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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-10-29/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Open Mic (Jazz & Poetry)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litwire.org/event/open-mic-jazz-poetry/2026-10-27/
LOCATION:Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club\, 1931 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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SUMMARY:The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 4:20 pm \nThe Maple Leaf Bar hosts the longest continuously running poetry reading series in North America. It is free and open to the public. The poetry series has been a platform for a great diversity of writers to present their work\, from the published and well-established to the novice poet alike. The reading series was founded in 1979 by Franz Heldner\, Bob Stock\, and the consummate poet laureate of the Maple Leaf Bar\, Everette Maddox. \nThe series gained popularity around the same time that James Booker\, the flamboyantly wonderful one-eyed piano virtuoso\, held court at The Leaf. Everette Maddox\, another well-loved outrageous personality of the time\, helped popularized the series with his humor\, charisma and whit. Maddox ran the series for nearly 10 years\, until his death in 1989. Since then\, the torch has been carried on by poet Nancy Harris aka “Ape Woman.” \nTo date\, there have been four published anthologies of poets who have read their work at the Maple Leaf: The Maple Leaf Rag (1980)\, The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology (1994)\, the Maple Leaf Rag III (2006)\, and Maple Leaf Rag IV (2010). \nAdditionally\, the Maple Leaf is portrayed in many books and stories by New Orleans writers. It is thinly disguised as “The Raintree Street Bar” in the Ellen Gilchrist short story “The Raintree Street Bar and Washerteria” (The Leaf was once a small Laundromat). Poems inspired by the Maple Leaf or about the bar can be found in Mirror Wars and Shards\, by Nancy Harris; Body and Soul and Rhythm & Booze\, by Julie Kane; and The Everette Maddox Song Book\, Bar Scotch and American Waste by Everette Maddox. \nAmerican Waste is a collection of Maddox’ final poems\, written at the Maple Leaf\, Muddy Waters (which was once located across the street) and at the Carrollton Station. Maddox penned the final version of his poems on bar napkins\, fliers\, and beer coasters which were collected by Hank Staples\, the current owner of the Maple Leaf Bar. After Maddox’ death\, his friends decided to publish the posthumous collection of poems. \nThe readings are held every Sunday at 4:20 p.m. If you are going to be in New Orleans and would like to read\, please contact us at least a month or more in advance. \nFor more info\, go to: https://www.mapleleafbar.com/poetry-night or contact Nancy Harris on Facebook.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-everette-maddox-memorial-reading-series/2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Maple Leaf Bar\, 8316 Oak St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Harris":MAILTO:apewoman@bellsouth.net
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-10-22/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA\n21 & Up\, $5 at the Door\, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required \nWe Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.\nNo Matter Who You Are\, What You Desire\, or Whom You Love\, All Are Welcome \nEsoterotica is a revolving cast of local\, New Orleans area\, provocateurs reading and performing original erotica live\, on stage. Including poetry\, flash fiction\, spoken word\, sexy confessions\, and more\, each show is different\, often showcasing line-ups of new writing\, never heard before. \nLife’s pleasures are a sensory experience\, let us delight your imagination and provoke your desires in a variety of styles for your variety of persuasions.  Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram @Esoterotica NOLA. \nDo You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com
URL:https://litwire.org/event/esoterotica-original-erotic-readings-by-local-writers/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:The AllWays Lounge\, 2240 St. Claude Ave.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Erotica,Flash Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T190000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic (Jazz & Poetry)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litwire.org/event/open-mic-jazz-poetry/2026-10-20/
LOCATION:Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club\, 1931 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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SUMMARY:Paper Cuts & Sleepless Nights: Writing the Literary Page-Turner-Workshop with Adrian Van Young
