William Kennedy, Alice McDermott, and Paul Grondahl at the Across the Street Pub in Albany on Thursday night. Kennedy & McDermott: one MacArthur genius grant, one Pulitzer Prize, one National Book Award, and four Pulitzer finalists. Literary gold. #novels #writers #novelists

A week from today: Julia Alvarez comes to Albany for a special event. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at University at Albany. nyswritersinstitute.org/juliaalvarez julia alvarez

National Book Award winner Alice McDermott. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. today at University at Albany. Info at nyswritersinstitute.org

Coming Thursday to University at Albany: Two events with National Book Award winner Alice McDermott. nyswritersinstitute.org/alicemcdermott

A week from today, join us for a talk with The New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells, author of 'The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming,' and Judith Enck, former EPA administrator and founder of Beyond Plastics.
7:3 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at University at Albany
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We have our NYS Writers Institute #eclipse poets here Dan Wilcox & Natalya Sukhonos

It’s a wrap. Thank you to our generous sponsors, talented filmmakers, hundreds of attendees, loyal volunteers & our exceptional NYS Writers Institute team who made the 4th annual #albanyfilmfestival at #UAlbany a rousing success. We’ll be back in 2025. UAlbany News Havidán Rodríguez Film Albany

Thank you Luke. We appreciate that. Thanks for being there.

I was so honored to present @UAlbany’s highest honor, the Medallion of the University, to my friend and colleague William Kennedy this week. Our university and our city continue to benefit from his legacy as an educator, writer, and founder of the NYS Writers Institute.

Congratulations to William Kennedy, our NYS Writers Institute from Havidán Rodríguez founder & guiding spirit on receiving the University Medallion, one of the highest honors from #UAlbany for his acclaimed novels and service to literature.

Well said Havidán Rodríguez We are thrilled that our NYS Writers Institute founder, my mentor and a writer’s writer is receiving this great honor from
#UAlbany . He is Albany’s Bard. Bravo, Bill.

Mike Riley Ron Giuliana Bruno NEWS10 ABC Or perhaps they liked that you were watching NEWS10 ABC Here’s a great film festival put on by the NYS Writers Institute this weekend and it’s free albanyfilmfestival.org

What is the future of movie criticism? A talk with The New York Times movie critic Alissa Wilkinson, critic/author Matt Singer, and Times Union movie writer C.J. Lais. 3 p.m. Sat, April 6. albanyfilmfestival.org

On @wamc today...
Joe Donahue: “So how’d you get Jacqueline Bisset?'
Paul Grondahl: “We just asked her... She’s doing indie films... She’s really proud of these films.”
Two events w Jacqueline Bisset at on Saturday at the Albany Film Festival. albanyfilmfestival.org

Tune in to WAMC radio at 11:30 this morning to hear Paul Grondahl and Joe Donahue talk about our upcoming Albany Film Festival (Sat, April 6 at UAlbany). Listen online at wamc.org

'So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed with It).' Conversation w author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong at 11 a.m. Sat, April 6, at University at Albany. More at albanyfilmfestival.org

A preview and discussion of a new documentary on The College of Saint Rose with filmmaker Jaime Iglehart, 1:45 p.m. Sat. April 6, at University at Albany. More at albanyfilmfestival.org
The College of Saint Rose #albany

Discussion with David Rosenthal, editor of Paul Newman’s memoir, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man. 2:30 p.m. Sat, April 6, at University at Albany. More at albanyfilmfestival.org