The Upcoming Monthly Themes:
June 9: Strawberry Moon
July 14: Summertime
September 8: Poems (and Songs) of the Earth
October 13: Autumn Leaves
November 10: Gratitude and Tradition
December 8: Home for the Holidays
In a fresh twist, area-renown poets take the stage to perform with interpretive musicians in “The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music,” series.
Each monthly performance has a theme, and each is held on the second Sunday of the month at the Lansing Performance Hall, 1004 Auburn Rd, North Lansing from 3 to 5 PM.
More About the Series
The Verb Takes a Walk is a free six-performance series aimed at broadening the accessibility and appreciation of poetry and live performance to a wider range of people.
The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music is a fresh twist. Each of the shows in the series involves readings of diverse original poetry, often in collaboration with live musical accompaniment or interpretation.
Prior events have featured poets Janie Bibbie, Peaches Gillette, Brooke Lange, Daphne Sola, Adin Ljuca, Mike Finn, Gregg Weatherby, Natalie Lester, and Mark Zuss, painter Tommy Beers, and musicians HughMcElyea , Brian Wansink, Tony Lister and Chris Loy.
The series has delivered unique poetry, visual art and music collaborations in memorable ways to appreciative audiences in since June of 2023. Each month has a particular theme that artists interpret as they wish.
The Verb Takes a Walk is made possible by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, and from Tompkins County, and it is administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County.
Tompkins County Poet Laureate, Janie Bibbie,
Director of The Verb Takes a Walk, Professor Mark Zuss.
Bosnian poet Adin Ljuca listens to a translation of his poetry by Cornell professor Wayles Browne.
Peaches Gillette’s imagery of growing up on 7th Street in Brooklyn during trying times made for a powerful review of the zeitgeist of the 1960s.
The Lansing Performance Hall
The Verb Takes a Walk is performed at The Lansing Performance Hall which is located in north Lansing, NY at 1004 Auburn Road (nine miles north of Triphammer Mall). Centrally located between Lansing, Groton, Ithaca, and Dryden, it was formerly the Faith Bible Fellowship Church before being purchased by the Savage Club in December 2020. Known for its excellent acoustics, the main hall seats approximately 100.
An intermission break gives people a chance to mingle and enjoy cookies together.
The Lansing Performance Hall is located at 1004 Auburn Road in North Lansing (9 miles north of Triphammer Mall). The 100-seat venue is known for excellent acoustics.
