NH Writers' Project - Literary Calendar

Edited by Susan Kennedy

July 5, Franconia: An Open House commemorating poet Robert Frost will be held, 2 p.m. at The Frost Place (823-5510; rfrost@nica.net).

July 6-11, Henniker: The Post-MFA Symposium for professional New Hampshire poets and teachers of poetry will be held. Guest faculty and editors will include Peter Campion, Rachel Hadas, Ilya Kaminsky, Major Jackson, and Ed Ochester. Fee is $500 for the whole program or $150 per day. An application and schedule can be downloaded at www.nec.edu/graduate-and-professional-studies/mfa-in-poetry/post-mfa-symposium.

July 6, Henniker: As part of New England College’s Post-MFA Symposium, poet Major Jackson and symposium participants will read from their work. Free and open to the public. At 7:30 p.m. at the Simon Center (219-9172).

July 7, Exeter: Local author Gene Galipeau will read from and discuss his book, PEI Memories, 7 p.m. at Water Street Bookstore (778-9731).

July 7, Henniker: As part of New England College’s Post-MFA Symposium, poet Rachel Hadas and symposium participants will read from their work. Free and open to the public. At 7:30 p.m. at the Simon Center (219-9172).

July 7, Moultonborough: Evening of Poetry will be guest hosted by poet Suzanne Simmons, 7:30 p.m. at the Moultonborough Public Library (476-8895).

July 8, Exeter: An Open Mic Poetry Night with featured readers Bob Moore and Anne Mulvey will be held, 6:30 p.m. at Water Street Bookstore (778-9731).

July 8, Henniker: As part of New England College’s Post-MFA Symposium, Poetry and Ambition, a panel discussion with former U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall and symposium faculty, will be held. Free and open to the public. At 2 p.m. at the Simon Center (219-9172).

July 8, Henniker: Poet Ruth Stone will read from her work (author’s health permitting), 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Simon Center Great Room, New England College (219-1030).

July 8, Henniker: Poet Donald Hall will read from his work, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Simon Center Great Room, New England College (219-1030).

July 9, Derry: Poet Pat Parnell will be the featured reader at the Hyla Brook Reading Series. Hyla Brook poet Midge Goldberg will open the program with a reading and an open mike will close the event. Free and open to the public. At 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Robert Frost Farm (bobik9@aol.com).

July 9, Henniker: As part of New England College’s Post-MFA Symposium, poet Chard deNiord and symposium participants will read from their work. Free and open to the public. At 7:30 p.m. at the Simon Center (219-9172).

July 10, Henniker: As part of New England College’s Post-MFA Symposium, poets Ed Ochester and Ilya Kaminsky will read from their work. Free and open to the public. At 7:30 p.m. at the Simon Center (219-9172).

July 11, New Durham: Brook Sigler, author of Five Finger Fiction, will sign her book, 1-2 p.m. at Fox Tale Books (859-7001; foxtale1@worldpath.net).

July 11, Peterborough: Lydia Raurell will discuss and sign her memoir, The Year of Dancing Dangerously: One Woman’s Journey from Beginner to Winner, and her husband, Robert Forbes, will discuss and sign his book, Beastly Feasts: A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme, 11 a.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (924-3543; www.toadbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp).

July 13, Concord: Debut novel Mudbound by Hillary Jordan will be the topic of discussion at this month’s meeting of Gibson’s Bookstore Book Club, 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

July 15, Concord: Poets Catherine O’Brian and Jody Wells will be the featured readers at this month’s Poetry Society of New Hampshire meeting. The readings will be followed by an open mike led by Don Kimball, 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

July 15, Exeter: Author James Hayman will read from his new mystery/thriller novel, The Cutting, 7 p.m. at Water Street Bookstore (778-9731).

July 15, North Conway: Biographer David Roberts will discuss his new book, The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America’s Boldest Mountaineer, 7 p.m. at White Birch Books (356-3200; www.whitebirchbooks.com/events.html).

