SEQUIM — A gala open-mic reading for poets and prose writers is set for this Friday at The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Farm Way just off Fifth Avenue.
Admission is free for writers and listeners at the 6:30 p.m. gathering.
“Pick out your best poem or short-short story and come read,” said Ruth Marcus, an organizer of this event, which is part of the Fourth Friday Reading series sponsored by Writers on the Spit.
She asks that readers rehearse their pieces to ensure that they’re under the five-minute time limit.
This and other Fourth Friday Readings also have a table where writers may place fliers and postcards about forthcoming events, workshops and any services relating to writing.
Published authors and poets also are encouraged to bring their books to sign and sell before and after the reading.
Everyone, Marcus added, is invited to come early for supper or coffee at The Lodge’s bistro.
For more information, email Rmarcus@olypen.com.