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​Evansville Arts Coalition celebrates with annual Poetry Night

Writer's Block | April 22nd, 2025

By Alicia Underlee Nelson

Evansville Arts Coalition (EAC) will celebrate its birthday with an evening of poetry at Evansville Art Center (111 Main St. in Evansville, Minnesota) on Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.

The EAC hosted its first Poetry Night in April 1996, shortly after its incorporation as a nonprofit. Except for a pandemic pause in 2020, the event has been held every year since, making it one of longest-running annual literary events in the region.

“People of all ages are welcome,” according to a press release from the EAC. “Readers and writers come from quite a distance to participate, from Morris, Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Long Prairie, and even Park Rapids, and we have had readers from ages 6 to 95. We have had published poets and poetasters alike. All are welcome and enjoy the friendly audience.”

Additional poets are invited to read at the event. The EAC asks participants to pre-register at https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/blog/lets-celebrate-poetry-month or call 218-948-2288 to leave a message. 

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