July 16, Concord: Author and musician Lucie Therrien will read from and perform her work, 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562).

July 17-19, Walpole, VT: Poets Patricia Fargnoli, Lesle Lewis, and Alice B. Fogel will each lead one day of a three-day workshop on various aspects of poetry, including the connections between poetry and prose, visual art and poetry, and the form and essence of poetry. Tuition for the three days is $450. For more information call 802-463-3330 or e-mail alexis@greatriverarts.org.

July 18, Center Harbor: Brook Sigler, author of Five Finger Fiction, will sign her book, 11 a.m. at Bayswater Books (253-8858; bayswaterbk@metrocast.net).

July 18, Greenland: As part of the Community Day Celebration, a poetry open mike will be held. Other activities will include music, games, food, a 5K race and more. Open mike will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Greenland town green (nanajo@worldpath.net).

July 18, Milford: Poet Alexandria Peary, author of Full Foliage Called Bathers and Dancers, will read from her work, 2 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (673-1912).

July 18, North Conway: Casey Sherman, coauthor of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue, will discuss and sign the book, 4 p.m. at White Birch Books (356-3200; www.whitebirchbooks.com/events.html).

July 18, Peterborough: Hancock authors Julia Older and Steve Sherman will discuss and sign their book Appalachian Odyssey: Walking the Trail from Georgia to Maine, which is now reissued in paperback, 2 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (924-3543; www.toadbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp).

July 20, Concord: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, a collection of linked short stories, will be discussed at the first brown bag lunch book club meeting, 12 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

July 20, Manchester: Thomas A. Middleton, author of Saber’s Edge, will discuss and sign his memoir at the American Legion Post #2. Call for time (623-9145).

July 21, Portsmouth: Thomas A. Middleton, author of Saber’s Edge, will discuss and sign his memoir, 7 p.m. at RiverRun Bookstore (431-2100; www.riverrunbookstore.com).

July 22, Stratham: Thomas A. Middleton, author of Saber’s Edge, will discuss and sign his memoir, at Wiggin Memorial Library (772-4346).

July 23, Concord: Poet Alice Fogel will discuss and sign her new book, Strange Terrain: A Poetry Handbook for the Reluctant Reader, 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

July 23, North Conway: The Thursday Night Book Club will meet to discuss the novel Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, 7 p.m. at White Birch Books (356-3200; www.whitebirchbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp).

July 25, North Conway: Children’s author Eric Pinder will discuss and sign his new book, Cat in the Clouds, 4 p.m. at White Birch Books (356-3200; www.whitebirchbooks.com/events.html).

July 25, Peterborough: Poet and translator Jim Kates will discuss and sign When a Poet Sees a Chestnut Tree, the first collection of French poet Jean-Pierre Rosnay’s work to be translated into English, 11 a.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (924-3543).

July 26-August 1, Keene: Go to Keene State College for the chance to work with award-winning authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The authors who will be conference faculty are Laurie Alberts, Celia Bland, William Doreski. Jeff Friedman, Joseph Monninger, Chris Noel, and Dzvinia Orlowsky, at Keene State College. For more information call 358-2556 or go online www.keene.edu/conted/writerconf/.

July 27, Manchester: Manchester City Library children’s librarian Karyn Isleb will read Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle, followed by a gallery talk about the “Artwork of the Day.” Recommended for ages three to five, but all are welcome. At 11:30 a.m. at the Currier Museum of Art (669-6144; www.currier.org).

July 27, Manchester: Novelist Francine Prose will read from her work, followed by a reception and book signing. Free and open to the public. At 7–8:30 p.m. in Walker Auditorium, Southern New Hampshire University (www.snhu.edu/7587.asp; rbegiebing@comcast.net).

July 28, Manchester: Novelist and president of PEN America Francine Prose will participate in an onstage interview conducted by a faculty member of Southern New Hampshire University's MFA program. Free and open to SNHU MFA students and NHWP members only. At 3 p.m. in Walker Auditorium, Southern New Hampshire University (www.snhu.edu/7587.asp; rbegiebing@comcast.net).

