Speak Easy No. 3 was held at Cheshire cocktail bar this past Sunday (3/12/2017), and like the previous two, it was a full house. We had an impressive selection of readers, and a very appreciative audience. Based on the quality of readers and audience feedback, we know we’ve got something good going here, and we intend to keep giving local writers a chance to be heard.
We listened to past feedback, and at this Speak Easy we served fresh French press coffee from Joe Bean, as well as some delicious baked goods and popcorn. Rumor has it, there may be sandwiches at April’s event. (We’re not sure who April is, but hopefully she’ll be on hand with sandwiches at our event as well.)
We look forward to continuing our Speak Easy series monthly at Cheshire for the foreseeable future. Our next event will be on Sunday, April 9. We hope to see you there! Because of the limited capacity of the venue, attendance is by invitation only.
If you’d like to attend or read at an upcoming event, please fill out the form here.
Please be sure to check out pictures from the March Speak Easy below, and don’t forget to sign up for our mailing list on the bottom of the page so you know what’s coming up!
Lineup for Speak Easy No. 3, Sunday 3/12/2017 at Cheshire:
The Cactus — Robin L. Flanigan The Malvern Journals — George Steele The Impressing of Anastasia — Scott Seifritz M45 — Katie Duane Birthright — Evvy Fanning Before — Kate Mapother A Hunger Like Longing — Nadia Ghent Excerpt from Poor Girls’ Palace — Leslie Youngblood Excerpt from In the Country of Monstrous Creatures — Kyle Semmel
Special Thanks to:
Julio Nieves — MC & Sound
April D’Amico — Photography
Julie Oldfield — Photography
Rebecca Haskins — Invaluable support
— S. Seifritz —
Speak Easy No. 3 — Open Topic.
Don’t forget your program before heading upstairs!
Another full house!
It’s going to be a good day!
It’s always helpful to know where you fall in the lineup.
Ladies and gentlemen, your MC, Sound Man, Bartender, Barista, and more: Julio Nieves!
Leading off with her powerful piece, The Cactus, Robin L. Flanigan.
The audience is captivated.
George Steele reading from his poetic piece, The Malvern Journals.
All eyes — and ears — on George.
Cocktails and good writing. What else do you need?
Scott Seifritz reading his short absurdist piece, The Impressing of Anastasia.
You can always expect an appreciative audience at a Speak Easy!
First-time reader, Katie Duane, readers her piece, M45.
The audience is tuned in.
Kate enjoying the show while awaiting her turn at the mic.
George enjoying a beverage after his turn at bat.
The always impressive Evvy Fanning reads her powerful piece, Birthright.
And the audience appreciates it.
Intermission! Time for a refill.
Intermission is a good time for the writers — and audience — to mingle.
Crowd favorite, Kate Mapother, reads her memoir piece, Before.
Kate’s fans are in the house!
First-time reader, Nadia Ghent, impresses with A Hunger Like Longing.
Past Speak Easy readers, Kevin Watt and Rebecca Haskins, listen to the day’s readers.
Future reader, Herb Smith, enjoys what he’s hearing.
Taking notes for the Q&A portion.
Leslie Youngblood reads an excerpt from her upcoming novel, Poor Girl’s Palace.
The audience is drawn in.
Finishing up with first-time reader and current Executive Director of Writer’s & Books, Kyle Semmel!
Kyle reads an excerpt from his work, In the Country of Monstrous Creatures.
A big round of applause for our nine readers!
Q&A time!
Between the audience and the MC, everyone gets at least one question.
