ALICE’S EVENT SCHEDULE
Photo by Mariah Edson 2017
SCHEDULE 2021
(beginning with September—sorry to have been out of touch here!)
September
13 Audubon Humanities Speaker Series—On Beauty & Reciprocity (online)
17 Reading, Gibson's Bookstore, Concord, NH (online), 7pm, with L.R. Berger
19 Reading/discussion, Mitchell-Giddings Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
discussing the effects on consciousness of abstract expressionist art & reading from NOTHING BUT—POSTPONED TILL NOVEMBER
25 Monadnock Literary Buzz—"Fall into Reading" author meet & greet with book signings—9:30am to 12:30pm, Peterborough NH Community Center, 25 Elm Street
October
3 Writing the Land book group launch, 1-3pm.Writing the Land authors Ann Day, Jesse Lovasco, Jason Grundstrom-Whitney, Mike Bove, Robert Carr, Katherine Hagopian Berry, Alice Fogel, and Suzanne Rancourt celebrate the launch of their individual 2021 books! Free and online.
5 Poetry Society of NH reading & discussion (online—link to come), 7pm: "Art, Language, Consciousness: Responding to Visual Mystery"
25 Reading, Walpole Village Library, 7pm, Walpole, NH
November
5 Reading at Nova Arts, Keene, NH 7pm, with Meg Kearney
14 See September 19 above
December
16 Beat Night reading, Portsmouth NH Book & Bar, with Alexandria Peary, current NH Poet Laureate
January 2022
22 Reading, Dracut Arts (online), Dracut, MA
SCHEDULE 2019
January
27 Art & Poetry reception & panel, 3-5 Nashua Library, Nashua, NH
29 Connections ESOL creative writing/reading workshop series begins, Keene, NH
February
2 Poetry salon workshop, Portsmouth, NH
4 Poetry Out Loud workshop, Hopkinton, NH
5, 12, 19 Connections
15 Art & Poetry reception, 5pm Newport, NH
SCHEDULE 2018
January
11 Interview with Neil Silverblatt, Provincetown, MA radio WOMR
22 Poetry Out Loud workshop, Monadnock Waldorf, Keene, NH
24 Poetry Out Loud workshop, High Mowing Waldorf, Wilton, NH
February
9 Poetry Out Loud workshop, Conval HS, Peterborough, NH
13 Moultonboro, NH
March
6 Begin 5-week Connections class, ESOL creative writing/reading, Keene, NH
9 Poetry Out Loud NH finals, Concord, NH—judging
13 Connections, Keene, NH
20 Connections
27 Connections
April
2 Reading, Landmark College, 7pm Putney, VT
3 Connections
7 Reading, with Chard deNiord & Stuart Kestenbaum, Montpelier, VT
10 Connections
12-13 School programs + reading, Meredith, NH
13 Speech, Portsmouth, NH
14 Reading, Portsmouth, NH
22 Reading with others in honor of Sid Hall of Hobblebush Books,
Del Rossi's, Dublin, NH
29 Reading/discussion, Orchard Hill Community Center, 2pm East Alstead, NH
May
5 Meetinghouse reading, 6pm Cape Cod, MA
6 River Singers concert, 7pm Grafton, VT
11 School visit, New Hampton, NH
12 Art & Poetry collaboration, NH Women's Caucus for Art + NH poets, grand opening of exhibition, 3pm Hancock Library, Hancock, NH
19 Art & Poetry collaboration readings & presentations, 3pm Hancock
June
1 The Penn, 4pm Portsmouth, NH
7 Reading, Collected Poets, with Kerrin McCadden, 7pm Shelburne Falls, VT
10 Reading, Thing in the Spring, Toadstool Bookshop, 11am, Peterborough, NH
27 Reading, Martha's Vineyard, MA
July
2 Art & Poetry Exhibit reception, Portsmouth Library, Portsmouth, NH
21 Art & Poetry reading, 2-4pm Portsmouth Library
24 Reading with NH Youth Poet Laureate Laila Ruffin, The Bookery, 7pm, Manchester, NH
30 Art & Poetry panel discussion, 6pm Portsmouth
September
15 NH Poetry Festival, panel on collaborations, Henniker, NH
22 Art & Poetry opening in Gorham, NH
30 Reading at Arts Festival, Currier Museum, Manchester, NH
October
15 Art & Poetry opening, Plymouth, NH
November
11 Reading with other New England Poets Laureate, 4pm The Mount, Lenox, MA
SCHEDULE 2017
January
