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Center for literary arts in New York State, based at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org

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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Carol Gilligan is in the New York Times today. She'll be at the Albany Book Festival on Saturday. Join us for her event, to take place at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, in conversation with Gish Jen and moderated by Marion Roach Smith. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/s...
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How to Be a ‘Radical’ Listener (Gift Article)
The lessons in Carol Gilligan’s groundbreaking feminist book “In a Different Voice” are more than 40 years old. She wishes they weren’t still so relevant.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks, Michael Parker, for this advance story about Saturday's Albany Book Festival! www.albany.edu/news-center/... @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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Writers Institute Hosts Ninth Annual Albany Book Festival
The Albany Book Festival will return to the University at Albany on Saturday, bringing dozens of acclaimed authors, local writers, publishers and literary organizations to campus for a daylong celebra...
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fran Berman will be in conversation with Joe Donahue, discussing her new book, Better Tech: Putting People First in Cyberspace. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, at UAlbany. Join us for this timely talk. Info at www.nyswritersinstitute.org @joedonahue.bsky.social @wamc.org
Fran Berman and the cover of her book
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us for a timely conversation on an important topic. At 4:30 pm today (Thurs, Sept 17) at UAlbany, we'll be talking with Suketu Mehta, author of This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto (2019). Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org #immigrants
Photo of Suketu Mehta and the cover of his book This Land is Our Land
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tonight: Join Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark, coauthors of "American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump," for a conversation with Times Union Editor Casey Seiler. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kaibirdsusan...
Image of Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark and their books
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kudos to Kennedy! A new essay titled "Albany's Homer" in the September issue of Harper's magazine offers an appreciation of William Kennedy's Albany Trilogy. harpers.org/archive/2026... @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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Albany's Homer, by Kasia Boddy
How William Kennedy found his beat
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A month from today, the @ualbany Campus Center will be filled with readers and writers. We hope you'll be one of them. Saturday, Sept. 26. www.albanybookfestival.com
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🎬 Four weeks from today! We launch our fall film series with a screening of "Brownsville Bred" and a discussion with writer-director Elaine Del Valle. Join us on Friday, Sept. 18, for an evening of film and conversation. Trailer and info at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/brownsvilleb...
"Brownsville Bred" movie poster and photo of writer-director Elaine Del Valle.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
⚠️ SCAM ALERT ⚠️ 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞: Please be aware of scam emails falsely claiming to be associated with the Albany Book Festival. See example below forwarded to us from a vigilant author. All festival email will come from an @albany.edu email address. www.albanybookfestival.com
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Four weeks until the opening event of our Fall 2026 season! Acclaimed authors, filmmakers, musicians, historians, poets, and cultural commentators. Join the conversation! Sign up for email updates at nyswritersinstitute.org
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A hopeful pushback to "The End of Reading." At UAlbany this summer, teenagers spent a week reading, writing and sharing their stories. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/a-forgo... @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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‘A Forgotten Art:’ UAlbany Writing Workshop Helps Teens Find Their Voice in the Age of AI
Capital Region teens hone their writing skills at the Discovering Your Voice workshop hosted by the Capital District Writing Project and NYS Writers Institute. By Bethany Bump with photos by Patrick D...
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Applications open for Fall 2026 Community Poetry Writing Salon at UAlbany with Anna Moschovakis www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/applica... @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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Applications open for Fall 2026 Community Poetry Writing Salon
Application deadline Friday, August 7.UAlbany Department of English Poet-in-Residence Anna Moschovakis will offer a community poetry writing salon / workshop in Fall 2026 with the New York State Write...
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
43 years of great conversations. More to come this fall! Sign up for our email updates at www.nyswritersinstitute.org and then watch your inbox for announcements of our fall 2026 schedule and the Albany Book Festival. @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social #albany #518
Moriah Hampton, Luis Jaramillo and Julie Phillips at the 2025 Albany Book Festival. (Patrick Dodson / UAlbany)
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn to debut new poem at "Moon Tree" in NYC park on Thursday. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/state-p... @ualbany @mayor.nyc.gov
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State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn to debut new poem at "Moon Tree" in NYC park
New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn will read a poem at Madison Square Park’s Moon Tree Launch Party in New York City on Thursday, July 16, a daylong celebration recognizing the park’s newly-plan...
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NYS Summer Writers Institute's third week of writerly events continues. 8 p.m. Thursday July 9 Caryl Phillips (fiction) and Chase Twichell (poetry) 8 p.m. Friday July 10 Rick Moody (fiction) and Adam Braver (fiction) Full schedule on our website and www.skidmore.edu/summerwriter...
