Reading Schedule 2012

All readings are FREE and open to the public. An open mic follows features so bring a poem or two to share.

First Fridays are for Sip This...Hear That! [a working title] at Sip This , 64 Rockaway Ave in Valley Stream at 7 PM hosted by Doreen Spungin.
(These readings are followed by a music event: Bring Your Own Vinyl--stay awhile and rock out!)

Third Thursdays are for Poetry, Tattoos, and Coffee All In One Place at Wyld Chyld Tattoo and Cafe, 1708 Sunrise Hwy in Merrick at 7:30 PM hosted by Mary Healey.

Last Tuesdays are for Tuesdays With Poetry at Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Ave in Bellmore at 7 PM hosted by Lorraine Conlin.

Many thanks to the owners of Sip This and Wyld Chyld, to Patti Paris at the library, to our hosts, to Peter Dugan and Tammy Nuzzo Morgan, and of course, to our poets and writers.

If you see a TBA, contact me if you'd like to feature.

JANUARY

Friday 1/6: Tony Iovino and J R Turek at Sip This

Thursday 1/19: Richard Jeffrey Newman at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 1/31: Barbara Reiher-Meyers at Bellmore


FEBRUARY

Friday 2/3: Mankh and Anthony Policano at Sip This

Thursday 2/16: Evelyn Kandel at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 2/28: Edmund Siejka at Bellmore

MARCH

Friday 3/2: J. Barrett Wolf at Sip This

Thursday 3/15: Charles Peter Watson at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 3/27: Barry Fruchter at Bellmore


APRIL

Friday 4/6: No Reading--it's Passover!

Thursday 4/19: Vicki Iorio at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 4/24: Jack Coulehan at Bellmore


MAY

Friday 5/4: Sharon Anderson at Sip This

Thursday 5/17: Matt Curiale at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 5/29: Monica Wendel at Bellmore


JUNE

Friday 6/1: Peter V. Dugan at Sip This

Thursday 6/21: Lynn Cohen at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 6/26: Ann E. Michael at Bellmore


JULY

Friday 7/6: Gail Goldstein at Sip This

**An Extra Special Event: Friday July 13: The Ekphrastic and The Cirrus: An Art Opening and Poetry Reading at Sip This**  Presented by Kaeti Wigeland and Christina M. Rau ** Food, drinks, art, poetry, music, and creative activities to get the inspiration going ** Time TBA--sometime in the evening hours

Thursday 7/19: April Lindner at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 7/31: Cliff Bleidner at Bellmore


AUGUST

Friday 8/3: Jay Chollick at Sip This

Thursday 8/16: Chosen Lyric at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 8/28: Mary Healey at Bellmore


SEPTEMBER

Friday 9/7: TBA at Sip This

Thursday 9/20: Sandra Proto at Wyld Chyld

Tuesay 9/25: TBA at Bellmore


OCTOBER

Friday 10/5: George Held at Sip This

Thursday 10/8: TBA at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 10/30: Jorde and Kaeti Wigeland offer excerpts from Triangle Squares at Bellmore --audience participation included (but always optional of course!)


NOVEMBER

Friday 11/7: George Guida at Sip This

Thursday 11/15: TBA at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 11/27: Joan Cusack Handler at Bellmore


DECEMBER

Friday 12/2: Lisa James at Sip This

Thursday 12/20: Open Mic Year End Read Around! at Wyld Chyld

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2011 Reading Schedule

All readings are FREE and open to the public. An open mic follows features so bring a poem or two to share.

Poets On The Hillside, hosted by Doreen Spungin, occurs the first Friday of every month at the Hillside Public Library, 7 PM to 8:45 PM. 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. (Many thanks to Suzanne!)

Poetry, Tattoos, and Coffee, hosted by Mary Healey, occurs the third Thursday of every month at Wyld Chyld Tattoo and Cafe, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 1708 Sunrise Highway, Merrick, NY. (Many thanks to Peter Dugan, Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan, and the cafe owners!)

Tuesdays With Poetry, hosted by Lorraine Conlin, occurs the last Tuesday of every month at Bellmore Memorial Library, 7 PM to 9 PM. 2288 Bedford Ave, Bellmore, NY. (Many thanks to Patti Paris!)

JANUARY
* Note: we do not have a reading at Hillside this month.

Thursday 1/20: Barbara Reiher-Meyers at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 1/25: Nada Marjanovich at Bellmore


FEBRUARY

Friday 2/4: Poets from Gayl Teller's Toward Forgiveness at Hillside

Thursday 2/17: Amy King at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 2/22: Kate Culkin at Bellmore **BRING BROWNING POEMS!!! as Kate will discuss the relationship Harriet Hosmer had with the Brownings.


