Chronogram - Out and Aloud

Out and Aloud

An eclectic sampling of some upcoming literary events in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Curated by Phillip Levine. Send your events listings to outaloud@chronogram.com.

Maura D. Shaw

MARCH 5

Author of The Keeners reads and signs at Merritt Books, Red Hook; also Sunday, 3/6, 3pm, Merritt Books, Cold Spring; and Saturday, 3/19, 7pm Ariel Books, New Paltz.

2:00pm

Merritt Books, Red Hook.

Word Salad

MARCH 5

Poetry performance troupe of Christina Starobin & Michael Strong.

2pm & 3pm

Free. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin Street, Kingston. (845) 331-0507.

Roger Kahn

MARCH 5

Sportswriter reads and signs his new anthology, Beyond the Boys of Summer.

7:00pm

Free. Ariel Bookstore, 3 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz. (845) 255-8041. www.arielbooksellers.com.

Anne Bailey

MARCH 9

The author of African Voices of the Slave Trade: Beyond the Silence and the Shame reads and signs her new book. (Bailey is the keynote speaker for the "Diversity, History, Memory" symposium.)

8:00pm

CSB Auditorium, SUNY New Paltz. (845) 257-2121.

Laurence Klavan

MARCH 12

Klavan reads and signs his new thriller The Shooting Script. Also Saturday, 3/12, 2pm, Merritt Books (Red Hook); Saturday, 3/19, 2pm, Merritt Books (Cold Spring).

11:00am

Merritt Books, Millbrook. www.merrittbooks.com.

Sharon Nichols & Michael Perkins

MARCH 12

The Woodstock Poetry Society poetry reading followed by open mike. Hosted by Phillip Levine.

2:00pm

Free. Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street. www.woodstockpoetry.com.

George Nicholson & Kevin Postupack

MARCH 15

Poetry reading followed by open mike. Hosted by Teresa Costa.

7:30pm

$3 suggested. Cross Street Atelier/Gallery, 7 Cross Street, Saugerties. (845) 331-6713.

The Hudson Poetry Circle

MARCH 18

Open reading in a circle: all ages are invited to attend, read, and participate in commentary. Hosted by Ann Gibbons.

8:00pm

Free. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. www.hudsonoperahouse.org.

Woodstock Library Forum

MARCH 19

WLF presents readings from My Heart's First Steps: Writings That Celebrate the Gifts of Parenthood (Jennifer Graf Groneber, Editor). Featuring prose & poetry from contributors Guy Reed and Susan Hodara.

5:00pm

Free. Woodstock Library, Tinker Street.