurel Run (Autumn House Press, 2010), and Richard St. John, author of The Pure Inconstancy of Grace (Truman State Univ. Press, 2005), read at a special happy hour in the city's cultural district.
Olive or Twist
140 Sixth St Pittsburgh, PA (Downtown)
5:30pm - free - (412) 421-1566
Tuesday, April 26:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153
Wednesday, April 27:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 28:
Hope & Despair Reading
An evening of poems of hope & despair by local poets of all ages, with discussion to follow.
Christine Frechard Gallery
5871 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Squirrel Hill)
7:00pm - free - (412) 337-4976
Out-of-Towners Reading Explosion
Matt Whispers and Richard Wehrenberg visit Pittsburgh on their reading tour; CyperPunk Apocalypse's visiting writer for the month of April, Andy Folk, also reads.
Cyberpunk Apocalypse
5431 Carnegie St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $? - (412) 513-8285
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
A Poetry Reading Happening in a Bookstore feat. Ed Steck & Jeffrey Schrader
Poets Ed Steck and Jeffrey Schrader share their work in what may be Pittsburgh's most intimate bookstore reading yet.
Caliban Book Shop
410 S Craig St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - 681-9111
Saturday, April 30:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Braddock Library's Afternoon of Poetry
National Poetry Month comes to an end with this celebration of local artists. Performers include Kelli Stevens Kane, Robin Clarke, Rose Fletcher, E. B. Bortz, William James, Sheila B., Ann Ungar, Lewis Colyar, Katie Pugh, Edward Murray, Jonathan White, Adia, and Art Solomon.
Braddock Carnegie Library
419 Library St Braddock, PA
2:00pm - free - (412) 351-5357
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
April 18, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 18 - 24
Tuesday, April 19:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153
Steel City Poetry Slam - Grand Slam
Local poets perform slam poetry in a three round, invite-only slam to field the Pittsburgh team for the 2011 National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA; hosted by DJ Brewer.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277
Wednesday, April 20:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 21:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Writers LIVE @ CLP - Matthew Gallaway
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Pittsburgh-native Matthew Gallaway, author of The Metropolis Case (Crown, 2010) to the first reading in this new series.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free – (412) 622-8866
Fifth Annual Fair Housing Poetry Slam
Local poets speak out about the need to create communities that are built on inclusion, diversity and fairness; that are free of discrimination and intolerance; and embrace change that is citizen driven.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5(suggested) - (412) 391-2535 (x203)
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents. Featured writers include Kristin Ross, Jen Michalski, Adam Robinson, and Kelli Stevens Kane.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Saturday, April 23:
Feminism and Zines Symposium
Sara Marcus, author of Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riotgrrrl Revolution; Alison Piepmeier, author of Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism; and Jenna Freedman, zine librarian at Barnard College, are guest speakers.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
10:00am-4:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151
Caper / Pear Noir! / Weave Reading
Weave Magazine, Pear Noir!, and Caper Literary Journal present the most exciting night of readings in Pittsburgh this spring! Admission includes a copy of Weave Issue 5 and a raffle ticket for your shot at winning some awesome prizes. The night will also spotlight contributors to each publication, featuring some of the most exciting young voices in independent literature including Rae Bryant, Chris Nold and Laura E. Davis (Caper); Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan (Pear Noir!); Dalenna Moser, Karen Lizon, and Nour Abdelghani (Weave).
Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:30pm - free - (412) 781-6771
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (412) 621-1153
Steel City Poetry Slam - Grand Slam
Local poets perform slam poetry in a three round, invite-only slam to field the Pittsburgh team for the 2011 National Poetry Slam in Cambridge, MA; hosted by DJ Brewer.
Shadow Lounge
972 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
9:00pm(18+) - $5 - (412) 363-8277
Wednesday, April 20:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 21:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Writers LIVE @ CLP - Matthew Gallaway
Pittsburgh Lectures welcomes Pittsburgh-native Matthew Gallaway, author of The Metropolis Case (Crown, 2010) to the first reading in this new series.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
6:00pm - free – (412) 622-8866
Fifth Annual Fair Housing Poetry Slam
Local poets speak out about the need to create communities that are built on inclusion, diversity and fairness; that are free of discrimination and intolerance; and embrace change that is citizen driven.
Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
7:00pm - $5(suggested) - (412) 391-2535 (x203)
The New Yinzer Presents
Join The New Yinzer for another installment of TNYPresents. Featured writers include Kristin Ross, Jen Michalski, Adam Robinson, and Kelli Stevens Kane.
