For Pittsburgh poetry events, go to the Pittsburgh Literary Calendar.To view samples of Alberts' poems, please click here.
To book a reading or for other inquiries, please contact her via email.
View a gallery of flyers from past and upcoming events.
past events:
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
If Memory Serves... A Benefit for the Alzheimer's Association in Memory of Robert Grimes (1936-2010)
Modern Formations7PM
$5
FEATURING:
TM Eye
Onodrim
Neighbors
River is to Train
Nikki Allen
Ed Steck
Renée Alberts
and a RAFFLE TO REMEMBER with prizes from: Spak's, Paul's CDs, Mind Cure Records, Carnegie Museum of Art, Kirkiture, 976-Punk pedals, Shrenkengost Inc,and more!
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Cut & Run: Benefit to Fund Nikki Allen and Renée Alberts' Word Tour
This is a benefit reading to fund Nikki Allen and Renée Alberts' out-of-town readings in the coming months. Help us show love beyond Pittsburgh!
(If you can't make it to the reading, but want to help us out, please consider making a PayPal donation on cutandruntour.blogspot.com/.)
readings from:
Sophie Klahr
Kayla Sargeson
Holly Coleman
Jerome Crooks
Brian Francis
DJ Brewer
Renée Alberts
Nikki Allen
with DJ after reading:
Joseph Wilk
8pm
$5
5972 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh 15206
Friday, June 25th, 2010
TypewriterGirls Gone Furry
featuring:
poets Mary Biddinger, Juliet Cook, and Renée Alberts
Bridge City Bombshells burlesque troupe
music from The Hood Gang
On Friday June 25th, The TypewriterGirls will taking their shenanigan-filled, dada-bred poetry cabaret downtown for one very special reason: to celebrate and be terrified, in turns, by their furry nature with the visiting gent-animals coming to our fair city for Anthrocon 2010. Crystal and Margaret, well-aware of the physic pains that could be incurred on such a journey, have once again rounded up the most appropriate crews to perform such a task.
To help each of us discover our inner beast, The Bridge City Bombshells will be performing unique feats of “Furry Burlesque,” as only Pittsburgh's premier burlesque troupe can; Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails will be mixing up an array of “animal friendly” drinks, such as “When Minks Make Love,” the evening long, as part of the open bar; Mary Biddinger, Juliet Cook, and Renée Alberts, three of the regions most wildly-talented poets will be gracing the crowds with their most animalistically uninhibited recitations; and, as a special treat, The Hood Gang, will be arriving in full-regalia to gift the audience with a musical performance to culminate in a cathartic release of their collective party-animal spirit.
You can, of course, expect all of the TypewriterGirls standardized chaos to tie the evening together: a furry-themed, typewriter-written Exquisite Corpse, surrealist drinking games, improv comedy, and perhaps your only chance to watch The TypewriterGirls go through the process of getting in touch with their inner animals and seek deep within themselves to answer the age old question of “What happens when your pet stuffed monkey wants to become a furry, too?”
doors open at 7:30 PM
performance at 8 PM
$10 cover includes open bar featuring the furry-inspired creations of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC).
Guests that present a valid Anthrocon badge receive $1 off at the door.
Future Tenant (map)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Hemingway's Summer Reading Series:
Renée Alberts
Justin Vicari
Stacey Waite
Kris Collins
8 pm
Free & open to the public.
Open mic follows features (as time permits).
Hemingway's Cafe
3911 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3507
(412) 621-4100
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Speed and Briscoe Book Release for Last Call by Kristofer Collins
with poetry and fiction readings from:
Kayla Sargeson
Lucy Goubert
Karl Hendricks
Jason Baldinger
Carrie Shaley
Renée Alberts
Kristofer Collins
$5 admission (includes book)
8 pm
byob
Gallery 4
206 S. Highland Ave
412.363.5050
(directions)
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