MARCH

Friday 3/4: Michelle Whittaker at Hillside

Thursday 3/17: Stanley Barkan at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 3/29: Matt Rotando at Bellmore


APRIL

Friday 4/1: Patti Tana and the students of New Hyde Park High School at Hillside

Thursday 4/21: Tim Mayo at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 4/26: Bellmore


MAY

Friday 5/6: Doug Swezey at Hillside

Thursday 5/19: The students of NCC's Creative Writing Club at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 5/31: Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan at Bellmore


JUNE

Friday 6/3: Hillside

Thursday 6/16: Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 6/28: Michele Battiste at Bellmore


JULY
* Note we do not have a reading at Hillside this month

Thursday 7/21: Doreen Spungin at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 7/26: Beth Young at Bellmore


AUGUST

Friday 8/5: Ada Jill Schneider at Hillside

Thursday 8/18: Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 8/30: Marc Rosen at Bellmore


SEPTEMBER
*Note we do not have a reading at Hillside this month

Thursday 9/15: Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 9/27: Bellmore


OCTOBER

Friday 10/7: Linda Opyr and the students of New Hyde Park High School at Hillside

Thursday 10/20: Lois Roma-Deeley at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 10/25: Bellmore


NOVEMBER

Friday 11/4: Lynn M. Domina at Hillside

Thursday 11/17: Steven Schmidt at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 11/29: Deborah Hauser at Bellmore


DECEMBER

Friday 12/2: Eve Rifkah at Hillside

Thursday 12/15: Wendy Weisner at Wyld Chyld

Tuesday 12/27: OPEN READ at Bellmore

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2010 Schedule Part II

All readings are FREE and open to the public. An open mic follows features so bring a poem or two to share.



Poets On The Hillside, hosted by Doreen Spungin, occurs the first Friday of every month at the Hillside Public Library, 7 PM to 8:45 PM. 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040


Poetry, Tattoos, and Coffee, hosted by Mary Healey, occurs the third Thursday of every month at Wyld Chyld Tattoo and Cafe, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 1708 Sunrise Highway, Merrick, NY

Tuesdays With Poetry, hosted by Lorraine Conlin, occurs the last Tuesday of every month at Bellmore Memorial Library, 7 PM to 9 PM. 2288 Bedford Ave, Bellmore, NY

JUNE

6/4 Friday: Wendy Wisner at Hillside

6/17 Thursday: Sally Bliumis-Dunn at Wyld Chyld

6/29 Tuesday: Dan Brown at Bellmore


JULY

7/2 Friday: J. Barret Wolf at Hillside

7/15 Thursday: TBA at Wyld Chyld

7/27 Tuesday: Lloyd Abrams at Bellmore


AUGUST

8/6: Friday: January Gill O'Neill, Jennifer Jean, and Colleen Michaels, all from Boston!, at Hillside

8/19: Thursday: Charlie Banquet at Wyld Chyld

8/31 Tuesday: Marcia McNair at Bellmore


SEPTEMBER

9/3 Friday: Celest Woo at Hillside

9/16 Thursday: Amy King at Wyld Chyld

9/28 Tuesday: Gladys Henderson at Bellmore


OCTOBER

10/1 Friday: Sarah Sarai at Hillside

10/14 Thursday: TBA

10/26 Tuesday: Russ Green at Bellmore


NOVEMBER

11/5 Friday: Laura Hinton at Hillside

11/18 Thursday: TBA

11/30 Tuesday: Samantha Barrow at Bellmore


DECEMBER

12/3 Friday: Georgia Banks-Martin at Hillside

12/16 Thursday: TBA

12/28 Tuesday: End Of The Year OPEN MIC at Bellmore

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We've Got A New Venue

As we say "good-bye" to The Village Bookshoppe, we say "hello" to Wyld Child in Merrick. Third Thursdays beginning in June.

The second half of 2010 is coming soon. Stay tuned.

2010 Schedule Part I

All readings are FREE and open to the public. An open mic follows features so bring a poem or two to share.

The Village Bookshoppe: 7 N. Village Ave, Rockville Centre, NY
RVC readings are on Fridays, begin at 7:30 PM, and are hosted by Mary Healey

Bellmore Memorial Library: 2288 Bedford Ave, Bellmore, NY
Bellmore readings are on Tuesdays, begin at 7:00 PM, and are hosted by Lorraine Conlin

Hillside Public Library: 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
NHP readings are on Thursdays, begin at 7:00 PM, and are hosted by whomever hosts that night--if you're interested, let me know

JANUARY

1/21 Thursday: Cristina O'Keeffe at Hillside

1/26 Tuesday: Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan, Suffolk County Poet Laureate, at Bellmore


FEBRUARY

2/5 Friday: Vicki Iorio at RVC

2/18 Thursday: TBA at Hillside

2/23 Tuesday: Deborah Hauser at Bellmore


MARCH

3/5 Friday: Barbara Barnard at RVC

3/18 Thursday: TBA at Hillside

3/30 Tuesday: Paula Curci at Bellmore


APRIL: NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

4/2 Friday: TBA at RVC

4/6 Tuesday: Group Reading at Hillside Library, includes: Beverly Kotch, Johanna Mastrototaro, Gladys Henderson, and Evelyn Kandel

4/27 Tuesday: Gayl Teller, Nassau County Poet Laureate, at Bellmore


MAY

5/7 Friday: John Woods at RVC

5/20 Thursday: Marina Yoffe at Hillside

5/25 Tuesday: Kelly Powell at Bellmore




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2009 Schedule Part 2

All readings are FREE and open to the public. An open mic follows features so bring a poem or two to share.

