Better Things Gathering & Open Mic (April 2026)

Tue Apr 07 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-06:00

Moon Palace Books | Minneapolis

ReEntry Lab
Publisher/HostReEntry Lab
Better Things Gathering & Open Mic (April 2026)

Please join us on Tuesday, April 7th, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Sagirah Shahid, Suzanne Locke, Isavela Lopez, Ben Westlie, and Nick Metcalf, followed by an open mic.

Each featured artist will take five minutes to share work. After the main reading, there will be a short break for refreshments, followed by an open mic period.

All are welcome to show up and participate in the open mic! (List is first come, first serve.) This reading, and the open mic afterward, will be hosted by Davi Gray and Erin Sharkey; both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.

Masks are required at Moon Palace Books and are available on-site. This is a free event.

Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books. The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

There is a Facebook event (link coming soon), or you can add it to your Google Calendar or download an ICS file to add it to other calendars, but you can also just show up! We’d love to have you there — all are welcome at this free event.

Event Venue

Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406-1932, United States

Tickets

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