Dates & times
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Poetry Smash #1: A Memory-Led Open Mic at Fair Park
Personal recollection is the announced starting point for Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night, with rhythm and performance central to the evening’s premise. Fair Park lists the event for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at The Women’s Museum.
From recollection to performance
Fair Park presents the poetry as work shaped from personal memory and delivered through performance. That framing gives the night a clear subject and approach, but not a preview of any particular poem or reader.
Further reading: Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
Two host credits, no explanation
The event listing first credits B. Randall as host, then separately says it is hosted by Derrick Walker, identified as a TBAAL Millennial Board member. It does not explain whether they share hosting duties or whether one credit replaces the other.
Further reading: Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
The open-mic format has no published signup details
Although “Open Mic Night” is in the title, the listing does not say whether audience members can sign up to read or how participation would work. If you’re considering performing, check the arrangements with the organizer before making plans.
Further reading: Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
A premise, not a reader lineup
The announcement does not name participating poets, identify poem titles or provide a running order.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · The Women's Museum
- Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night; listing gives conflicting host references: B. Randall and Derrick Walker.
The practical details
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the event starts at 7:30 p.m. No end time is listed.
$10 listed
Fair Park lists a $10 ticket and says tickets are on sale. Whether additional fees apply is not stated.
The Women’s Museum
The event page names The Women’s Museum but does not specify an entrance gate. The related listing and gate guidance for Poetry Smash #8 on Nov. 13 are for a separate edition; see the arrival notes for what those instructions do and do not establish for Nov. 12.
Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #8: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
Fair Park campus guidance
Fair Park says accessible parking is available throughout the grounds; tell the parking attendant if you need it so they can direct you. Accessible restrooms are available around the park, and service animals are allowed. Accessible tickets vary by event, and the Poetry Smash #1 listing gives no event-specific information about them.
ADA / Accessibility | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
No age policy listed
The event listing does not state an age restriction.
Getting to The Women’s Museum
Address, gate and parking
The event page names The Women’s Museum but does not give an address or entrance gate. A related TBAAL listing for Poetry Smash #8 on Nov. 13 identifies the temporary home as The Women’s Museum, 3800 Parry Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75226, and gives Gate 3 instructions for that program. Treat the address as useful destination guidance, but confirm the entrance for Poetry Smash #1 before traveling.
That Nov. 13 listing also says complimentary parking is currently available for TBAAL programs at the temporary home. It does not confirm whether complimentary parking applies to the Nov. 12 event.
Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #8: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗ · Directions | Fair Park ↗
Transit and driving
DART’s Green Line serves Fair Park at two stations: Fair Park Station is on Parry Avenue at the fairgrounds entrance; MLK, Jr. Station is south of Robert B. Cullum Boulevard near the MLK fairground entrance, Gate 6. Fair Park also says Trinity Railway Express riders can connect with the Green Line in Dallas, and the Denton County A-train connects to it at Trinity Mills.
For drivers, Fair Park’s directions route most listed approaches through I-30 Exit 48A; the directions for arrivals from Texarkana, Greenville or Rockwall use Exit 49B. Gate access varies by event. Use the linked map to calculate a route from your starting point, and verify the event entrance before setting out.
Accessibility
Fair Park says accessible parking is available throughout the grounds; tell the attendant if you need it so they can direct you. Accessible restrooms are available across the park, and service animals are allowed. Accessible tickets vary by event, and the Poetry Smash #1 listing does not provide event-specific ticket information.
ADA / Accessibility | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
Before you make a plan
When do doors open, and when does the event start?
On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7:30 p.m. No end time is listed.
Can audience members sign up to read?
The event is titled an open mic, but the listing does not say whether visitors may perform or explain how to sign up. Confirm with the organizer if you plan to read.
What is the listed ticket price?
Fair Park lists a $10 ticket. The listing does not say whether additional fees apply.
Which gate should I use, and is parking complimentary?
The Nov. 12 listing does not name a gate or confirm complimentary parking. A separate Nov. 13 Poetry Smash #8 listing gives Gate 3 directions and says parking is currently complimentary for TBAAL programs; verify whether those details apply to this event.
Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #8: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
What accessibility information is available?
Fair Park says accessible parking and restrooms are available across the grounds and service animals are allowed. Accessible tickets vary by event; no event-specific ticket information is listed for Poetry Smash #1.
ADA / Accessibility | Fair Park ↗ · Poetry Smash #1: Open Mic Night | Fair Park ↗
Location & Google Maps
The Women's Museum
3800 Parry Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75226
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