The Big Read Writers Gone Wild Open Mic Night has been relocated to Bookman's Entertainment Exchange!

Thursday | February 26 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Please note a change in venue: The open mic will be held in the Bookmans Cafe.

Last month, Flagstaff writers enjoyed a workshop with writing prompts themed around real world animal-human interactions. This month, we are hosting an open mic for those who participated last month as well as other writers – all around the theme of animals and humans sharing the world around us. Truth? Fiction? Poetry? Give us what you’ve got. Meet up with your community, read, or listen to your friends and neighbors sharing their writing. Historic is offering some beer discounts just for us and we have free food for all non-bears!

Open to adults of all ages.

This season's Flagstaff Big Read is asking us all to take a walk on the wild side with Mary Roach’s book: FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law! It is a collection of stories about the many many times that non-human animals and human animals have had to learn how to get along – or are still learning.

You can pick up a free copy of Roach’s book at the Flagstaff Public Library, Cline Library, The Riles Building at NAU, the Murdoch Center, or Culture Connect AZ! Join one of our programs between January and May 2026 to engage with your community while learning more about animals and how we live with them all around the world.

Go to Flagstaff Big Read Coalition to learn more about our free community events, check-out reading lists and at-home activities, or learn more about Fuzz!