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SUMMARY:ARTober Open Mic @ Bethany Arts Community
DESCRIPTION:ARTober Open Mic at BAC!\nDate & Time: Friday\, October 9\, 2026 7:30PM\n6:30-7:15pm: How to Rock an Open Mic Workshop (Limited Spots\, sign up above– see below for more info!)\n7-7:30pm Performer Sign Up\n7:30-9:30pm Open Mic\nLocation: Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossining\, NY 10562\nFor Ages 16+\nTickets (at the door): Pay-What-You-Can $10 – $20 \nJoin Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to BAC this month and share your latest poetry/spoken word/music projects with a supportive audience.   \nBring your talent\, your works in progress\, and your positive energy to our stage. This event is open to teens and adults near and far.   \nPlanning to Perform at Open Mic on October 9? Performer sign-up occurs between 7-7:30PM. Performers will submit their name “into the hat” and we’ll draw 13 names right before 7:30PM. Each performer will have up to 5 minutes each on the mic. Performers are encouraged to make a suggested donation between $5-$20 at the door. \nOUR COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS\nTo help nurture a space of respect\, validation\, and welcoming:  \n\nWe’re here to share space\, build community\, and support each other.\nPerformers: respect the 5-minute time limit and be mindful of your timekeeper.\nIf you like something\, make some noise! Snap your fingers\, stomp your feet\, clap\, whatever feels right to you.\nWe encourage you to get to know your seat neighbors. Connect and build community. \n\nOpen Mics take place the 2nd Friday of every month.   \nCo-hosted by Hudson Valley Books for Humanity\, a welcoming space to build community through books and art.  \nFind Hudson Valley Books for Humanity on social media @hudsonvalleybooksforhumanity\, on their website hvbooksforhumanity.com\, or visit them at 67 Central Avenue\, Ossining\, NY 10562.  \n— \nHow to Rock an Open Mic\nA Pre-Open Mic Workshop Series for Poets & Writers \nWith James K. Zimmerman\nEvery month at 6:30pm\nFREE! Registration (above) strongly encouraged. Walk-ins welcome until we reach capacity.\n*Workshop will begin promptly at 6:30pm. We are not able to accommodate late comers.  \nOctober 9: Reading Prep\nDeepen your preparation for a public reading. We’ll talk about choosing poems that “talk to each other\,” great poems to read aloud\, timing poems\, introductions\, and practicing out loud.   \nABOUT JAMES\nJames K. Zimmerman is an award-winning writer and frequent Pushcart Prize nominee. He has been published in journals such as Atlanta Review\, Chicago Quarterly Review\, Chautauqua\, december\, Folio\, Lumina\, the minnesota review\, Nimrod\, Pleiades\, Rattle\, and Salmagundi\, among many others. He has read his works in dozens of venues\, including Poets’ House\, the New England Poetry Club\, KGB\, Otto’s Shrunken Head\, the Norwich (VT) Bookstore\, San Jose State University\, Amherst Writers & Artists\, Straw Dog Writers Guild\, and the Association of Writers & Publishers. His published books of poems include “Little Miracles” (Passager Books)\, “Family Cookout” (Comstock Books — winner of the Jessie Bryce Niles Award)\, “The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen” (Poetry Box Press — Editor’s Choice)\, “Uncertainty” (Bottlecap Press)\, “Unbroken Circle\, Unending Thread” (Fernwood)\, and “Portrait Miniatures” (Broadstone Books). 
URL:https://bethanyarts.org/calendar/openmicoct926/
LOCATION:Bethany Arts Community\, 40 Somerstown Rd.\, Ossining\, NY\, 10562\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Open Mic,Performance,Poetry,Program,Reading,Storytelling
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SUMMARY:I'M SCARED 2026
DESCRIPTION:I’M SCARED 2026\nOctober 10 – November 6\, 2026\nBethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossining\, NY 10562 \nContent Warning: This exhibition contains mature and unsettling imagery\, including themes and visuals that some viewers may find frightening or disturbing. This exhibit is recommended for those 18+. Viewer discretion is advised. \nWhat does it truly mean to be scared? \n“I’M SCARED 2026” is a juried multidisciplinary art show that explores what we try to hide in the dark. This art show invites artists to show us the strange\, the bleak\, the freaky\, and the weird. \nJoin “I’M SCARED 2026” Curators and Artists for our Opening Reception on Saturday\, October 10\, 2026 from 7-9PM \nCome and visit\, what are you scared of? \nGallery Hours (Starting ARTober 12):\nMonday – Saturday 10AM-4PM\nSunday CLOSED
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - I'M SCARED 2026
DESCRIPTION:I’M SCARED 2026\nOctober 10 – November 6\, 2026\nBethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Road\, Ossining\, NY 10562 \nContent Warning: This exhibition contains mature and unsettling imagery\, including themes and visuals that some viewers may find frightening or disturbing. This exhibit is recommended for those 18+. Viewer discretion is advised. \nWhat does it truly mean to be scared? \n“I’M SCARED 2026” is a juried multidisciplinary art show that explores what we try to hide in the dark. This art show invites artists to show us the strange\, the bleak\, the freaky\, and the weird. \nJoin “I’M SCARED 2026” Curators and Artists for our Opening Reception on Saturday\, October 10\, 2026 from 7-9PM \nCome and visit\, what are you scared of? \nGallery Hours (Starting ARTober 12):\nMonday – Saturday 10AM-4PM\nSunday CLOSED
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