Comedy Night

9 p.m.

Thursday, August 5

Chester's Upper Deck

206 16th Street, Virginia Beach, 23451, 428-0048

featuring standup and improv from the members of the Summer 2010 Standup Comedy courses

Comics: Dan Coogan, Dick Biondo, Elisabeth Daley,
Rona Hyman, Torrey Jenkins, Adam Juma, Gail Kent,
Kyle Phalen, Barrett Stork, Susan Barrie Sussman,
Isaac Whalen, & Archie R. Whitehill

Special Guest to be announced

September Reading Series

7 p.m.

Thursdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, & 30

123 W. 21st St., Ghent, Norfolk, 627-2668

featuring work from these Summer 2010 classes:
The Poetry Workshop, Intensive Poetry Studio,
Introduction to Fiction Writing, The Fiction Workshop,
Flash Fiction, Short Story Workshop, The Fiction Studio,
Writing from Life, Writing Your Personal Narrative,
The Riches of Everyday Life: A Memoir Workshop,
Journalism 101, & Open Studio

Readers to be announced soon.

Come for Dinner and Drinks and to Support the Literary Community

Reservations will be accepted for those who are having dinner—otherwise seating is first-come, first-served. The Muse encourages you to have dinner at the Boot and help support the restaurant for opening their doors to our event.

Reservations will be accepted for seating beginning at 6 p.m. As this is a special event, please be aware that most everyone is arriving at the same time, so the earlier you order, the better.

First Friday Poetry Salon

7:30-9:30 p.m. Meets: August 6, September 3, October 1, etc... At The Muse Writers Center (816-A Orapax St., Ghent, Norfolk, (Directions and maps). Hosted by Barbara Gardner and Kate Durham. Suggested donation: $2 (goes to our scholarship fund; donation not required to attend). Open to all. More information: Send Barbara or Kate a message.

Please join us for a monthly series of Poetry Salons—a celebration of people and poetry. Come share poems—your favorites or your own. Come enjoy listening to poems read aloud. Come for the discussion and exploration of the mysterious creative process that gives us poetry. Join our new community of poets and lovers of poetry... bring a friend or a group of friends. Tangents welcome; as poetry often leads us to many different places, we may travel anywhere...

Music at the Muse: Fourth Friday Jam

6-8 p.m. Meets: July 23, August 27, September 24, etc... At The Muse Writers Center (816-A Orapax St., Ghent, Norfolk, (Directions and maps). Hosted by Tom Robotham. Suggested donation: $2 (goes to our scholarship fund; donation not required to attend). Open to all. More information: Send Tom a message.

Once upon a time, people routinely gathered together to make music. Recent generations have let that tradition fall by the wayside. We're committed to bringing it back. If you play an instrument—or if you just like to sing—please join us. It's open to people at all skill levels, and we'll be playing all kinds of music, including folk, blues, country, pop and acoustic rock. In addition to having fun, we expect to learn from one another. Feel free to bring songbooks or sheet music. The session is free, although we welcome donations to the Muse Scholarship Fund.