Sewanee Spoken Word

Don’t be bored! Stretch your mind! Two free events this Friday:

We are on a break until the 3rd Teusday in August when : 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2026 where : Shenanigans (optional) theme : To Be Announce

Sounding Stone  Gallery Summer 2026 Exhibition Of Wood & Light A Joint Exhibition Featuring the Nashville Painters Salon and Cumberland Furniture Guild July 3 - September 19, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, JULY 11 The exhibition brings together two distinct but complementary traditions: the tactile, structural beauty of fine woodworking and the visual poetry of plein air painting.   Some of the Spoken Word gang will be  selling books and doing readings at the  57th Annual Mountain Market for Arts & Crafts Saturday, July 30, 2016, 9:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, July 31, 2016, 10:00am - 4:00pm more info can be found on monteaglechamber.com     This event will feature over 100 artisans and crafters displaying their handmade creations which will include: fine art; stained glass; pottery; fine, primitive and refurbished furniture; bird houses; paintings in a variety of media; quilts; woodcrafts; folk art; toys; jewelry; chain saw carving demonstra...

  when: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 where : upstairs at  Shenanigans (optional) theme : MISPLACED (optional) prompt for performers : Where did I leave that cheap and precious little thing? Alternatively: Why did I trust the untrustworthy? Speculate, please, for five minutes or less.  

        Please join us at 7 p.m. Monday for an open mic in the courtyard next to Convocation Hall. The gathering is primarily for Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference participants — but if there’s time, other folks might get a turn, too. There are tighter constraints than we usually have: Writings must begin with “I remember” and cannot exceed 100 words.   Come on out and support the high school students! Sounding Stone  Gallery Summer 2026 Exhibition Of Wood & Light A Joint Exhibition Featuring the Nashville Painters Salon and Cumberland Furniture Guild July 3 - September 19, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, JULY 11 The exhibition brings together two distinct but complementary traditions: the tactile, structural beauty of fine woodworking and the visual poetry of plein air painting.  

when : 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2026 where : upstairs at  Shenanigans theme : EXCUSES, EXCUSES prompt for performers : We are desperately seeking ludicrous alibis, dodges, justifications and the like.  notes :  * Richard Tillinghast will be our special guest. * Expect a very full house — so keep your turn short (five minutes max) and sweet. * Feel free to ignore the theme and prompt. — Brooks