Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 01:25PM 
Ethan Gilsdorf (a Boston-based writer and journalist, pictured) and Jen O'Callaghan (the author of the music blog Granite Sounds) were featured readers.
(photo courtesy of Jen O'Callaghan)
events, performance in music, poetry, spoken word Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 01:12PM 
You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. Bring your bitter breakup poems, love-gone-wrong songs and broken-hearted monologues for a celebration of bad love poetry and prose.
Musicians: Song accompaniment by iPod (bring your own; we have speakers), boom box (bring your CD; we'll provide the box) or piano (if it's a well-known pop song, we'll accompany you without sheet music, piano-karaoke style!). Instrumentalists: please bring a guitar or play our piano in self-accompaniment.
Writers: bring your poetry and spoken word pieces...
Admission: free; donations welcome ~ Refreshments: for sale ~ this is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, 14+ event
Directions, Map, etc.
Elise MacDonald
Boston-based writer and poet Ethan Gilsdorf read from his poetry, choosing works which most reflected the Love Gone Bad theme.
Here's am MP3 sample of Ethan reading from his upcoming book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks at a September 2008 event from the writers' collective, Four Stories.
events, performance in music, performance, poetry, spoken word Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 05:36PM 
In 2009 (starting Wednesday, January 7th!), we'll be continuing with our Jazz & Blues Improv Jams --- but on a monthly basis, on "first Wednesdays". Same time as always: 7 - 10 pm.
We're also adding a new Open Mic series: First Fridays @ 7 pm (starting Friday, January 2nd). The Open Mic is open to acoustic musicians, poetry/spoken word, comedians, etc.
Hope to see you there!
events in blues, folk, jam session, jazz, music, open mic, poetry, spoken word Monday, November 24, 2008 at 01:02AM 
Studio 99's Elise Macdonald performs with guitarist Maurice CahenPicture courtesy of Sid Ceaser of Ceaser Photography, a wonderful neighbor of ours in the Picker Building.
Several other pictures from our opening on October 11, 2008 can be found in the Gallery.
events, performance in faculty, guest artist, jazz, music, performance Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 12:32AM 
Take a break from canvassing and come to an evening of readings in the heart of Nashua's Millyard! Writers for Obama, reading from their own published works, will include noted Massachusetts authors Steve Almond, Michael Lowenthal, and William Giraldi.
The authors will have their books available for sale and signing. Mr. Almond will donate the proceeds from his book sales during the event to the Obama campaign. Additional donations to the Obama campaign are heartilly encouraged and will be gratefully accepted. Delectable home-baked desserts, cider, and wine will be served.
A trio of Nashua's best jazz musicians will also perform.
Donation at the door to the Campaign (gratefully accepted, but not required!): $5
Please RSVP by leaving a comment at the bottom of this blog post, by leaving a note on the event's Facebook page, by calling the host (Elise MacDonald) at 603-562-5179.
Steve Almond is the author of two story collections, My Life in Heavy Metal and The Evil B.B. Chow , the novel Which Brings Me to You (with Julianna Baggott), and the non-fiction book Candyfreak . His new book is a collection of essays, (Not That You Asked) . He lives outside Boston with his wife and daughter Josephine, who can now make the noises of seven different farm animals. His on-line home is www.stevenalmond.com. an MP3 sample of Steve Almond reading his work
Michael Lowenthal is the author of three novels: Charity Girl, Avoidance, and The Same Embrace. A former six-year resident of the Granite State, he now lives in Boston, where he serves on the Executive Board of the literary human rights organization PEN New England.
William Giraldi teaches at Boston University and is fiction editor at AGNI. His stories have appeared in numerous magazines, including Shenandoah, Fiction, and Mississippi Review. His essays have appeared in Tin House, The Believer, The Common Review, and elsewhere.
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