Past Events

Sunday, Sept 29, 3pm: Unitarian Church of SI, 312 Fillmore St, SINY 10301

Poe and Day de Dada’s performance art in the memorial garden & 19th century parish hall.  Day de Dada presents “Nevermore / Evermore”.

Open doors to dreams and illusions sparked by dance, sound and poetry.  “Dream-Land” and “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

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If you like mystery and suspense, you’ll love Hitchcock. Check out Sundog Theatre’s The 39 Steps – Thurs Sept 26 thru Sunday, Sept 29 – at Snug Harbor’s Veterans Hall. Hitch said that Poe was his inspiration. For that reason, Sundog will give away 15 books by Poe – with a neighborly nod to Staten Island OutLOUD’autumn series, “Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe”. Call Sundog & get your tix: www.sundogtheatre.org

Saturday, Sept 28, 12:15pm:  Meet in Ferry Terminal (Staten Island side) to board the12:30 boat.

Join us for a trip to Poe’s historic cottage in the Bronx.  We’ll read Poe’s poetry & short works on the Ferry, and on the front porch of the charming Poe Cottage & in Poe Park Visitors Center.  The Bronx Historical Society will give us a private tour of the cottage; they request a cash donation of $5 (adults) or $3 (students, seniors & children).

Poe Cottage is managed by Bronx County Historical Society.  Poe Park Visitors Center is managed by the NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation.

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

For driving directions, visit www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org

If you like mystery and suspense, you’ll love Hitchcock. Check out Sundog Theatre’s The 39 Steps – Thurs Sept 26 thru Sunday, Sept 29 – at Snug Harbor’s Veterans Hall. Hitch said that Poe was his inspiration. For that reason, Sundog will give away 15 books by Poe – with a neighborly nod to Staten Island OutLOUD’autumn series, “Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe”. Call Sundog & get your tix: www.sundogtheatre.org

Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to receive our third award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

We’re hosting The Big Read in our community this fall & winter, featuring Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: Sept 2013 – Feb 2014.

We’ve presented performance art, readings, concerts, two voyages to Poe’s Cottage in the Bronx, book discussions, film screenings, an OutLOUD performance in the fabulous Morgan Library & Museum, a tour of an historic cemetery, a Poe seance, a zombie fest, film screenings, and special events for very young readers.

Although we initially planned to complete our Poe Big Read in November, 2013, so many people asked for more – Poe is huge on Staten Island!  So we’re hosting A Little Mo’ Poe – Some interesting new events in Jan-Feb 2014. Check our schedule for updates.  Join us, and bring family & friends!  All our events are free.

Staten Island OutLOUD reads the Declaration of Independence on the North Shore: Sunday, June 30, 3pm at Fort Wadsworth, Bay Street & School Road, SINY 10305 (enter through the Guard Station at the end of Bay Street, near the Verazanno Bridge).

When was the last time you had a chance to read the Declaration?  Join us as we reflect on the meaning of the national holiday – On the sacrifices of our forebears – On the work of our founders.  BRING A LAWN CHAIR!

We’ll read the Declaration together and share ideas on the document that proposed a radical new idea. We’ll also feature a few related texts, plus a literary surprise or two.

Park in the Visitors Center parking lot, then follow the sidewalk to the spectacular Harbor Overlook, where we’ll gather in a shady spot.

Free and open to the public.  Please bring a lawnchair!

Plenty of free parking.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Staten Island OutLOUD’s annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on the South Shore: Saturday, June 29, 2pm at the historic  Conference House, 7455 Hylan Blvd, SINY 10307 (southern end of Hylan Blvd, at Saterlee St)

When was the last time you had a chance to read the Declaration?  Join us as we reflect on the meaning of the national holiday – On the sacrifices of our forebears – On the work of our founders.  BRING A LAWN CHAIR!

We’ll read the Declaration together and share ideas on the document that proposed a radical new idea. We’ll also feature a few related texts, plus a literary surprise or two.

Free and open to the public.  Please bring a lawnchair!

Plenty of free parking.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

Sunday, June 16, 2013, 6:30pm – 60 Bay St Gallery, 60 Bay St, SINY 10301 (across from Post Office)

Every year on June 16, people around the world gather to celebrate “Bloomsday” – readings from James Joyce’s comic epic Ulysses, considered by many to be the first modern novel. It’s called “Bloomsday” because the novel focuses chiefly on the peregrinations of the chief protagonist, the hapless Leopold Bloom (as well as his wife, the buxom Molly Bloom, the young idealist Stephen Dedalus, and a multitude of other Dubliners).

Ulysses follows the events of one day in Dublin, June 16, 1904, from dawn til almost sunrise the next morning.  Bloomsday is a high literary holiday – Every year on June 16, from Boston to Beijing, from Paris to Perth, people celebrate Joyce’s chronicle of those three Dubliners (& everyone they meet) during the course of the day.

Staten Island OutLOUD is happy to be part of this global phenomenon: Every June 16, OutLOUD hosts a reading with music of  Ulysses.  Our annual “Bloomsday” attracts a loyal following of Joyceans – plus folks who discover Joyce for the first time with us.  This year, because Bloomsday falls on Fathers Day, OutLOUD will present some of Joyce’s observations on fatherhood.

Our 2013 Bloomsday event will take place at 60 Bay St Gallery – next door to Karl’s Klipper, and across the street from the post office.  Plenty of free parking on the street.  Thanks to our friends at Staten Island Creative Community, who run this gallery!  Their work will be on display, so come join us, and enjoy!

Conviviality, James Joyce, a June night, a glass of burgundy – What’s not to love?

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 3pm – Richmondtown Branch Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.  THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SET FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 31. IT’S NOW RESCHEDULED FOR WED AUG 7.  (The library will be closed July 31 for a tech upgrade.)

Kids ages 5-10 can have a lot of fun while they strengthen their reading skills and build confidence, by reading aloud to a patient listener: a licensed therapy dog, Sweetie Pie (a kindly boxer) and Gracie (a dachsund princess).  Kids can bring their favorite books from home, or borrow books from the library’s collection. 

Free.  Plenty of free parking.  Wheelchair accessible.  For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.