# Event Details

- **Event Name**: South Side Speaks
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Step into an evening of words, rhythm, and connection at South Side Speaks — our new poetry open mic series. Share your own work or soak up the voices of others in a welcoming space where creativity thrives.

Our inaugural event features guest headliner Tucker Riggleman — published poet, musician, and a 2025 Tamarack Foundation Literary Arts Fellow — reading from his latest collection, The Wind Through the Sycamores is a Violin. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Open Mic Sign-Up: Spots to read will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Let us know ahead of time if you are interested in reading by filling in this form -  http://bit.ly/4lNHEis 

If any spots remain, we’ll welcome walk-in sign ups at the door.

Pay what you can to attend — your contributions help keep creative activities alive at South Side Studios WV, but no one will be turned away. We believe art should be for everyone, without barriers.

All are welcome — readers, listeners, dreamers

Cash at the door! (Donations encouraged, not required)

Wine tasting & light snacks available

Agenda:
6:30–7:00 PM — Doors open, book signing with Tucker, wine & snacks
7:00–7:10 PM — Welcome
7:10–8:00 PM — Open Mic 
8:00–8:20 PM — Featured Poet: Tucker Riggleman
8:20–8:30 PM — Closing remarks
8:30–9:00 PM — Book signing & social time
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/petersburg/south-side-speaks/200028763886625
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, music, entertainment, food-drinks, nonprofit, wine-tasting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 44

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Petersburg
- **state**: WV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 126 S Main Street, 26847
- **lat**: 38.98531
- **long**: -79.12462
- **full address**: 126 S Main Street, 26847, 126 S Main St, Petersburg, WV 26847-1746, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is South Side Speaks being held?
  - **A:** South Side Speaks takes place on Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm at 126 S Main Street, 26847, 126 S Main St, Petersburg, WV 26847-1746, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing South Side Speaks?
  - **A:** South Side Speaks is organized by South Side Studios WV.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** South Side Speaks is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Petersburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If South Side Speaks sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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