| Recurring Monthly & Weekly Events across the Hampton Roads poetry community |
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| 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] |
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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 |
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| Wednesday 7 pm (once monthly) Java Poets open-mic at the Greenbriar Library1214 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Meyera Oberndorf Public Library - Virginia Beach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||