Silent Book Club
2024-12-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-05 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-16 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-27 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates

Coffee Notes
2024-12-21 09:15 - 11:15
Turtle 9:15am – 10:00am

Poetry in the Boro
2024-12-22 17:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-29 17:00 - 20:00

Poetry In The Boro
2025-01-26 17:30 - 20:30
Poetry, Open Mic
Join us Jan. 26 for a poetry reading and open mic with feature Charles Thomas

Poetry In The Poetry
2025-02-23 17:30 - 20:30
Poetry, Open Mic
https://poetryintheboro.org/2025/01/Feburary/-2025-poetry-openmic/

Writers Mingle
2025-03-09 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00

Stand - Up Comedy Night
2025-03-21 06:00 - 21:30
UPDATE – Pub Night at The Owl
**NO COVER**
Get ready to laugh your heart out Friday 2/21/25! Join us for a night of hilarious stand-up comedy featuring some of the funniest talents around:
🎭 Hosted by Nick Bush
🎭 Featuring Teresa Morrison , Kyle Kanouse and Mikah Wyman
🍴 Savory bites and 🍺 beer will be served to keep you fueled for the laughs. Need a pick-me-up? We’ve got ☕ lattes and cappuccinos too!
⏰Doors open at 6:00 PM
⏰ Show starts at 7:00 PM
Don’t miss out on the funniest night of the week! Bring your friends, grab a drink, and let’s laugh the night away. 🎟️

Book Signing - Beth Riner
2025-03-22 11:00 - 13:00
Retired Riverdale teacher Beth Riner celebrates the release of her debut novel, Odd Job Annie, with a book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Dapper Owl in Murfreesboro.
The coffee pub and bakery is located at 2412 E. Main Street near
MTSU. Folks are welcome to stop by March 22 to get a book signed, pick up a copy, and visit with Riner.
Odd Job Annie, a modern cozy mystery, is a rollicking roller coaster of a fast read garnering high praise on both Amazon and Goodreads. Sixty-two-year-old retired teacher Annie Cooper’s impulsive move to quirky Monteagle, Tennessee, sets the stage for hilarity when she takes odd jobs to offset her insurance costs, stumbles across a mystery, and unabashedly fantasizes about the men who cross her path.
Like her main character, Riner retired from a 23-year English teaching career with Rutherford County Schools and moved to Monteagle. Instead of odd jobs, Riner began writing features for The Sewanee Mountain Messenger and The Grundy County Herald before penning her first novel.
Her book was recently named a reading selection for the Methodist Sunday School Assembly’s 2025 Summer Program.
The second in the series is slated for release in February of 2026, and Riner is knee-deep into the third. For more information, see www.bethriner.com.

Poetry In The Boro
2025-03-23 17:00 - 20:30
Join us Sunday evening, 3/23, at @dapperowltn for a special all-genre open mic and launch party for the new issue of the literary journal SHIFT! We’ll hear from some of the contributors, and copies will be available for sale.
All the details are at our profile link or https://poetryintheboro.org/
2025/03/join-us-march-23-open-mic-shift-literary-journa/

Silent Book Clun
2025-03-26 17:30 - 19:00

Private Event
2025-03-29 16:00 - 19:30

Women Who Own - with Rebecca Gaunce
2025-04-07 18:15 - 20:00
“Down payments? Interest rates? Credit scores? Loan types? Inspections? Appraisals? Can I even afford to buy? Is now a good time to buy?
This FREE class is an excellent resource for any woman with a goal of homeownership in the next two years. The class is FOR women, BY women with a financial advisor, lender, and Realtor there to share all the knowledge and answer all the questions about the home buying process. The evening is lighthearted, but packed with education and resources with a side of encouragement and empowerment (and discounts as well)!”

MTSU NSAI
2025-04-26 06:30 - 17:00
The MTSU Chapter of NSAl will be having an end of semester showcase April 25th from 6PM – 8PM!! We have a stellar lineup so make sure to show up for all of the amazing artists! See you then!!

Poetry In The Boro & Benevolent Friends
2025-05-09 18:00 - 20:30
Peace, Love…And Poetry

Benevolent Friends
2025-05-09 18:00 - 21:00
Peace, Love, and Poetry: Open-Mic Night

Friday, May 9, 2025
6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Dapper Owl
2412 East Main StreetMurfreesboro, TN, 37127United States (map)

Join us at the Dapper Owl Coffee Pub & Bakery on Friday, May 9th, for a groovy evening of open-mic poetry! Admission is free and doors open at 6 pm, giving us time to mingle before we fire up the mic at 6:30.
Feel free to sit back and listen – or bring your own original work to share. The evening is all about “Peace and Love,” inviting writers to celebrate themes such as kindness, compassion, community, and non-violence. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just starting out, your voice is welcome here.
Bring a friend and enjoy some good vibes. If you come hungry, the Dapper Owl has great snacks and amazing coffee on their menu. Drip coffee and light nibbles will also be available at no charge. We can’t wait to see you!
Click here for details around parking, signups, mic guidelines, etc.
Please take care of yourself and be kind to everyone.

Writers Mingle
2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:00
June Writers Mingle

Sunday, June 8, 2025
3:00 PM 5:00 PM

Dapper Owl Coffee Pub2412 East Main St.Murfreesboro, TNUnited States (map)

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A mingle for creative writers will be held Sunday, 6/8, from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Dapper Owl coffee pub. Connect with other writers in a relaxed setting—and even sit down and write for a bit, if you’re so inspired. Come and go anytime. Help us plan by RSVPing on this Google form.

Sponsored by the literary interest group of the Rutherford Arts Alliance, Poetry in the Boro, and MTSU Write, this event is free and open to writers of all genres and experience levels (including “thinking about writing”). We encourage you to make a purchase from Dapper Owl in order to support this local business!
More about the mingle
The main goal of the mingle is for writers of all genres to connect and just hang out! We also hope to learn what the writing community might want for future mingles or events. For this mingle we plan:

an activity corner for quick writing prompt games

a Shut Up and Write space: get a coffee and chat a while, then sit down and write for an hour or so in Dapper Owl’s private room!

at 3:45 PM, a 10 minute program of writerly inspiration offered by this month’s guest host, Carson Elliot. Carson will also be on hand to chat about writing and publishing.

About our June host

Image courtesy Adeli Brito

Adeli Brito is a Cuban American writer whose fiction has appeared in The Acentos Review, Hieroglyph, Litbreak Magazine, Moko Magazine, and The Sandy River Review; her poetry, nonfiction, and numerous arts reviews have appeared in Novus Literary Journal, New Rhythm Zine, Compass Rose Literary Journal, Closed Eye Open, Cathexis Northwest Press, Storyboard Memphis, Underwood, Snip Magazine, All About Jazz, Counterculture UK, and EdgeNetwork. She holds an MFA and teaches literature and creative writing.
About the venue and parking
The Dapper Owl coffee pub is located at 2412 East Main St. just past its intersection with Rutherford Blvd., on the east side of the MTSU campus. Overflow parking is on the Arnold Lane side of the building – pull in perpendicular to the building to allow more cars to fit (careful of the AC unit!) or park on the side of road down Arnold Lane (please don’t block any driveways).

Again, if you plan to attend, please RSVP on this Google form

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