

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Jean Burgess & Kris Faatz
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Wilde Readings team invites you to our March reading featuring guest authors Jean Burgess &amp; Kris Faatz, with an open mic featuring you.  

About Our Guests:

Jean Burgess

Jean Burgess is an author, editor, playwright, and former theatre educator. She writes both nonfiction and fiction, enjoys presenting writing workshops and presentations, and volunteers as a facilitator with a local Teen Writing Club. Her next Retro novel, Navigating Her Next Chapter, will be released in April 2026 by Apprentice House Press. Jean holds a Masters in Theatre from Northwestern University and Ph.D. in Educational Theatre from New York University.

Kris Faatz

Kris Faatz (rhymes with skates) is a pianist and award-winning writer. Her short fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in journals including Atticus Review, Rappahannock Review, and South 85. Her third novel, Line Magic, was shortlisted for the Santa Fe Writers Project’s 2023 literary awards and released in 2025 by Highlander Press. Kris and her husband serve as staff to three cats and enjoy hiking and outdoor exploration. Visit her online at krisfaatz.com.

Please spread the word - bring your friends, family, and students. All are welcome. We encourage you to participate in the open mic. 
Please prepare no more than five minutes of performance time/two poems. Sign up for the open mic when you arrive.

Light refreshments will be served. Books by both featured authors and open mic readers will be available for sale.

#Poetry, #literature, #fiction, #Hocopolitso #Openmic #columbiamd
#Wildereadings, #lettherebelit, #localbookstores
#hocomd2025
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/jean-burgess-and-kris-faatz/200029323816024
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, theatre, workshops, trips-adventures, trekking, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029323816024?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=columbia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Queen Takes Book
- **lat**: 39.179789956249
- **long**: -76.827667420154
- **full address**: Queen Takes Book, 6955 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia, MD 21045-5849, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Wilde Readings (https://allevents.in/org/wilde-readings/20137233)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Queen Takes Book, 6955 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia, MD 21045-5849, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wilde Readings
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, open-mic, theatre, workshops, trips-adventures, trekking, music, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Jean Burgess & Kris Faatz ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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