Join me next Saturday, October 13th at the Sidewalk Cafe on Avenue A in NYC for the IAWA (Italian American Writers Association) open mic. See you at 5:30pm.
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IAWA at Cornelia Street Cafe
Hard to tell but that’s me up on stage, returnign to my both my Italian and Greenwich Village roots, reading a story about growing up in Angelina’s Restaurant, at the IAWA (Italian American Writers Association) Saturday open mic at Cornelia Street Cafe.
Finding YiaYia at the Oaks
I was honored to be invited to tell my story Finding YiaYia: A Greek Tragedy to the NYSJC – New York Service and Justice Collaborative Fellows, and run a storytelling workshop for them down at The Oaks The New Dawn Foundation in New Rochelle last night.
Follow the Breadcrumbs to Barnes & Noble
So honored to be included in the Breadcrumbs Mag line-up to read my story “Dream On!” which was published in the online magazine as Breadcrumb #348.
#UNFAKE
Hope to see you at my next reading on March 4th at the NRPL.
Angela tells a story from her “Just a Waitress” Storyline
I am so fortunate to have been selected as a featured reader at the
650 event at New Rochelle Public Library,
where I read, “Angelina’s Restaurant was my Playground.”
Immigration Nation – Sunday Jan 28th 3PM
Immigration Nation • America is created and sustained by countless people born elsewhere who came here to create a better life for themselves and their families. Our writers will share immigrant story about the struggles and successes of grandparents, neighbors, and friends.
3:00 PM, Sunday January 28, 2018 • Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library.
Made possible with grants from the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library, and suggested minimum donations of $10.
What’s Your Story? – Writing and Performance
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? – WRITING & PERFORMANCE
with Angela Derecas Taylor
Course Semester: Winter
Wednesday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“What’s Your Story?” is an interactive 9-week writing course geared to helping you craft stories about true events in your life, with the intention of telling them to a live audience in a way that will captivate, inspire and entertain. Through a combination of theme-based writing prompts and practice sessions with instructor and participant feedback, you will leave this class with a single performance-ready story that will debut on the final night of class. Throughout the program the instructor will let the attendees know about upcoming storytelling and open Mic events where they can attend and listen or perhaps tell their stories. These events will be non-mandatory and at the student’s own expense (if any).
Fee: $279 / $251 members
Dates: 01/24/18 – 03/28/18
No Class: Feb. 21
Sessions: 9
Save the Date for 650
650 is where writers read; it’s a celebration of the spoken word, and I’ve been selected for the cast of “Immigration Nation” on Sunday, January 28 at 3:00 PM in the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library (1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY).
Presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts and the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library, this event is open to the public with a suggested minimum donation of $10, and will be followed by and a wine and cheese reception. I hope you’ll join us for a great show, and please spread the word about the spoken word! #Read650 and #wherewritersread and https://www.facebook.com/Read650/
Visit the website for more information, or check out recent videos here:
http://www.Read650.com
Om. Shantii.
Namaste.