Saturday, July 26, 6:30pm NEW LOCATION: NOBLE MARITIME COLLECTION ON THE GROUNDS OF SNUG HARBOR.    Staten Island OutLOUD’s annual celebration of Moby Dick in the historic rooms of the Noble Maritime Collection, 1000 Richmond Terrace, SINY 10301 (on the grounds of Snug Harbor)  

Staten Island OutLOUD reads Moby Dick in a charming indoor setting: the historic Noble Maritime Collection, a site that Melville visited often.  As you listen to Melville’s haunting tale, you’ll share the story of Ishmael, Ahab and the crew of the Pequod as they begin their mystical journey.  Please plan to explore the beautiful exhibits on display at the Museum.

Maritime music by the Staten Island Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Park in any of the Snug Harbor lots, or park on the street, then follow the paths to the  Noble Museum, Building D, facing Richmond Terrace & the Kill van Kull.  If you have a permit for special-needs parking, ask any guard to direct you to the reserved parking areas closest to the Noble Maritime Collection.

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

This event is perfect for all ages; often three generations of families join us.  Free and open to the public.

Friday, July 11, 2pm: Paws & Read OutLOUD. Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314.

Staten Island OutLOUD invites kids ages 5-10 to read aloud to a gentle licensed therapy dog. Sweetie Pie is a kindly boxer; she loves kids, and she loves it when they read to her!  This is a great way for youngsters to build their reading skills and increase confidence.  Bring your favorite book from home, or borrow one of our books to read aloud to Sweetie Pie.   Free.

Hosted by Doris Nielsen licensed therapy dog trainter.

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Friday, July 4, 2pm at the historic Conference House, 7455 Hylan Blvd, SINY 10307 (@Satterlee St).  BRING A LAWNCHAIR!

When’s the last time you read our nation’s founding document?  Join us as we read the Declaration together, plus a few surprises.  The Conference House is a perfect setting for this event.  It was the site of a 1776 peace conference with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Edward Rutledge and Lord Howe, in an ill-fated effort to end the Revolutionary War.  The rest is history.

This event is perfect for all ages.  Bring a lawnchair!  Rain or shine; if it rains, we’ll gather inside the cozy  kitchen of the Conference House.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A NEIGHBORLY, NON-PARTISAN EVENT.  As a nonprofit cultural organization, we cannot engage in any campaign-related activities, nor can we promote or present political candidates..  Thanks.

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Monday, June 16, 7:30pm.  139 Bay Street Gallery, 139 Bay St, SINY 10301.  Bloomsday OutLOUD: Global celebration of James Joyce’s comic epic, Ulysses.

Every year on June 16, all over the world – from Boston to Beijing, from Sidney to Seattle, Joyceans gather to read & celebrate Ulysses.  Considered by many to be the first modern novel,  traces the peregrinations, the encounters, the thoughts and the interior monologues of three Dubliners (and everyone they meet or pass by), from sunrise on June 16, 1904, til dawn the following morning.

Staten Island OutLOUD invites you to join us, and to be part of this global celebration, which we present every year on June 16.  OutLOUD’s amiable host: the inimitable James Hill, a Staten Islander & a proud son of Erin.

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Saturday, April 26, Noon.  Bay St Noodle Shop, 228 Bay St, SINY 10301 (at Tompkinsville Park & just a few doors from ETG Book Café).  Part of ETG’s annual St George Day Festival.

Staten Island OutLOUD kicks off the annual St George Day festival, with a whimsical celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday: “Shakespeare OutLOUD with Noodles!”
We’ll feature readings of original work on Shakespearean themes by writers from OutLOUD’s creative writing studio – Together with participatory readings of Shakespeare’s sonnets – for National Poetry Month.   If you’d like to read one of your favorite soliloquies & scenes, that’s great.  We welcome readings of Shakespeare by anyone who wants to join us!

We’ll meet in the awesome new Bay St Noodle Shop (228 Bay St, overlooking Tompkinsville Park & just a few doors from ETG Book Cafe).  Our reading is free – BUT WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE NOODLE SHOP by ordering something from their delicious menu: Starts as low as $4 for a huge bowl of noodles, plus other tasty selections.