16 MLK Day key-note speech, 5PM Jaffrey, NH
February
9 Panel on National Park Writers in Residence, AWP conference, Washington, DC
March
10 Poetry Out Loud NH finals, 6:00PM Concord, NH
20 Entering the Realm of Poetry, NH Humanities program, 10AM Bedford, NH———postponed till fall
25 Workshop on putting together your poetry manuscript, 11:00-2:00 Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH
April
1 NHWP Writers Day, craft workshop & panel on "homes for poetry," NHIA, Manchester, NH
4 Release of A Doubtful House
5 St. Anselm College, workshop, reading, & visit, Manchester, NH
7 Group reading, with Patrice Pinette, Candace Bergstrom, Henry Walters & others, benefit for ORIS , 6PM Trumpet Gallery, Peterborough, NH
14 Interview on "The Bookshelf," NHPR, airs;
Series of poetry workshops for refugees & immigrants begins; with IINE (International Institute of New England)
15 Reading & book signing, 11AM Toadstool Bookshop, Keene, NH;
2PM Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, NH with April Ossman
20 Reading with Kate Leigh for Beat Night at the Press Room, Portsmouth, NH, with music—postponed
21 Reading at Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls, VT 6PM
23 Reading with Deborah Brown at Main Street Bookends, 2PM Warner, NH
24 Reading & discussion, Belknap Prison, Laconia, NH
26 Introducing NH's new Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador, at River Run Books—high school senior Ella McGrail + Mike Nelson—new Portsmouth Poet Laureate, & Andrew Fersch, Portsmouth, NH
28 Reading & music with poet Jim Schley & pianist Matthew Wiencke, Kendal Home, Hanover, NH
May
6 Reading & panel with all NE Poets Laureate, Mass. Poetry Festival, Salem, MA
June
1 Reading with Deborah Gorlin, Dublin Community Center, Dublin, NH 6PM
Then: Hiking!
July
14 The Word Barn, reading with NH Youth Poet Laureate Ella McGrail, Exeter, NH
26 Auburn NH Reading Series 6:30PM
September:
8 Gibson's Bookstore, Concord, NH 5:30PM; with Joal Hetherington & introducing our new NH Youth Poet Laureate, Laila Ruffin
16 Reading at Brownstone Poets, Park Plaza Restaurant, 200 Cadman Plaza West, 2:30 PM. Brooklyn, NY
20 Reading with Richard Foerster, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
25 Poetry discussion & reading, Moultonboro, NH
October:
14 Brattleboro (VT) Literary Festival—introducing Maggie Dietz
28 Hampton, NH—11-2, workshop on putting together your poetry manuscript—register with NH Writers Project
November:
8 Reading with several laureates, fundraiser, Concord, NH
19 Reading at Del Rossi's, Dublin, NH
COMING UP IN 2018 (more info coming)
January:
4 Reading on Martha's Vineyard, MA
April:
2 Reading at Landmark College, Putney, VT
June:
7 Reading at Mocha Maya's, Shelburne Falls, MA
SCHEDULE 2016
January
22 NH Public Radio interview with Sid Hall, for publication of Poets Showcase--NH poets anthology, 10AM
February
26 Reading & Talk at Main Street Bookends, Warner, NH, 4PM
29 Guilford HS--workshop/visit
March
10 Manchester CT Community College reading, 7PM
21 Poetry Out Loud, state finals, Concord NH State House, 6PM
26 Monadnock Stories About This Place, Heberton Hall, Keene NH 6:30PM, for Monadnock Conservancy, with others
31 Howe Library, Hanover NH, Robert Frost Festival, with Steve Glazier’s students
April
6 Boston Atheneum, Boston MA, 6:30PM, Bach Goldberg Variations reading with pianist Ivan Jiang
14 Landmark College poetry slam judging
17 PENN student writers, with other poets, Exeter NH
21 Salem NH Library, “Strange Terrain” appreciating poetry workshop, 7PM
27 Alstead NH Library program with Lesle Lewis & Betsy Snider, 6:30PM
30 MA Literary Festival, reading with Mom Egg Journal writers, 11AM
Month of June: Hiking on the AT!
