# Event Details - **Event Name**: Writers Guild Spoken Word Series - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: OPEN MIC following the features BEER & WINE available for purchase THURSDAY, MAY 8 6pm EST featuring poets Michael Duckwall and Patty Cooper Wells music by Tommy Bays open mic to follow Sponsored in part by the Bloomington Arts Commission and the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association MICHAEL E. DUCKWALL was born and raised in the Ohio Valley. A featured poet at the 10th Gonzofest in 2023, he took off and hit the ground running as part of the production team for a 57-hour non-stop “Insomniacathon” music and poetry event in Louisville KY in 2024. Michael’s poetry, artwork, and photography have been in a handful of magazines and anthologies, along with numerous online features. He has a couple of chapbooks—“Ramblings of a Recovering Poet” and “7.2 SkullQuake”—in publication and one limited-edition co-authored chapbook, “Kraken Nuts” (w/ Chad M. Horn), you may have missed out on. PATTY COOPER WELLS is a native of Queensville IN. She and her husband, John, have made Madison their home since 2000. Primarily a visual artist, she believes art is calling and revels in the creative process. She studied art with Cal-Arts alumni artist Paul E. Neufelder at his Magic Theatre Studio in Columbus IN. She has painted and exhibited her artwork for over thirty-five years. She has painted many murals all over Madison: The Taproom, Analog Coffee, and River of Kindness at Mural Plaza are three of the best known. Her other passions are local history, genealogy, and vintage Halloween. She is a volunteer curator at Gallery @ the SPOT/M.A.A.A., and co-founder of The Gadfly Art & Poetics Society with Jane Vonderheide. TOMMY BAYS is an eclectic singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a passion for the written word and long funky grooves. He hails from the Louisville KY and southern Indiana area and is a member of US Lifetime National Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead's Storm Generation Band. Tommy has been performing music with poets for many years, including at events produced by Keeping the Flame Alive. He is working his debut solo album and wants you to know before he performs these 3 things: you can feel good, we want you to be happy, and you can still have fun. Surrender to the flow. Catch Tommy at this year's GonzoFest New Orleans in May! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/writers-guild-spoken-word-series/200028129306225 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment, open-mic, spoken-word, performances, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 41 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028129306225?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bloomington-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Bloomington - **state**: IN - **country**: United States - **location**: Backspace Gallery - **lat**: 39.16786 - **long**: -86.53431 - **full address**: Backspace Gallery, 112 W 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47404-3910, United States,Bloomington, Indiana ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Writers Guild at Bloomington (https://allevents.in/org/writers-guild-at-bloomington/13054878) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/1c51d409808c6b78618163bd79e7964a04f65529741bf23cc0e32e9af66e0ac2-rimg-w1200-h628-dc171615-gmir?v=1746250945 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/98b7ade59da0860f960bd8f9420c686faf0a6f3d6622b9415a0752001f7ceffc-rimg-w300-h300-dc48678d-gmir?v=1746250945 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 08 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Backspace Gallery, 112 W 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47404-3910, United States,Bloomington, Indiana - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Writers Guild at Bloomington - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, music, entertainment, open-mic, spoken-word, performances, theatre - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Writers Guild Spoken Word Series ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Writers Guild Spoken Word Series", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/1c51d409808c6b78618163bd79e7964a04f65529741bf23cc0e32e9af66e0ac2-rimg-w1200-h628-dc171615-gmir?v=1746250945", "startDate": "2025-05-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/bloomington/writers-guild-spoken-word-series/200028129306225", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Backspace Gallery", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "112 W 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47404-3910, United States,Bloomington, Indiana", "addressLocality": "Bloomington", "addressRegion": "IN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.16786", "longitude": "-86.53431" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "OPEN MIC following the features\nBEER & WINE available for purchase\n\nTHURSDAY, MAY 8\n6pm EST\nfeaturing poets Michael Duckwall and Patty Cooper Wells\nmusic by Tommy Bays\nopen mic to follow\n\nSponsored in part by the Bloomington Arts Commission and the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association\n\nMICHA", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Writers Guild at Bloomington", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/writers-guild-at-bloomington/13054878", "description": "The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. 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