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Gulf Coast Reading

At Lawndale Art Center

University Place, Houston

"dress varies from evening wear to cut-offs"
Free parking, easy to find on Main
Courtyard for post-reading drinks

Hear tomorrow's literary stars before they're famous. UH's MFA and PhD writers share fresh poetry and prose alongside established visiting authors, all inside a gallery where the dress code swings from evening wear to cut-offs.

Friday, January 29, 7pm

Free

What are you into?

  • Poetry & prose
  • Emerging writers
  • Free admission
  • Intimate art space
  • Lawndale Art Center
  • University Place
  • Houston

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