Thursday, February 27, 2020

Open mike poetry extravagaza, Feb. 27, Hertrich Fine Art





The Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel will be hosting PERFORM WORDS & VERSE, an open mike poetry extravagaza, Feb. 27, 2020 7 to 9pm. at the long-running POETRY THURSDAYS Cartel reading series now, every Thursday, at Hertrich Fine Art, 1421 N. Third. 17102. Second floor, walk in, walk up. Don't tarry. Seating is limited.




The Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel hosts open readings every Thursday at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102 from 7-9PM. More info: 717.695.9299.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Poet Rick Kearns, with a little help from his friends, Feb. 20 at Hertrich Gallery

February 20, at Hertrich Gallery, 1421 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, Rick Kearns will be featured, sharing from his new chapbook, Crow at the Lawson Hotel" with musical accompaniment from Patrick Murphy, Jennifer Millard, and John Catalano.


Kearns is a poet, freelance writer and musician of Boricua (Puerto Rican) and European heritage from Harrisburg, Pa.  He was named Poet Laureate of Harrisburg in January 2014. His poems have appeared in over 70 journals including The Massachusetts Review, The Painted Bride Quarterly, The Patterson Review, Yellow Medicine Review, Letras (lit review of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, NY) and Chicago Review.  His poems are in two books, five national anthologies, two international anthologies and seven chapbooks. Several works have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese.

He has given readings throughout the US since 1992. Kearns poetry is featured in "The Moon Rides a Black Horse" CD, combining his poetry and jazz performed by the Con Alma Quartet (with whom he collaborated between 2010-2014).


For almost 40 years trumpeter Patrick Murphy has played jazz, salsa, blues western swing, classical and flamenco (Cocina Flamenca)-- a heady mix of influences!

Camp Hill-based husband and wife duo, John Catalano and Jennifer Millard, met in 2009 and have been working together at music-making ever since.
John is a committed guitar teacher with a passion for classical, flamenco, folk, and finger-style music who has been composing and performing with musicians from all over the world for over many years.
Rick Kearns, at Italian Lake in Harrisburg

Jennifer is a talented vocalist and rhythm guitarist who brings stability and warmth to the mix with her innate sense of timing and tempo.
The gig-- February 20, at Hertrich Gallery, 1421 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg,(17102) will run from 7--9pm. Come early, seating is limited.
More information, 717.695.9299.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Poetry Thursdays, February 6, hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel


Poetry every Thursday, every week, every month. 

Open mic, February 6, Hertrich Fine Art,
1421 N. Third, Second Floor. 17102. Step up.

Poetry Thursdays, hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel for 20 years
and counting. Read out. Hear new rhythms, new words.

Hertrich Fine Art, 1421 N. Third, Second Floor. 17102. Step up.
Now's the time to share your words-- everything's waiting for you.

 Keep involved in the new year. Another month--
so one more once: 1421 N. Third. 7 to 9pm. 717.695.9299.