Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Burwell School Historic Site! Join us on April 12 at 3:30 PM for a special poetry reading, Q&A, and refreshments. We’re thrilled to feature North Carolina's Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green. Don’t miss this chance to experience the beauty of poetry in a historic setting!
Join us for a Juneteenth celebration! We are overjoyed to host Crystal Simone Smith and Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy on June 18, 2025, at 6:30pm. Crystal will read from her new release, Runagate: Songs of the Freedom Bound, a collection of haiku and tanka about the enslaved, a reimagining of their flights of escape. Dr. … Continued
Weave & Spin is not your run-of-the-mill open mic. It’s a safe space for all humans 18+ to share tales of life: from joy to trauma, from hilarity to drama. If you are a poet, storyteller, or musician, bring your truth. Each month will showcase one featured artist followed by an open mic. We particularly invite BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, … Continued
A celebration of the creativity of those with the lived experience of incarceration, featuring visual art and poetry by inmates at Orange Correctional Center. Reception during the Last Friday Art Walk, Friday, September 26, 6-9 pm. Friends and Family Celebration, which is open to the general public, will be held Saturday September 27, 1:30-4 pm, … Continued