KING'S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY:

All library branches will be closed on Monday 8 June for the King's Birthday Public Holiday. Return chutes remain open for your convenience, and remember our digital library is always open. All branches will reopen as normal on Tuesday 9 June.

Workshop: Poetry, storytelling and freestyle rap

A lively beginner workshop introducing freestyle rap, improvisation and the creative power of rhythm and language

Freestyle Rap is the art of expressing yourself over music or a beat in a completely spontaneous way. Sound fun? It is!

Come along to this fun and friendly freestyle 101 workshop with writer and TEDx performer Nico aka Flash Poetry, where you will learn how to harness the magic of rhyme, rhythm, language, and live improvisation.

Participants are also encouraged to join our Verses and Vino: Poetry Night event on Friday 26 June, to see Nico and other special guests performing live, and for a chance to perform your own work! Bookings also required.

Suitable for adults.
Bookings required.
Tickets: $20 full; $15 concession. 
No refund for change of mind or inability to attend.

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26 June 2026 / 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM

Verses and Vino: Poetry Night

26 Jun

Join Nico AKA Flash Poetry, Wren Rapture and host Brian Nankervis for an unforgettable night of spoken word, storytelling and live performance at the library after dark.

Bentleigh Library and Youth Hub—161 Jasper Road, Bentleigh