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
8:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Saturday, April 23:
Feminism and Zines Symposium
Sara Marcus, author of Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riotgrrrl Revolution; Alison Piepmeier, author of Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism; and Jenna Freedman, zine librarian at Barnard College, are guest speakers.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
10:00am-4:00pm - free – (412) 622-3151
Caper / Pear Noir! / Weave Reading
Weave Magazine, Pear Noir!, and Caper Literary Journal present the most exciting night of readings in Pittsburgh this spring! Admission includes a copy of Weave Issue 5 and a raffle ticket for your shot at winning some awesome prizes. The night will also spotlight contributors to each publication, featuring some of the most exciting young voices in independent literature including Rae Bryant, Chris Nold and Laura E. Davis (Caper); Tao Lin & Megan Boyle, Noah Cicero, Jordan Castro & Mallory Whitten, and Scott McClanahan (Pear Noir!); Dalenna Moser, Karen Lizon, and Nour Abdelghani (Weave).Remedy Bar and Lounge
5121 Butler St Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:30pm - free - (412) 781-6771
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
April 11, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 11 - 17
Monday, April 11:
Richard St. John chapbook release reading
A reading to celebrate the release of Shrine (2011, Finishing Line Press), the new chapbook by Richard St. John.
Community House Presbyterian Chruch
120 Parkhurst St Pittsburgh, PA (North Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 421-1566
Tuesday, April 12:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Ines Pujos, Josh Gaines, and Weave Issue 5 contributor Madeleine Barnes.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, April 13:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 14:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Friday, April 15:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Hot Metal Bridge presents: HOT HOT HOT
Hot Metal Bridge, the literary journal of the Pitt MFA Program, presents Allison Amend, Damian Dressick, Renee Alberts, Nikki Allen, Lois WIlliams, Adriana Ramirez, and more!
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Saturday, April 16:
Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Elise Levine (fiction), Soham Patel (poetry), and Drew "Droopy the broke baller" Anderson (spoken word). Special musical performance by Danny Bracken (former member of Anathallo) to kick off the evening.
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Richard St. John chapbook release reading
A reading to celebrate the release of Shrine (2011, Finishing Line Press), the new chapbook by Richard St. John.
Community House Presbyterian Chruch
120 Parkhurst St Pittsburgh, PA (North Side)
7:00pm - free - (412) 421-1566
Tuesday, April 12:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Ines Pujos, Josh Gaines, and Weave Issue 5 contributor Madeleine Barnes.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, April 13:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 14:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Friday, April 15:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Hot Metal Bridge presents: HOT HOT HOT
Hot Metal Bridge, the literary journal of the Pitt MFA Program, presents Allison Amend, Damian Dressick, Renee Alberts, Nikki Allen, Lois WIlliams, Adriana Ramirez, and more!
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - $5 (free w/ pot luck contribution) - (412) 362-0274
Saturday, April 16:
Speaking of... Reading Series
Enjoy a night of words featuring Elise Levine (fiction), Soham Patel (poetry), and Drew "Droopy the broke baller" Anderson (spoken word). Special musical performance by Danny Bracken (former member of Anathallo) to kick off the evening.
Amani International Coffee house & Cafe
507 Forland St Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
8:00pm - $5.00 - (412) 477-3235
Sunday, April 17:
Carnegie Library Sunday Reading Series
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading by Michael Adams.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151
The Carnegie Library’s Sunday Poetry Reading Series hosts a reading by Michael Adams.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch)
Quiet Reading Room, Main Floor
4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00pm - free – (412)622-3151
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
April 3, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: April 4 - 10
Monday, April 4:
Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free
Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Stacy Schiff
Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866
Tuesday, April 5:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, April 6:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 7:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Free Poetry Workshop
Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange hosts open poetry workshop on the first Monday
of each month. Call for details. Please note new time and location!
Panera Bread
5430 Centre Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Shadyside)
6:30pm - free
Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Stacy Schiff
Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866
Tuesday, April 5:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers TBA.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, April 6:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, April 7:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
March 28, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: March 28 - April 3
Tuesday, March 29:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Poetry Society of America Spotlight Series - Daisy Fried & James Longenbach
Two of America's premier poet/critics, Daisy Fried & James Longenbach, read their poetry; following is a discussion on the state of contemporary American poetry, moderated by National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes. This is the inaugural event in the new Spotlight Series, presented by the Creative Writing programs of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Celeste Gainey and Kayla Sargeson.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, March 30:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, March 31:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Friday, April 1:
Vanessa German: Root
Vanessa German delves into the sound and rhythm of words in this restaging of her one-woman show that explores the role of poet and audience in relation to the ritual of theater.
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - $5-$20 - (412) 391-2535 x203
Saturday, April 2:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Spared Book Release Party
Join Angele Ellis and guest readers Renée Alberts, Madalon Amenta, Jan Beatty, Deb Bogen, Dana Killmeyer, Ellen McGrath Smith, Andrew Sydlik, and Don Wentworth to celebrate Angele's second book of poems, Spared (a runner-up in Main Street Rag’s 2010 Chapbook Competition).
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield)
6:00pm - free - (412) 362-0274
Word Circus Reading Series
Selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737
Vanessa German: Root
Vanessa German delves into the sound and rhythm of words in this re-staging of her one-woman show that explores the role of poet and audience in relation to the ritual of theater.
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - $5-$20 - (412) 391-2535 x203
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Poetry Society of America Spotlight Series - Daisy Fried & James Longenbach
Two of America's premier poet/critics, Daisy Fried & James Longenbach, read their poetry; following is a discussion on the state of contemporary American poetry, moderated by National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes. This is the inaugural event in the new Spotlight Series, presented by the Creative Writing programs of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.
