• Projects
• Photo Booth Tour
• Black History Month Doors
  
• Agnès Varda Forever
• New York Public Library Picture Collection
• Some People Press
• Autobibliography
  
• Book Looking
  
• Hello Pretty City
• Seeking Hazel Hall
  
• The Serenity of Knowing 
• How to Haunt Your Town
  
• Let the City Serve Knowledge
  
• Dream Publishing
• Readers’ View
  
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Acts of  Practice
  

Publications

• See Also: Making Friends in the New York Public Library Picture Collection
  
• I Want Everyone to Know: The Black History Month Doors at Dr. MLK, Jr. Elem. School

Fotoautomatica

• How to Mail a Letter Anywhere in the U.S.

Take Me With You
Practice Log 2000–2023
Hello Pretty City zine
At State and Pearl

Videos
Dear Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda Forever FOREVER Festival 2025 Trailer
Take Me With You
Making a Travel Journal
Delights of My Neighborhood
Send Me a Letter
TEDx Albany: Hello Pretty City, A Love Story
Book Looking at The Pond with Harrell Fletcher

Workshops

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Hello Pretty City RadioSite specific radio program, audio curation, + eventsAlbany, New York2001—2018

In 2001, I founded Hello Pretty City, a weekly music program that aired on two public radio stations for 17 years. It was an audio antidote to living in what some people consider an “uncool” city—Albany, New York.

Each week on WEXT and WRPI, I curated two hours of music across genres, from tender indie to classic country and spoken word. My only requirement for airplay was the song must sound special to my ears and compel me to share it. I also interviewed artists on-air and produced live music showcases of emerging artists at an Albany music venue.

I wrote and edited a newsletter to accompany each show, featuring the playlist, recent discoveries, a photograph I took or found in online archives, and relevant concert news. I also represented Hello Pretty City and the radio station as an emcee at music events and festivals and judged annual Battles of the Bands at a local library.

Readers of Albany’s The Alt Weekly named Hello Pretty City “Best Radio Show” in 2017 and readers of Metroland newspaper honored me as “Best Local Radio DJ” in 2012. The show was chosen as “Best Indie Rock Radio Show” in 2010 and 2012 by Metroland and in 2004 the Times Union named it “Best College Indie Rock Show.” I was invited to share the story of Hello Pretty City and its impact on my life and community on the TEDx Albany stage in 2014. The final radio show aired in December 2018.

©2025Laura Glazer@helloprettycity

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