Lilac City LitCrawls

Lit Crawls are a program of the Spokane Poet Laureate & Spokane Arts! Concentrating on one neighborhood area at a time, we travel from venue-to-venue at these events listening to readings from local writers (just like a pub crawl, but with poetry and prose!) Free to attend (but plan on purchasing drinks or food at our generous host stops!), these fun events are a great way to hear new work from our amazing local literary community in an entertaining and relaxed setting.

Stay tuned for upcoming event announcements!

AUGUST 11, 2019 // EAST CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD

This summer pub crawl featured readings at several stops along E Sprague!

Locations:

• Checkerboard Bar (1716 E Sprague Ave., 21+)
• La Resistance art gallery (1816 E Sprague Ave., all-ages)
• Union Tavern (1914 E Sprague Ave., all-ages)

Readers:

• Charlie Milo
• Kailee Hoang
• Twahan Simultaneous
• Sheri Boggs
• Tim Greenup
• Leyna Krow
• Kate Peterson

JUNE 2019 // EMERSON-GARFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD

This Lit Crawl explored spots in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood as we listened to poetry & prose at bars, shops, and stops along North Monroe Street!

Locations:

• The Hub Tavern (2926 N Monroe)
• Corbin Park
• Hi Neighbor Tavern (2201 N Monroe)
• Bellwether Brewing (2019 N Monroe).

Readers:

• Jess Walter, author of eight books, including the 2013 #1 New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Ruins
• Alexis Smith (Glaciers and Marrow Island)
• Ben Cartwright
• Aileen Keown Vaux
• Aimee Cervenka
• Dena Ogden
• Zach Alexander
• Nick Keaty (Spokane Poetry Slam)
• Carlea Baughn (Spokane Poetry Slam)

APRIL 2019 // RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD

Spokane Arts and Spokane Poet Laureate Mark Anderson hosted our first Lilac City Lit Crawl of the year on April 14, 2019.

Locations:

• Glorious Artisan Bakery
• Steady Flow Growler House
• Iron Goat Brewery
• The Steel Barrel Taproom

Readers:

• Davy Nguyen
• Scott Eubanks
• Inga Laurent
• Mary Christensen
• Michael Bethely
• Mika Maloney
• Shantell Jackson
• Bethany Montgomery
• AJ the Wordsmith (Power 2 the Poetry)

OCTOBER 2018 // GARLAND DISTRICT / NORTHHILL NEIGHBORHOOD

Spokane Arts and Spokane Poet Laureate Mark Anderson hosted our final Lilac City Lit Crawl of the year on October 14!

Locations:

• Revolver North
• Beerocracy
• Bon Bon

Readers:

• Thom Caraway
• Brooke Matson
• Jac Archer
• Ben Cartwright
• Chris Cook
• Mary Christensen
• Derrick Freeland
• Shawn Vestal
• Emily Gwinn

SEPTEMBER 2018 // LOGAN NEIGHBORHOOD

Spokane Arts and Spokane Poet Laureate Mark Anderson hosted our second Lilac City Lit Crawl on September 16!

Locations:

• The Logan Tavern
• Mission Park
• Clover Restaurant (on the patio)
• Geno’s

Readers: