Upcoming poetry events 3-3 through 3-16

3/4/2008 – 3/6/2008 13th Annual Literary Festival. Readings by poet Ron Smith, Student Writing Workshops and Readings. Free and open to the public. At John Tyler Community College, both the Midlothian and Chester Campuses. For more information, please contact Sandra Via at svia@jtcc.edu.

3/8/2008 8 PM: SlamRichmond’s “Open Minds Open Mic”. All readers welcome.$5 admission. At ArtSpace Gallery, Zero E 4th St, 232-6464, http://www.artspacegallery.org/aboutus.htm. For more details visit http://www.myspace.com/slamrichmond or email slamrichmond@gmail.com.

3/9/2008 2 – 4 PM: Shockoe Poets Open Mike Readings (2nd and 4th Sundays) at Shockoe Espresso & Roastery, 104 Shockoe Slip. Contact Shann Palmer for information (335-9403 or shannp@gmail.com).

3/15/2008 8 PM: SlamRichmond’s Qualifier 5: “We are Family!” $5 admission. At ArtSpace Gallery, Zero E 4th St, 232-6464, http://www.artspacegallery.org/aboutus.htm. For more details visit http://www.myspace.com/slamrichmond or email slamrichmond@gmail.com.

3/16/2008 3 – 5 PM: “Bend Your Ear”. Open mike poetry, every 3rd Sunday. At art6, 6 E. Broad Street, 343-1406, http://www.art6.org/.

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