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Talk Smutty to Me at Bitter Social

Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Time: Thurs., 7pm

Venue: Above Centro Restaurant, Raleigh

Price: $7.18, adults 21+ up

Category: Nightlife

An evening of steamy poetry and prose readings at Bitter Social. Join Bitter Social and Blackbird Books for an evening of steamy poetry and prose readings. We'll be giving the mic over to brief selections of sexy published works. Do you like to watch or do you like to participate?--either way, you'll leave satisfied. Readings are limited to published authors and three minutes in length. This event is for adults 21+ up and is not censored for content, so brace yourself and get excited. Make sure to select your ticket based on whether you want to read or listen--and please email us when you decide what you would like to read (info@bittersocialraleigh.com) to help us decide the order in which to place presenters. We will have cocktails, coffee and other non-alcoholic options available. You are also able to order food from Centro Restaurant (downstairs) at our bar and Blackbird will have books for purchase. Please note that our space in on the second floor of a building without elevator access, so we cannot guarantee wheelchair accommodation. Bitter Social is located up a flight of stairs. As of right now, there is no other entrance.

Nightlife · Raleigh

Talk Smutty to Me at Bitter Social

Order Centro downstairs to eat at the bar while you listen to the readings.

When
This Thursday
Thu, Sep 17, 2026
Thurs., 7pm
Where
Ages
Check ages with the venue
Price
$7.18, adults 21+ up
raleigh

Looking for a cheeky, playful grown-ups night out? Talk Smutty to Me at Bitter Social, hosted with Blackbird Books, serves up an evening of steamy poetry and prose readings from published works. Do you like to watch or like to participate? Either way, the promise is you will leave satisfied. Readings are limited to published authors and kept to three minutes each, and the content is uncensored, so brace yourself and enjoy the fun. Cocktails, coffee, and non-alcoholic options are available, you can order food from Centro downstairs, and Blackbird will have books for sale. What to Know: Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Bitter Social, located above Centro Restaurant in Raleigh. Tickets are $7.18 and this event is for adults 21 and up. Choose your ticket based on whether you want to read or listen, and email the venue if you plan to read. Please note the space is on the second floor up a flight of stairs with no elevator, so wheelchair access cannot be guaranteed.

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Talk Smutty to Me at Bitter Social runs Thu, Sep 17, 2026, Thurs., 7pm.

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Above Centro Restaurant is at 104 S. Wilmington St. , Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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