Alliance for Positive Change Voices Poetry Reading at B&N - Union Square

Schedule

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Barnes & Noble | New York, NY

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Barnes & Noble Union Square in NYC welcomes Alliance for Positive Change's Creative Writing Workshop on Thursday, April 23rd at 6PM!
About this Event

Join in New York City on Thursday, April 23rd at 6PM as we welcome Alliance for Positive Change's Creative Writing Workshop as they read their poems and share their stories! Since 1999, this workshop has been a safe, creative space where New Yorkers affected by HIV and other chronic conditions transform their insights and experiences into powerful poetry. The Workshop publishes an annual poetry collection called , and Situations 25 will debut and be given for free to all participants at the event.

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of reserving a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day.


TICKETING INFORMATION

General Admission - Free **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

  • Admission to the event space for Alliance for Positive Change's Voices Poetry Reading.

Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 5:30PM the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.

Please arrive by 6PM in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room.



GUIDELINES

Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

No large bags will be permitted into the event.

Event guidelines are subject to change.

If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: 212-253-0810.

Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises.

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ABOUT ALLIANCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE:

Alliance for Positive Change is a leading multiservice organization that provides low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions with access to quality health care, housing, overdose prevention, coaching, and renowned peer training and job placement programs that cultivate leadership and economic mobility.

Alliance opened in 1991, at the height of the HIV crisis—a welcoming community of transformation and opportunity. Today, we deliver on the promise of positive change with services and resources that equip people to navigate systemic inequities and achieve health and well-being.

Learn about all the ways we inspire positive change at www.alliance.nyc.

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Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street, New York, United States

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