DESCRIPTION:Do you love to be moved and thrilled at once? Is your childhood library 60% Stephen King and Anne Rice paperbacks? Do you always stan Gone Girl\, no matter what? If the answer to any of these is yes\, then this generative workshop on writing the literary page-turner is most definitely for you. \nThrough a mixture of short writing prompts to generate new material\, craft-oriented discussions of published work\, and seminar-style class discussion\, this workshop will explore unreliable narrators\, setting as character\, information-delivery techniques\, narrative pacing\, and tension & suspense\, to name just a few page-turning essentials. Come for the pulse-pounding\, stay for the pathos–and keep your reader in their seat! \nThis event is free and open to the community. No RSVP necessary. \nAdrian Van Young is the author of five books of fiction–most recently\, Rough Beast\, a heavy metal noir coming in October from Black Lawrence Press. His fiction\, non-fiction & criticism have been published or are forthcoming in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading\, Conjunctions\, Guernica\, BOMB\, Granta\, McSweeney’s and The New Yorker online\, among others. He teaches part-time in the MFA Program at LSU New Orleans\, is a professional freelance editor\, and currently splits his time between New Orleans and Paris\, where he lives with his family. More at: adrianvanyoung.com.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/paper-cuts-sleepless-nights-writing-the-literary-page-turner-workshop-with-adrian-van-young/
LOCATION:Courtyard Brewery\, 1160 Camp St\, New Orleans\, 70130
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Lecture,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261018T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261018T180000
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SUMMARY:The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 4:20 pm \nThe Maple Leaf Bar hosts the longest continuously running poetry reading series in North America. It is free and open to the public. The poetry series has been a platform for a great diversity of writers to present their work\, from the published and well-established to the novice poet alike. The reading series was founded in 1979 by Franz Heldner\, Bob Stock\, and the consummate poet laureate of the Maple Leaf Bar\, Everette Maddox. \nThe series gained popularity around the same time that James Booker\, the flamboyantly wonderful one-eyed piano virtuoso\, held court at The Leaf. Everette Maddox\, another well-loved outrageous personality of the time\, helped popularized the series with his humor\, charisma and whit. Maddox ran the series for nearly 10 years\, until his death in 1989. Since then\, the torch has been carried on by poet Nancy Harris aka “Ape Woman.” \nTo date\, there have been four published anthologies of poets who have read their work at the Maple Leaf: The Maple Leaf Rag (1980)\, The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology (1994)\, the Maple Leaf Rag III (2006)\, and Maple Leaf Rag IV (2010). \nAdditionally\, the Maple Leaf is portrayed in many books and stories by New Orleans writers. It is thinly disguised as “The Raintree Street Bar” in the Ellen Gilchrist short story “The Raintree Street Bar and Washerteria” (The Leaf was once a small Laundromat). Poems inspired by the Maple Leaf or about the bar can be found in Mirror Wars and Shards\, by Nancy Harris; Body and Soul and Rhythm & Booze\, by Julie Kane; and The Everette Maddox Song Book\, Bar Scotch and American Waste by Everette Maddox. \nAmerican Waste is a collection of Maddox’ final poems\, written at the Maple Leaf\, Muddy Waters (which was once located across the street) and at the Carrollton Station. Maddox penned the final version of his poems on bar napkins\, fliers\, and beer coasters which were collected by Hank Staples\, the current owner of the Maple Leaf Bar. After Maddox’ death\, his friends decided to publish the posthumous collection of poems. \nThe readings are held every Sunday at 4:20 p.m. If you are going to be in New Orleans and would like to read\, please contact us at least a month or more in advance. \nFor more info\, go to: https://www.mapleleafbar.com/poetry-night or contact Nancy Harris on Facebook.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-everette-maddox-memorial-reading-series/2026-10-18/
LOCATION:Maple Leaf Bar\, 8316 Oak St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Harris":MAILTO:apewoman@bellsouth.net
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T214326Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Espresso
DESCRIPTION:Every THIRD Friday of each month\, Roots Plants + Coffee\, 124 Erlanger Avenue\, Slidell\, presents Poetry & Espresso. Dennis Formento hosts. 6:30 sign in\, 7:00 begin. Poets & musicians welcome. Free!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poetry-and-espresso-2/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:LA
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T223000
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-10-15/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T193000
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SUMMARY:LMNL Reading Series ft. Taylor Wood\, Lee Lemond\, Elizabeth Miki Brina\, and Adrian Van Young!
