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.  

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7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project Final Reading (Summer Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Fiction Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Fiction Writing Project with Junauda Petrus will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Junauda Petrus
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Online—Zoom Classroom
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Graphic for the final reading of the 2025 Fiction Cohort led by Junauda Petrus
6pm-8pm
The Loft's Spring 2026 Student Reading

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

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The Loft at Open Book
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Spring Student Reading
4pm-7pm
The Loft's 2026 Writers of Color and Indigenous 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 Writers of Color 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
Marianne Manzler
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Price
$10.00
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Location
The Loft at Open Book
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2026 Writers of Color and Indigenous Writer Reading