July 30, Concord: Local Foods Night will feature a panel discussion by local experts on why local foods are healthy, affordable, good for the economy, and good for the environment. Panelists will be Ruth Smith, outreach coordinator for the Concord Cooperative Market; Larry Pletcher, president of Local Harvest CSA; Elizabeth Obelenus, program coordinator for Northeast Organic Farming Association; and Ruth Owen, co-owner of Owen Farm LLC. At 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

August 6, Concord: Author Bruce Heald will discuss his book 101 Glimpses of the Old Man of the Mountain, and Old Man of the Mountain caretaker David Nielson, whom Heald worked with on the book, will discuss New Hampshire’s famous granite face, 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0562; www.gibsonsbookstore.com).

August 8, Peterborough: Author Mindy Lewis will discuss and sign Dirt: The Quirks, Habits, and Passions of Keeping House will her contributors Katy Brennan and Mimi Schwartz, 11 a.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (924-3543).

August 8-9, Walpole, VT: Linda Aldrich will lead a poetry workshop that will focus on the layers of memory and experience, both real and imagined, of who we are. For more information call 802-463-3330 or e-mail alexis@greatriverarts.org

ONGOING

Berlin, Every Thursday: Children’s Story Hour, 10-11 a.m. at Berlin Public Library (752-5210; inez@ncia).

Concord, Every Tuesday: Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore (224-0564; www.gibsonsbookstore.com)

Concord, Every Wednesday: Open mike at the Green Martini, 7 p.m. (Isaac Harris, xheartlessnothingx@yahoo.com).

Concord, Third Wednesday of the Month: Featured authors read, followed by an open mike at Borders Books, 7 p.m. (frisella@worldpath.net).

Deerfield, Fourth Tuesday of the Month: Open mike at The Lion Café, 463-7374, on Rt. 107, 7 - 9 pm except December (lindseycoombs@gmail.com or 463-7226).

Dover, Every Fourth Wednesday: Poetry hoot hosted by Matt Gallant and John-Michael Albert, 7 p.m. at Café on the Corner (749-4711).

Dublin, Sundays: Fall and spring readings followed by an open mike at Del Rossi's Trattoria, 2:30 p.m. (563-7195).

Effingham, Third Thursday of the Month: Writer’s Night with featured readers followed by an open mike, 7 p.m. at the Effingham Public Library (539-1537; katiemccarthy@adelphia.net).

Exeter, One Sunday a Month: Water Street Bookstore hosts a book group discussion held at the Loaf and Ladle. For more information and current book selection call 778-9731.

Exeter, Every Monday: Tina Bruce hosts story time and leads children in a craft project. Free and open to the public, children from preschoolers on up are welcome, 10 a.m. at Time of Wonder Bookstore (778-9731).

Haverill, MA, Second Thursday of the Month: Open mike in the Crescent Dragon Café, 8 p.m. (978-372-5441).

Kittery, ME, First Tuesday of the Month: Enjoy an open mike, tea, and coffee at the Rice Public Library, 7–9 p.m. (207-439-0199).

Lawrence, MA, Second Tuesday of the Month: Poetry Hoot sponsored by the Frost Foundation of Lawrence, 7-9 p.m. Venue varies so call ahead. (978-725-8828).

Manchester, Every Other Friday: Open mike and featured reading or slam hosted by Russian Roulette Productions at the Bridge Street Café, 7pm (647-9991 or bridgepoetry@gmail.com).

Milford, Second Thursday of the Month: Teen Galley Group, a reading group where teens become the critics! Discuss free books, make friends, enjoy refreshments. Please sign up to reserve your place. At 7 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (603-673-1734; http://toadbooks.com).

Milford, Third Thursday of the Month: The Classics Group, a reading and discuss group. New readers are always welcome. Please contact us for information about current and future reading selections. At 7 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (603-673-1734; http://toadbooks.com ).