DESCRIPTION:Fall is upon us\, and what better way to celebrate than a reading with some of our favorite writers in Parleaux’s gorgeous courtyard? \nLee Lemond (they/them) is a writer\, yoga and meditation teacher from New Orleans\, Louisiana. They write poems and essays on philosophy\, life\, and spirituality. They are currently working on a series called the Coffee Sutras\, one of which has been published in Trampoline. Connect with Lee on Instagram: @yogawithleenola; Substack: Here for the Experience leelemond.substack.com \nElizabeth Miki Brina is the author of Speak\, Okinawa: A Memoir\, published by Knopf in February of 2021\, and one of NPR’s best books of the year. Her work has also appeared in The Sun\, River Teeth\, Lit Hub\, Gulf Coast\, and Hyphen Magazine\, among others. She lives and teaches in New Orleans. \nTaylor Wood is a fiction writer based in New Orleans. His work has been published in journals from Brief Wilderness to Book XI to the 2024 LMNL Anthology where he was also a recent semi-finalist in the Patty Friedmann Writing Contest. Wood also self-published a collection of short fiction and poetry based on bar bathroom graffiti titled The Writings on the Stall and will soon be releasing a surreal horror collection. He\nis currently seeking representation for his first novel. \nAnd all the way from Paris\, we have Adrian Van Young!!! The Man Who Noticed Everything\, a story collection and Van Young’s first book of fiction\, won Black Lawrence Press’ 2011 St. Lawrence Book Award. His second book\, Shadows in Summerland\, a novel\, was republished by Open Road Media in September\, 2020. His third book of fiction\, Midnight Self\, a story collection\, was released from Black Lawrence Press in October 2023. Van Young’s fourth book of fiction\, Rough Beast\, a novel\, will also be released from Black Lawrence Press in October 2026\, to be followed by his fifth\, another story collection\, Family Thing\, in October 2027. \nWith books and more from Book Banter Books. See y’all October 15 at Parleaux!!!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/lmnl-reading-series-ft-taylor-wood-lee-lemond-elizabeth-miki-brina-and-adrian-van-young/
LOCATION:Parleaux Beer Lab\, 634 Lesseps St.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T233000
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-10-14/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T210000
DTSTAMP:20240107T230831Z
CREATED:20240107T230419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T230831Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic (Jazz & Poetry)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litwire.org/event/open-mic-jazz-poetry/2026-10-13/
LOCATION:Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club\, 1931 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261013T150000
DTSTAMP:20261009T011745Z
CREATED:20261009T011745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T011745Z
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SUMMARY:Uncommon Prompts: Generative Prompt Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join board member Michelle Kelleher every second Tuesday for this new daytime writing series. We’ll run through a new set of unusual writing prompts every session\, pulled from craft books\, classes\, and imagination\, before moving into forty minutes of free writing. Treat these prompts as a catalyst to create something new or as a warm-up before moving on to an existing project. Every session of Uncommon Prompts will be different. Come try something new to keep your creativity flowing throughout the year. \nThis event is free and open to the community. No RSVP required.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/uncommon-prompts-generative-prompt-workshop/
LOCATION:High Grinds\, 1722 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, 70130
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T180000
DTSTAMP:20230801T234325Z
CREATED:20230801T234325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T234325Z
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SUMMARY:The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 4:20 pm \nThe Maple Leaf Bar hosts the longest continuously running poetry reading series in North America. It is free and open to the public. The poetry series has been a platform for a great diversity of writers to present their work\, from the published and well-established to the novice poet alike. The reading series was founded in 1979 by Franz Heldner\, Bob Stock\, and the consummate poet laureate of the Maple Leaf Bar\, Everette Maddox. \nThe series gained popularity around the same time that James Booker\, the flamboyantly wonderful one-eyed piano virtuoso\, held court at The Leaf. Everette Maddox\, another well-loved outrageous personality of the time\, helped popularized the series with his humor\, charisma and whit. Maddox ran the series for nearly 10 years\, until his death in 1989. Since then\, the torch has been carried on by poet Nancy