We’re excited to announce our summer schedule, complete with our first-ever writing workshop at the new studio space at Dapper Owl! There will be no mingle or open mic in May due to Mother’s Day and Memorial Day–but be sure to join us at the Walnut House for Bloom Stage on Thursday evening, May 7!…
Bloom Stage proudly announces its second show of the 2026 season, The Art of Unburdening, a showcase to culminate the recent Rutherford Arts Alliance workshop series of the same name. Through live music, art, stories, poems, and performance, this show will honor stories of caregiving, especially dementia caregiving, as experienced by local people, including participants…
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, April 26, 2026. Murfreesboro poet Wesley Houp, who some of you have heard at our open mic, will be our feature. Read more about Wes below. The feature will be at 6:00,…
Poetry in the Boro will be celebrating the release of our 10th anniversary anthology, A Place for All Voices, at a special edition of the Bloom Stage on March 22 at the Walnut House in downtown Murfreesboro. This multi-genre show will invite audience members to reflect on the impact of all creative communities through an…
Bloom Stage proudly announces the first show in its 2026 series, “A Place for All Voices.” Produced in both Murfreesboro and historic Rugby, Tennessee, this show will invite audience members to reflect on the impact of all creative communities through an entertaining evening of live performance and art. The show also serves as a release…
With us having to cancel our January event, we are really missing y’all! Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, February 22, 2026. Poetry in the Boro regular Carson Elliot will be our feature (rescheduled from January). Read more…
Update: Our January 25 event is cancelled due to the winter weather, but we’re glad to report that we’ve rescheduled Carson as our feature on Sunday evening, February 22. We’ll have full details posted soon. Y’all stay warm and safe! — Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry…
Brighten the longest night of the year by listening to some poetry—or sharing some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, December 21, 2025. Our feature will be poet, performance artist, and bookmaker Cheyanne Leonardo. Read more about Cheyanne below. The feature will be at 6:00, with open mic…
Bloom Stage proudly announces the next show in its 2025 series, “Secrets & Whispers.” In regular collaboration with Poetry in the Boro, this show includes co-production with Carson Elliott Kreidler. This show is built around the secrets we’ve held or created, the whispers exchanged beside the holiday punch bowl, and the quiet truths we have…
Join Poetry in the Boro in helping kick off MTSU Write’s Fall Writing Conference at a free reading and all-genre open mic on Friday evening, November 7, at 6:00 PM Central time. Registration for MTSU Write fall conference is still open. There’s even an option for “lunch and learn,” if you can only attend the…