Past Events

Thursday, Nov 1st, 6pm at the St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave (corner of Hyatt St, just up the hill from Borough Hall), SINY 10301

Monday, Oct 29th, 3pm at the Tottenville Branch Library, 7430 Amboy Road, SINY 10307

Our friends, the valiant librarians at Tottenville Library invite teens to join Staten Island OutLOUD for this afterschool meetup on Kelly Link’s wild short stories, Pretty Monsters.
Zombies, gravedigging, wizards, and underground librarians.
Don’t miss it!
Book giveaway too.

Saturday. Oct 27th, 4pm. Noble Maritime Collection, 1000 Richmond Terrrace, SINY 10301

Staten Island OutLOUD joins the Noble Collection for this spooky & seasonal spoken word performance with dance by members of Creation Dance Collective.
We’ll read from Kelly Link’s short story “Pretty Monsters” – and we’ll contrast that segment with a reading from Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
This event is part of Staten Island OutLOUD’s autumn series for The Big Read – National Endowment for the Arts.
Readers include John Bostrom, Vincent Vok, Beth Gorrie and others TBA.
Dancers: Melisande Echanique, Alyssa Rapp, Rosita Roldan and Shawna Salmon.
The National Endowment for the Arts presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

Friday, Oct 26th, 7pm at the historic Conference House, 298 Satterlee Street (at the southern tip of Hylan Blvd), SINY 10307

Island historian Patricia Salmon explores some of Staten Island’s haunted places. . .

What murder mystery began on Castleton Ave and concluded on Westervelt Ave?

When did a young crime reporter named Edgar Allan Poe cover an Island murder trial?

Who still haunts the Conference House?
More mysteries await…

Free, fun & family-friendly.

Thursday, Oct 25th, 4pm. Port Richmond Branch Library, 75 Bennett St, SINY 10302

Join our awesome friends, the staff of Port Richmond Library, and Staten Island OutLOUD for this lively community conversation on Kelly Link’s fantastical short story collection, Pretty Monsters.
Book giveaway, while supplies last.

Wednesday, Oct 24th, 3pm. At Richmondtown Branch Library, 200 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.

Details TBA

Saturday, Oct 20th, 2pm. At Mont Sec House, 112A Mo t Sec Avenue. on the grounds of historic Fort Wadsworth, Bay Street & School Road, Staten Island NY 10305. (Mont Sec Avenue is just a block past the guard station, which is at the end of Bay St & School Road)

Join us for an informal reading from Kelly Link’s short story “The Wrong Grave” & conversation in the charming 19th century parlor of Mont Sec House, located on the grounds of historic Fort Wadsworth. Enter via the guard station at the end of Bay Street at School Road. Free parking in the Visitors Center.
Mont Sec House is located on Mont Sec Avenue, just to the left of the guard station, off New York Avenue.

Gateway National Recreation Area

Friday, Oct 19th, 7pm. 7 Navy Pier Court @Urby (Front Street & Navy Pier), Staten Island NY 10304. (One block from Bay Street)

Meet us at the Staten Island Arts gallery, where our candlelight stroll begins. We’ll walk from Urby to Tappen Park, then to MakerPark, then to the Urby waterfront as we explore Sonic Gates, the large kinetic sculptures installed in each of those locations.

Each audience member will be given bells and glow sticks as we stroll along this 4-block circuit around Stapleton.

Special musical guests: Bobbaloo Basey and Tracey Wright on pennywhistle.

Featured dancers: Melisande Echinique, Alyssa Rapp, Rosita Roldan, and Shawna Salmon – creation dance collective.

Costumed dancers will lead us along the way, and at each location we’ll pause for a reading from Kelly Link’s fantastical short stories, Pretty Monsters. Dancers will perform at each location, then they’ll lead us to the next site. Our stroll will return to the Staten Island Arts gallery, where we’ll have drinks, conversation and fellowship. Free, fun and family-friendly!