ODU LitFest Opening Reception
The Green Onion 1603 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin The Muse Writers Center and Old Dominion University to celebrate the opening of the 47th Annual ODU Literary Festival: Ancient Futures. Presenters, participants, and attendees of the festival along with students, teachers, and friends of The Muse and the ODU MFA in Creative Writing program are welcome to enjoy hors d’oeuveres and conversation (with…
Call to Adventure: TTRPG Club
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThe Call is the first step on the Hero’s Journey. Explore fantastic worlds, face terrifying villains, and overcome incredible challenges! Or bring the world in your head to life by stepping behind the Game Master’s screen and create your own amazing adventures. Come join us every second Saturday from 4-8 to play a variety of…
the Muse 1st Annual Halloween Beastly Bash
The Muse Writers Center (2200 Colonial Ave Ste 3, Norfolk, VA 23517, United States)Get ready for a night of thrills, chills, and spine-tingling fun at our Halloween Party! Join us on October 18th, from 4-9pm for a ghoulishly good time filled with eerie decorations, wickedly delicious treats, and a spine-chilling open mic. Dress in your most creative costume—whether you’re a fearsome creature or a hilarious character, and maybe…
Wildflower Jam
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesWhat is a Wildflower Jam? It's a traditional music jam for women+. Gather together to play traditional folk music: Appalachian, Celtic, Old Time, World! Instruments are welcome! Singing is encouraged!
NaNoWriMo Kick-Off
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesAre you ready to kick-off NaNoWriMo? Come join Muse staff, teachers, and students for writing, socialization, and snacks and get the creative juices flowing! Come pull up a chair at the big table, or grab a bean bag chair and get comfy, or join us from home over zoom! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83914796008
Nanowrimo Thursdays With Jordan!
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesAre you stuck in your novel? Do you need to bounce ideas with someone? Are you worried your magic system is too confusing? Maybe you want to do a sprint or two? Come to Jordan's (Prose and Cons club host) Thursday evening hours, and get some help with you project!
Nano Mid Month Middles Write In
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesYou are a quarter of the way through! Great job! Whether you are writing towards a known end, or struggling with a muddled middle, or still need some inspiration for a fabulous start, come join us for comradery and inspiration to keep plugging away at your novel. We will have prompts available, a silent room,…
Fight Club at the Naro Theater
Naro Expanded Cinema (1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517, United States)Fight Club comes to the Naro big screen for Flashback Friday on Friday, November 22, 2024. We’ll have plenty of boozy beverages available, with proceeds benefiting The Muse Writers Center’s scholarship funds. As always, all alcohol sales are CASH only–please hit the ATM beforehand. We’ll also have plenty of other goodies, theater snacks, and trivia…
Nano Third Act Write In
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesThree-Quarters of the way through! Come join us, no matter where you are in the process, to write - and talk about writing (in our comfy lobby) with other writers. Not sure how to end your story? Still stuck on the middle? Not sure if your protagonist has an arc? Want to write in silence?…
Canceled Nano Final Push
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesYou've made it! Come join fellow writers as we try to get the last minutes of writing in for the month! Come in your comfiest clothes, grab a seat, and get those words in!
Poetry for the People: by Synnika Lofton
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin host Synnika Lofton and four local writers for an evening of poetry and spoken word.
Muse Holiday Party
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin us at The Muse for our annual Holiday Party! We will have free festive refreshments and an open mic beginning at 5 p.m. Finishing off the night with the Neighborhood Jam at 7 p.m.! The Back Bay Astronomers will be set up outside with telescopes. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your instruments…