| "To have great poets there must be great audiences too." — Walt Whitman |
PPLP Calendar & Hoots
(See down below for Hoot locations)
For
More Regional NH Calendar Listings - Click Here - (NH Writers Project)
Mondays at Skimmilk: 30 Years of Writers at
Work
On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, a
special screening of Ken Browne's documentary "Mondays at Skimmilk" was
shown at the Portsmouth Public Library. After the film, members of the
Skimmilk workshops held a panel discussion, sharing their memories of the
farm and its owner, Jean Pedrick, who passed away late in the summer of
2006.
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| July and beyond |
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Thursday, July 9, Derry: Poet Pat Parnell is the featured reader at the Hyla Brook Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm, 122 Rockingham Road (Rte 28), Derry. The program opens with a reading by Hyla Brook poet Midge Goldberg, beginning at 6:30, and concludes with an Open Mike from 7:30--8:30. Free & open to the public. For further information, email Robert Crawford at bobik9@aol.com. |
| Repeating Events |
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Always call ahead if you are not sure. Events
are subject to change.
Sunday afternoons -
2:30 - Del Rossi’s Trattoria, Dublin -
Fall and Spring readings & open mic (rodgerwriter@tds.net)
Sundays - 5-7 - WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio Spoken Word Rotation, 106.1FM. If the station does not reach you, you can listen via the internet by going to the website and following the instructions there. You will need the latest RealOne Player. Every Sunday - 8'ish - Slim’s Tex Mex, 45 North Main Street, Rochester - “Beat It Back to the Garden” beat night open mic between music sets (330-3300) 1st Monday of each month - 6:30 - Goodwin Library, Farmington - Adult Poets and Writers Group (755-2944) 2nd Monday of the month - 7-9 pm - Breaking New Grounds, Portsmouth - features followed by open mic (info@stonepigeon.com) 2nd Monday of the month - 6:30 - Conway Public Library - two features followed by open mic for poets, storytellers, and acoustic musicians hosted by Tom Diegoli - (447-5552) (CPL at 447-5552 or thomasjdiegoli@earthlink.net (please put "Open Mic" in the Subject line) 3rd Quarterly Monday - Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct: Portsmouth Community Radio, 909 Islington Street. Spoken Word Collective Meeting, open to all. You don’t need to run a show to be part of what’s said! Bringing good eats encouraged. Held at Info at spokenword@portsmouthcommunityradio.org. WSCA-LP 106.1 FM is non-commercial/non-profit; see www.portsmouthcommunityradio.org. 4th Monday of the month - 5:30 - 7pm - Village Bookstore, Main St., Littleton - Open mic (Jeff Wheeler 444-5263) 4th Monday of the Month - 7PM - The Lion Café, Deerfield - open mic (lindseycoombs@gmail.com or 463-7226) 1st Tuesday of the month - 7PM - Mandarin Taste, Plymouth - open mic (535-2492) 1st Tuesday of the month -7:30pm - Moultonborough Town Library, Moultonboro - Features followed by open mic (476-8895) 3rd Tuesday of the month - 7pm - Beidermans Deli, Plymouth - open mic (535-2392) 4th Tuesday of the month - 7 to 9 p.m. - Deerfield Poetry, open mike at The Lion Café, 463-7374, on Rt. 107, 7 - 9 pm except December (lindseycoombs@gmail.com or 463-7226). Every Wednesday - Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm, Writers in the Round (WITR) –– A live radio showcase with songwriters and poets hosted by Deidre Randall, aired on WSCA 106.1FM-Portsmouth Community Radio, and streamed live on the internet at www.wscafm.org. Every Wednesday of the month - 7PM - Green Martiny, Concord - open mic with Isaac Harris (xheartlessnothingx@yahoo.com) 1st Wednesday of the month - 7pm - Café Espresso, 738 Islington St., Portsmouth - Hoots sponsored by Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program (772-4345) (Except July & August)(for complete listing of features go to PPLP.org) 2nd Wednesday of the month - 6:30 p.m. - Water Street Bookstore, downtown Exeter - Poetry Slam with featured readers, followed by open mic. Contact John Ferguson, 778 9731. 