Central Library Hosts Bards & Brews Open Mic on Friday, October 7

Bards & Brews Open Mic returns to the Central Library for October. This is the second to last Bards & Brews for 2022. Instead of the typical brews, there will be mixed drinks made with Sweet Home Spirits. 

Local artist Frazer Steindorff is the opening artist of the night, setting the tone with some acoustic songs. Join us for an October night full of all kinds of spirits!

• What: Bards & Brews October Open Mic
• When: Friday, October 7, 6:00—9:00 p.m.
• Where: Central Library | 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203
• Details: Listen to—or try your hand at—original spoken work poetry at Bards & Brews Open Mic. Attendees are welcome to take the stage and share their original works. Audience members will get to hear some of the Birmingham metro area's best talent. Live music will be performed by Frazer Steindorff. Bards & Brews Open Mic is free to attend and perform. Attendees must be 18 and up to attend and 21 and up with proof of I.D. to drink. Bards & Brews is sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

As the second to last 2022 Bards & Brews, our Open Mic is back at the Central Library for October. This program is sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, helping us  hosts some of the Birmingham metro area's most talented poets as they share their original poetry and other spoken word arts.

Our special opening guest entertainer for the night is Frazer Steindorff. He's played several local venues in the Birmingham area; you may have heard him before, providing live music at restaurants like Eats Highland and Diplomat Deli.

Frazer is originally from Montgomery and has been playing the guitar and writing music for about a decade. He loves adding his own style to covers but writing original content is his real passion. In his down time, he enjoys practicing yoga, playing basketball, and adventuring with his dog Sadie. 

Sweet Home Spirits is a spirits maker founded in Bluff Park, Alabama. Starting off during the pandemic, Sweet Home Spirits recently turned one and have expanded beyond the two ABC Select Spirits, growing to be in over 150 package stores across Alabama.

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By Cheyenne Trujillo | Library Assistant Ⅲ, Public Relations