The Village Bookshoppe is located at 7 N. Village Ave in Rockville Centre. Readings begin at 7:30 PM and are hosted by Mary Healey.

Javalicious is located at 98 Covert Ave in Stewart Manor.
Readings being at 7:00 PM. Host Doreen Spungin.

The Bellmore Memorial Library is located at 2288 Bedford Ave in Bellmore. Readings begin at 7:00 PM and are hosted by Lorraine Conlin.

JUNE

6/5 Friday: Barbara Spinelli at The Village Bookshoppe

6/18 Thursday: Margaret Shaw at Javalicious

6/30 Tuesday: Barbara Novack at Bellmore Memorial Library


JULY

7/3 Friday: LisaAnn LoBasso at The Village Bookshoppe

7/16 Thursday: Hassanal Abdullah at Javalicious

7/28 Tuesday: NCC’s Creative Writing Project at Bellmore Memorial Library: Mario Susko, Marcia McNair, Barbara Barnard, Johanna Mastrototaro, John Woods, Richard Jeffrey Newman, Mary Lannon, and Christina M. Rau

AUGUST

8/7 Friday: Ellen Rittberg at The Village Bookshoppe

8/25 Tuesday: Tom Brinson at Bellmore Memorial Library

SEPTEMBER

9/4 Friday: Thomas D’Angelo at The Village Bookshoppe

9/13 Sunday: Molloy College Invites Poets In Nassau: Susan Pilewski, Beverly Kotch, Ken Fisher, Silvia Harnick, Michael Alpiner, Peter V. Dugan, Christina M. Rau, and George Northrup

9/24 Thursday: Mrigaa Sethi at Javalicious

9/29 Tuesday: Pramila Venketeswaran at Bellmore Memorial Library


OCTOBER

10/2 Friday: Larissa Shmailo at The Village Bookshoppe

10/22 Thursday: Daniel Brown at Javalicious

10/27 Tuesday: George Wallace at Bellmore Memorial Library

10/29 Nassau Community College’s Creative Writing Project Invites Poets In Nassau: Harriet Slaughter, Tom Karlson, Edgar Carlson, and Creative Writing faculty.


NOVEMBER

11/6 Friday: Roxanne Hoffman at The Village Bookshoppe

11/10 Tuesday: Hillside Public Library invites Poets In Nassau to celebrate Autumn. Poets include: Marilyn Goldsmith, Ursula Nouza, Barbara Reiher-Meyers, Robert Windorf, Yolanda Coulaz, Christina M. Rau, Cristina O'Keeffe, Paula Camacho, and Maria Manobianco

11/24 Tuesday: Tony Iovino at Bellmore Memorial Library


DECEMBER

12/4 Friday: Kaeti Wigeland at The Village Bookshoppe

12/29 Tuesday: Open Read at Bellmore Memorial Library

2009 Schedule Part I

An open read follows all features so bring a poem or two to share.

The Village Bookshoppe is located at 7 N. Village Ave in Rockville Centre. Readings begin at 7:30 PM and are hosted by Mary Healey.

The Bellmore Memorial Library is located at 2288 Bedford Ave in Bellmore. Readings begin at 7:00 PM and are hosted by Lorraine Conlin.

The West Hempstead Library is located at 500 Hempstead Ave in West Hempstead. Readings begin at 7 PM. Hosted by J R Turek.


JANUARY
1/27 Tuesday: Daniel Brown at Bellmore Memorial Library


FEBRUARY

2/6 Friday: Kempton Von Hoff at The Village Bookshoppe

2/24 Tuesday: David Axelrod at Bellmore Memorial Library


MARCH
3/6 Friday: Ken Fisher at The Village Bookshoppe

3/19 Thursday: Poets In Nassau at Adelphi University 6 to 8 PM in the Multi Purpose Room: Daniel Brown, Johanna Mastrototaro, Tom Karlson, Yolanda Coulaz

3/24 Tuesday: Johanna Mastrototaro at West Hempstead Library

3/31 Tuesday: Denise Kolanovic and others TBA from The National League of Pen Women at Bellmore Memorial Library


APRIL National Poetry Month!


4/3 Friday: Harriet Slaughter at The Village Bookshoppe

4/7 Tuesday: The Hillside Library hosts Poets In Nassau 7 PM
Young writers in the New Hyde Park and surrounding communities will read with Michelle Whittaker, Doug Swezey, Denis Gray, Robert Windorf, Barbara Novack, Lorraine Conlin, Ursula Nouza, and J R Turek

4/20 Monday: Peter V. Dugan at West Hempstead Library

4/28 Tuesday: Teen and Young Adult Poets at Bellmore Memorial Library


MAY
5/1 Friday: Susan Pilewski at The Village Bookshoppe

5/11 Monday: J. R. Turek at West Hempstead Library
We need a host here because Judy should not have to host herself even though she's more than likely capable of doing so.

5/26 Tuesday: Arnie Hollander at Bellmore Memorial Library

Updated as new venues appear!