Harris aka “Ape Woman.” \nTo date\, there have been four published anthologies of poets who have read their work at the Maple Leaf: The Maple Leaf Rag (1980)\, The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology (1994)\, the Maple Leaf Rag III (2006)\, and Maple Leaf Rag IV (2010). \nAdditionally\, the Maple Leaf is portrayed in many books and stories by New Orleans writers. It is thinly disguised as “The Raintree Street Bar” in the Ellen Gilchrist short story “The Raintree Street Bar and Washerteria” (The Leaf was once a small Laundromat). Poems inspired by the Maple Leaf or about the bar can be found in Mirror Wars and Shards\, by Nancy Harris; Body and Soul and Rhythm & Booze\, by Julie Kane; and The Everette Maddox Song Book\, Bar Scotch and American Waste by Everette Maddox. \nAmerican Waste is a collection of Maddox’ final poems\, written at the Maple Leaf\, Muddy Waters (which was once located across the street) and at the Carrollton Station. Maddox penned the final version of his poems on bar napkins\, fliers\, and beer coasters which were collected by Hank Staples\, the current owner of the Maple Leaf Bar. After Maddox’ death\, his friends decided to publish the posthumous collection of poems. \nThe readings are held every Sunday at 4:20 p.m. If you are going to be in New Orleans and would like to read\, please contact us at least a month or more in advance. \nFor more info\, go to: https://www.mapleleafbar.com/poetry-night or contact Nancy Harris on Facebook.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-everette-maddox-memorial-reading-series/2026-10-11/
LOCATION:Maple Leaf Bar\, 8316 Oak St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T190000
DTSTAMP:20260919T184508Z
CREATED:20260919T184508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T184508Z
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SUMMARY:Evening Storytime with Casi Cole
DESCRIPTION:Bring the whole family to Parleaux Beer Lab for a cozy Evening Storytime! \nJoin us Friday\, October 9th at 6pm as local author Casi Cole shares her book\, Moon Cat with us. \nSettle in with a pint of Parleaux’s small-batch craft beer and a juice box for the little ones while enjoying a family-friendly reading. \nAfter storytime\, kids are invited to stick around for a fun craft activity inspired by the book.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/evening-storytime-with-casi-cole/
LOCATION:Parleaux Beer Lab\, 634 Lesseps St.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book for Sale,Book Signing,In-Person,Storytelling
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ORGANIZER;CN="Book Banter Books":MAILTO:BookBanterBooks@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T223000
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-10-08/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T233000
DTSTAMP:20240309T172257Z
CREATED:20230802T021019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T172257Z
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-10-07/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T230000
DTSTAMP:20230802T014515Z
CREATED:20230802T014515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T014515Z
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SUMMARY:Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA\n21 & Up\, $5 at the Door\, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required \nWe Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.\nNo Matter Who You Are\, What You Desire\, or Whom You Love\, All Are Welcome \nEsoterotica is a revolving cast of local\, New Orleans area\, provocateurs reading and performing original erotica live\, on stage. Including poetry\, flash fiction\, spoken word\, sexy confessions\, and more\, each show is different\, often showcasing line-ups of new writing\, never heard before. \nLife’s pleasures are a sensory experience\, let us delight your imagination and provoke your desires in a variety of styles for your variety of persuasions.  Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram @Esoterotica NOLA. \nDo You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com
URL:https://litwire.org/event/esoterotica-original-erotic-readings-by-local-writers/2026-10-07/
LOCATION:The AllWays Lounge\, 2240 St. Claude Ave.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Erotica,Flash Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T210000
DTSTAMP:20240107T230831Z
CREATED:20240107T230419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T230831Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic (Jazz & Poetry)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litwire.org/event/open-mic-jazz-poetry/2026-10-06/
LOCATION:Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club\, 1931 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007
DTSTAMP:20261006T064304Z
CREATED:20261006T064304Z
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URL:https://litwire.org/event/mekzlyigir/