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Visiting Writers and Writers-in-Residence
A list of visiting writers and writers-in-residence for the New York State Writers Institute.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Catch up on some of the memorable conversations from our spring 2026 season. Videos from several events are now available to view at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Name me another place-rooted author so beloved in his hometown during his lifetime. (James Joyce? Nope.) Read Paul Grondahl on William Kennedy at 98: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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At 98, William Kennedy enters pantheon of American literature
The first three books of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s Albany cycle have been published in a new Library of America edition, “William Kennedy: The Albany Trilogy.”
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The NYS Writers Institute invites you to join special guests for a program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at UAlbany to celebrate William Kennedy and his Library of America edition. >>> www.nyswritersinstitute.org #albany #literature #518 @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
William Kennedy and his Library of America edition
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The NYS Writers Institute invites you to join special guests for a program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at UAlbany to celebrate William Kennedy and his Library of America edition. >>> www.nyswritersinstitute.org #albany #literature #518 @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
William Kennedy and his Library of America edition
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Online conversation with Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins. Noon Friday, May 8. Event details and Zoom link >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @marlenebelfort.bsky.social @thernainstitute.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Photos of Kate Zernike and Nancy Hopkins and cover of "The Exceptions."
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Historian and two-time Pulitzer finalist David Nasaw comes to UAlbany on Thursday to discuss The Wounded Generation, a powerful new look at the hidden costs of WWII on veterans and the nation. Free and open to the public; signing to follow. >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Photo of David Nasaw and images of his book covers
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Join us! Panel discussion will examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping democracy, education, and public services. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 University at Albany Free and open to the public Details >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social #ualbany #albany
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T.C. Boyle @tcboyle.com · 30/04/2026
Albany squirrel.
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T.C. Boyle @tcboyle.com · 29/04/2026
Heading today to Albany for a reading sponsored by the NY State Writers’ Institute at the Nine Pin Cider Works, 929 Broadway, 7:00 P.M. See you there.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Tonight > A conversation about the Writers Institute podcast w excerpts from Toni Morrison, William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Seamus Heaney, Lorrie Moore, Mary Gaitskill, and more. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
Archival photos of Toni Morrison, William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Seamus Heaney, Lorrie Moore, and Mary Gaitskill.
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Announcing PEN America's Character Naming Auction! Bid now to have your name (or a loved one's) featured in an upcoming work from one of these 10 beloved authors. All proceeds support PEN America's new Author Safety Program givebutter.com/c/pen-america-name-a…
This image features headshots in a grid above text promoting a character-naming auction by PEN America. The event encourages bidding to name a character in a book or show. Included authors are Jodi Picoult, David Baldacci, Jennifer Egan, Scott Frank, Christina Lauren, Brigid Kemmerer, Sarah MacLean, Rebecca Makkai, Jean Hanff Korelitz, and Lee and Andrew Child.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Coming Monday, a conversation about the Writers Institute podcast featuring excerpts from Toni Morrison, Seamus Heaney, Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, and more. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at UAlbany. @albany.edu www.nyswritersinstitute.org/writersinsti...
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Thank you SO much to @nyswi.bsky.social for inviting our own @judithenck.bsky.social to speak about our new book "The Problem with Plastic," and to @sarbetter.bsky.social of @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social for conducting the interview.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A week from today, we're heading off-campus... Join us at Nine Pin Cider Works in Albany at 7 p.m. Wed, April 29, for a conversation with T. C. Boyle. Details >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org/tcboyle-2026 @tcboyle.com @liveright.bsky.social
T.C. Boyle
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
How's your digital literacy? Join us Wednesday for a conversation with Heidi Boghosian, author of Cyber Citizens: Saving Democracy with Digital Literacy. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/heidiboghosian @ualbanycehc.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I’ll never retire…” said 98-year old William Kennedy as he was honored today at the LifePath’s 30th Annual Third Age Achievement Awards ceremony. Congratulations! “Keep writing,” says Bill. #novelists #thewritinglife #albany @ualbanynews.bsky.social
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
NEXT MONDAY > Judith Enck in conversation with Susan Arbetter. 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20 Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus. Info >> www.nyswritersinstitute.org @ualbanygreenscn.bsky.social @judithenck.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanygradsch.bsky.social @ualbanydaes.bsky.social
Photo of Judith Enck and an image of her book cover The Problem with Plastic
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Next Thursday >> Andrew Yang in conversation. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16 Page Hall on the @UAlbany Downtown Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/andrewyang Books will be sold and a signing to the follow the conversation and Q&A @andrew-yang.bsky.social
Andrew Yang
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Cultivating the next generation of writers... We're proud to announce that the NYS Writers Institute is once again a co-sponsor of the "Discovering Your Voice" summer writing workshop at @ualbany, presented by the Capital District Writing Project. epay.albany.edu/C21455_ustor...
