Join us again on Wednesday, July 16th at 8 p.m. at Modern Formations Gallery!

July's edition of The New Yinzer’s TNY Presents is bursting at the seams. This time around, we feature Kevin Finn, Kurt Garrison, Kristofer Collins, and Carlos Pena.

Kevin Finn: Kevin Finn is a poet from Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently pursuing an MFA at Carlow University, and working on his first book, Visible Extinction. Finn has been published in Tiger's Eye Journal, and the Pittsburgh City Paper. Also a singer-songwriter, Finn's Vessels has gained critical acclaim world wide. He lives with his wife, child and pet cat. Visit him at www.kevinfinn.net or at www.myspace.com/theinsectvoice.

Kurt Garrison: Kurt Garrison is a member of Workshop, The Plat Maps and AAA.

Kristofer Collins: Kristofer Collins is the managing editor of The New Yinzer, an occasional book reviewer for The Post Gazette, and owner of Desolation Row CDs. A book of his poems entitled “King Everything” was published in 2007 by Six Gallery Press. “The Liturgy of Streets” is forthcoming from Six Gallery Press in 2008.

Carlos Peña: Carlos Peña seeks to illuminate life's diversity and has found music to be his most effective means in this process. In doing so, he has learned to embrace the paradoxes and ambiguity which comprise our experience. Carlos takes a holistic approach to sound production on his instruments of choice (guitar, percussion, and piano) and emphasizes the role of improvisation within harmonic and rhythmic frameworks in his style of musical expression. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Carlos has been an instrumentalist and performer for most of his life, holds a masters degree in ethnomusicology, and additionally functions as a music librarian and researcher.

Cover is $4. Light vittles and beverages will be available.

A preview of the writers and musicians slated for June 18th TNY series!

Join us again for an evening of fiction, poetry, music, beer and good food at Modern Formations Gallery in Garfield! The cover is $4. The program begins at 8 p.m. Here is June's line-up!

Julie Albright is a fiction writer living in Friendship. She also owns The Writing Studio, where she provides individual tutoring, editing services, and summer creative writing camp for kids.

Savannah Schroll Guz is an art critic for Pittsburgh City Paper and writes a monthly column on newly released reference guides for Library Journal. She is author of The Famous & The Anonymous (2004) and editor of the theme-based fiction anthology, Consumed: Women on Excess (2005). She is currently at work on a novel.

Jerome ‘Rev Rome’ Crooks was raised in Buffalo, NY and Deep Creek, VA. Twleve years ago he moved to Pittsburgh, where he served as poet laureate of South Oakland for severn years. He currently lives in Shadyside and is finishing work on “The Moment I Feared”, his first manuscript.

Raymond Morin came to Pittsburgh in 2005, and quickly started the seminal Sort Of Records CD-R label. He performs mostly acoustic and fingerstyle guitar music, inspired by the British Folk Revival of the 1960s, and by more modern lo-fi fare. He is a member of Pairdown, The Instances, and David Bernabo’s Assembly.

Some images from the May 21st event!
...and stay tuned for details on the June 18th event!

Renee Alberts reads from her forthcoming poetry chapbook.

Brendan Kerr reads three chapters from a new novel-in-progress, based on the the people who are rooted and those who are mobile in small-town West Virginia.

Kurt Garrison of The Plat Maps sings "Three Mile Island".

Megan Williams, the other half of The Plat Maps, accompanies Kurt with back-up vocals and amazing lyrical violin work.

A preview of guests for the May 21st event!
On stage at Modern Formations Gallery at 8 p.m.

Brendan Kerr comes to Pittsburgh via Elkins, West Virginia and Brooklyn, New York. He recently completed his MFA at the University of Pittsburgh and his novel, The Uses of Talent, is currently looking for a home. Brendan plays bass with the rock band Workshop. He lives in Polish Hill and can often be found among the crowd in one local establishment or another.

Renée Alberts listens to rivers, talks to the radio, and translates the conversations into poetry, sound and collage. She learned all of this in Pittsburgh. She's been lucky to collaborate with some of the city's finest wordsmiths and musicians, and has participated in and curated many events. Her chapbook is forthcoming from Speed & Briscoe. Witness her in 1s and 0s at http://williamthesilent.blogspot.com/.

With The Plat Maps

he yelled and played guitar. she sang and played violin. others joined in on the madness. alcohol was often (if not always) involved. fun was had by all.

Listen here: www.myspace.com/theplatmaps

Some shots from the April 16th event at Modern Formations Gallery. Featured were writer Jason Jordan (among the crowd in the red T-shirt); poet Scott Silsbe (in the bottom-most photo in the camel-colored sports coat); and vocalist Julie Sokolow (on stage).

Stay tuned! The next event is May 21st!