October 2025
First Fridays at Furious Flower Broadside Gallery
Friday, October 3rd, 5-7PM
Theme: Language, Lessons, and Lineage
Venue: The Furious Flower Poetry Center
Join us for another Arts Council of the Valley First Friday Downtown Art Tour reception featuring our ninth exhibition, Language, Lessons, and Lineage curated by Richard A. Morrell on Friday, October 3rd from 5-7 p.m. at Furious Flower Poetry Center, Cardinal House, 500 Cardinal Dr. Light refreshments provided. Free and open to the public.
Go to the Broadside Gallery Webpage to find out more!
Book Talk with Krista Franklin and the Boundless Bound Symposium and Art Book Fair
Wednesday, October 29th, 2:10-2:40PM
Venue: Memorial Hall Auditorium
Krista Franklin is an American poet and visual artist whose primary artistic focus is collage. Her work, which addresses issues of race, gender, and class, combines personal, pop-cultural, and historical imagery. They will deliver a featured talk on art books at the Boundless Bound Symposium and Art Book Fair. This event is part of a two-day event blending scholarship, creativity, and hands-on practice through a symposium, workshops, and a vibrant art book fair. Find out more about Boundless Bound Symposium and Art Book Fair.
Furious Flower Reading Series with Krista Franklin
Thursday, October 30th, 5-6:30PM
Venue: Taylor 404
Krista Franklin (she/her) is a writer, performer, visual artist, and the author of Solo(s) (University of Chicago Press, 2022), Too Much Midnight (Haymarket Books, 2020), the artist book Under the Knife (Candor Arts, 2018), and the chapbook Study of Love & Black Body (Willow Books, 2012).
November 2025
First Fridays at Furious Flower Broadside Gallery
Friday, November 7th, 5-7PM
Theme: Coming Soon!
Venue: The Furious Flower Poetry Center
Join us for another Arts Council of the Valley First Friday Downtown Art Tour reception featuring our tenth exhibition! Come view our latest exhibit (coming soon) November 7th from 5-7 p.m. at Furious Flower Poetry Center, Cardinal House, 500 Cardinal Dr. Light refreshments provided. Free and open to the public.
Go to the Broadside Gallery Webpage to find out more!
Furious Flower Reading Series with Rickey Laurentiis
Tuesday, November 18th, 5-6:30PM
Venue: Taylor 404
The Furious Flower Poetry Center invites you to join us for this semester's final Reading Series event, featuring Ricky Laurentiis. They are author of Death of the First Idea (Knopf, 2025) and Boy with Thorn (University of Pittsburgh Press), which was selected by Terrance Hayes for the 2014 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.