3rd Wednesday of the month - 7pm - Borders Books in Concord, Ft. Eddy Plaza - featured readers followed by open mic ( frisella@worldpath.net) 4th Wednesday of the month - 7pm - Café on the Corner, 478 Central Ave., Dover - Features followed by open mic (matthewp.gallant@gmail.com): April 23, 2008: Dudley and
Jacqueline Laufman * ATTN PGNH POETS: Contact Matthew Gallant to schedule yourself a slot to read in the December Dover Mic! feature when they celebrate this great publication! matthewp.gallant@gmail.com. 5th Wednesdays - 7-9 pm - Old Oak Tavern, North Main Street, Rochester - “Leftover Beans features and open mic (pastored@ttlc.net or 330-3995) 2nd Thursday of the month - 7PM - 8/10/06 - 7-8:45 - Crackskulls Books, 86 Main St, Newmarket, across from gazebo - Spoken Word Open Mic - sign up early (achaffee@warrenmorrisltd.com) 2nd Thursday of the month - 8PM - Barnes & Noble, Nashua - Poets Unbound (888-5961) 3rd Thursday of the month - 7-9pm - Press Room , 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth - Beat Night (431-5186) 3rd Thursday of the month - 7pm - Effingham Public Library, 30 Townhouse Road, Effingham - Writer's Night with features and open mic (539-1537 or katiemccarthy@adelphia.net) 4th Thursday of the month - 7 - 9 pm - The Country Bookseller, Durgin Stables, N. Main Street, Wolfeboro; Poets in the Attic, open mic (call Gordon or Cheryl Lang at 539-4472 or email at glang11@earthlink.net). Every Friday - 7PM - The Governor’s Inn Café - 78 Wakefield St., Rochester - open mic with host Mike White - (332-0107) 2nd Friday of the month 8pm - 58 Lowell Street, Nashua, Chapel of the UU Church - NH Poets Corner - two features followed by open mic at 9PM $2 cover (saffronmuse@msn.com) 3rd Friday of the month - 7:30PM - Cool Coffee, 139 Main Street, Biddeford, ME - Peddlar Bridges hosts a monthly open mic (207-282-5133) 4th Friday of the month - 7pm - Barnes & Noble, Crossing at Fox Run, Newington - open mic (422-6472) 4th Friday of the month - 8pm - UU Church, 58 Lowell St., Nashua - Poets Corner - features followed by open mic (saffronmuse@msn.com) 3rd Sunday of the month - Dover Soul, 364 Central Ave, Dover - open mic - contact April (834-6965)
IN MAINE
Always, always call
first before going if it is your first
time out. Things move around a lot!
1st Tuesday of the month - 7 - 9pm Rice Bldg., Rice Public Library, Kittery ME - open mic, tea & coffee (207-439-0199) Every Tuesday of the month - 7-10pm - The North Star Café, 227 Congress Street, Portland, ME - Portland, ME - Open mic & Hip Hop, jazz, slam or feature (207-774-0404 or http://www.acousticspokenword.com) 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday - 7pm - Borders South Portland - Poetry Group - (207-775-6110) 2nd Thursday - 7pm - Barnes & Noble, 9 Marketplace Drive, Augusta - Poetry Circle with Doug Woodsum (207-621-0038) 1st Thursday - 7pm - Barnes & Noble, 9 Marketplace Drive, Augusta - Poetry Workshop (207-621-0038) 4th Thursday - 8:30pm - Geno’s , 625 Congress Street, Portland - Open Poetry Reading - $3 at signup, must be 21 (207-772-7891) last Thursday of each month - Acoustic Spoken Word, 32 Danforth St, Portland, ME - Stonecoast MFA poets (207-774-0404) For more up to date or specific info pick up a copy of the Portland Phoenix which is free and available at most grocery stores where they put all the free publications.
