# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lyrical Sanctuary feat. Dr. Derrick Harriell
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Lyrical Sanctuary is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's monthly open mic night! Celebrating 24 years of poetic tradition, experience powerful spoken word, live art, and the opportunity to share your own creative expression. Be inspired. Speak your mind. Leave an impression.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

February 11 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
6-6:45 pm | Creative Writing Workshop, Open Mic & Peformance

Join us in a special writing workshop hosted by Dr. Derrick Harriell – How Do We Keep the Music Playing: Celebrating the music that inspires our work. 

7-9 pm | Open Mic & Feature Peformance | Union Fireside Lounge

Derrick Harriell is the Interim Director of the Black Student Cultural Center and Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His previous collections of poems include Stripper in Wonderland, Come Kingdom, Cotton, and Ropes, winner of the 2014 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Book Award. His short story, “There’s a Riot Goin’ On,” was the recipient of the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award. He holds an MFA from Chicago State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His forthcoming coauthored book with celebrated rapper 2 Chainz, The Voice in My Head is God, will be published in March 2026. 

Cosponsored by the Black Student Cultural Center
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/milwaukee/lyrical-sanctuary-feat-dr-derrick-harriell/200029613102618
- **Event Categories**: open-mic, art, workshops, literary-art, spoken-word
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029613102618?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=milwaukee-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Milwaukee
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Union Fireside Lounge
- **lat**: 43.07511
- **long**: -87.88207
- **full address**: Union Fireside Lounge, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3361, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: UWM Sociocultural (https://allevents.in/org/uwm-sociocultural/4550653)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Union Fireside Lounge, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211-3361, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** UWM Sociocultural
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** open-mic, art, workshops, literary-art, spoken-word
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lyrical Sanctuary feat. Dr. Derrick Harriell ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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