These events have come and gone!
Sunday, Nov 20 at 2pm. Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave, SINY 10312.
Join Staten Island OutLOUD for an afternoon at Blue Heron, exploring Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”. Free. Weather permitting, we’ll also enjoy a short nature stroll around this beautiful park, and we may spot a falcon or two! Plenty of free parking. Accessible via public transportation.
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016 at 6pm. Sough Beach Library, 21-15 Robin Lane, SINY 10305
This event is the second of two book discussions on “The Maltese Falcon”, hosted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016, at the South Beach Library!
The South Beach Library Night Readers will meet at 6pm (the Day Readers will meet at 11am that morning). Please join the delightful South Beach librarians and Staten Island OutLOUD – at either the morning or the evening session – or both! Share your thoughts on Dashiell Hammett’s novel. Book giveaway, while supplies last.
The South Beach Library is just off Capodanno Road, and is accessible via public transportation. Free parking on the surrounding streets.
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016 at 11am. South Beach Library, 21-15 Robin Lane, SINY 10305j
This event is the first of two book discussions on “The Maltese Falcon”, hosted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016, at the South Beach Library!
The Day Readers will meet at 11am, and the Night Readers will meet at 6pm. Please join the delightful South Beach librarians and Staten Island OutLOUD – at either the morning or the evening session – or both! Share your thoughts on Dashiell Hammett’s novel. Book giveaway, while supplies last. The South Beach Library is just off Capodanno Road, and is accessible via public transportation. Free parking on the surrounding streets.
Friday, Nov 11, 2016 at 8pm; Saturday Nov 12, 2016 at 8pm, and Sunday Nov 13 at 2pm. Little Victory Theatre, 4089 Victory Blvd, SINY 10314. FREE.
RSVP ESSENTIAL, DUE TO LIMITED SPACE. To reserve, email sioutloud@yahoo.com. BE SURE TO SAY WHICH PERFORMANCE YOU’RE RESERVING FOR: Three performances: Friday Nov 11 at 8pm, Saturday Nov 12 at 8pm, and Sunday Nov 13 at 2pm. We may not be able to seat latecomers.
Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to collaborate with our talented friends Gary Moore, Ritty Mahoney and the Little Victory Theatre for a spoken word performance inspired by Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”. After each performance, please linger for conversation with our cast & other audience members on “The Maltese Falcon”, mystery, and the one that got away. Audience members will receive free copies of Dashiell Hammett’s noir classic “The Maltese Falcon” (while supplies last).
Directed by Ritty Mahoney. Conceived by Gary Moore. Featuring: Laura Rose Cook, Melisande Echanique, Ritty Mahoney, Greg McGovern, Bill McVey, Gary J. Moore, Joe Simonelli, Charles Sullivan, Vincent Vok, and special thanks to Joan Moore for her work as photo editor. Great thanks to Alberta Thompson, owner of The Little Victory Theatre.
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets. Accesssible via public transportation.
Thursday, Nov 10, 2016, 4pm. Stapleton Library, 132 Canal St, SINY 10304
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts its special program for very young readers, Paws & Read OutLOUD for Kidz. Children ages 5-10 can practice their skills & have fun reading aloud to a gentle, licensed therapy dog. Their younger siblings can just sit back & enjoy being read to.
For the special Big Read for Little Readers OutLOUD event, we’ll focus on age-appropriate adaptations of “The Maltese Falcon”, including “The Malted Falcon”, stories about falcons, and other fun surprises.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or by an adult caregiver.
Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Close to buses & SIR train.
Sunday, Nov 6, 2pm at Historic Richmond Town’s Courthouse, 441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306
Staten Island OutLOUD & the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association join forces to present “Women and the Criminal Justice System,” a community dialogue on the reasons why most women are in prison and the challenges they face.
