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7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Bringing Your Characters To Life @ AADL Westgate
Emerging Writers: Bringing Your Characters To Life @ AADL Westgate
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Fiction is all about characters: the heroes we love, the villains we hate, and the sidekicks who feel like our friends. But how do you bring those characters to life on the page? In this[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Flawed @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Flawed @ Greyline
May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Open-mic storytelling competitions. Open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night’s theme. Come tell a story, or just enjoy the show! 6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin FLAWED: Prepare a five-minute story about pitfalls.[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Susan Choi, plus conversation with Lillian Li @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Susan Choi, plus conversation with Lillian Li @ Literati
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is so excited to welcome author Susan Choi who will be reading and discussing her new novel Trust Exercise. Susan will be joined for a post-reading conversation with author Lillian Li. About Trust Exercise: In an American[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
On the second Wednesday of the month, we hold a relaxed and informal poetry workshop. Anyone is welcome to participate. At a workshop, you are encouraged to present a poem you are working on for[...]
8:00 pm Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
May 8 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
ONE PAUSE POETRY SALON is (literally) a greenhouse for poetry and poets, nurturing an appreciation for written art in all languages and encouraging experiments in creative writing. We meet every Weds in the greenhouse at[...]
7:00 pm Open Mic and Share: Jannett Cannon and Doug Smith @ Bookbound
Open Mic and Share: Jannett Cannon and Doug Smith @ Bookbound
May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This month we are featuring members of the Tornado Wine Poetry group including Janet Cannon, Karen Holman, Jennifer Burd, Doug Smith, Mary Beam, Lakshmi Narayanan, and Josephine Rood. We will begin with an open mic[...]
1:00 pm Storytelling Workshop: Exiled to Motown: Japanese Americans in Detroit @ AADL Downtown
Storytelling Workshop: Exiled to Motown: Japanese Americans in Detroit @ AADL Downtown
May 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Get hands-on with history with our storytelling workshop! During this interactive program, you’ll learn how to tell your own community stories. This event includes the chance to brainstorm and draft your story in addition to receiving friendly,[...]
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