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
Occasionally scheduled Special Events
Monday
Every Monday 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]
Tuesday
Occasional 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

 
Quarterly at the Chrysler Museun of Art
 
in downtown Norfolk poets read from
  6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 
FREE. Next one on        Wednesday July 27, 2011

Poetry at the Bay Oceanview in Norfolk
   @ Grove St & the bayfront - swim, tan,
   cool off, poetry starts "one fist" before
   sunset byo goodies, towels, etc.  Family
   fare for the summer through Sept.
Thursday
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.

NOTE:  both these venues run Septembe through May.
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

Quarterly Nathan Richardson hosts             Poetry Prose and Pizza, readings at          Russell Memorial Library on Taylor        Rd in Western Branch, Chesapeake,           from 6:45 to 8::30 p.m.  Next one
   FridayJuly 15, 2011
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.

Last Saturday 1-3 pm featured reading at
  
Iris' Art Shop 501 Wythe Creek Rd -
   Suite 100  in Poquoson   Call 878-4205
Hampton Roads Writers
At least once a month, various weeks, various days
@ the auditorium in the
Virginia Beach Central Library
(4100 Virginia Beach Blvd)
or at the
Mary D Pretlow Library
(at 1234 Granby St at Ocean View in Norfolk)
Call 385-0150
click here for the HRW website
Mary Pretlow Pulbic Library - Norfolk
*Return to the Poetry Map             *Go to the Calendar
*Return to the
Home Page
*Return to GO.  Collect $200
*Go directly to Jail.  Do not  pass GO, do not collect $200
*Go have a
beer.
*Go take a
nap.
Meyera Oberndorf Public Library - Virginia Beach