Guest speakers: Hon. Michael McMahon, Richmond County District Attorney; Hon. Wanda DeOliveiria, Chief of the Special Victims Bureau of the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office; Mario Galluci, Esq., noted defense attorney; and others TBA.
If the case against Brigid O’Shaughnessy were brought to trial now, how would it be prosecuted? How would she be defended? Does the system treat female defendants differently from male defendants? If so, what are those differences? How are formerly incarcerated women reintegrated into society upon release?
Other issues that we’ll explore include: a layperson’s overview of criminal work; how defense attorneys work with the police & DA; how defense attorneys work with private investigators. We’ll also examine a frequent layperson’s question: “How can a defense attorney represent a ‘bad guy'”? More details TBA
Saturday, Nov 5, 2pm at the Tibetan Museum, 338 Lighthouse Ave, Staten Island NY 10306
As Staten Island OutLOUD celebrates Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon for The Big Read, we’ll take a cultural detour to explore on of Staten Island’s treasures, the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. And there we’ll find some intriguing & unexpected tie-ins to some themes and imagery in The Maltese Falcon.
We’ll examine how Tibetan art and art objects incorporate bird images (plenty of cranes, maybe a falcon or two), and the Himalayan custom of sky burial (plenty of vulture, and maybe a few falcons, as they eat carrion). We’ll also hear from Meg Ventrudo, the museum’s Director, about a notorious Asian art heist – Shades of The Maltese Falcon?
This event is free and open to the public. 
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 10:30am. Great Kills Library, 56 Giffords Lane, SINY 10308
The friendly librarians at the Great Kills Branch Library are celebrating Staten Island OutLOUD’s series on “The Maltese Falcon” for The Big Read! Come join us for a our special themed adult coloring session commemorating Dashiell Hammett’s novel “The Maltese Falcon.” The library staff will host this adult coloring session with fabulous adult coloring sheets.
And that’s not all – You can get a free copy of the book, while supplies last. The library will supply the coloring sheets and colored pencils.
Friday, Oct 28, 7-9pm. SI MakerSpace, 450 Front St, Unit B, SINY 10304
Free, but please bring finger food to share. WEAR YOUR FAVORITE FEDORA, YOUR SLINKIEST SHEATH, OR WHIMSICAL OR GENDER-BENDING GARB FOR THE HALLOWEEN SEASON.
Staten Island OutLOUD teams up with dancer Lys Obsidian, musician Nani Ferreira-Mathews and SI MakerSpace, to present an exciting evening’s entertainment: Sam Spade’s Speakeasy. A waterfront destination like some of Sam Spade’s favorite haunts. If you look carefully, you may spot La Paloma harbored nearby. Featurung readings from “The Maltese Falcon” & conversation, music and more.
SI MakerSpace is at the corner of Thompson St & Front St – One block from Bay St & Thompson St. Free parking in the adjacent lot & surrounding streets.
Our speakeasy will close at 9pm, so you’ll have plenty of time to attend the party at Hop Shoppe later that evening!
This event is made possible in part by a DCA Art Fund Grant from Staten Island Arts, with public funding by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. This Staten Island OutLOUD event is made possible in part by the NEA/Big Read, presented in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in partnership with Arts Midwest. Staten Island OutLOUD’s yearlong events made possible in part by an Encore Award from Staten Island Arts, with public funding by the NY State Council on the Arts, in partnership with Gov Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, NOV 10TH AT 4PM. Stapleton Library, 132 Canal St, SINY 10304
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts its special program for very young readers, Paws & Read OutLOUD for Kidz. Children ages 5-10 can practice their skills & have fun reading aloud to a gentle, licensed therapy dog. Their younger siblings can just sit back & enjoy being read to.
For the special Big Read for Little Readers OutLOUD event, we’ll focus on age-appropriate adaptations of “The Maltese Falcon”, including “The Malted Falcon”, stories about falcons, and other fun surprises.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or by an adult caregiver.
Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Close to buses & SIR train.
