(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – More than 40 new oil paintings by Berkshire artist Michael Rousseau will be on display at yBar in downtown Pittsfield from Saturday, June 1, 2013 through Sunday, June 30 in an exhibition titled Salon Style. The collection of work reflects a four-year, self-guided exploration by the artist into the many facets of…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Following a brief break for the holidays, the WordXWord Writers Room at yBar has announced four events in January, including the return of a WXW 2012 audience favorite, poet/performer Jon Sands. Other events include a competitive storytelling challenge; an open mic; and an invitational poetry slam. The schedule for January is as…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Novelist and essayist Cathi Hanauer will appear as the featured author for July 2012 in the WXW Writers Room series at yBar on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 8 p.m. Hanauer will read a short excerpt from her brand new novel, Gone, and then answer questions and discussing writing, life, marriage, or…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The WordXWord Festival Writers Room and yBar are teaming up to present a Head-To-Head Haiku on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 8p.m. at yBar, 391 North Street, in Pittsfield. Head-To-Head Haiku is a fun twist on the popular poetry-slam format. In Head-To-Head Haiku, a “Gyoji” or slam master presents two poets –…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Seth Rogovoy is the featured reader at yBar on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 8 pm (291 North St.) in Pittsfield as part of the Tuesday Night Writers Room series, a project of the WordXWord Festival hosted by Emily Pulfer-Terino and Gabriel Squailia. Best known for his award-winning writing about music and…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Poet Marie-Elizabeth Mali is the featured reader at yBar on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 8 pm (291 North St.) in Pittsfield as part of the Tuesday Night Writers Room series, a project of the WordXWord Festival hosted by Emily Pulfer-Terino and Gabriel Squailia. Mali will be reading new, unpublished work, as…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Cultural journalist and author Jeremy Goodwin will read new work at yBar on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 8 pm (291 North St.) in Pittsfield as part of the Tuesday Night Writers Room series, a project of the WordXWord Festival and hosted by Emily Pulfer-Terino and Gabriel Squailia. Goodwin plans to read…