McConomy Auditorium - University Center
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 624-9341Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Celeste Gainey and Kayla Sargeson.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, March 30:
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, March 31:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
Friday, April 1:
Vanessa German: Root
Vanessa German delves into the sound and rhythm of words in this restaging of her one-woman show that explores the role of poet and audience in relation to the ritual of theater.
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - $5-$20 - (412) 391-2535 x203
Saturday, April 2:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Spared Book Release Party
Join Angele Ellis and guest readers Renée Alberts, Madalon Amenta, Jan Beatty, Deb Bogen, Dana Killmeyer, Ellen McGrath Smith, Andrew Sydlik, and Don Wentworth to celebrate Angele's second book of poems, Spared (a runner-up in Main Street Rag’s 2010 Chapbook Competition).
ModernFormations
4919 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield)
6:00pm - free - (412) 362-0274
Word Circus Reading Series
Selected readers from Chatham's MFA program read, followed by an open mic.
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery
5015 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Lawrenceville)
7:00pm - free - (412) 328-4737
Vanessa German: Root
Vanessa German delves into the sound and rhythm of words in this re-staging of her one-woman show that explores the role of poet and audience in relation to the ritual of theater.
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA (East Liberty)
8:00pm - $5-$20 - (412) 391-2535 x203
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
March 21, 2011
Pittsburgh Lit Events: March 21 - 27
Monday, March 21:
Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Yann Martel
Yann Martel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Life of Pi (Mariner, 2003), speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866
Tuesday, March 22:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Celeste Gainey and Kayla Sargeson.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, March 23:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Madwomen in the Attic 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Madwomen were founded in 1979 by Ellie Wymard and Jane Candia Coleman after a Carlow campus visit by the writer Tillie Olsen, out of a hunger and a need for women’s stories to be told. Celebrate 30 years of Madwomen with readings by and in honor of Ellie Wymard, Jane Candia Coleman, and Marilyn P. Donnelly.
Carlow University
Kresge Theater
3333 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 578-6363
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, March 24:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Black Nature Reading
The University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series and Cave Canem present poet Camille T. Dungy, editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Poets (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2009). Dungy will be joined by anthology contributors Toi Derricotte, Terrance Hayes, and Tim Seibles in a not-to-be-missed reading.
August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
7:00pm - free - (412) 258-2700
Friday, March 25:
Black Nature Discussion Panel
The University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series and Cave Canem present poet Camille T. Dungy, editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Poets (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2009) with anthology contributors Toi Derricotte, Terrance Hayes, and Tim Seibles in a panel discussion.
Saturday, March 26:
KINETIX! Poetry in Motion Open Mic Series
Monthly open mic series feat. local and national spoken word artists.
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Sq East Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
10:30pm - $3 - (412)320-4610
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
Drue Heinz Lecture Series - Yann Martel
Yann Martel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Life of Pi (Mariner, 2003), speaks in Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Music Hall
4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:30pm - general $35+/students $10 - (412) 622-8866
Tuesday, March 22:
Hungry Sphinx Reading Series
Weekly poetry and fiction series featuring area students and writers fills the upper room of the Sphinx Hookah Cafe. This week's featured readers are Celeste Gainey and Kayla Sargeson.
Sphinx Cafe
401 Atwood St Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
8:00pm - free (one drink min.) - (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, March 23:
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Madwomen in the Attic 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Madwomen were founded in 1979 by Ellie Wymard and Jane Candia Coleman after a Carlow campus visit by the writer Tillie Olsen, out of a hunger and a need for women’s stories to be told. Celebrate 30 years of Madwomen with readings by and in honor of Ellie Wymard, Jane Candia Coleman, and Marilyn P. Donnelly.
Carlow University
Kresge Theater
3333 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
7:00pm - free - (412) 578-6363
Prosody
91.3 WYEP Radio
7:30pm
Thursday, March 24:
Pittsburgh Writes
Weekly writers workshop.
Crazy Mocha Coffee
531 Beaver Street Sewickley, PA
Call for time - (412) 708-3312
WEAVE FEATURED EVENT!
Black Nature Reading
The University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series and Cave Canem present poet Camille T. Dungy, editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Poets (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2009). Dungy will be joined by anthology contributors Toi Derricotte, Terrance Hayes, and Tim Seibles in a not-to-be-missed reading.
August Wilson Center
980 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA (downtown)
7:00pm - free - (412) 258-2700
Friday, March 25:
Black Nature Discussion Panel
The University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series and Cave Canem present poet Camille T. Dungy, editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Poets (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2009) with anthology contributors Toi Derricotte, Terrance Hayes, and Tim Seibles in a panel discussion.
501 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland)
2:00PM - Free - (412) 624-6508
Saturday, March 26:
KINETIX! Poetry in Motion Open Mic Series
Monthly open mic series feat. local and national spoken word artists.
New Hazlett Theater
Allegheny Sq East Pittsburgh, PA (North side)
10:30pm - $3 - (412)320-4610
Do you have a literary event you want to see listed on our calendar?
E-mail details to: joel.weavezine @ gmail.com
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