Poet Laureate Support Committee schedules summer events, reviews finances.
Poet Laureate Support Committee schedules summer and fall events across Amesbury venues. Bryan Riley confirmed a July 15 karaoke fundraiser at Barewolf Brewery with DJ Jason Dowd, an August 12 Evening with the Poets at the Cultural Center open to the public, and a November 10 Flatbread fundraiser.
Cultural Council · Meeting of May 18, 2026
AMESBURY — Poet Laureate Support Committee schedules summer and fall events across Amesbury venues. Bryan Riley confirmed a July 15 karaoke fundraiser at Barewolf Brewery with DJ Jason Dowd, an August 12 Evening with the Poets at the Cultural Center open to the public, and a November 10 Flatbread fundraiser. The committee set five 2026-27 open mic nights for Wednesdays at the Cultural Center, with Riley arranging features and managing cleanup; next month's agenda will address relocating regular meetings to the Cultural Center.
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