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ORGANIZER;CN="dhpfdwehwj":MAILTO:ystrozqk@formtests.info
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T233000
DTSTAMP:20260911T144712Z
CREATED:20260911T144712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T144712Z
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SUMMARY:Fall of Freedom at Bar Redux: October 2026
DESCRIPTION:We’re back! Bar Redux and Unlikely Stories present the October 2026 edition of FALL OF FREEDOM: a night of pro-democracy\, anti-fascist art in support of the nationwide Fall of Freedom movement (see https://www.falloffreedom.com/ ). Presenting writing and music by NaTRILL Dizaster and by Josh Benitez\, with literary performances by Briana Augustus\, Jaysen Craves\, Joaquin Emiliano\, Rel Farrar\, Cid Galicia\, E. Gross\, Skye Jackson\, Nikkie Eve McDonnell\, Russ Mercado\, Zachary W. Mohr\, Brad Richard\, and Angela Strohm! Jonathan Penton will MC\, and we’ll collect non-perishables and toiletries for FOR THE LOVE OF PANTRY. Doors at 8\, show starts at 9. Can’t wait to see you there! #falloffreedom
URL:https://litwire.org/event/fall-of-freedom-at-bar-redux-october-2026/
LOCATION:Bar Redux\, 801 Poland Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Poetry,Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T190000
DTSTAMP:20260929T234310Z
CREATED:20260929T234310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T234310Z
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SUMMARY:Third Lantern Lit-Reading New Orleans Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A quarterly book club in partnership with The Garden District Bookshop at The Rink \nJoin Third Lantern Lit board and community members as we explore the stories and authors that define New Orleans. \nEach quarter\, we’ll focus on a novel or story that takes place (at least in part) in the Crescent City. We’ll explore different genres and time periods\, reading the visions and histories of the many and varied individuals who call New Orleans home. \nParticipants are welcome to enjoy their own copy of that quarter’s selection or purchase a copy of the chosen book in advance from The Garden District Bookshop at The Rink. \nThen\, join us for book-themed cocktails and conversation at The Rink where Bar Epilogue will be open and serving yummy cocktails\, mocktails\, and light bites. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAutumn 2026 Book Club Selection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Awakening by Kate Chopin \n\n\n\n\n\nKate Chopin’s classic novel is an exploration of autonomy\, identity\, and gender\, set in late 19th century New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf Coast. \nMeet Edna Pontellier\, a young wife and mother\, determined to question the societal norms and expectations imposed upon her despite the fact that she may lose everything—and everyone—that she loves. \nBonus New Orleans stories that explore the theme of identity:\nRed Beans & Ricely Yours – Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy\nMussolini & The Axeman’s Jazz – William Joseph Martin (formerly Poppy Z. Brite) \nWhat do you think? Join us on Sunday\, October 4 to talk about it!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/third-lantern-lit-reading-new-orleans-book-club-meeting/
LOCATION:Garden District Book Shop\, 2727 Prytania St Suite 14\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Fiction,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T180000
DTSTAMP:20230801T234325Z
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SUMMARY:The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Sundays at 4:20 pm \nThe Maple Leaf Bar hosts the longest continuously running poetry reading series in North America. It is free and open to the public. The poetry series has been a platform for a great diversity of writers to present their work\, from the published and well-established to the novice poet alike. The reading series was founded in 1979 by Franz Heldner\, Bob Stock\, and the consummate poet laureate of the Maple Leaf Bar\, Everette Maddox. \nThe series gained popularity around the same time that James Booker\, the flamboyantly wonderful one-eyed piano virtuoso\, held court at The Leaf. Everette Maddox\, another well-loved outrageous personality of the time\, helped popularized the series with his humor\, charisma and whit. Maddox ran the series for nearly 10 years\, until his death in 1989. Since then\, the torch has been carried on by poet Nancy Harris aka “Ape Woman.” \nTo date\, there have been four published anthologies of poets who have read their work at the Maple Leaf: The Maple Leaf Rag (1980)\, The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology (1994)\, the Maple Leaf Rag III (2006)\, and Maple Leaf Rag IV (2010). \nAdditionally\, the Maple Leaf is portrayed in many books and stories by New Orleans writers. It is thinly disguised as “The Raintree Street Bar” in the Ellen Gilchrist short story “The Raintree Street Bar and Washerteria” (The Leaf