Recurring Monthly & Weekly Events
across the Hampton Roads poetry community
for any of these events, click the pic for more information about the place or event
Sunday

  Every Sunday Sept-June 
open-mic
 
DevineTechtonics at NSU.  In the food
  court in the
WNSU broadcast building in
  the shadow of the stadium.
Tuesday
2rd Tuesdsay 6:45-8:30 p.m.
 
VB Open Page Poets workshop at the
 
VB Higher Education Center off
   Princess Anne Blvd. E-mail Paula
   at
pjustice@odu.edu.

2nd Tuesday 7-9 p.m. the Word-4-
   Word Poets
open mic at Aroma
   Coffehouse & Bakery
at the City
    Center Newport News
.  Arive early to
    get a good seat; plan to eat - it's all good.
   757-240-4650
Wednesday
Wednesday 7 pm (once monthly) Java
   Poets
open-mic at the Greenbriar
   Library
1214 Volvo Pkwy in Chesapeake
   (just north of Greenbriar Mall).
   410-7058


Fuzzy Wednesday 271 Granby St in downtown Norfolk. Sign up from 9:30 Spoken Word & SLAM from 10 p.m. MC Godchild
Thursday
Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. the
  
Writers on Thursday hosts readings
   and presentations by guest authors,
   editors, and publishers, and open-mic
   readings at the
Phoebus Public Library
   at 1 S. Mallory St in Hampton. Call
   Anita Harrell at 727-1149 or Ann Davis
   at 757-722-1584.


Every Thursday
7:30 pm "R" Open-Mic
 
at The Venue 631 E. 35th St in
   Norfolk.  Donations requested at the
   door...gotta pay the utilities you know).
   Call 469-0337  [click here for more
   events at
the Venue]

3rd Thursday 5:30 pm Arts Cafe open-
   mic poetry at the
Peninsula Find Arts
   Center
next to the Mariner's Museum
   in Newport News. 
MC by the
   Mindworm
.  Free  Call 596-8175.

3rd Thursday 7 p.m. Poetry at the
    Crossing
in The Coffeehouse @
    the Williamsburg Crossing Shopping
    Center at the intersection of Hwys 5
    and 199 where 5 breaks off and heads
    South to Jamestown.
Friday
Every Friday night  8:30-10  The Prime
  Time Poetry Show
@ Bean There Cafe
 
223 E. City Hall Ave   Norfolk    easy
  parking at MacArthur Mall     $5 cover

4th Friday from 8:30 pm  open reading at
   Jack's house at 2931 Somme Ave in
   Norfolk  off Lafayette Blvd 1 street east
   of and parallel to Tidewater Dr.  Call
   Jack at 622-8721. BYOB

4th Friday from 6:30 Poetry open mic @
  
Barnes & Noble, Newport News, with
   MC Hollis Pruitt. 249-2488

Last Friday from 6 pm enterrtainment and
   open-mic at the
Olde Towne Cafe 513
   High St in downtown Portsmouth.
   Hosted by John Francis and Anabelle
   DuPree Greene. Call 399-3493/393-4778
Saturday
1st Saturday Sept-June  11 am
   featured reading at the
James
  County Regional Library. 
Hosted by
  
Poetry Society of Virginia.  7770
   Croaker Rd in Norge between I-64 exit
   231 and Richmond Rd a little ways
   north of Williamsburg.  It isn't far, but I
   wouldn't walk it barefoot.

4th Saturday 10 am open reading at
  
Prince Books 109 E Main St in
   downtown Norfolk one block inland
   from Nauticus.  Call Pete at 465-5995

Last Saturday 3-5 pm featured reading at
  
Iris' Art Shop 501 Wythe Creek Rd -
   Suite 100  in Poquoson   Call 878-4205
Hampton Roads Writers
Once a month, various weeks, various days
@ the auditorium in the
Virginia Beach Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd
Call 385-0150
click here for the HRW website
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*Go have a
beer.
*Go take a
nap.