BPL's Last Bards & Brews Poetry Event of 2026 is This Friday, November 6

Want to try spoken word poetry before a live crowd? Join us for an evening of poetry and music at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, November 6, at Vulcan Park & Museum for the Birmingham Public Library's last Bards & Brews Open Mic Night of 2026.

In its 15th year, Bards & Brews is held on the first Friday of every month except July and December.

Bards & Brews is sponsored by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, presented to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library.

Doors open November at 6 p.m. Entertainment by singer Resplendant Rae begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by poetry. Details are below and on the flyer above.

Bards & Brews Open Mic

Vulcan Park and Museum
1701 Valley View Drive, Birmingham, AL
Hosted by: Thed Weller
Featuring: Resplendent Rae
Must be 18+ to enter | 21+ to drink

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