Milford, Last Thursday of the Month: Book Buzz for Kids! A book club for children encourages critical thinking while making reading fun and exciting. Snacks will be offered, sign-up required. At 7 – 8 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (673-1734; http://toadbooks.com).

Milford, Every Second and Fourth Friday of the Month: Deep Thoughts writing group meets to share work and offer feedback, 7 p.m. at Toadstool Bookshop (673-1734).

Moultonborough, First Tuesday of the Month: Featured authors read, followed by an open mike, in the Moultonborough Public Library, 7:30 p.m. (476-8895).

Nashua, Sundays: Sunday Family Storytime-each week tales from different countries and cultures are featured, followed by a puppet show in the Children's Room, Nashua Public Library, 2 p.m. (589-4610 or carol.eyman@nashua.lib.nh.us).

Nashua, Second Friday of the Month: Poets Corner featured readers followed by an open mike at Unitarian Universalist Church, 8 p.m. (saffronmuse@msn.com).

Nashua, Second Saturday of the Month: A multi-disciplinary open mike featuring music, theatrical scenes, etc. Performer sigh-up is at 7:45 p.m., event begins at 8 p.m. at Studio 99 (www.studio99nashua.com/open-mic/).

New London, Wednesdays: In September 2008, the Writers Lounge will open its doors. A place to gather, write, think or just be with other writers, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at New London Writers Studio (526-7755).

Newmarket, Second Thursday of the Month: There is an open mike (no invited readers) at Crackskulls Books from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (659-8181).

Peterborough, Third Saturday of the Month: Monadnock Writers' Group Speakers Series, 9:45 a.m. at Peterborough Town Library (lindaj.thomas@verizon.net, 547-2781).

Plaistow, Third Monday of each month: Poetry reading with one featured reader, followed by an open mike, 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Plaistow Public Library (Matthew Gallant at 887-0151; matthewp.gallant@gmail.com).

Plymouth, Second Wednesday of Each Month: Open mike, 7 p.m. at Mandarin Taste restaurant (535-2492).

Portland, ME, Every Tuesday: Spoken Word Hip Hop Night followed by an open mike at Acoustic Coffee, 7-10 p.m. (207-774-0404).

Portland, ME, Second Tuesday of the Month: Slam poetry at Acoustic Coffee, 7–10 p.m. (207-774-0404).

Portland, ME, First, Third and Fifth Thursday of the Month: Poetry Group at Borders South Portland, 7 p.m. (207-775-6110).

Portland, ME, Last Thursday of the Month: Open poetry reading at Geno’s, 8:30 p.m. (207-772-7891).

Portsmouth, First Wednesday of the Month: Poetry Hoot sponsored by Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program in Café Espresso, 7 p.m. Does not meet July and August (772-4345).

Portsmouth, Second Monday of the Month: The “Stone Pigeon” poetry readings are held at Breaking New Grounds followed by an open mike, 7–9 p.m. (Gary Widger, gmofo@hotmail.com).

Portsmouth, Third Thursday of the Month: "Beat Night" at the Press Room, 7-9 p.m. (431-5186).

Rochester, Every Friday: Open mike hosted by Mike White at The Governor’s Inn Café, 7 p.m. (332-0107).

Warner, Wednesdays: Storytelling by the Fireplace with Simonds teachers at MainStreet BookEnds, 6:30 p.m.

Wolfeboro, Fourth Thursday of the Month: Poets in the Attic will read, followed by an open mike, 7-9 p.m. at The Country Bookseller (Gordon or Cheryl Lang, 539-4472 or glang11@earthlink.net).

WSCA-LPFM Radio, Wednesdays: Deidre Randall hosts "Writers in the Round," a showcase of songwriters and poets, 7-8 p.m. (listen at 106.1FM. Interested readers should contact Deidre at www.witrhome.org or talk@witrhome.org for booking.