Open Mic, 25 April Poetry Thursdays at Midtown Scholar

Upcoming Hoopla! Poetry Thursdays.

Spring, Summer special events

 
There will be a poetry reading/open mic on April 25, and on May 16, there'll be a reading of Swedish and Norwegian poetry in conjunction with the annual Syttende Mai celebration in Spring Grove, MN.    

Rick Kearns (May 30) will be featuring local laureates  at Harrisburg's Midtown Scholar Bookstore .

Poetry Thursdays, legendary reading series happens every Thursday evening, 7--9pm at the Scholar. There's always an open mic, no hassles, no sign-up sheet. 
Most nights consist of two hours of performing mania. 

When there is a featured event there is still an abbreviated (forty-five minute) open reading. Seating is limited.
Come early, read fast and hard (there's actually no problem with quiet, contemplative verse, I'm just trying to make this sound exciting). And fun! 
High-decibel or gentle poetry, it's all good. Bless our stage with your presence, your voice. Yeah! Share your song with others.

Everything's waiting for you.

Poetry-Readings
Midtown Scholar Bookstore,
Every Thursday, hosted by the Almost Uptown
Poetry Cartel, Listen, share. Declaim. 
1302 N. 3rd St. 17102. 7-- 9pm. (717) 236-1680

The May 30th event will focus on contemporary issues and showcase a large collection of regional poets laureate writing on subjects critical to understanding social justice as it relates to both the Great Lakes and MidAtlantic  region

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http://sgsyttendemai.com/

Syttende Mai (or the 17th of May) marks Norway’s declaration of independence and is a celebration of the 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution and independence from Sweden. This day is also called Constitution Day and National Day and is a great spring festival in Norway. 
Norway was at that time under Swedish rule (following the Convention of Moss in August 1814) and for some years the King of Sweden was reluctant to allow the celebrations. After 1864, the day became more established, and the first children's promenade was launched in Christiana. 
Spring Grove, Minnesota has been recognizing founding fathers and honoring our Norwegian-American heritage since 1973 with an annual city celebration. 

April 18, open mic poetry at Midtown Scholar Bookstore

Tonight, April 17,

an epic open mic poetry event
at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore,

hosted by the Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7--9pm.

Poetry Thursdays, the legendary spoken word performance series
continuing a journey which began long and long ago...

René and Georgette Magritte with their dog after the war,

Tonight, maybe you, sharing your prose or verse.

Your softest murmur more profound than a provocation of angry tiled honeybees.

Hey-- everything’s waiting for you,
Midtown Scholar Bookstore: 1302 North Third Street.  717.236.1680

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TAKE TWO.

1. Incidentally, there is a turnpike stop just outside Mezhdurechensk Exit 253 and a roadside town on the isthmus between the Conodoguinet and Manatee rivers that boasts a very hip fish market, Tombolo's. It's just behind Howard Johnson's, where sinuous women, wearing KÜHL® Sun Dagger hats, gaily hawk dried perch, grayling, bream, and burbot.

2. Adjacent to the condiment section, there's a dynamic statue of Cece, the April Witch, carved out of pure anthracite. It 's a fun market that you really don't want to miss.
   Turnpike authorities insist there are no plans to close the border along the narrow isthmus connecting Lewisburg with the Selinsgrove lowlands. Cork, old chap. 
The sunsets both here and there are incredible. Unedited. Uncut. All Isthmus. All Isthmus.

--mge

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