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Build a Skeleton Creative Writing Session
October 18 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm PT

Build a Skeleton Creative Writing Session

In Person at Salon

What's scarier than Halloween? The blank page. Join Julie to beat the blank page blues and get organized. In this two-hour drop-in session, you'll gather the bones of your next story and leave excited to bring it to life. 

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Works in Progress (In-Person)
October 21 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm PT

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! 

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Whose Crit Is It, Anyway?
November 1 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm PT

Whose Crit Is It, Anyway?

In Person at Lapis Theater

Join our Party and delve into the dark with a special Halloween-inspired show! Inspired by improv shows and Dungeons & Dragons, we’ve combined them into a performance with a cast of professional (and spooky!) actors that will take on the characters you create. Guide them through a story of vampires, witches, or zombies with your suggestions! 

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From Page to Voice: Jack Straw Writers Reading
November 5 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm PT

From Page to Voice: Jack Straw Writers Reading

In Person at Lapis Theater

In the first of two events, 2025 Jack Straw writing fellows Mateo Bracken, Bill Hollands, Jenny Harrington Lill, Nhatt Nichols, and Monique Ouk read some of the poetry and creative non-fiction they’ve been working on this year.

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Playwright Open Mic: A Night of Community & Creativity
November 13 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm PT

Playwright Open Mic: A Night of Community & Creativity

In Person at Lapis Theater

Welcome to this special Open Mic Night for Playwrights where writers bring the writing, and the audience does the reading! We encourage dramatic writers of all experience levels to share their work in this low-pressure, welcoming, and exciting evening of scene readings.

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Works in Progress (In-Person)
November 18 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm PT

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! 

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Works in Progress (In-Person)
December 16 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm PT

Works in Progress (In-Person)

In Person at Lapis Theater

Works in Progress is Hugo House's open mic series inclusive of diverse formats and storytelling crafts. Read your work—poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, plays, music, comedy, and more—and connect with our literary community! 

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