Join us as we celebrate the release of the 2023 local arts wall calendar, this year a collaboration of Poetry in the Boro and the Rutherford Arts Alliance. Doors open at 2:30 PM at Gallagher Guitar, 118. N. Walnut St. in downtown Murfreesboro. Calendar contributors will read and be recognized in a program from 3:00 to 4:00. Contributing artists and photographers will be recognized and are invited to display their work in the calendar. Following the program, there will be a short break to mingle, then about an hour of open mic.

You can pick up your calendars you've preordered at this event, and buy additional ones! Calendars are $20 each.

About the open mic

Open mic readers can share poetry or spoken word: 2 pieces or 4 minutes, whichever comes first. Reading a favorite poem by another writer is fine, too.

We ask that readers be prepared to keep their pieces “PG-13” for this edition of the open mic.

About the venue

Gallagher Guitar’s cool venue, @GallagherUnplugged, is located at 118 N. Walnut Street in downtown Murfreesboro. Street parking is available and no fee or time limits apply on the weekend.

We want to help those most vulnerable to feel safe among us. Masks are always welcome.

Banner image: May calendar feature—photo by Kristina Klamborowski, poem by StarShield Lortie. Calendar cover image by Vicki Graham.