Creativity will flow in different forms at the Currier Museum of Art as poetry joins with art. On Thursday, September 3, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, the Currier is hosting an Open Mic Night featuring New Hampshire's Poetry Slam team fresh off their participation in the National Poetry Slam. A poetry slam combines poetry and performance and on this evening the NH Poetry Slam Team will share their creative expression of language and performance with museum visitors.  Visitors are invited to join in on the slam and share their own poem.

This special First Thursday event features a social hour from 5:30-6:30pm; a 15-minute Talk 'Poetry and Art' at 6pm; the NH Poetry Slam team from 6:30-7pm; and an Open Mic period from 7-7:30pm.

This evening is free with museum admission: $10 for adult non-members, $9 for seniors (65 and older), $8 for students (with student ID), free for children 17 and under, and free for members. Reservations can be made online at www.currier .org or by calling 603.669.6144 x 108.

This evening is part of the Currier's First Thursday series and ends a week that explores poetry and art. On August 30 from 2:30 to 4 pm the Currier is hosting Poetry and Art: An Ekphrastic Experience. This program offers an opportunity for writers from around the state to read their poetry and prose in honor of the Currier's "Crest of the Wave" statue.

About the Currier
The Currier Museum of Art (http://www.currier.org) in Manchester, NH is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy new café filled with light and equipped with Wi-Fi.

The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages. The museum also owns the Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, complete with the original furnishings and the owners' fine art collection.  The Zimmerman House is the only Wright-designed house in New England open for public tours which are offered April – December. To book a tour or get more information, visit http://www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144 x 108.