Bloom Stage presents Wrecked: From Crashed Cars & Crushed Hearts to Life’s Happy Accidents. This show will take place at Walnut House, 116 N Walnut Street (off the square in downtown Murfreesboro). Doors at 6:30 pm CST with wine and light refreshments. Show starts at 7 pm CST. Bloom Stage is a quarterly event that…
Upcoming Events
December 2022 Event: Annual Solstice Reading
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at our annual solstice reading on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Doors open for mingling and an informal writers/creators market at 5:30 PM. We’ll start the open mic at 6:30 for about an hour, and have time for more mingling afterward. We’ll be gathering at…
November 13: Calendar release party and open mic
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…
Preorder your 2023 local arts calendar
It’s time to order your 2023 local arts wall calendar, featuring the work of over 40 local creatives! A collaboration of Poetry in the Boro and the Rutherford Arts Alliance.
October Wordy Goodness: A Poetry Open Mic at Cedar Glade Brews
Cedar Glade Brews, purveyors of foamy goodness, invite you to experience wordy goodness at a poetry open mic co-hosted by the MTSU Honors College and Poetry in the Boro on Thursday, Oct. 13. Doors open at 4:00 PM and the mic will be open from 4:15 to 6:15. All styles of poetry and spoken word…
September 2022 Event
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro as we help MTSU Write kick-off their fall Truth or Dare conference in a special event on Friday evening, 9/23. It’s not too late to sign up for the Saturday conference! There’s something for writers of all genres….
August 2022 Event: Talking Like Neighbors: Advocacy Through Art
Join us for a special edition of Poetry in the Boro, co-sponsored by our friends at Photography Connect Murfreesboro, on Sunday evening, August 28, when poet Marie Harris and photographer Charter Weeks will share their work and discuss the role of the artist in advocating for both the self and others in response to socio-political…
Special Aug. 25 event: Bloom Stage “Lessons Learned”
Join the next Bloom Stage collaboration on August 25, 2022, with Lessons Learned: Fables to Folklore and Forces of Nature. This show will take place at the Walnut House, 116 N Walnut Street (off the square in downtown Murfreesboro). Doors at 6:30 pm with wine and light refreshments, and the show starts at 7 pm….
July 2022 Event
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday, July 31. Doors open for mingling at 5:30 PM. Our feature will be Murfreesboro poet Mike James, whose new book PORTABLE LIGHT is recently out from Redhawk Publications. ABOUT THE VENUE We’ll be gathering at Gallagher…
June 2022 Event
Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro on Sunday, June 26. Doors open for mingling at 5:30 PM. Our feature will be poet LISA DORDAL of Nashville, whose new book Water Lessons is recently out from Black Lawrence Press. ABOUT THE VENUE We’ll be gathering…