Writers Read – Artists Without Walls

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK

Today at 2:00 PM EST the curtain will rise on the seventh sold out Writers Read live event, “The First Time” at The Cell theater on West 23rd Street in New York City. In keeping with the theme, for the first time we’ll be beta testing a live stream via our Writers Read YouTube channel. If you’d like to see the show, please log in at 1:55 PM EST by clicking the link here.

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On Thursday, February 4th, Marty Plevel and Artists Without Walls will be bringing AWoW’s Showcase to Sid Gold’s Request Room, 165 W26th St., one of the hottest new piano bars in town. Marty, a generous supporter and promoter of AWoW, will be presenting a night of musical and spoken word performers, including Martina Fišerová, Noah Hoffeld, Annette Homann, Liv Mammone, Connie Roberts, & Niamh Hyland.

Doors open at 6:30pm and performances will start at 7:00pm sharp, so come early with your friends to grab a seat, catch-up with other AWoWers and sip on a delicious cocktail. Entry is free, but donations supporting Artists Without Walls are greatly appreciated.

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Annette Homann will be performing “Dancing and Singing with Violin,” Friday, February 5 at 7 PM. Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 W 108th St, New York, New York 10025. This is a free event.

Also on February 7th, 3pm, at the Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 W 108th street, NYC, Annette will be performing in a program called “Pop Arrangements for String Quartet.” This is a free event.

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS "AROUND TOWN" the WEEK of APRIL 26th

Artists Without Walls’ Showcase at The Cell Theatre, 338 W23rd St. NY, Tuesday, April 28th, 6:45pm.

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Martina Fiserova (singer, guitarist, songwriter) will perform at the Way Station, Brooklyn, on Tuesday April 28th at 10pm, featuring Yuka Kameda (tap dance).

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Great bar, no cover. The address is: 683 Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights.

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On Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30pm. Kevin Holohan will join Mayra Santos Febres, Kevin, Salar Abdoh with fellow author David Unger to celebrate his winning of Guatemala’s “Miguel Ángel Asturias” National Prize for Literature They will reading a little and chatting about the craft of writing at CUNY’s Center for worker Education (CWE) 25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10004. Admission is Free

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Susan Seliger’s “Out by Ten: Jilted Lovers, Bad Kids, Dreams, Drums & Desires.” Thursday, April 30, 2015, Spectrum NYC, 121 Ludlow Street, NYC. 7:30-9:30 PM. Open Mic for storytellers & musicians after the featured performers.

$20 admission fee ($18 in advance) includes FREE wine and cheese and cookies. Click here for tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.

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Ed McCann’s “Writers Read” a celebration of the spoken word presents “What We Ate,” at The Cell Theatre in New York City at 2:00PM, Sunday, May 3rd. This live staged reading will feature twelve writers presenting short, original pieces on the theme, and writers and guests will mingle and share light refreshments during intermission.

Their last three events sold out, and seats are going fast; if you’d like to join them, click here for tickets.

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Stella Pulo’s “Shrimp Shells in My Cleavage” will be performed on May 3rd, 5pm at the School of Visual Arts, 133 West 21st Street, Room 101C, NY and on May 16th, 7pm at 111 Bowery, 4th floor, NY.

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Sasha Papernik will be performing at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen St, NYC, on Sunday, May 3rd, at 6pm with two original bandmates: Kyle Saulnier on bass and Justin Poindexter on guitar. Come join her for an evening of Russian dances and original songs and hear where this whole thing all began….

FREE EVENT!

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS PERFORMING AROUND TOWN

Ed McCann’s “Writers Read” celebrates the spoken word, showcasing short works of established and emerging artists this Sunday, 10/26, 2pm at The Cell Theatre, 338 W23rd St., NYC. Check out the lineup of writers and learn more about each by visiting their Writers Read home page. There are just a few seats left. If you’d like to join us you can order your tickets by clicking here  Hope to see you there.

This Tuesday night, Oct 28, 8pm, the very talented singer/songwriter/guitarist Martina Fiserova will be appearing at the Path Cafe, 131 Christopher Street, NYC
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Also on Tuesday night, 6pm until…whatever…playwright Brona Crehan invites all to a fundraiser for her play Pillow on the Stairs at Ryan’s Daughter, 85th St.between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Artist Barry Finnegan will be there to draw Brona’s event and violinist Annette Homann will be providing the entertainment. $25 per person.

Annette Homann will also be performing with the Spectrum Symphony on Wednesday, in the West Village, St. Joseph’s, 371 Sixth Avenue, NYC, Wednesday, October 29th 2014, 7:30 pm. The program: Ljova’s “Mecklenburg” (2013) String orchestra premiere; Brahms’s “Double” Concerto for violin and cello, op. 102, Artur Kaganovskiy, violin soloist and Miho Zaitsu, cello soloist, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 3 “Eroica” in E flat op. 55. David A. Grunberg, conductor

Tickets: $20, VIP Seating $35. For tickets click here

“How to Build a Fire” – Brooklyn Edition. Guest curated and hosted by Martin Kleinman, Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Open Source Gallery – 306 17th Street, Park Slope, NY 11215. This month’s storytellers include: Mellini Kantayya – author/actor, Marian Fontana – writer/actor, Susan Kellman – mob lawyer and Daniel Kleinman – social media guru

AWoW is happy to announce its first evening at Rockwood Music Hall, Wed, 11/12, 7pm. We’ve assembled a great array of talent: Deni Bonet, Warren Malone, Niamh Hyland, Jack O’Connell, and performing together are Tara O’Grady and Sasha Papernik. Please come out and support these terrific artists. Our goal is to sell out the room and recognize our very talented members. Tickets are $20 but $15 for AWoW members using the code…awwmember. Click here for tickets

ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS' MEMBERS "ON THE TOWN" THIS WEEK

Tara O’Grady and her 5-piece jazz band are opening the season for the 2014 Brooklyn Plaza Swing Series at a FREE outdoor swing dance, Wednesday, June 11. Dance lesson 6:30pm and her swinging band 7:00-8:30pm. Brooklyn Library at 10 Grand Army Plaza. In case of rain, the event will be held on Thursday, June 12. Tara O’Grady – vocals, Steve Kortyka – sax, David Shaich – bass, Tony Romano – guitar, Willard Dyson – drums

Saturday, 6/14, from 2 to 4pm at The Cell Theater, 338 W. 23rd St., NYC, Ed McCann’s Writers Read presents Listen to Your Father a celebration of writing — and the many faces of fatherhood–featuring established and emerging writers reading short (5 minute) original pieces. An intermission with refreshments and live classical guitar will enable artists and guests to get acquainted. This event, being recorded for broadcast, will be a great addition to anyone’s plans for Father’s Day weekend. The cost is twenty dollars. Click here to purchase tickets.

Antoinette Montague will be a special guest as Minton’s Jazz Club presents The Danny Mixon Quartet at Harlem’s Legendary jazz club. Thursday, June 12, 7pm, 8:30pm and 10pm. 206 West 118th St., NYC Reservations 212 243-2222. $20 cover, no minimum.