get excited, it's launch day

un-corking the calendar

Author

Salena J. D.
August 27, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes

⭐️Top Shelf Pour

Visit Riffraff this week for the return of their monthly works in progress series to hear new work from 5 local poets!

🏠️ Brew-It at Home

During this challenge, writers will be encouraged to write, read, and engage daily and share updates within an online community. The rules? Write something new every day. Read 4 pages of a craft writing book. Share work for others to enjoy. Engage with fellow writers in the Audacious Writers Circle. It starts 9/1 & is $10/month to join. Because when you invest in something, even a small amount, you’re more likely to show up, stay consistent, and finish strong.

🗳️ Spill the Tea

I’m still trying to finalize the TBR list for the Poetry Book Club before I follow-up & propose the first 3 reading selections to Lucas at Riffraff next week.

Some titles I’m considering:

  • Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay

  • Lighthead by Terrence Hayes

  • Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim

📤️ Pour Your Heart Out

🏘️ Pour-trait of a Neighbor

Meet Cas & Spocka of Public Shop & Gallery

After receiving the special 6th anniversary edition of their newsletter, I knew I had to make space this week to give credit where credit is due: to the incredibly creative & wholly hospitable, Cas & Spocka. While I’ve mentioned their shop & gallery before (in my very first post actually!), it’s time I introduce you to the people behind Public, who’ve been hosting art exhibitions, community programming, and special events in PVD since 2019! I first met the founder couple back in May of 2024 when my sister’s artwork & my poem hung together on opening night of an art show at their old Sims Ave location. Since moving to Olneyville, I've visited them a handful of times, most recently for Art Lounge, where it costs you nothing to just show up & hang in their comfy, creative space. Cas & Spocka have been nothing but sweet & welcoming to me so it’s only right I repay the favor & ask you a favor on their behalf: if you’ve got room in the budget, click the link below to ensure they get the support they deserve—before it becomes urgent!

www.publicpvd.com/connect

📆 On Tap This Week

Disclaimer: All events are subject to change without notice. Please check event pages and social media for the most up to date information.

Wednesday, August 27

Thursday, August 28

Saturday, August 30

Sunday, August 31

Monday, September 1

  • Slam Adams | Mon., Sep. 1 | 8 p.m. | Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St, Boston

Tuesday, September 2

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