News & Events No-Mic Open-Mic Poetry Readings at Mead Art Museum Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Nov. 11, Dec. 9

September 18, 2009

AMHERST, Mass.—On Wednesday, Sep. 30, from 9 to 11 p.m., the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College will host the semester’s first No-Mic Open-Mic poetry reading in its Rotherwas Room. Organized and hosted by Amherst junior Max Kaisler, the event is free and open to the public. Future No-Mic Open-Mic poetry readings at are scheduled for Oct. 21, Nov. 11 and  Dec. 9.

During No-Mic Open-Mic, poets and poetry-lovers alike will be invited to read five to seven minutes of poetry—original work or personal favorites—in the Mead’s 16^th century, Jacobean Rotherwas Room. The location is the perfect setting for the activity; between 1949 and 1962, Robert Frost offered public readings of his poems in the room during his regular visits to Amherst.

Participants are encouraged to arrive promptly to sign up for a spot on the reading list. Attendees can look forward to warm cookies and hot chocolate, which will be served afterwards in the museum’s lobby.

The Mead Art Museum houses the art collection of Amherst College, totaling more than 16,000 works. An accredited member of the American Association of Museums, the Mead participates in Museums10, a regional cultural collaboration. During the academic term, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to midnight and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, please visit the museum’s Web site, www.amherst/museums/mead, or call 413/542-2335. 

###