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Looking ahead to next week, we'll present three events: > 2-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, > Pulitzer-winner Hisham Matar, and > a film screening of the 2023 Moroccan film "Sound of Berberia" w online discussion w director Tarik El Idrissi. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"How many times have two Nobel Prize winners appeared at the University at Albany in the same week?" Google: "Based on available records... there is no record of two Nobel Prize winners appearing in the same week." This is that week... www.nyswritersinstitute.org
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
See you Saturday! We'll see you tomorrow *Saturday* at the 6th Annual Albany Film Festival. 22 events -- screenings, talks, awards -- in 5 venues. Free and open to the public. www.albanyfilmfestival.org
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
See that pic? Phil snapped it! Join us Saturday for a conversation with award-winning photographer Phillip Caruso about his experiences on the film set of "Forrest Gump." 3:45 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at UAlbany at the Albany Film Festival > www.albanyfilmfestival.org @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Image of Tom Hanks in "Forrest Gump" with a second image of photographer Phillip Caruso
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
3 days to go.... Albany Film Festival. Saturday, March 28, at UAlbany. www.albanyfilmfestival.org
Albany Film Festival
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Monday: Joe Manchin. Tuesday: Ani DiFranco. Saturday: Albany Film Festival. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org @anidifranco.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social #albany #518
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Final screening before the Albany Film Festival (Sat. March 28). "A Complete Unknown." Join us 7 p.m. Friday at Page Hall on the Downtown UAlbany Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/acompleteunk...
"A Complete Unknown" movie poster
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A week from today: Ani DiFranco and @wamc.org's Joe Donahue. In conversation 7:30 p.m. Tues, March 24. (Not in concert.) nyswritersinstitute.org/anidifranco #albany #518 @anidifranco.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social @righteousbaberecs.bsky.social
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
One week from today -- Joe Manchin, former U.S. senator for West Virginia, will join us for a conversation. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/joemanchin @stmartinspress.bsky.social @ualbanynews.bsky.social
Former US Sen Joe Manchin and the cover of his book
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
MOVIE NIGHT - Join us at 7 tonight (Fri, March 13). "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project" at Page Hall on the Downtown @ualbany campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/goingtomars Bonus: Meet "Mars" directors Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson at the Albany Film Festival on Sat, March 28.
Going to Mars documentary movie post and a photo of Nikki Giovanni
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
THURSDAY, join us! Kirstin Valdez Quade: The New York Times called the stories “legitimate masterpieces” in a “haunting and beautiful debut.” 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at @albany.edu www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kirstinvalde... #writers #518 #literature #albany
Kirstin Valdez Quade
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: @littlebadger.bsky.social on the Words Banned at a Utah University pen.org/darcie-littl...
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‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: Darcie Little Badger on the Words Banned at a Utah University
When a Utah university gave author Darcie Little Badger a list of words she couldn’t say, she was stunned.
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Join us for a screening of William Wyler's 1939 classic "Wuthering Heights" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Page Hall on the Downtown @UAlbany Campus. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/wutheringhei... #film #albany @ualbanynews.bsky.social #518 #518film
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Help support our mission to bring first-class conversations to Albany... free and open to the public! give.albany.edu/schools/Univ... Campaign runs through March 12th. Thank you! @ualbany #ualbany #writers #conversations @ualbanyfund.bsky.social
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
TONIGHT - Join us for a timely conversation - @newyorker.com staff writer / Columbia Journalism School Dean Jelani Cobb and @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Page Hall, Downtown UAlbany Campus. > nyswritersinstitute.org/jelanicobb @jelaniya.bsky.social
Jelani Cobb and cover of his book
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NYS Writers Institute @nyswi.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Free Film Friday! Join us for a screening of John Sayles' "The Return of the Secaucus 7." 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at Page Hall on the Downtown UAlbany Campus. Info www.nyswritersinstitute.org/returnofthes... #albany #film #518
The Return of the Secaucus 7 movie poster
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