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1:00 pm Detroit Portrait Series: Poets and Publishers Mural Installation at Eastern Market @ Eastern Market, Shed 3
Detroit Portrait Series: Poets and Publishers Mural Installation at Eastern Market @ Eastern Market, Shed 3
Sep 20 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WITH READINGS FROM LEGENDARY DETROIT­ AREA WRITERS & POETS:Naomi Long Madgett, Bill Harris, Lolita Hernandez, Terry Blackhawk & Melba Joyce Boyd Public unveiling of ten large­ scale portraits, meet and greet with muralist Nicole Macdonald,[...]
8:00 pm Poetry Slam @ Silvio's
Poetry Slam @ Silvio's
Sep 20 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]
7:00 pm Kathleen Riley @ Crazy Wisdom
Kathleen Riley @ Crazy Wisdom
Sep 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Includes a talk on the therapeutic power of memoir writing and a book signing of the author’s memoir, What You Feel Is Real.    
7:30 pm Moth Storyslam @ Circus
Moth Storyslam @ Circus
Sep 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]
7:00 pm Brian Freeman @ Aunt Agatha's
Brian Freeman @ Aunt Agatha's
Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Brian Freeman joins our book club on Wednesday, September 23 at 7 PM, to talk about his Jonathan Stride novel The Cold Nowhere as well as his new thriller, Season of Fear. He’ll also be[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word: Ken Meisel @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word: Ken Meisel @ Crazy Wisdom
Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Reading by Ken Meisel, an award-winning Detroit-area poet whose recent The Drunken Sweetheart at My Door is a collection of surrealistic metaphysical poems about love. Followed by a poetry and short fiction open mike.  
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Local young adult fiction writer Lara Zielin and short story writer Alex Kourvo  host an open house for writers to connect with each other and/or work on their projects.
7:00 pm Jon Stevens and Ken Magee @ Nicola's Books
Jon Stevens and Ken Magee @ Nicola's Books
Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jon M. Stevens was born in Powell, Ohio, and grew up in the shadow of Ohio Stadium. He earned a master’s degree from U-M in 2004 and is currently a designer for an architecture firm in[...]
7:00 pm Jon Stevens and Ken Maguire @ Nicola's Books
Jon Stevens and Ken Maguire @ Nicola's Books
Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jon M. Stevens was born in Powell, Ohio, and grew up in the shadow of Ohio Stadium. He earned a master’s degree from U-M in 2004 and is currently a designer for an architecture firm in[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Robert James Russell with Ben Tanzer @ Literati Bookstore
Fiction at Literati: Robert James Russell with Ben Tanzer @ Literati Bookstore
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati welcomes Robert James Russell for the launch of his western novel, Mesilla. Reading with Robert will be Chicago-based author Ben Tanzer. A born and bred Michigander, Robert James Russell is the co-founding editor of the literary journal Midwestern[...]
8:00 pm RC: Artist in Residence William Hooker Performs @ Keene Theater
RC: Artist in Residence William Hooker Performs @ Keene Theater
Sep 26 @ 8:00 pm – 8:15 pm
The UM School of Music Jazz Department is sponsoring this appearance by NYC percussionist/drummer William Hooker who will perform to Oscar Micheaux‘s silent film Within Our Gates (1920). Micheaux is considered the first major African[...]
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