Also near Ithaca, there is the Harvest Cafe at 224 W. Main Street in Mountour Falls. Their poetry events at 7pm on the 4th Monday of every month include an open mic.
Binghamton has an
open mic at River Read Books
There are open readings and featured poets in Rochester. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. has an open mic from 7-9pm on first Fridays.
Also the Pure Kona Poetry Series has poetry events, including open mics I think, on Thursdays at the Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. in Rochester.
For Buffalo check out Just Buffalo.
New York City:
Every Tuesday at 7pm the Urbana slam is at the Bowery Poetry Club, which is at 308 Bowery, across the street from CBGB's, just north of Houston in
New York City.
Bar 13 Lounge, Union Square - A
Little Bit Louder usually has a slam on Mondays. They are on 13th and
University in New York City.
On Wednesday nights in New York, except the first Wednesday of the month,
there's an open slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on
3rd Street between Avenues B and C. There's also a Friday night invitational slam with features at the Nuyorican.
For readings on Long Island, Connecticut, the Hudson Valley, and more, check out the Events calendar.