Come share and hear original erotica at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at The Allways Lounge (2240 St. Claude). Do you have a sexy story to share? Esoterotica’s un-themed shows are a great tie to share your original erotica, whether you’re a “virgin” or not. Submit your original works to info@esoterotica for consideration. For more information, go … Esoterotica – Summer Lovin’ Edition
Join Maple Street Book Club and the author, Tom Piazza, for a discussion of his book A Free State at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, at Maple Street Book Shop (7529 Maple Street). Drinks and snacks will be served. The book-club selection will be available at a 10% discount for book club members. A Free State is … Maple Street Book Club: A Free State
Join the Blue House Reading Group for a reading from Shakespeare and Company: A History of the Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, at The Blue House (1700 S Rampart Street). Émilie Lamy will be sharing an excerpt from Shakespeare and Company: “this first-ever history of the legendary bohemian … The Blue House Reading Group
Join friends for an evening of poetry at 9:15 p.m. on Monday, May 1, at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. Claude). Come hang out with Chuck Perkins, a proprietor of Cafe Istanbul, as he hosts and shares some of his own poetry and prose to the musical stylings of Mario Abney and friends. Guests are welcome … Poetry on Poets
Standing in a metal bar just three days after Trump’s election, the American flag should’ve been a clear sign that the show I was at was about to get weird. The place was a stickered and dimly lit dive where I’d gone for the first time to see a friend’s band. Over the course of … Featured Essay: Heavy Metal in the Age of Trump
In conjunction with the Wetlands Art Tour, now in its 4th year, 100,000 Poets for Change offers up a Wetlands “I’m with Mother Earth” Poetry Revival, featuring Jessica Mashael Bordelon, Margie Vicknair-Pray, Nikki Byrd, Valentine Pierce, Geoff Munsterman and Dennis Formento. A brief open mike set will start the afternoon. Sunday, May 14, 3-6 p.m. at … 100,000 Poets “I’m With Mother” Poetry Revival
Milksop Codicil Spree MacDonald Slapering Hol Press, 2017 “Milksop,” meaning cowardly or indecisive person; and “codicil,” a legal addendum which in some way modifies a will. Spree MacDonald’s chapbook, winner of the 2016 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Contest, immediately asks a reader to consider the relationship between the interpersonal and institutional — and how that … Possibility as an exercise of analysis: A review of Spree MacDonald’s MILKSOP CODICIL
The Southern Rep Theatre hosts “What Does Freedom Look Like?,” a children’s reading and art making event on Saturday, April 22, at 12 p.m. at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Join this free event where the Southern Rep Theatre Acting Company brings stories of the Underground Railroad, emancipation and freedom to life. Parents … What Does Freedom Look Like?
Celebrate the second edition of The Butterfly Crest on Sunday, May 14, at 1 p.m. at Kawaii NOLA (4826 Magazine Street). Join Eva Vanrell, Kawaii NOLA, and JA&T Kimono for a Kimono pop-up shop and book release party. If you find a piece you like and want to learn how to wear it, Eva Vanrell … Kimono Pop-Up and Book Release
The Team SNO monthly open mic and Poetry Slam will be held on Sunday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at Ashé CAC (1217 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd). Come share in the written and spoken word with artists and poetry lovers. The show starts at 7 p.m. Cover is $5.
