2pm Sunday, June 21st at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tobetan Art, 338 Lighthouse Ave, Staten Island NY 10306
Join us for a free community reading and conversation on selected poems by Audre Lorde, pioneer poet, civil rights advocates and educator, 1934-1992. She lived and worked on Staten Island during the 1970s and 1980s.
Sunday, August 2nd at 2pm
Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314 (at Brielle)
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading & conversation on Prof. Phillip Pappas’ intriguing history text “That Ever Loyal Island” as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s Declaration of Independence.
Did you know that in 1776, Staten Island was considered a Tory stronghold? Join us as we examine this aspect of American history.
Free & open to the public. Free parking on the grounds of the Greenbelt Nature Center, and at the nearby Greenbelt Recreation Center, 501 Brielle Ave SINY 10314, located just a few hundred feet up Brielle (across from the Seaview Hospital grounds).
Monday, June 22nd at 4:30pm. At the St George Library Center – NYPL. 5 Central Ave, SINY 10301.
Staten Island OutLOUD joins our friend, Librarian Kristen Strmel, as we read and discuss “A Hymn To Life” by Gisele Pelicot. She made history during the recent criminal trial in the south of France. Her husband and about 50 other men were convicted of drugging and raping her on multiple occasions. (Mme. Pelicot’s husband was also accused of raping & photographing their daughter.)
Her decision to insist on a public trial shifted prevailing attitudes on many gender-based issues. In “A Hymn To Life”, Gisele Pelicot shares her story with stunning clarity and with remarkable perspective.
This event is open to readers age 18 and over. FREE. The St George Library Center is just a block from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, where many SI bus lines, SIR train, and the Ferry converge. Several municipal parking ramps and lots are located within 2 blocks of the library. Also, metered and some limited free parking on surrounding streets.
Saturday, May 2nd at 2pm (rain date Sat, May 9th). At Christ United Methodist Church, 1890 Forest Ave (3 blocks west of Richmond Ave), SINY 10303.
Staten Island OutLOUD co-hosts with our neighbor Sarah Clark – We’ll read and explore “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankel. A powerful witness to history, a compelling account. FREE.
Weather permitting we’ll also take a short stroll through Graniteville Quarry Park next door on Forest Ave.
Plenty of free parking on surrounding streets. Public transportation: #44 & #48 buses stop nearby.
Saturday, April 11th at 2pm at the St George Library Center, 5 Central Ave, SINY 10301 (located 2 blocks from the Ferry, and just uphill from Borough Hall). The S42 and S52 bus stops at the Library’s front door. Parking on surrounding streets.
Staten Island OutLOUD celebrates National Poetry Month with this event, as we explore the work of Arthur Sze, Poet Laureate of the United States. Mr. Sze is a second-generation Chinese American writer whose poetry fuses the traditions of Chinese, Japanese, Native American and Western culture. He win the National Book Award for “Sight Lines”. He currently serves as the 25th United States Poet Laureate for 2025-26.
This event is free. Best for ages 18 and up.
Saturday, March 7th, 2-3:30pm.
At ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St)
“The Lost Girls of Willowbrook”, a novel by Ellen Marie Wiseman, was inspired by the true story of the Willowbrook School in the years before Geraldo Rivera and other journalists exposed systemic abuses of patients with developmental issues.
This novel focuses on a teenage girl’s search for her missing twin sister, who she fears was being held against her will at Willowbrook. We’ll read and discuss excerpts from the novel. Best for ages 14 and up. Free and open to the public.
Friday, Feb 6th at 7pm
At Hub 17 NYC, 73 Wave Street (just off Bay St), SINY 10304.
Join Staten Island OutLOUD, together with our friends Kimbra Eberly & everyone at Hub 17 NYC as we explore Dr. King’s historic 1964 speech as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Free. Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Accessible via the S51 bus and the SIRT train.
Saturday July 31st, 2pm. At ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St). Plenty of parking on surrounding streets. Best for ages 16 & up.
Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading from “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” – a novel by Peter Hoeg, set in Greenland & Denmark. We’ll meet at @ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St). Parking on Bay St & surrounding streets. Only 3 blocks from the Ferry. Free – but please support ETG with your purchase of coffee, teas, light bites & books! This event is best for ages 16 and up.
Saturday, Dec 27th at 2pm. ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, Staten Island NY 10301 (between Victory Blvd & Hannah Street, about 3 blocks from the Ferry)
Join Staten Island OutLOUD for this year’s end community gathering. We’ll explore Joy Harjo’s poem “Exile of Memory” and other short works of reflection, remembrance and resolution.
We’ll consider the year that’s quickly passing, and consider the year to come. FREE.
The cafe is on Little Bay St, overlooking Tompkinsville Park, btw Victory Blvd & Hannah St. It’s about 3 blocks from the Ferry, near the SIR train & multiple bus routes. Plenty of parking on surrounding streets.
Saturday, Oct 11th at 2pm
ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10302
ETG Book Cafe marks it’s 20th anniversary during the month of October. Staten Island OutLOUD is delighted to help celebrate ETG, a beloved community cultural venue.
Please join us for this free event – We’ll gather to read and explore “Howl” – a landmark in American poetry. If you have a copy of “Howl”, please bring it, or borrow a copy from us.
Adults only, please – some explicit language.