A May Celebration Of Poetry And Music

Jane Wickham once again invites poets and poetry fans in and out of the PoemAlley circle to Mapleview Towers for a free-form afternoon of readings and music, this time honoring the spring season.

Jane Wickham

May Celebration is part of PA/Curley’s Poets’ ongoing outreach to the senior community of Stamford, following on 2013’s winter gathering (serendipitously accented by a weekend snow storm), followed the next year by a fall Halloween reading (with costumed appearances). Jane’s programs are highlighted by a spontaneous mixture of readings, singing and piano accompaniment.

Jane has been regularly involved with PoemAlley for several years and is a resident of Mapleview, located across from the Macy’s end of the Stamford Town Center.

Bring your favorite poem to read, or just come and listen and join us for lots of fun and refreshments!

Presented by PoemAlley and Curley’s Diner, this public event is free; only on-street parking is permitted, unless you have a Mapleview Towers Parking Permit.

 

Where:
Community Room
Mapleview Towers
51 Grove Street (Corner of Broad and Grove)

When:

Sunday, May 22, 2016
3-6 pm

Contact:
203-274-5474, Jane Wickham

A Fall Celebration Of Poetry And Music

Following-up on last winter’s cozily snowbound and well-received program of readings, music and singing (delivered with delightful off-the-cuff verve by Jane Wickham and Ralph Nazareth on the piano, respectively), as well as a video presentation on the life of Emily Dickinson, Jane has put together another PoemAlley presentation for this weekend, this time celebrating Autumn.

A resident of the Mapleview Towers senior apartment complex (around the corner from the Stamford Town Center), Jane is known as much for her handmade jewelry as for her thoughtful selection of photography and art used to spot illustrate the, by turns, locally- and Continentally-flavored pieces she shares at Curley’s.

Open to the public and PA members, alike, all are encouraged to bring a favorite poem to share, or to just to come by for a listen and to enjoy complimentary refreshments. Wear a costume, if you dare!

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Where:

Community Room

Mapleview Towers

51 Grove Street (Corner of Broad and Grove)

When:

Sunday, October 26, 2014

3-6 pm

Contact:

Jane Wickham, 203-274-5474

Sponsored by PoemAlley and Curley’s Diner, this event is free; only on-street parking is permitted, unless you have a Mapleview Towers Parking Permit.

The Season Asks “Joy, First”

Partake of words, food and entertainment at Holiday Cheer at Mapleview Towers, a festive afternoon gathering organized by regular PoemAlley contributor Jane Wickham, to be held this Saturday in Mapleview's Community Room for residents of the Stamford apartment complex.

Eleni Begetis Anastos

Open to area poets and members of Tuesdays at Curley’s (hosted by Curley’s Diner co-owner and poet Elena Begetis Anastos), Saturday’s celebration of seasonal hope, fellowship and spoken art encourages all to share a favorite short piece (to be read by someone else, if preferred) in an atmosphere accented by refreshments, live music provided by PA members, as well as movie screenings spanning the Transcendental and Beat periods, including 1978's Emily Dickinson: "A Certain Slant of Light" (check out the poet's moody winter meditation "There's a Certain Slant of Light" here), featuring Julie Harris, and the 2006 documentary, The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg.

Newly-discovered, this 1860 daguerreo-
type is purportedly only the second photo of
Dickinson (to left, with friend Kate Scott
Turner) found

Here’s a portion of Harris’ brilliant take on the private 19^th century poet from 1976's The Belle of Amherst...

... and here's the trailer for the Ginsberg film by Jerry Aronson, with commentary by Joan Baez, William F. Buckley, Ken Kesey and others:

New to Ginsberg? This deliriously animated version of "Howl" (created as part of the eponymously-titled 2010 film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman) demonstrates the enduring socio/political impact of his work, fifty-seven years after its first controversial publication:

When:

Saturday, December 14, 2013

3-6 PM

Where:

Mapleview Towers

Community Room

51 Grove Street

Stamford, CT 06901

Contact:

Jane Wickham, 203-274-5474