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GET LIT with the first annual Poetry Pub Crawl, a fundraising event for the Sierra Poetry Festival, sponsored by the Nevada County Arts Council.

Participating Nevada City pubs include Brewhaus, Three Forks, Golden Era, Deer Creek Bar & Grill, Szabo Winery, Nevada City Winery, Miners Foundry, Golden Era, National Exchange Hotel, Stone House, and The Fern.

Local poets will read their work in rotation, at 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, and 5:30, with time for you to crawl from venue to venue. Mini-Workshops are offered by some of our leading lights. You won’t want to miss custom-crafted brew and cocktails created just for the occasion by some of our stellar saloons.

Free and open to the public. All are welcome! We hope to inspire your generous contributions toward the literary arts and the Sierra Poetry Festival, now in its 9th year. All donations go directly to poets and poetry in our community.

Grab a custom coaster commemorating the occasion, sip a restorative beverage, and hear some inspiring spoken art!

21 and over.

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GOLDEN ERA……… Judi Rae reads with Beth Ford.

BREWHAUS………Bishop Randall reads with Will Staple and Yakshi.

THREE FORKS………Nevada County Poet Laureate Emerita Kirsten Casey, with Nevada County Youth Poet Laureate Joey Henry

DEER CREEK BAR & GRILL………Meredith Hellling reads with Travis Davis

SZABO WINERY………Catharine Bramkamp leads a mini-workshop.

NEVADA CITY WINERY………Rooja Mohassessy leads a mini-workshop.

MINERS FOUNDRY………Author and teacher Sands Hall reads.

NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL………Nevada County Poet Laureate Karen Terrey leads a mini-workshop.

STONE HOUSE………Poet Michaelyn Logue reads, and at 6:30 hosts the West County Passing of the Laurels.

THE FERN………The Poetry Crashers group performance.