Reading series on the first Tuesdays of each month. Nine scheduled readers (3 each who write poetry, fiction, and nonfiction), chosen each month by submission. Followed by short open mic. Hosted by Rachel Coonce and Courtney Sexton. Free admission. Colony Club, 3118 Georgia Ave. NW, DC. The Inner Loop also hosts a one-week Woodlawn-Arcadia Writer’s Residency for regional writers with a commitment to social justice, an on-line Writer of the Month, and a Fall Writing Retreat.