Fringe Festival

Valentine's Video

Thanks to all who made our post-Valentine's, post-Nemo Open Mic at Savin Bar & Kitchen such a fun time. In the final tally, Love-Is-A-Many-Splendored-Thing defeated Love-Is-A-Many-Slandered-Thing. In the final tally, we lost the final tally of sangria glasses drunk. Thanks to Savin Bar & Kitchen for their ongoing support of our reading series and wonderful staff!

Here's a recap video to give you just a taste:

You can hear full pieces from the following performers by clicking the links:
Michele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_MpqArYaQ
Natty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeYahC5YiKI
Karen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozR4HSWDMtQ
Kurt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QGcrvGtSxQ
Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVY8rWl8qUQ
Sam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6SMGyZnhA
Lynn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqhIQvB4ck8
Mitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87bVbjp0LAs
Audrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO6BAbMJOLg
Lewis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6C97YWGA98
Nathan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuxbhmHC218

Grove Hall Reading

Saturday, March 30th at 2PM

featuring:

Veronique Epiter

&

Kurt Klopmeier

Hosted by Art Collins

With a writing activity led by BPL Writer-in-Residence Hollis Shore and short Open Mic. 

Writers of all experience levels are welcome to participate. 

Refreshments from Haley House Bakery and Cafe will be served.

Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library

41 Geneva Avenue ~ 617.427.3337

Open Mic POSTPONED to Feb 17

WRITE ON THE DOT

Valentine's themed OPEN MIC night
Who'll toast to Cupid? Who'll roast his ass? 
We'll keep score throughout the night!

Bring your best/worst eros-inspired odes, erotica, limericks, diary entries, love sonnets...
or seduce us with the work of another author.

**POSTPONED to Sunday, February 17th starting at 6PM

downstairs at Savin Bar & Kitchen

Hosted by Aaron Devine 
with appearances by Sam Cha, Willie Pleasants, Betsy Gomez, 
Teresa McMahon, Nathaniel Hunt, Lynn Holmgren, 
Karen Locascio, Karyn Polewaczyk, 
Theadora Siranian, Lewis Feuer & more!

Special Drinks Menu: Winter Sangria made with red wine, port, triple sec, brandy, clove, cinnamon, star anise, apples, oranges, orange juice, cranberry juice ($7), Mayflower Brewing Company Golden Ale, IPA, and Oatmeal Stout ($5), & Narragansett Tall Boys ($4)

Special Apps Menu: Chef's Egg Roll: One homemade eggroll served with dipping sauce  ($4), Mac and Cheese Fritters: Homemade mac and cheese hand breaded, flash fried and served with red pepper aioli  ($4), & Rosemary Parmesan Fries: Crispy fries tossed with parmesan cheese and rosemary oil ($5)

2012 Holiday Book Drive

Special thanks to everyone who donated to our 2012 Holiday Book Drive. We collected over 200 books for the Community Academy of Science and Health (CASH) in Fields Corner. The haul included titles from some of literature's most empowering authors -- Baldwin, Cisneros, Lahiri (to name a few) -- as well as best-selling -- Martin, Patchett, Lehane. Thanks especially to Charlotte North and WriteBoston for their collaboration.

December 13th Write on the Dot at Savin Bar & Kitchen

Write on the Dot 12/13/12, a set on Flickr.

Teen Writer Showcase Recap & Video

Reprinted from GoLocal MetroBoston...

The 1st Teen Writer Showcase presented by Write on the DOT featured six Dorchester teenagers reading from their original poetry and spoken word at the Fields Corner branch of the Boston Public Library on November 13th. Representing Codman Academy, Cristo Rey, and The Harbor School, the teens read poems about riding the T, overcoming violence, love poems and persona poems (one written from the point of view of a soldier returned from Iraq), an Ekphrastic poem (based on a painting by Brazilian artists Os Gêmeos), and poems written on-the-spot on iPhones. 

A walk-up audience of over 25 library patrons (many of them no older than the students themselves) listened, and occasionally participated, as the young writers also discussed their writing processes, the influence of Dorchester as a setting for their writing, and their reasons for writing. 

Prior to the event, writers and attendees enjoyed a delicious variety of pizzas donated by Tavolo Ristorante (located just down Dorchester Avenue near the Ashmont T Station). GoLocal MetroBoston assisted in the donation, and the librarians at the Fields Corner public library also contributed cookies and refreshments to put a sweet touch on the evening. 

It was inspiring to see so many neighbors drawn in by the words of the young writers (and the scent of sausage slices, to be sure, but they all stuck around for the poetry). Writing gives our world back to us, naming the struggles we face and the oft undetected truths that sustain us. Shawntell, Nia, Kameron, Tito, Shaheem, and Kortaysa delivered just that.

It was equally uplifting to find collaborative community with GoLocal MetroBoston, BPL, and Tavolo’s: partners who support education, youth development, and the arts.

Write on the DOT's next reading is Thursday, December 13th starting at 6:30pm downstairs at Savin Bar & Kitchen. We’re asking attendees to bring new or lightly used books to donate for a book drive in partnership with WriteBoston.