The prompt for Saturday, October 19 is from KK: "Wrapped in plastic and floating down the river."
Here are a few of the literary events happening around the area - ours, and those being put on by our friends or like-minded individuals!
Thursday, October 17: Northeastern Pennsylvania Writers' Collective presents Third Thursday Poetry Night Open Mic at The Vintage, 326 Spruce Street, Scranton - featuring Dead Poets! Come dressed as your favorite dead poet and recite some of their poetry FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE! Or come as yourself and show those spirits that the living can hold their own when it comes to poetry! All are welcome. Admission is free. Signups begin at 8:00 PM, poetry at 8:30 PM, supernatural phenomena shortly thereafter.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/555421117839809/
Friday October 18: Third Friday Spoken Word, Pre-Halloween Bash with Featured Performer Kyle Rebar at Arts Seen on the Square, 21 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Free and open to the public. Sign-ups begin at 7:30, readings at 8:00. And hear the words of Featured Performer Kyle Rebar: "I'm going to be in COSTUME, and so should you, if you come, so come! Legend has it that the ENTIRE evening might be a giant performance piece. Only one way to find out!" Wear a costume for extra Carlton points!
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1420252018198484/
Saturday October 19: Breaking Ground Poets present Buddy Wakefield at 2:00 PM at TwentyFiveEight Studios, 703 North Washington Avenue, Scranton (behind Cooper's Seafood.) Tickets are $15 and must be bought in advance. You can buy them here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/417951 .
Sunday October 20: Weekly Sunday Open Mic at The Living Room, 522 Main Street (next to The Sherman Theater), Stroudsburg. Sign-ups begin at 6:30. Music, dancing, poetry, prose, and quite a few other things.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OpenMicAtTheLivingRoom
October 25 DOUBLE HEADER!
Friday, October 25 (and the last Friday of each month): Open Mic at Embassy Vinyl (325 Adams Ave, Scranton) hosted by Charlotte Rusalka! First Come - First Serve - no feature, 3 to 5 minutes! Begins at 7PM!
Friday October 25 at 7:00 PM: release party for Brian Fanelli's "All that Remains," starting at 7:00 PM, at The Vintage, 326 Spruce Street, Scranton.
Poet Brian Fanelli will celebrate the release of his new full-length collection, All That Remains (Unbound Content) at The Vintage Theater on October 25th 2013. All are invited to attend this literary event which will include live readings of selections by the author. Following the reading, the author will sign books.