IN MASSACHUSETTS
An
excellent
link
with
listings
of
spoken
word
venues,
etc in
and
around
Worcester,
MA and
beyond
ttp://wcpa.homestead.com
A link with links to poetry happenings around Eastern Massachusetts http://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com 2nd Tuesday of the month - 7-9pm - poetry hoot sponsored by the Frost Foundation of Lawrence MA - venue varies (call 978-725-8828) 3rd Saturday of the month –– Wake up and Smell the Poetry, 10:30AM - HCAM Studio, 77 Main St., Hopkinton, MA - features plus open mic (cherylperl43@hotmail.com) Limited seating hcam.tv for more info Slams This is the best Massachusetts SLAM link: Worcester, Java Hut, Worcester Poets' Asylum / Worcester Poetry Slam, (www.poetsasylum.org).Java Hut, (508) 752-1678.) Open Mic every Sunday Night at 7pm Cambridge, Cantab Lounge, Boston Cantab Poetry Slam, (cantab@slamnews.com or http://www.slamnews.com). Open mic begins at 8:00 on Wednesday, followed by a half-hour feature and a slam. Cover $3. when and where: Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Cambridge, Lizard Lounge, 92 Paul Revere Road, (poetryjam@hotmail.com or www.poetryjam.com) East Bridgewater, East Bridgewater Library, 32 Union Street, Poetribe, (www.angelfire.com/poetry/bridgewaterslam), Twice a month, Saturdays. From 6-10:30 Nantucket, The UMass. Boston Field Station, Nantucket, Nantucket Poetry Slam, Len Germinara (See contact info above) Twice monthly, Sundays. From 2-4 PM |
For Complete NH Calendar
Listing - Go to The New Hampshire Writer's Project Calendar
Hoots and Open Mic's:
Always call ahead if you are not sure.
Events are subject to change.
| What | Where | When |
| The
Poetry Hoot Sponsored by the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program. 2 featured poets, followed by an open mike |
Cafe Espresso Restaurant 738 Islington Street in the 800 Islington Plaza, Portsmouth, NH. Get Map |
1st
Wednesday of the month at 7PM More info: http://www.pplp.org/HootNight.htm |
| Beat Poetry Night Featured poets rant to the beat-jazz sounds of Larry Simon and Groove Bacteria, followed by an open mike. |
The Press Room Tavern 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH Get Map |
Various
Thursdays of the month at 7PM - More info: www.portsmouthnh.com/pressroom/ |
| Stone Pigeon Poetry Reading Series Featuring area poets and an open mike. Entrants may submit work to be included in ongoing publication. |
Breaking New Grounds Coffee House Portsmouth, NH Get Map |
2nd
Monday of each month. 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Bring a poem to read. |
| Kittery (Rice Library) Open Poetry Reading Come one and all - bring your poem open mic with tea & coffee |
Rice Bldg., Rice Public Library, Kittery, Maine - (207-439-0199) | 1st Tuesday of the month. 7--9 PM |
| Acoustic Cafe featured reader and open mic |
Accoustic Cafe Danforth St., Portland, Maine |
Every Tuesday, 7--9 PM |
| Live Poets' Society Featured readers and open mic |
Geno's at Brown Street Portland, Maine |
Every
last Thursday of the month 8:30--10:30ish PM |
| Poets in the Attic
- Open Mic (no featured readers)
|
The Country Bookseller, Durgin Stables, N. Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH | 4th Thursday of the month - 7 - 9 pm (call Gordon or Cheryl Lang at 539-4472 or email at glang11@earthlink.net). |
| Writers in the Round -
Radio Show with Diedre Randall on WSCA - 106.1 FM. |
Tune in to WSCA - 106.1 or stream from: www.wirenh.com/radio |
Diedre
is always looking for poet guests - email her at witr@deidrerandall.com if uoi wish to be considered as a guest on the show. |
| Conway
Public Library with host Tom Diegoli, featured poet and musicians, followed by poets, acoustic musicians, & storytellers. |
Conway Public Library 15 Main Street, Conway, NH |
Every second Monday - 6:30 - 8:30 - CPL at 447-5552 or thomasjdiegoli@earthlink.net |
| Crackskulls Open mic (no featured readers) |
Crackskulls Books, Route 108, Newmarket, NH |
2nd Thursday of the month 7-8:30 p.m. 659-8181 |
| Poetry Slam
Featured readers then open mic |
Water Street
Bookstore, Water Street, downtown Exeter
|
Second
Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m.
Contact John Ferguson, 778 9731 |
Always call ahead if you are not sure. Events are subject to change.
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