Advertisement
The Porch (https://www.porchtn.org/) is delighted to make its first visit to Memphis with a day of writing workshops at Crosstown Arts, followed by an evening of readings and community celebration at Novel. The reading will begin at 6PM featuring teaching artists Urban Thoughts and Kendra Leigh Vanderlip, followed by a lively Community Open Mic co-emceed by Ashley Roach-Freiman, Memphis poet and librarian, and Yurina Yoshikawa, Director of Education at The Porch. Writers from the Porch @ Memphis workshops and the wider community are invited to share their words in this festive gathering that we hope will be the first of many.5:30 p.m. Doors Open - Mingle and sign up for Open Mic slot
6:00 p.m. Readings by Urban Thoughts and Kendra Leigh Vanderlip
6:30 p.m. Community Open Mic - Emcee'd by Ashley Roach and Yurina Yoshikawa (5 min slots, up to 10 readers)
Click here to register for “The Weight of the Pause,” a writing workshop with Urban Thoughts, happening 10am - Noon at Crosstown Arts.
Click here to register for “On Writing the Hard Stuff: Finding the Balance between Trauma and Art,” a writing workshop with Kendra Leigh Vanderlip, happening 1pm-3pm at Crosstown Arts.
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
