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Come along and read your work, and listen to some fine local wordsmiths.You can sign up to read when you arrive. Our reading lists have been filling up quickly, so please arrive early to get on the sign-up sheet. It will open at 6:45. We will have two rounds, about eighteen readers total for the night, and a few alternate slots in case there is time.No more than 4 minutes per poet, per round.
Say what you want to about West Texas—the dust, the tornadoes, the intimidatingly flat horizons—but it breeds a ferocious work ethic in its inhabitants. In Kimmie Rhodes' case, that work ethic has fueled a remarkable career spanning songwriting, performing, writing cookbooks and memoirs, and serving as an international cultural ambassador under the auspices of the Buddy Holly Education Foundation. The Lubbock native has seen her songs covered by Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, Joe Ely, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, and many others. She was inducted into The West Texas Walk of Fame in 2023 for her "outstanding contributions in the field of art music and entertainment." Kimmie has released 19 albums over the course of her career,...
Sam Collie is a psychedelic blues and soul musician out of Nashville, Tennessee. Born and raised in the mountains of East Tennessee, Sam started at a young age in the music scene. After years of writing and performing solo material, he formed his trio, Sam Collie and the Roustabouts, in the summer of 2019. Their debut studio album, The Search For Relief, was released in June of 2021. In the following year, the band remained hard at work, releasing two singles, Fake Smiles and Playing the Fool, followed by their sophomore album, One Eye Open. in the past year, the band has promoted two new singles, confined and footprints. With more new music and exciting shows coming up, the first...
Feb 24 - The Down HomeMarch 10 - ETSU Bud Frank TheaterMarch 24 - The Down HomeApril 14 - ETSU Bud Frank Theater No experience required! Free and open to the public. 7-9 PM. Come on out!
Come along and read your work, and listen to some fine local wordsmiths.You can sign up to read when you arrive. Our reading lists have been filling up quickly, so please arrive early to get on the sign-up sheet. It will open at 6:45. We will have two rounds, about eighteen readers total for the night, and a few alternate slots in case there is time.No more than 4 minutes per poet, per round.