Celebrate March – the first day of spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month and the end of winter at Open Mic on Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 in The Game Sports Pub ’N Pizza, 235 Oak St. in downtown Brentwood.

All short work – poetry, short story, nonfiction, or any other creative work – is welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring work on any subject, theirs or that of another writer, as long as it’s neither insulting nor abusive. All are invited, whether performing or listening and enjoying. The event is free, but all are encouraged to support The Game with a purchase of food or drink.

Open Mic, hosted by Poet Laureate Kati Short and Poet Laureate Emeritus Diane Lando, is presented by Brentwood Writes, an adjunct of the Brentwood Art Society, and the Brentwood Community Library. Parking is located in the lot behind The Game. For further information, e-mail shortkati@yahoo.com or call 925-634-6655.