Get ready for a night of poetry at Florence Art & Museums' Open Mic Night, happening on Tuesday, March 31st, 6:30 pm at Southall House, 209 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence. Featured guest, Steve Harrison, will be sharing original poetry. This month, poets are invited to share their original works that relate to the prompt: A Historic Event. 

Steve Harrison's poems have appeared in Boudin, Milkweed Poetry, the Southern Humanities Review, Ekphrastic Review, South Carolina Review, Yakima, Cold Mountain Review, and other journals and reviews. After retiring from a career in the software industry, he has taught English and world literature. He lives in Auburn, Alabama.

This program is free and is sponsored by Florence Arts & Museums. The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is located at 217 E Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, AL, and is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The event will be held at Southall House, just next to the Art Center office, at 209 E. Tuscaloosa St. Call 256-760-6379 for more information.