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SUMMARY:Member Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join us for Open Hours at the Ames Writers Collective. Open hours are available for members only! Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information! \nLooking for a space designed for writers by writers? Or are you looking for a quiet area to focus on your most recent project? At Fifth Street Writers\, we aim to provide just that from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on Tuesdays in October. There are a few exceptions\, please check our events calendar for specific dates! \nWe have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables\, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building\, with plenty of street parking. Our site host is communications intern\, Acacia Coates.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/member-open-hours/2025-08-01/
LOCATION:Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers\, 612 5th Street\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50014\, United States
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SUMMARY:Member Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join us for Open Hours at the Ames Writers Collective. Open hours are available for members only! Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information! \nLooking for a space designed for writers by writers? Or are you looking for a quiet area to focus on your most recent project? At Fifth Street Writers\, we aim to provide just that from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on Tuesdays in October. There are a few exceptions\, please check our events calendar for specific dates! \nWe have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables\, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building\, with plenty of street parking. Our site host is communications intern\, Acacia Coates.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/member-open-hours/2025-08-04/
LOCATION:Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers\, 612 5th Street\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50014\, United States
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SUMMARY:Member Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join us for Open Hours at the Ames Writers Collective. Open hours are available for members only! Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information! \nLooking for a space designed for writers by writers? Or are you looking for a quiet area to focus on your most recent project? At Fifth Street Writers\, we aim to provide just that from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on Tuesdays in October. There are a few exceptions\, please check our events calendar for specific dates! \nWe have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables\, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building\, with plenty of street parking. Our site host is communications intern\, Acacia Coates.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/member-open-hours/2025-08-11/
LOCATION:Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers\, 612 5th Street\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50014\, United States
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SUMMARY:Member Open Hours
DESCRIPTION:This month\, join us for Open Hours at the Ames Writers Collective. Open hours are available for members only! Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information! \nLooking for a space designed for writers by writers? Or are you looking for a quiet area to focus on your most recent project? At Fifth Street Writers\, we aim to provide just that from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on Tuesdays in October. There are a few exceptions\, please check our events calendar for specific dates! \nWe have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables\, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building\, with plenty of street parking. Our site host is communications intern\, Acacia Coates.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/member-open-hours/2025-08-15/
LOCATION:Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers\, 612 5th Street\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50014\, United States
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SUMMARY:Octagon Third Thursday Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Octagon in partnership with the Ames Poetry Slam & the Ames Writers Collective is hosting its first ever poetry slam! \nCome hear original work from local poets of all ages and styles. The event on Thursday\, August 21st will begin at 5:30pm and poets will take the stage at 6:00pm. This is a free event\, for attendees and poets alike. We prefer that poets sign up in advance at this link: Poet Registration. However we will allow same-day sign up at the event. \nThis event is held at the Octagon Center for the Arts at 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames IA 50010. \nWe hope you’ll join us\, as a poet or a spectator\, and support the poets in our community.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/octagon-third-thursday-poetry-slam-2/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Octagon Third Thursday Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Octagon in partnership with the Ames Poetry Slam & the Ames Writers Collective is hosting its first ever poetry slam! \nCome hear original work from local poets of all ages and styles. The event on Thursday\, August 21st will begin at 5:30 and poets will take the stage at 6:00. This is a free event\, for attendees and poets alike. We prefer that poets sign up in advance at this link: Poet Registration. However\, we will allow same-day sign up at the event. \nWe hope you’ll join us\, as a poet or a spectator\, and support the poets in our community.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/octagon-third-thursday-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Octagon Third Thursdays\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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