Sunday, Sept 13, 3pm at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301
Staten Island OutLOUD’s Big Read Kick-Off event for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. We’ll celebrate this fascinating novel, and the events that surrounded its creation, with a special focus on Chapters 1 & 2.
Performance art inspired by “Gatsby” by “Going Up? Productions” with puppeteers Dana Morgan and Cara Liander. Featured readers: Ted Lochwyn, Kristi Pfister & more.
Free & open to the public.
RAIN OR SHINE!!!
Saturday, Sept 12, 4pm, Freshkills Park, SINY.
The Parks van is dry & comfy. There is a big observation tent on the Mound. And if it rains, they have a nice indoor location for us.
RESERVATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED: ALL SEATS ARE NOW TAKEN. Freshkills Park will provide location info after they confirm yor reservation. OutLOUD cannot take reservations for this event. Reservations handled exclusively by Freshkills Park.
Staten Island OutLOUD and Freshkills Park collaborate to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” from a spectacular vantage point: the North Mound of Freshkills Park, which overlooks the NYC skyline, New York harbor, and the waters beyond.
We’ll enjoy conversation about this quintessential New York novel as we relax under a broad tent that will keep us comfy, rain or shine. Freshkills park is a fantastic example of land reclamation and resuse. It is NYC’s biggest park.
RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL: The Freshkills Park van will pick up guests shortly before 4pm – Freshkills Park will provide details when they confirm your reservation. (Please arrive early – They can’t accommodate latecomers.)
The van will drive you to Freshkills Park, and will return to St. George at 6pm.
Sunday, August 9, 2pm at Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Avenue, SINY 10306
Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to feature a new book by lifelong Islander Dolores Morris (pictured at left). The Soldier That Wagged Her Tail is the extraordinary story of WWII service by her father, William A, Morris Jr., and his comrade-in-arms… Trixie: a brave little dog that he met just before the Normandy Invasion.
Trixie was with Sgt. Morris on D-Day +3, at the Battle of the Bulge, behind enemy lines, and in many other combat situations. Trixie saved his life, and he saved hers.
This story invites us to reflect on all who sacrificed during World War II, as we approach the 70th anniversary of the end of that war. It is the story of African-Americans who served bravely and selflessly in a segregated military. It is a story of comradeship, love, and survival. It is a loving daughter’s tribute, a story that must be shared.
Staten Island OutLOUD’s reading features the velvet-voiced Gregory Taylor as Sgt. Morris, and the inimitable Vivian Vassar (of Day de Dada) as Trixie, the little dog who saved his life.
A lemonade & cookie social will follow our reading. This event is free, and family-friendly. Good for all ages.
Saturday, Aug 8, at 2pm. In the Staten Island Arts Culture Lounge – St George Ferry Terminal, Richmond Terrace & Bay St, St George, SINY 10301. (Look for the orange overhead sign “Culture Lounge” near the big waiting room. The Culture Lounge is opposite the stairs leading to the SIR Train entrance, and next door to the River Dock Cafe. It’s about 100 feet from the west plaza entrance & stairway from the parking lot)
Staten Island OutLOUD presents a spoken word event in collaboration with Day de Dada’s “What Do You WISH?” exhibit in the Culture Lounge at the St. George Ferry Terminal. We’ll explore a chilling 19th century tale, “The Monkey’s Paw”. Its caveat: Be careful what you wish for!
Our featured readers include a writer and a painter with Staten Island roots: The mother-daughter team of Laura Drew Kelly and Sarah Yuster will present “The Monkey’s Paw” in all its high-Victoriana. Don’t miss this!
Saturday, August 1, 2015 – 6:30pm. At the Noble Maritime Collection, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, SINY 10301
Staten Island OutLOUD presents our annual celebration of Herman Melville’s haunting classic in a perfect location: The Noble Martime Collection, located on the grounds of Sailor Snug Harbor.
Maritime music by the Staten Island Philharmonic. An enchanting short prelude by “Going Up?” Puppetry Ensemble, featuring Dana Morgan & Cara Liander.
Our cast of readers: Dennis Green, Ted Lochwyn, J. Keith McCauley, Hiroko Otani, Jeannine Otis, James Anthony Phillips. Special thanks to Erin Urban and the staff of the Noble Maritime Collection: a community treasure and a key element of our maritime heritage.
Saturday, July 25, 2pm at Historic Richmond Town Courthouse, 441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306. Free.
Poetry by Catherine DiDomenico, plus photography and stories inspired by the last American frontier: the Alaskan wilderness. This event is good for all ages – Families with children are especially welcome! Kids will enjoy the poems, which encourage and inspire young readers!
Performers include Day de Dada’s Viv Vassar, and Ilya Jalal.
Mask-making for kids. Free ice cream & lemonade. Plenty of free parking.
Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 4pm. Reservations essential due to space limitations. Location info provided when you RSVP to sioutloud@yahoo.com. (Please RSVP by Friday, July 17.)
BRING A LAWNCHAIR!
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading & dialogue on how Islanders have responded to Hurricane Sandy, and how we can prepare for future resiliency. We’ll explore first person narratives, news accounts, poetry and prose in a community conversation on local environmental issues, preparedness and creative harbor remediation.
Saturday, July 18, 3pm. Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St (between Victory Blvd & Hannah St), SINY 10301
If you have a copy of Go Set a Watchman, please bring it with you, or buy a copy at ETG Book Cafe!
Harper Lee’s latest novel, Go Set a Watchman, released on July 14, 2015, was actually written several years before To Kill a Mockingbird was published Controversy and excitement has surrounded this work, which is set in the 1950s, twenty years after the action in Mockingbird.
In Go Set a Watchman, Scout (now known as Jean Louise Finch) is a 26 year-old woman who lives in New York City. As the story begins, we find Jean Louise on a train bound for Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her elderly father, Atticus Finch. She intends to confront Atticus, but why?
Staten Island OutLOUD invites you to celebrate the novel’s release, and to explore this intriguing “new” work by Harper Lee. We welcome you to share your ideas about Ms. Lee’s controversial “lost” novel. Free.
Saturday, July 11, 7pm. At Clay Pit Ponds State Park Interpretive Center, 2351 Veterans Road West (@Sharrotts Rd), Staten Island NY 10309. (Exit 3AS from 440 South). Map of Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive Center
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a spoken word performance, inspired by Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams, and featuring a medley of global poetry.
Presented with Deep Tanks Butoh and Living Through Movement, who will perform their original choreography. Special thanks to Florence Poulain of Deep Tanks Butoh and to Larissa Schiano-Gonzalez of Living Through Movement.
Featuring dancers: Vala Dawn Fawn, Melisande Echanique, Lys Obsidian, Larissa Schiano-Gonzalez, Lucille Ladiana Schiano, Rhea Marie Roldan.
Our cast of readers: Virginia Allen, Laura Rose Cook, Jonathan Fox, Robert Heffernan.
Music by Kevin Norton, by Tom Bones, and by Gary Moore.
PLEASE BRING A LAWNCHAIR!
This event will take place rain or shine. If it rains, we’ll perform indoors. For more info on Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive Center, visit their website: Clay Pit Ponds Interpretive Center