“Reading Shakespeare in City Park” Series Underway in Glens Falls
For over 50 years “Shakespeare in the Park” has been a hit in New York City’s Central Park with natives and visitors alike. This big apple tradition (and uncanny love for the playwright) has spawned similar Shakespeare events upstate and throughout the country over the years.
Red [...]
Pete Mason Interview: Albany-based Author of PhanArt and PhanFood and Bonafide Phish Phan
By Stacey Stump
Albany-based author Pete Mason saw his first Phish show in December 1997 at what is now known as the Times Union Center. He remembers liking the music, but it wasn’t until he attended the Lemonwheel Festival the following summer that he [...]
An Interview with Kim and Pam Ladd, Authors of the Upcoming Book, Happy Hour in the High Peaks
By Aubree Cutkomp
Kim and Pam Ladd are on a mission. A mission to get their book, Happy Hour in the High Peaks published.
Their blog of the same name is currently keeping track of the different [...]
Interview with Albany-based Poet Mary Panza
By Stacey Stump
Local poet and Vice President of the Albany Poets organization, Mary Panza wants people to find art in the mundane. She’s not a fan of academic writing theories, having only ever taken one poetry class at Hudson Valley Community College. Panza says the best writing [...]
“Jersey Shore” Cast’s Literary Aspirations: A Shore Thing, Rules According to JWOWW, Here’s the Situation
MTV’s now infamous “Jersey Shore” franchise gets something of a bad rap. I have never been its biggest fan, as all it has done in my life is to give the world at large a new set of jokes and stereotypes to [...]
25 Best Books for Spring and Summer 2011
Finally, the thaw is coming. What better way to shed that cold, harsh winter than grabbing a great book and heading to the park (soon to be the beach), and basking in the warmth and sunshine. To make things easier, we’ve compiled a list of our Best [...]
Albany Word Fest 2011 Review
Albany Poets has a saying that “every day in Albany is National Poetry Month,” because there are so many local events to hear and read poetry. Yet, the national celebration of poetry takes place in April, as did the 10th annual Albany Word Fest, on Saturday, April 16th at [...]
The Herman Melville House in Lansingburgh
Despite its name, The Herman Melville House is first and foremost the headquarters of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. It was founded in 1965 to fulfill the need for an organization to collect, preserve and publicize the community’s heritage. Situated on the southeast corner of First Avenue and 114th Street, from [...]
Record Albums as Book Covers & Other Artistic Literary Ventures
People like remixes. There is a very particular exhilaration that comes over you when that-song-that-you-don’t-really-like-but-the-stations-all-play-so-now-you’re-just-used-to-the-damn-thing starts to slow down and an echo-y voice shouts out, “Reeeeeeeemix!”
It’s fun to have something you’ve grown used to altered a bit, taken ever so slightly out of its monotony. When [...]
David Sedaris at Proctors, 4/9/11 (Review)
“Ladies and Gentlemen, America’s most beloved author, David Sedaris.” This introduction, which the announcer barely finished on account of his own laughter, set the tone for an evening of hilarity and poignancy at Proctors this past Saturday.
Sedaris walked across the stage to his podium, with a stack of papers and [...]
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