
Past Events
June 2026 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
May 2026 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
April 2026 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
March 2026 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
February 2026 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
January 2026 (Gathering & Open Mic)
December 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
October 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
September 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
August 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
July 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
June 2025 (Gathering & Open Mic)
May 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
April 2025 (Conversations & Open Mic)
March 2025 (Gathering, Gumballs & Open Mic)
February 2025 (5×5 Reading & Open Mic)
January 2025 (Conversations & Open Mic)
December 2024 (Conversations & Open Mic)
October 2024 (5×5 Reading + Open Mic)
September 2024 (Podcast Conversations, Gumballs, Open Mic)
August 2024 (Podcast Conversations, Open Mic)
July 2024 (5×5 Reading + Open Mic)
June 2024 (Conversations, Gumballs, Open Mic)
Better Things events are held on the first Tuesday of each month, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. We’re usually at Moon Palace Books, and we’ve always got an Open Mic segment for anyone who’s interested to share work.
Better Things is a series of events sponsored by the ReEntry Lab, in partnership with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW) and Moon Palace Books, and is hosted by Erin Sharkey and Davi Gray.
The ReEntry Lab is an organization working to connect writers and other artists leaving incarceration to a community that’s ready to receive them. You can learn more about its mission, volunteer to help, and sign up for the newsletter at reentrylab.org.
* 5×5 format inspired by the 555 Reads series, developed by Elizabeth R. Tannen.
