After a hiatus, the Annual Songwriter Keynote returns, live at the University of South Alabama on Saturday, March 22, 2025! This special event, which will be held in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center (Mainstage Theatre), will feature an acoustic performance by critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter James McMurtry. Local artist Abe Partridge will open, following remarks from former USA Writer-in-Residence Frye Gaillard. All attendees will receive a free vinyl copy of IMC Volume Two, the latest compilation of live recordings from the IMC Concert Series. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7:00 p.m.

TICKETING DETAILS: The Annual Songwriter Keynote on Saturday, March 22, 2025 featuring James McMurtry and Abe Partridge has sold out. No tickets will be available at the door. Thanks for your support!

Please note: this free event will be held in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center (Mainstage Theatre). ASK 2025 is co-sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the USA Department of English, the Stokes Center for Creative Writing, the USA Department of Theatre and Dance, the USA College of Arts and Sciences, and the Independent Music Collective.