July
14 Hyla Brook Frost Farm, reading, Derry NH 6:30PM
24 New England Poetry Club reading, 3PM Longfellow House, Cambridge MA
August
11 Reading at Bright Hill, NY State
22 Professional Development for teachers & librarians, on poetry & inclusion, Conway NH
September
10 Poetry appreciation workshop, 10AM, Yellow Springs OH
24 NH Poetry Festival, panel 9:15AM, Manchester NH
October
5 Poetry Hoot reading, with Sid Hall, Portsmouth NH
22 Reading Reeves Gallery, 5:30 Walpole, NH
26 Exhibit opening, Finding Place on Paper: Poets & Printmakers Explore the White Mountains, 5-7PM, Plymouth State College, Plymouth NH
28-30 OQ Farm Sanctuary weekend writing workshop
November
6 UU Church presentation, Derby Line VT
6 Reading with Chard deNiord, 3PM, Lyme, NH
9 “Laureates Three” reading, with Sidney Lea & Chard DeNiord, Plymouth NH (fundraiser for the NH Poet Laureate fund)
18 Visit with Goffstown HS, Poetry Out Loud workshop
SCHEDULE 2015
January
23 Visual Poets Collective reading at Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey NH, 7PM
February
8 Poetry Out Loud workshops, Weare, NH
11 Presentation for Women’s Club at UCC, Keene, 12:30PM
March
6 Harbor Mt Press at the Grolier Bookshop, Cambridge MA, 7PM
9 Poetry Out Loud regionals, New England College, Henniker NH
14 Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ
25 Reading & talk at Nelson “Academy,” Nelson NH 10-12AM
April
Official release of Interval, Schaffner Press
1 Blog post feature on Interval, Largehearted Boy
1 Reading & talk on poetry, Bradford Library, Bradford VT 4-6PM
3 Visual Artist Collective art opening & poetry reading, Prime Roast, Keene NH
4 State Library reading gala with about 10 great NH poets, afternoon
5-12 Watch for info on state-wide library-hosted poetry sharing events
(click on “laureate doings” page)
10 Award event for New London music + poetry contest, Sunapee NH
15 Reading, River Run Books, Portsmouth NH 6:30PM
17 Strange Terrain presentation (NHHC), Goshen Library, Goshen NH
18 Monadnock Writers gathering presentation, Peterborough Library, 10AM
18 Toadstool Books, Peterborough, NH, 1PM
23 Strange Terrain talk (NHHC), library, Gilford NH
25 Reading/signing at Toadstool Bookshop, Keene NH 2PM
29 All About The Book, the New England Independent Book Association--featuring Interval, Cambridge MA
May
3 Talk & reading UCC, Acworth NH
6 Horatio Colony House, Historical Society, Keene NH 7PM
9 Water Street Books, Exeter NH 2 PM
13 Norwich Books, Norwich VT 7PM
14 Gibsons Books, Concord NH
June
19, 20, 26, 27 A multimedia theatrical production of INTERVAL created by Josh Moyse for the Actors Theatre Playhouse, in West Chesterfield, NH. Call 877 666 1855 for more information. atplayhouse.org
July
12 Reading at Word Bookstore, Jersey City, NJ
25 Force of Nature--Exploring the Power of the Feminine: Art, Music (NH Music Festival), Poetry, 8PM at Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth State U, Plymouth, NH
August
2 3PM, NH Humanities Council’s 40th anniversary benefit, reading with Dan Moran, 141 Dustin Road, Webster, NH. Call 603-224-4071 for info
6 Strafford VT reading with Rachel Hadas
20 Effingham reading with Ivy Page
26 Lyme, NH reading with Sydney Lea 6PM--CANCELLED
September
13-14 White Mt. National Forest arts event--workshops, talks, more
