Hi-Wire Brewing Hosts Bards & Brews October Open Mic, Friday, October 6

Join us for a special Bards & Brews Open Mic. It's our first time at Hi-Wire Brewing and our first time opening with a belly dancing performance! Two Bards & Brews are left this season, so you don't want to miss out on this night of spoken word poetry.

Keep reading to learn more about our guest performer Nuriyah and Hi-Wire Brewing.

• What: Bards & Brews October Open Mic
• When: Friday, October 6, 2023 | Starts at 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Hi-Wire Brewing | 2901 4th Avenue S, Suite 1A
• Details: Hear original spoken word poetry or share your own at the Bards & Brews October Open Mic at Hi-Wire Brewing. Attendees are welcome to share original spoken word poetry or short stories. It is free to attend and perform. Nuriyah will open the night with a belly dancing performance! Guests must be 18+ to enter and 21+ to drink with proof of I.D. Bards & Brews is sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Including the October one, there are only two Bards & Brews left in 2023. The remaining Bards & Brews are open mics. Our open mics are the perfect opportunity to share your spoken word arts. As a refresher, spoken word encompasses poetry, short stories, singing, and rap. Hear some of the Birmingham metro area's most talented spoken word artists. Or make your debut as one. 

Each Bards & Brews has a featured poet or a guest entertainer who opens the night before our spoken word artists take the stage. Our opening performers are local talent from here in the Magic Ciy—maybe you've seen them before.

Nuriyah is a belly dancer from Birmingham, AL, who specializes in the classical Egyptian style. She started dancing in 2008 and has performed in shows and festivals locally and regionally for the past ten years.

"Belly dancing is what grounds me and helps keep me happy," says Nuriyah, who is also a mental health care advocate. 

If you would like to follow her latest events, you can find her on Facebook as Nuriyah Raqs or check out her website!

Hi-Wire Brewing in Birmingham's well-lit space provides the perfect stage for our guest entertainer and Bards & Brews poets. Dogs are welcome, too!

Located in the Lakeview Green building, their brewery offers 20 unique beers to try and interactive games, like soccer pool, table tennis, foosball, and shuffleboard. Outdoor seating on the Lakeview Green lawn offers a relaxing view of the lazy river fountain that trails across the green. 

Street parking is available around the block and some parking spots are available on the retail side of the Lakeview Green apartment parking lot but not in the residential spots.

If anyone gets hungry, Mezon Catering & Food Truck, Mayawell's resident food truck, is right across the street. They offer tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and inventive burgers. 

Keep up with Hi-Wire Brewing Birmingham on Instagram and Facebook to see their latest beer release and other events. 

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By Cheyenne Trujillo | Library Assistant Ⅲ, Public Relations