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Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to receive our third award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

We’re hosting The Big Read in our community this fall & winter, featuring Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: Sept 2013 – Feb 2014.

We’ve presented performance art, readings, concerts, two voyages to Poe’s Cottage in the Bronx, book discussions, film screenings, an OutLOUD performance in the fabulous Morgan Library & Museum, a tour of an historic cemetery, a Poe seance, a zombie fest, film screenings, and special events for very young readers.

Although we initially planned to complete our Poe Big Read in November, 2013, so many people asked for more – Poe is huge on Staten Island!  So we’re hosting A Little Mo’ Poe – Some interesting new events in Jan-Feb 2014. Check our schedule for updates.  Join us, and bring family & friends!  All our events are free.

Staten Island OutLOUD reads the Declaration of Independence on the North Shore: Sunday, June 30, 3pm at Fort Wadsworth, Bay Street & School Road, SINY 10305 (enter through the Guard Station at the end of Bay Street, near the Verazanno Bridge).

When was the last time you had a chance to read the Declaration?  Join us as we reflect on the meaning of the national holiday – On the sacrifices of our forebears – On the work of our founders.  BRING A LAWN CHAIR!

We’ll read the Declaration together and share ideas on the document that proposed a radical new idea. We’ll also feature a few related texts, plus a literary surprise or two.

Park in the Visitors Center parking lot, then follow the sidewalk to the spectacular Harbor Overlook, where we’ll gather in a shady spot.

Free and open to the public.  Please bring a lawnchair!

Plenty of free parking.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Staten Island OutLOUD’s annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on the South Shore: Saturday, June 29, 2pm at the historic  Conference House, 7455 Hylan Blvd, SINY 10307 (southern end of Hylan Blvd, at Saterlee St)

When was the last time you had a chance to read the Declaration?  Join us as we reflect on the meaning of the national holiday – On the sacrifices of our forebears – On the work of our founders.  BRING A LAWN CHAIR!

We’ll read the Declaration together and share ideas on the document that proposed a radical new idea. We’ll also feature a few related texts, plus a literary surprise or two.

Free and open to the public.  Please bring a lawnchair!

Plenty of free parking.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 3pm – Richmondtown Branch Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.  THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SET FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 31. IT’S NOW RESCHEDULED FOR WED AUG 7.  (The library will be closed July 31 for a tech upgrade.)

Kids ages 5-10 can have a lot of fun while they strengthen their reading skills and build confidence, by reading aloud to a patient listener: a licensed therapy dog, Sweetie Pie (a kindly boxer) and Gracie (a dachsund princess).  Kids can bring their favorite books from home, or borrow books from the library’s collection. 

Free.  Plenty of free parking.  Wheelchair accessible.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.