Wed 4/13 – 7-9:00 PM –
In the Company of Writers presents a series of personal and conversational dialogues featuring guest writers/poets followed by an open mic forum. The Chicago blues music of “Mr. Jimmy,” welcomes you, continues during intermission and closes the evening. In-person sign-ups for open-mic are 6:30 – 7:00 pm and guest authors begin at 7:00 – 8:00 pm with open-mic readings from 8:15 – 9:00 pm. These inspirational gatherings will elucidate and entertain those attending. The next in the series features Jennifer McGaha noted author.
Jennifer McGaha is the author of two memoirs, Flat Broke with Two Goats and Bushwhacking: How to Get Lost in the Woods and Write Your Way Out (forthcoming from Trinity University Press). Her work has also appeared in The Bitter Southerner, Brevity, CHEAP POP, The Huffington Post, Lumina, PANK, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Passengers, HerStry, Baltimore Fishbowl, and many other publications. A native of Appalachia, Jennifer lives in a wooded North Carolina hollow with her husband, two cats, six unruly dogs, ten relatively tame dairy goats, and an ever-changing number of laying hens. She currently teaches at UNC-Asheville.
This event occurs the 2nd Wednesday of each month and is co-sponsored by The Brandy Bar + Cocktails and the North Carolina Writers’ Network. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Location: The Brandy Bar + Cocktails, 504 7th Ave. E., Hendersonville, 828-845-0546, for sign-ups for the open mic visit: https://thebrandybar.com/writers-open-mic/