Tag: Reading
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Richard Vargas Poetry Reading
FREE EVENT! Richard Vargas Poetry Reading will be reading from his collection of poems inspired by people and places in Rockford, IL., titled ‘The Screw City Poems’. Poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction depicting life in a small mid-western town during the 1990s from an outsider’s point of view. Published July 2025 by Roadside Press. Check…
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Scott Vetsch
FREE EVENT! One of the Twin Cities great narrative poets and a co-founder of the Bosso Poetry Company, Scott Vetsch- joined by Michael “Spam” Hall and Lonesome Dan Kaseon- on our stage celebrating his new book Tilt-A-Whirl and a few other things besides. Come for the words, stay for the fun!! NOTE: Starting on March…
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Children’s Author Reading- Jack Zipes
This captivating story follows the journey of twins Anja and Zack, two young witches, who are separated from their parents after a ruthless dictator named Nexus takes control of the world. With the help of a small group of small people, the Wellikans, they resist the brutal Nexus with the help of a powerful elderly…
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Children’s Author Reading- Vikas Sabbi & Andrea Catarino
Join us for our next author reading of children’s book “The Tales of Nani: Beyond the Screens” with Vikas Sabbi & Andrea Catarino! Remember those Summer days at Grandma’s chasing fireflies, stories on the porch, and endless skies before screens stole the magic of those simple joys? Let’s bring back that magic and spend less…
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Poetry Reading- Julie Adrian, Christy Merry and Brian Baumgart
Please join us for our next featured poetry reading, a triple feature with Julie Adrian, Christy Merry and Brian Baumgart! In-person at 1762 Hennepin Avenue Monday, March 3 at 7 PM FREE (but donations appreciated) Julie Adrian is a writer and educator living on a homestead in Minnesota with her family, chickens, and dogs. She…
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Author reading- Timothy A. Herwig
Timothy A. Herwig‘s book, The Long Way Home is a closely observed account of the author’s 5-week, 500-mile walk from Chicago to Minneapolis and a parallel journey through the memories of his traumatic and painful life as a young man. His meetings with people and places along the journey open up the history, culture, and experience…
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Poetry Reading- James Lenfestey
If you missed the SRO launch of James Lenfestey’s 8th full length poetry collection, TIME REMAINING, at Plymouth Congregational Church in November, here is your chance to catch him in a local intimate setting designed for poetry, storytelling and humor, and Lenfestey’s poems contain all three. Known for his spirited presentations, Lenfestey’s 8th full-length collection, subtitled “Body…
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Poetry Reading- Barry MacDonald & Banji Lawal
Please join us for our next featured poetry reading with Barry MacDonald & Banji Lawal! In-person at 1762 Hennepin Avenue Monday, December 2 at 7 PM FREE (but donations appreciated) Barry MacDonald will be reading from his compilation of five books ‘An Exploration of Consciousness IX: Everyday Mind XXXVI – XXXX’. This is the…
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Author Reading- Jeremy Norton & Ashley Shelby
Please join us for our November author reading with Jeremy Norton & Ashley Shelby! Jeremy Norton will read from his book “Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response” which was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in Memoir & Creative Nonfiction. In this remarkable memoir, Jeremy Norton marshals twenty-two years of professional…
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Author reading- William J. Anderson
Please join us for William J. Anderson’s (a.k.a A. W. Powers) reading from his Psychic Guardian Angel Series about a reluctant psychic, a missing woman, and vengeance from beyond the grave. Just in time for Halloween! Books in the series include: First Casualty (The Psychic Guardian Angel Book 1) No Rest for the Dead (The Psychic…