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
6pm-8pm
The Loft's Spring 2025 Student Reading
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.
Presenters
Marianne Manzler
Jack Harris
Giselle Hayes
Michelle Zamanian
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Spring Student Reading
Date
Time
5pm-9pm
Art in Words - Writing@Mia: African Art & Its Influences (May)

Come, write about art in an immersive experience of exhibitions, lectures, and collections at the Minneapolis Art Institute. In this adventurous class, writer and Loft Executive & Artistic Director, Arleta Little, will invite participants to explore ekphrastic writing through discussion, exercises, and workshops while learning about visual art and artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. In this learning partnership between the Loft Literary Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art in Words classes include general admission to the Mia exhibits, lectures, galleries, and collections that will be the focus of each class. Open to writers in all genres and levels, from the occasional journaler to published authors.

Presenters
Arleta M. Little
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Location
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Art In Words Square
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
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
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
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
5pm-9pm
Art in Words - Writing@Mia: GIANTS II: The Dean Collection (July)

Come, write about art in an immersive experience of exhibitions, lectures, and collections at the Minneapolis Art Institute. In this adventurous class, writer and Loft Executive & Artistic Director, Arleta Little, will invite participants to explore ekphrastic writing through discussion, exercises, and workshops while learning about visual art and artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. In this learning partnership between the Loft Literary Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art in Words classes include general admission to the Mia exhibits, lectures, galleries, and collections that will be the focus of each class. Open to writers in all genres and levels, from the occasional journaler to published authors.

Presenters
Arleta M. Little
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Location
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Art In Words Square
Date
Time
12:30pm-1:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth Week 3

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
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
1pm-2:30pm
Loft Young Writers' Open Mic: Summer Youth 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 1-2:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Youth Open Mic
Date
Time
1pm-2:30pm
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 writing intensive! This reading takes place from 1-2:30PM and is open to family, friends, and the public.

Presenters
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
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
Marianne Manzler
Price
Regular $0.00
Friend $0.00
Youth Open Mic