16 4 poets reading at Broadside Books, Northampton, MA, 7PM
17 National Beat Poetry Day--reading beat poetry in Portsmouth, NH
19 NH Poetry Festival, Manchester, NH--readings, workshops
20 Reading & poet laureate talk at Hopkinton, NH library 4PM
October
3-4 Brattleboro Literary Festival
4 Autumn Oracles, reading at Del Rossi’s, Dublin, NH 2:30 PM
7 Music & poetry presentation, Keene State College, 2-4PM
22 Poet Laureate Fund fundraiser, with 3 of NH’s poets laureate, Concord
November
6 Interview at HCAM-TV, Worcester, MA, with Elizabeth Lund
7 Book release! Poet Showcase: Anthology of NH Poets, edited by ABF & Sid Hall, published by Hobblebush Books
12 Bright Hill Press reading, Treadwell NY--postponed will Spring 2016
EVENT SCHEDULE 2014
February
23 Poetry Out Loud workshop, Holderness
March
(AWP Seattle, Feb. 26-Mar. 3)
9 Valley Terrace reading, Hartford, VT, 2 pm, with Bloodroot Magazine
10 Reading, Landmark College, 4:30 pm
17 Judging Poetry Out Loud, Concord State House, 6:30
20 Reading at Hancock Library, 7 pm
22 Workshops at NH Writers Project Writers Day, NHIA
26 Reading at Keene State College, Mt.View Rm, 4 pm
26 Talk for NH Women in the Arts Awards, Keene, 7 pm
April
4 Rivermead, with Visual Poets Collective, Peterborough, 3 pm
6 City Arts of Nashua, speaking at fundraiser luncheon, 12 pm
6 Reading at LaBelle Winery with Hobblebush authors, Amherst, 3 pm
9 Derry Library, Strange Terrain workshop (with NHHC), 6:30 pm
26 Reading at Gibson’s Books, Concord, with PSNH, 11 am
26 (Singing with River Singers, Grafton Church, Grafton, VT, 7:30 pm)
29 Reading, NH Technical Institute, Concord, 12 pm
29 Strange Terrain talk + reading, “Wednesday Wisdom,” Concord, 7 pm
May
7 Talk to poetry club, Charlestown Primary School, 11:45 am
9 “Wind in the Timothy” reading, Canterbury
10 Talk to homeschool creative writing group, Deerfield, 1 pm
12 Reading, Newbury Library, 7 pm
22-23 (Retreat to organize poet laureate projects, Dummerston, VT)
June
2 NH State Library Center for the Book meeting, 3 pm
July
16 Young Writers Academy, reading + talk + workshop UNH, Durham, 9 AM
25 Reading, Bookstock, Woodstock, VT 4 pm
30 Young Writers Academy, reading + talk + workshop UNH, Durham, 10
31 Keene Library, Creative Process discussion/presentation, 12 pm
August
19 Strange Terrain workshop (with NHHC), Meredith Library, 6:30 pm
20 Reading at Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord, with Patrice Pinette, 7 pm
September
11 Reading at River Run Books, Portsmouth, with Kate Gale, 7 pm
13 Poetry in the Park event, Nashua, 11 am – 2 pm
17 Reading, Lyme, 5:30
21 Reading at Burlington Book Festival, Burlington, VT, 3:30
22 Workshop + reading for White Mt. National Forest, Washington
26 Classroom visits + evening presentation, Dublin School, Dublin
28 Reading at the Fells, Sunapee
October
12 Dead Poets Reading, Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord, 1:30 pm
15 River Woods, Exeter, reading
24-25 Events TBD, Plymouth
November
2 Arts in Education presentation, Greenfield, 10 am
8 NH State Library reading event, 2-4 pm
14 New England Poets Laureate reading, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
19 Toadstool Bookshop/Under the Elms talk, Keene 7 pm
December
6 & 7 (River Singers concert, Grafton Church, Grafton, VT)
11 Slam Free or Die, Milly’s Tavern, Manchester, 7 pm