Upcoming Events

Loft Events

For In-person events: Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. We are committed to accessibility at our events. If the event cost is a barrier, please show up to the event and we will accommodate you at the door through pay-what-you-can admission.  

Date
Time
5pm-7pm
Friend Fête (June 2026)

Come together as one big friend group at our summer gathering for Friends of the Loft! Meet fellow wordsmiths and bibliophiles, enjoy some refreshments, and participate in the open mic at this free donor social.

Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Friend Fete
Date
Time
7pm-9pm
Graywolf x Loft Book Launch: chaun webster's "Without Terminus: untraining an archive"

Join the Loft Literary Center and Graywolf Press for the launch of poet and nonfiction writer chaun webster's new memoir, "Without Terminus: untraining an archive."

Presenters
chaun webster
Chaun Webster
Rahsaan Mahadeo
Rahsaan Mahadeo
Erin Sharkey
Erin Sharkey
Price
$10.00
$5.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
chaun webster event June 2026
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 1

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth camp! This reading takes place from 12:30-1:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 2

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth camp! This reading takes place from 12:30-1:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
2pm-3:30pm
Loft Young Writers Summer Intensive for Ages 10-13 Final Reading (Week 3)

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth writing intensive! This reading takes place from 2:00-3:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
2pm-3:30pm
Loft Young Writers Summer Intensive for Ages 14-18 Final Reading (Week 4)

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth writing intensive! This reading takes place from 2:00-3:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 5

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth camp! This reading takes place from 12:30-1:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 6

Join and celebrate the Loft's young writers as they read from works written in a Loft summer youth camp! This reading takes place from 12:30-1:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Jack Harris
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
4pm-7pm
The Loft's 2026 Diversifying Writers Mixer + Open Mic

Join us as we celebrate our diverse writing community! During this social hour, we encourage current and prospective friends of the Loft to come hang and write with us from 4:00 - 5:30 PM at Open Book and join us for the Diversifying Writers Open Mic Reading afterwards at 6:00 PM. Drinks and light snacks are provided. $10 or pay as you can at the door for general public; $5 for Friends of the Loft!

Presenters
Arleta M. Little
Price
$10.00
$5.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
2026 Writers of Color and Indigenous Writer Reading