Join Us at an October Event

Sunday, October 11 - Writers Mingle

• • • 3-5 pm at Dapper Owl Coffee Pub; short program at 3:45

    • Our guest hosts will be the organizers of the recently announced Middle Tennessee Book Fest. Come out and learn about the opportunities they have planned for writers and readers!

    • Complete info at rutherfordartsalliance.org/events/2026/oct-writers-mingle-murfreesboro
      
      

Saturday, October 17 - The Poetry in the Boro anthology, A Place for All Voices, will be featured in a session at Southern Festival of Books in Nashville!

• • • Noon to 1:00 PM

    • Performing Arts Stage - a fully tented area on the side lawn of the Tennessee State Library and Archives Building on the festival grounds. See a festival map here

    • We now have a full slate of readers, but if you are a contributor and would like to be on the waitlist to read your poem that's in the anthology, let us know at poetryintheboro@gmail.com
      
      

Sunday, October 25 - Poetry reading and open mic featuring Evelyn Berry

• • • Doors open at  5:30  pm;  program at 6:00

    • Dapper Owl Coffee Pub

    • Complete info here on our site
      
      

Thursday, October 29 - Brian Seadorf releases his new book Brian Damage: Poems from a Stroke Survivor

• • • 6:30 pm at Cedar Glade Brews

    • Brian is a PitB team member and open mic host,  as well as a frequent contributor at our open mic

    • The release of this book is on World Stroke Day

    • Find more info  at seadorfbooks.com or instagram.com/guybrariandorf
      
      

For even more events, 

Check out our full fall 2026 schedule and Taffy Chime's latest literary blog for the Rutherford Arts Alliance.