Upcoming Events

Loft Events

For In-person events: Advanced tickets guarantee a general admission seat and help cover the Loft's costs to host the event. We are committed to accessibility at our events. If the event cost is a barrier, please show up to the event and we will accommodate you at the door through pay-what-you-can admission.  

Date
Tuesday, November 18, 2025-Monday, December 15, 2025
Time
10am-11:59pm
Fighting Fascism Is More Fun With Friends: A Silent Auction Benefiting the Loft

Bid on one-of-a-kind artwork, unique experiences, book collections, and hand-made gifts sure to please the bibliophiles and wordsmiths on your holiday list. All while supporting the Loft's community of writers and readers!


Location
Online
Silent Auction 2025
Date
Time
6pm-8pm
Magical Worlds: The Loft's Young Writers Anthology Release Party

Celebrate the launch of the inaugural Magical Worlds: Loft's Young Writers Anthology! Enjoy a reading by young writers from Loft classes (Sept 2024–Aug 2025), followed by a book signing and reception. Tickets include a copy of the anthology, with proceeds supporting the Loft's mission to inspire and nurture young writers. This event is open to family, friends, and the public—come celebrate the creativity of these emerging voices!

Presenters
Marianne Manzler
Price
$20.00
$18.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Youth anthology release party Dec 4
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Creative Nonfiction Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Creative Nonfiction Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Creative Nonfiction Writing Project with Sun Yung Shin will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Sun Yung Shin YLWP 2025 Reading
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Novel Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Novel Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Novel Writing Project will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Peter Geye
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Peter Geye YLWP Reading 2025
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Memoir Writing Project Final Reading (Winter Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2024 Year-Long Memoir Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Memoir Writing Project will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Carolyn Holbrook
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Carolyn Holbrook YLWP Reading 2025
Date
Time
7pm-9pm
Pádraig Ó Tuama Live: Readings & Conversation in Support of the Loft

Join internationally acclaimed poet Pádraig Ó Tuama for an intimate evening of poetry in support of the Loft. Known for his vivid explorations of language, conflict, belonging, and belief, Ó Tuama is the beloved host of Poetry Unbound and the author of celebrated works across poetry, memoir, and theology.

Presenters
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Price
$25.00
$20.00 (Friend)
Location
Hope Arts Center/ House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Padraig O Tuama Event
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
Loft Connect Live! (Feb 2026)

Discover what Loft writers are publishing now! Loft Connect Live! brings together 4–5 new books in one inspiring evening. Reception to follow. Our first event will feature Debra Stone, Ember Reichgott Junge, Ralph Remington, Derek Francis, and Anthony Ceballos. 

Presenters
Debra Stone
Debra Stone
Ember Reichgott Junge
Ember Reichgott Junge
Ralph Remington
Derek Francis
Derek Francis
Anthony Ceballos
Anthony Ceballos
Price
$5.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Loft Connect Live Feb 2026
Date
Time
5pm-7pm
Friend Fête (March 2026)

Come together as one big friend group at our spring gathering for Friends of the Loft! Meet fellow wordsmiths and bibliophiles, enjoy some refreshments, and participate in the open mic at this free donor social.

Presenters
Julie Cohen
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
The Loft at Open Book
Friend Fete
Date
Time
7pm-8:30pm
2025 Year-Long Poetry Writing Project Final Reading (Summer Online Cohort)

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of the 2025 Year-Long Poetry Writing Project. Participants from the Year-Long 2025 Poetry Writing Project with Hieu Minh Nguyen will read from their completed manuscripts at this culminating event.

Presenters
Hieu Minh Nguyen
Price
$0.00
$0.00 (Friend)
Location
Online—Zoom Classroom
Graphic for the final reading of the 2026 poetry cohort in the year-long writing project led by Hieu Minh Nguyen