Join BPL’s Bards & Brews Open Mic This Friday, October 2 at Lucky Stranger in Avondale

Bards & Brews: Open Mic Night

When: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
Doors: 6 p.m.; event begins at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Lucky Stranger, 4036 5th Ave. S., Birmingham
Featured Musical Artist: Olivia Leonard
Host: Thed Weller

Must be 18+ to enter | 21+ to drink. Bards & Brews is supported by the Alabama State Council on the Arts

Ready to Share Spoken Word Poetry Before a Live Audience?

The Birmingham Public Library’s Bards & Brews: Open Mic Night is going on the road this Friday, Oct. 2, for an evening of poetry, music and creative expression at Lucky Stranger in Avondale.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. Featured artist Olivia Leonard will kick off the evening, followed by performances from some of metro Birmingham’s talented spoken-word artists.

If you’ve been waiting for your chance to get behind the microphone, this is your opportunity to  show off your skills before a live audience.

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

Written by Roy L. Williams, PR Specialist - Birmingham Public Library