Saturday, February 13 at 5:30pm
From Slavery to Freedom by Prof. John Hope Franklin
St Philips Baptist Church, 77 Bennett Ave, SINY 10302
Staten Island OutLOUD is honored that our friends at St Philips Baptist Church always invite us to be part of their annual Black History Month program. This year we'll feature a classic that many of us have not yet explored...
Dr John Hope Franklin is the preeminent voice of African-American historians. Published in 1947, a watershed period in civil rights history, From Slavery to Freedom illuminates the African-American experience, and opens a window on six decades in an historian’s personal growth. From Slavery to Freedom examines how slavery took hold in the American economy, the relationship between African and European cultures in the new nation, the growth of Black culture in the Americas, the heroism of African-Americans in the military, and the growth of the civil rights movement. Dr. Franklin’s story is spell-binding.
If you need directions, there are several online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Wednesday, Feb 17 & Thursday, Feb 18 (Winter Break)
Young Writers OutLOUD
Free creative writing workshops for Islanders ages 10-15 Richmondtown branch of the New York Public Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.
RSVP at 718-907-0709
Winter Break: Wednesday Feb 17 & Thursday Feb 18 2-4pm Spring Break: Wednesday March 31 & Thursday April 1 2-4pm
April 2010: Saturday April 10 & Saturday April 17 2-4 pm
Staten Island OutLOUD's Young Writers OutLOUD workshops give Island youth an opportunity to write and perform their own original work, as well as some important classics. Some work by young Island writers is already published here on our website. Check out our Young Poets OutLOUD page for latest work by a variety of young Islanders, written during some of our earlier Young Writers OutLOUD workshops!
See details on our Young Writers OutLOUD & Young Poets OutLOUD pages on this website!
If you need directions, there are several online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Saturday, February 27 at 2pm
Fresh Kills a novel by Bill Loehfelm (a Staten Island native)
Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314
In this novel set on Staten Island, a man unravels the mystery of his father’s murder – a father he didn’t much like.
But as he begins to see his dead father in a new light, he begins to learn something about himself.
“I had a dream and remembered one powerful image. It was a man looking across an empty field at dawn, staring at a dead body surrounded by crows.
The image was clear as day and I couldn't get it out of my mind.
So I started asking questions about it and answering them on paper.
Who was the living man? Who was the dead man? What had they meant to each other?
Who else had been left behind?
Junior and his sister popped right to life…
Staten Island is where this story belongs.” - Bill Loehfelm
For directions to the Greenbelt Nature Center, visit their website: www.sigreenbelt.org. Also, there are several other online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3pm
To Kill a Mockingbird a novel by Harper Lee
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306
A little girl from Maycomb, Alabama, remembers how her life changed, when her father defended a Black man on trial.
When some townsfolk want to stage a lynching, her father knew that he has to take a stand
Come join OutLOUD's March 7 reading and conversation on this American classic.
Then go to the library and read (or re-read) the book for yourself, and return to Historic Richmond Town in April, when the Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre produces the play inspired by Harper Lee's novel. They will present a limited run in the historic Third County Courthouse. Details TBA.
If you need directions, visit www.historicrichmondtown.org. Also, there are several other online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Wednesday, March 31 & Thursday, April 1 (Spring Break)
Young Writers OutLOUD
Free creative writing workshops for Islanders ages 10-15 Richmondtown branch of the New York Public Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.
RSVP at 718-907-0709
Spring Break: Wednesday March 31 & Thursday April 1 2-4pm April 2010: Saturday April 10 & Saturday April 17 2-4 pm
Young Writers OutLOUD is a welcoming and challenging series of workshops that enhance appreciation of American classics, and encourage young Islanders to develop their own creative writing styles. A portion of every workshop will focus on spoken-word performance. We'll have microphones and music to help young artists create their own individual performance styles.
See details on our Young Writers OutLOUD Page!
If you need directions, there are several online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
April 1-30, Island-wide
Great Poetry Giveaway!
April Is National Poetry Month ... and Staten Island OutLOUD is your full-service poetry outlet
Throughout the month of April, Staten Island OutLOUD gives away thousands of free poems-for-your pocket.
Get yours at NY Public Library branches, cafes and parks across Staten Island's North Shore, mid-Island and South Shore.
Here are just a few of OutLOUD's Poetry Giveaway sites (more to be added soon):
All Staten Island branches of the New York Public Library, Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Ave), Greenbelt Nature Center (700 Rockland Ave), ETG Book Cafe (208 Bay Street). More locations TBA!
Saturday, April 10 & April 17
Young Writers OutLOUD
Free creative writing workshops for Islanders ages 10-15 Richmondtown branch of the New York Public Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.
RSVP at 718-907-0709
Saturday April 10 & Saturday April 17 2-4 pm
Young Writers OutLOUD is a welcoming and challenging series of workshops that enhance appreciation of American classics, and encourage young Islanders to develop their own creative writing styles. A portion of every workshop will focus on spoken-word performance. We'll have microphones and music to help young artists create their own individual performance styles.
See details on our Young Writers OutLOUD Page!
If you need directions, there are several online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Sunday, April 25, 3pm
Young Poets OutLOUD
Open mic poetry reading for young Islanders, ages 18 and younger.
At ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay Street, SINY 10301
Every year, Staten Island OutLOUD invites young Islanders to read their original poetry - or their favorite classic poems - in front of a live audience.
This year's event at ETG Book Cafe is part of a weekend-long celebration of the book, St George's Day.
Young Islanders are invited to join us for a friendly, relaxed poetry slam with a welcoming audience of neighbors.
Please remember that this will be a family audience, so all poems should be family-friendly.
We welcome original poems by young Islanders, which we'll post on our website's Young Poets page during the month of April - National Poetry Month.
And don't forget that we offer free creative writing workshops in Feb, March & April for young Islanders (see above for info on Young Writers OutLOUD).
For directions to ETG Book Cafe, visit their website: www.etgstores.com. And there are several other online resources that can help you find customized directions. For travel directions on public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com and follow the prompts to NYC and Staten Island; insert the address of your starting point, then cut and paste the address above for your destination. For driving directions, try either Yahoo Maps (www.yahoo.com) or Google Maps (www.google.com), and follow the same process, inserting your starting address, then cut & paste the address above for your destination.
Saturday, May 8 12:30pm
I’ve Known Rivers – Poems by Langston Hughes
An outdoors reading & personal tour of the new Fresh Kills Park - NYC's newest & biggest park.
The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation is our host, as Staten Island OutLOUD offers you a chance to read from the poetry of Langston Hughes in a fantastic setting, Fresh Kills Park. Limited space, RSVP essential. Please call Fresh Kills Park office at 212-788-8277 to reserve your place.
Park staff will provide location info when your reservation is confirmed. Guests will meet NYC Parks Dept staff at a designated meeting area near Fresh Kills, where you can safely park your car & board a Parks Dept van for this guided tour. After the tour and poetry reading concludes, Parks Dept staff will drive you back to the rendez-vous site, where you'll return to your car for your drive home. This event will conclude by about 2:30pm.
Keep checking this page for new postings on more 2010 events!