was once a small Laundromat). Poems inspired by the Maple Leaf or about the bar can be found in Mirror Wars and Shards\, by Nancy Harris; Body and Soul and Rhythm & Booze\, by Julie Kane; and The Everette Maddox Song Book\, Bar Scotch and American Waste by Everette Maddox. \nAmerican Waste is a collection of Maddox’ final poems\, written at the Maple Leaf\, Muddy Waters (which was once located across the street) and at the Carrollton Station. Maddox penned the final version of his poems on bar napkins\, fliers\, and beer coasters which were collected by Hank Staples\, the current owner of the Maple Leaf Bar. After Maddox’ death\, his friends decided to publish the posthumous collection of poems. \nThe readings are held every Sunday at 4:20 p.m. If you are going to be in New Orleans and would like to read\, please contact us at least a month or more in advance. \nFor more info\, go to: https://www.mapleleafbar.com/poetry-night or contact Nancy Harris on Facebook.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-everette-maddox-memorial-reading-series/2026-10-04/
LOCATION:Maple Leaf Bar\, 8316 Oak St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Harris":MAILTO:apewoman@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260930T162418Z
CREATED:20260930T162418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T162418Z
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SUMMARY:Books\, Banter & Cider with Doc McLemore
DESCRIPTION:Join us for one of our favorite pairings: good books\, thoughtful conversation\, and a glass (or two) of cider! \nThis month\, we’re excited to welcome Doc McLemore to talk about facing the past and writing the future and of course their debut memoir\, Someday We Won’t Remember This: A Forensic Memoir of My Father’s Secrets. \nBooks\, Banter & Cider invites readers and writers alike to connect over books\, ideas\, and a shared love of story. Come for the author\, stay for the banter\, and leave a little more inspired. \nPop-up begins at 5pm. Doc McLemore will be joining us at 6pm. Doc’s book will be for sale during the event. They will sign copies at the event. \nCan’t make it to the event but still want a signed copy? Purchase a copy through our website then choose delivery or shipping when checking out and we will deliver/ship a signed copy to you after the event.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/books-banter-cider-with-doc-mclemore/2026-10-02/2/
LOCATION:Broad Street Cider\, 2723 S Broad St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book for Sale,Conversation,In-Person,Memoir
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ORGANIZER;CN="Book Banter Books":MAILTO:BookBanterBooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260930T162418Z
CREATED:20260930T162418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T162418Z
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SUMMARY:Books\, Banter & Cider with Doc McLemore
DESCRIPTION:Join us for one of our favorite pairings: good books\, thoughtful conversation\, and a glass (or two) of cider! \nThis month\, we’re excited to welcome Doc McLemore to talk about facing the past and writing the future and of course their debut memoir\, Someday We Won’t Remember This: A Forensic Memoir of My Father’s Secrets. \nBooks\, Banter & Cider invites readers and writers alike to connect over books\, ideas\, and a shared love of story. Come for the author\, stay for the banter\, and leave a little more inspired. \nPop-up begins at 5pm. Doc McLemore will be joining us at 6pm. Doc’s book will be for sale during the event. They will sign copies at the event. \nCan’t make it to the event but still want a signed copy? Purchase a copy through our website then choose delivery or shipping when checking out and we will deliver/ship a signed copy to you after the event.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/books-banter-cider-with-doc-mclemore/2026-10-02/1/
LOCATION:Broad Street Cider\, 2723 S Broad St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book for Sale,Conversation,In-Person,Memoir
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ORGANIZER;CN="Book Banter Books":MAILTO:BookBanterBooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T223000
DTSTAMP:20250806T182910Z
CREATED:20250806T182910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182910Z
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260122T185807Z
CREATED:20260122T185807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T185807Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Night At The Coffeehouse
DESCRIPTION:All poets\, writers\, rappers\, spell spinners\, whisperers\, and lovers of the Spoken Word. \nOpen Mic Poet’s Night every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/literary-night-at-the-coffeehouse/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:The Neutral Ground Coffee House\, 5110 Danneel St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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