Free Events in Saratoga This Summer

Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid! Joyce Carol Oates!  William Kennedy! Robert Pinsky!  Marilynne Robinson! Russell Banks! And many more….

You are invited to attend the NYS Summer Writers Institute’s free public readings at Skidmore in Saratoga this summer, every weekday from June 30th to July 25th, cosponsored by Skidmore College and the New York State Writers Institute.

SUMMER PUBLIC READING LIST 2014
All Readings are at 8:00 p.m. in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Free and open to the public

JUNE 30
Fiction reading by Elizabeth Benedict and poetry reading by Campbell McGrath.

JULY 1
Fiction reading by Francine Prose and non-fiction reading by Nicholas Delbanco.

JULY 2
Poetry reading by Frank Bidart and fiction reading by Jim Shepard.

JULY 3
Fiction reading by Russell Banks and poetry reading by Chase Twichell.

JULY 4
Fiction reading by Howard Norman and poetry reading by Jane Shore.

JULY 7
Poetry reading by Rosanna Warren and fiction reading by Cristina Garcia.

JULY 8
Non-Fiction reading by Phillip Lopate and fiction reading by Victoria Redel.

JULY 9
Poetry reading by James Longenbach and fiction reading by Joanna Scott.

JULY 10
Poetry reading by Louise Gluck and fiction reading by Caryl Phillips.

JULY 11
Fiction reading by Joyce Carol Oates.

JULY 14
Poetry reading by Carolyn Forche and fiction reading by Amy Hempel.

JULY 15
Fiction reading by Marilynne Robinson and poetry reading by Peg Boyers.

JULY 16
Fiction reading by Danzy Senna and nonfiction reading by Honor Moore.

JULY 17
Fiction reading by William Kennedy.

JULY 18
Poetry reading by Robert Pinsky.

JULY 21
Poetry reading by Mark Strand and fiction reading by Binnie Kirshenbaum.

JULY 22
Poetry reading by Charles Simic and fiction reading by Adam Braver.

JULY 23
Fiction reading by Rick Moody and poetry reading by Tom Healy.

JULY 24
Fiction reading by Jamaica Kincaid and poetry reading by Henri Cole.

JULY 25
Fiction reading by Paul Harding and poetry reading by Carl Dennis.

For more information:

NYS Summer Writers Institute
Office of the Dean of Special Programs

PHONE
518-580-5593

MAIL
NYS Summer Writers Institute
Office of the Dean of Special Programs
Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

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3 Standout Picks for September in Times Union

Jonathan Lethem, who visits us on 9/11, was named one of three standout events for September by the Times Union arts and entertainment team of Amy Biancolli, Steve Barnes and Michael Janairo.

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/September-picks-Three-standout-events-4772071.php

Amy Biancolli says:

Jonathan Lethem writes weird stuff. Dense, descriptive, laced with mystery and quirk, his novels crisscross a wild expanse of genres. Sometimes these genres are obvious: His 1994 debut, "Gun, with Occasional Music," is a wickedly readable gumshoe novel peopled with hyper-evolved animals. (One of the thugs is a kangaroo.)

More in the TU:  http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/September-picks-Three-standout-events-4772071.php

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"Celebrate & Advance" at UAlbany

UAlbany will host a weeklong celebration-- "Celebrate & Advance," featuring a variety of arts, sports and cultural events, and culminating in the inauguration of new University President Robert J. Jones.

More info and a full schedule of events here: http://www.albany.edu/inauguration/

In conjunction with these events, the Writers Institute will sponsor appearances by Pulitzer Prize winning author Gilbert King on September 26: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/programpages/vws.html

Inauguration Week is an opportunity to celebrate the University at Albany’s honored past while advancing our future. In the week leading up to the Installation Ceremony, departments from across campus will host special events that will highlight and demonstrate our notable strengths in research and scholarship, vibrant academic and campus life, diversity that enriches learning, and community engagement.

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