Event
6 p.m.–8 p.m.
The Loft's Spring 2025 Student Reading

Presenters
Marianne Manzler
Marianne Manzler is a writer, educator, and editor. She is the Loft's Program Manager of Education and supports her fellow storytellers and readers in reaching their artistic endeavors. She hopes to create a space where language, connection, and community can thrive. She has over ten years of
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Jack Harris
Jack Harris is a fiction writer, editor, and graphic designer from the Driftless Area region of Wisconsin. After earning degrees in creative writing and graphic design from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, he received an MFA in creative writing at Minnesota State University, Mankato. While
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Giselle Hayes
Giselle Hayes is a writer and poet who received a dual degree from the University of Minnesota in English and French Language + Cultural Studies. Being creatively unrestrained with a variety of interests, she has danced in the realms of Furniture Design, DJ’ing, and Public Radio.
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Michelle Zamanian
Michelle Zamanian is an Iranian American fiction writer, screenwriter, and poet. In 2018, she received her MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato and began working at the Rumpus—where she edits a series called We Are More, which publishes Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) and SWANA
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
Price
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Spring Student Reading

NOTE: THIS IS REGISTRATION TO ATTEND, NOT TO READ.

The Loft presents an evening of student readings! Come join us for a showcase of some of the Loft's talented students, as they read some of their own work.

10 student enrolled in 2024-2025 classes will be reading the work/s of their choice. All genres/formats are welcome! Also, we highly encourage all interested students to attend the reading as well as family and friends!

Interested in reading? We'll host 10 students who enrolled in a 2024-2025 class to read a work of their choice (5-7 minutes long). All genres and formats welcome! If you are interested in claiming a spot to read, please email or call the Education Department at [email protected] or 612-379-8999 so we can verify your enrollment and get your spot in the reading confirmed!

This event is free and open to the public. Masks are highly encouraged, but not required. This event will be taking place in the Performance Hall at Open Book. Doors open at 5:30 and event starts at 6 PM.

If you have any accessibility needs for this event, please contact the Education Department at [email protected] or at 612-379-8999.

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Artists
Marianne Manzler
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Jack Harris
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Giselle Hayes
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Michelle Zamanian
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