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A Walk in the Woods

Roots, Shoots, and Leaves #2

June 17, 3P

Esau’s Heel Trail, Route 8, Becket, MA
Free

In Becket, roots are stretching, shoots are popping, leaves have returned from the south and Bruce is our excuse for WXW to serve poets al fresco. And we’re using a bench dedicated to long time friend and poet, Bruce Garlow as the starting point to spill some original poems in the woods. Note that this is not a memorial service, but a celebration of our mutual love of words, and as Bruce would tell you, you never know what you’ll get when you let poets loose in the wild.

Interested in sharing a poem?


UNSPOKEN / Stories

June 23, 7P

Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free

The theme is UNSPOKEN. The stories are yours. Admission is free.

Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.

Similar to a story slam in spirit - minus the score keeping bit - WXW Stories is a spirited sharing of true, first person stories told, not read, circling loosely around a theme. May's theme is Shifting Gears. You'll have to be there to know where the stories take us.

Interested in sharing a story? Find out more and register for one of the limited spots.


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Housatonic Heritage
Adelson & Company PC

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Story Slam

Heart of the Matter

February 10, 7P

Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free

Just in time for Valentines Day, the theme is Heart of the Matter. The stories are yours. Admission is free.

Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.

Story Slam? - A story slam is a storytelling competition open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the event’s theme. Stories are scored by volunteer judges from the audience. Story slams are fast paced and high spirited with widely ranging responses to the theme. For February the theme is "Heart of the Matter."


Story Slam

A Little Luck

March 17, 7P

Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free

Lucky? Or just a coincidence? March 17 is St Patrick's Day and the theme is A Little Luck. The stories are yours. Admission is free.

Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.

Story Slam? - A story slam is a storytelling competition open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the event’s theme. Stories are scored by volunteer judges from the audience. Story slams are fast paced and high spirited with widely ranging responses to the theme. For February the theme is "A Little Luck."


Fresh Start / Stories

April 21, 7P

Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free

The theme is Fresh Start. The stories are yours. Admission is free.

Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.

WXW Stories is a spirited sharing of true, first person stories told, not read, circling loosely around a theme. April's theme is Fresh Start. You'll have to be there to know where the stories take us.


Roots, Shoots, and Leaves

May 21, 3P

Outdoors at The Mount / Edith Wharton’s Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox

Free

It’s spring, roots are stretching, shoots are popping, leaves are returning from the south . . . and poets are served al fresco. This event will require a short walk (golf car assistance available), as it will take place at one or more locations on the grounds of The Mount. BYOC - bring your own chair or blanket if you prefer . . .

Poets Creating Conversation challenges poets to circle loosely around a theme or issue to create a broad, multi-dimensional “conversation” between poems, poets, and audience.


SHIFTING GEARS / Stories

May 26, 7P

Dottie's, 444 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Free

The theme is SHIFTING GEARS. The stories are yours. Admission is free.

Dottie's will have food and beverages available for purchase.

Similar to a story slam in spirit - minus the score keeping bit - WXW Stories is a spirited sharing of true, first person stories told, not read, circling loosely around a theme. May's theme is Shifting Gears. You'll have to be there to know where the stories take us.


Join our email list for notifications of upcoming events and opportunities.