On Tuesday night, Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word and the famed Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan’s East Village join forces to present the NYC Open Mic Joint, hosted by former Nuyorican Slam Master Nathan P.
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Founded by award-winning sports journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner, The Inspired Word is one of the hottest open mic series in the country - graced by the likes of Grammy nominated singers, HBO Def Poetry stars, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award-winning actresses, Obie Award-winning playwrights, and poets from The Best American Poetry anthology.
It’s open to all types of artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers, ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.
So, if you’re looking for a cool downtown spot to do your thing, this is definitely the place.
All you have to do is bring the talent, we’ll bring the rest.
25 slots, 5-minute time limit.
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Venue: Nuyorican Poets Café
236 East 3rd Street (between Avenues B and C)
Manhattan, New York
Phone: (212) 505-8183
(917) 703-1512
Show starts @ 9pm, ends @ Midnight
Cover charge: $10
NO AGE LIMIT!
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For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.blogspot.com/.
For Nuyorican Poets Café info, please check out
http://www.nuyorican.org/
Added by Mike Geffner on December 14, 2011