The monthly Oldsmar Alive Open Mic takes place Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., Jack Willie’s Bar, Grill and Tiki. All performers are welcome.
Calling all bards! Seminole Community Library at St. Petersburg College hosts Pause for Poetry Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Enjoy a supportive atmosphere where lovers of poetry share their works and/or read favorite selections aloud.
Buck your everyday routine and catch bestselling author Chris Guillbeau Thursday, Sept, 18, 7 p.m., at Tampa’s Inkwood Books. The author of The Happiness Pursuit, who lives by a make-every-day-count attitude, will discuss his playbook for making the most out of your life.
The St. Petersburg Writers Club meets Thursday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m., at the West Community Library. Anyone interested in writing is invited to attend.
Got a rant or a story or a poem? Pick up the mic and show off your stuff at Oral Fixation’s LGBTQ monthly Open Mic on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Ybor City’s R Bar, 1820 North 15th St., Tampa. Doors open at 9 p.m. Performers of all types are welcome and encouraged to share their art. And remember to say a belated happy birthday to Oral Fixation co-organizer Sheree Greer!
Local author Cynthia Sandor will discuss her new book, Through Innocent Eyes: The Chosen Girls of the Hitler Youth, at the Oldsmar Public Library Thursday, Sept. 18, 7 to 8 p.m.
Join author Penny Fletcher as she discusses the ins and outs of the writing process. The SouthShore Regional Library will hold a Writing & Publishing Seminar Friday, Sept. 29, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Get in touch with — and inspired by — nature. Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Pete hosts a Nature Journaling Class Saturday, Sept. 20, 4 p.m. Cost is $10 and includes required materials. This event is designed for ages 14 and up.
Wordsmitten is back in action this fall with its monthly Advanced Writing Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 to 5 p.m., at the group’s St. Pete digs, 3530 First Ave. N. This workshop is open to intermediate and advanced writers who are working on fiction or non-fiction. This workshop is led by Kate Sullivan, executive editor of Wordsmitten Media. Cost is $15 per person.
Celebrate the grand opening of the new Shanti Tea Room at Tampa’s Lotus Pond Yoga Studio with the launch of Going OM Yoga: Real-Life Stories On and Off the Yoga Mat on Saturday, Sept. 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. The collection features witty, courageous, honest essays from authors Ira Sukrungruang, Katie Reigel, Alan Shaw, Gloria Munoz and more. This is a free event.
Spend an afternoon with the Tampa Bay Times writer Jeff Klinkenberg Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m., at the St. Petersburg Main Library. His books reflect his passion about Florida wildlife. The latest of his works, Alligators in B-Flat, published by University Press of Florida, is a collection of favorite Times columns. Other anthologies, Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators, Seasons of Real Florida and Dispatches from the Land of Flowers, have been bestsellers. This event is presented by The Friends of St. Petersburg Main Library.
Florida Writer’s Association meets at Barnes and Noble in Carrollwood Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. This event is open to both aspiring and published writers.
Carl Hiaasen headlines the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative’s Centennial Celebration Gala Saturday, Sept. 20. He’ll be at Tampa’s John F. Germany Public Library at 4 p.m. for a youth event. That evening, he’ll be featured at an event at Le Meridien Hotel. Tickets are $100 per person and $180 per couple. For more information, call the Friends of the Library at (813) 273-3616 or email thplcentennialevents@gmail.com.
Author Ward Larsen heads to Barnes and Noble, 4010 S. Tamiami Tr., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m.
Get weird with Tim Dorsey. The former Tampa Tribune journalist turned novelist continues his Florida tour with a stop at the Palmetto Library in Bradenton Saturday, Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m., followed by an appearance at Selby Library in Sarasota at 2 p.m. He’ll discuss his 15 zany, Florida-based mystery novels, answer questions and sign copies of his books.
Young adult paranormal writer E.W. Skinner will sign copies of her latest book, St. Blair: Children of the Night, and discuss her writing process at Book Bank in Largo, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
The Florida Bibliophile Society kicks off the year with its first monthly meeting — as well as its first-ever open mic for poets, singers, storytellers and more — at the St. Petersburg College Seminole campus, Sunday, Sept. 21, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
This article appears in Sep 11-17, 2014.
