From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Bards & Brews, the Birmingham Public Library’s popular spoken word poetry/craft beer program, will go on the road for the first time in more than a year next week.
BPL is partnering with Trussville Public Library to bring Bards & Brews to Ferus Artisan Ales, which is located at 101 Beech Street in Trussville. The event will take place live on Thursday, July 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event, “Short Tales & Ferus Ales: Building Community Through Inspiring and Heartwarming Stories” will be hosted by Voice Porter and feature several local poets. Spoken word artists slated to perform are: Bob Byrd, Caleb Calhoun, Andre Duxbury, Salaam Green, Elizabeth Vander Kamp, Matt Layne and Laura Secord.
“We are excited to partner with Trussville Public Library and Ferus Brewery to host Bards & Brews,” said Bards & Brews Creative Director Candice Hardy. “We have navigated this peculiar time in history with virtual hosting, however, we are now prepared to take the show on the road. Please come celebrate with us.”
This is the first time the Trussville Public Library has partnered with BPL to host a Bards & Brews. “We are very pleased to be bringing such a fantastic program out here,” said Trussville Library Director Jason Baker said.
Ferus Artisan Ales is also excited to be a part of Bards & Brews, said Jennifer Baugh, assistant events and marketing coordinator.
“We at Ferus love doing things for our Trussville community, so we are super excited to be partnering with the Trussville Library and Birmingham Library to bring this fun event to life,” she said.