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The
Poet's One Page Guide to San Francisco's Open Mic
Poetry Scene
by Dan Brady Version 3.2.5
06/29/2009
Some of the links for the venues: for your
convenience!
1)
Gallery Cafe's All Poets Welcome Series: 1st
Mondays: features followed by open mic, 7:00
to 830, Gallery Cafe; 1200 Mason @ Washington,
Host: Kit Kennedy: kit.kennedy@yahoo.com
3)
Bird and Beckett Series: 1st and 3rd
Mondays: open mic+features, 700 to 900, Bird
and Beckett Books, 653 Chenery nr Diamond: 586-3733
(near Glen Park BART), Host:Jerry Ferraz
4)
Cafe International: Fridays: open mic:
readers + musicians, 745 sign up - starts 800,
Cafe International, 508 Haight St. @ Fillmore:
552-7390 Host: Tyren McElwee + Wiseproof
11)
Poetry Mission: 2nd and 4th Thursdays:
open mic + features, starts 700, DALVA Bar,
3121 16th St. nr. Valencia, Host: Jonathan
Siegel ( 21+, 1 drink min.) tzitzimime@gmail.com
see - http://www.myspace.com/poetrymission
12)
3300 Club: Last Tuesdays: open mic: food
+ features, 630 sign up - starts 700, Keane's
3300 Club, 3300 Mission @ 29th St.: 826-6886
www.3300club.com
(14)
Sacred Grounds Cafe: Wednesdays: open +
features, 700 sign up - from 730 to 950 Sacred
Grounds Cafe, 2095 Hayes @ Cole: 387-3859,
www.sacredgroundscafe.com,
Host: Jehanna Wedgewood
(16)
Smack Dab: 3rd Wednesday: open mic: words,
music, comedy, sign up 730 - start 800, Magnet
4122 18th St. nr Castro: www.magnetsf.org,
Hosts: Kirk Read, Larry-Bob kirkread@earthlink.net
(17)
On the Page: Off the Page: 2nd Tuesday: open
mic: written, spoken word + song, starts 700,
SFPL Park Branch, 1833 Page St. nr Cole,
wwwsfpl.org,
Host: Diamond Dave Whitaker
(19)
Bazaar Cafe: Thursdays: open mic: music +
poetry, starts 700, Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California
St., nr 22nd: 831-5620, www.bazaarcafe.com,
Host: Robin Galante
(21)
SF/Word UP!: Second Tuesday: open
mic: starts @730, $100 prizes, Bistro Yoffi,
2231 Chestnut St. nr Pierce: 885-5133,
Hosts: Mona Webb and L. Abdul kenyatta
abdulkenyatta@aol.com
(22)
Final Fridays, Youth Speaks: 4th Friday;
open mic: opens 630, Luggage Store Gallery,
1007 Market St nr 6th, www.youthspeaks.org
(23)
LUNADA: each full moon, open mic +
features, music, theatre, 7:30 sign up, Galeria
de la Raza, 2857 24th St @ Bryant: 826-8009,
galeriadelaraza.org/eng/exhibits/calendar,
Host: Marc David Pinate
(25)
Faithful Fools Series: 2nd + 4th Saturdays:
open + features, starts 400, 234 Hyde St,
Host: Ramu Aki
(27)
Club 6: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Music spoken
word, hip hop, poetry, 10 to 2AM, Club 6, 60 6th
St. betw. Market and Mission: 863-1221
Hosts: Roxanne, Monolyth and John,
oshea_ent@comcast.net
(28)
Poetry Happening: Thursdays: step up + be
heard, starts 10+/- PM @16th St. BART Station
Plaza, Hosts: Charlie Getter et al,
http://16thmission.com(36)
Amnesia Bar: Tuesdays: open+features, 7pm to
9pm, Amnesia Bar, 853 Valencia 19th/20th:
970-0012 http://www.amnesiathebar.com/
Host: Phillip T. Nails
(40)
Word Dancing: 2nd Mondays: open + Features,
7 to 9pm, It's A Grind Coffee House, Polk at
Washington, Host: Jeanne Powell:
415-928-8904
(42)
Sizzle: 2nd Saturdays: open and features,
starts 800pm, Femina Potens Gallery 2199 Market St
@ Sanchez, Contact: Tina
Butcher,
feminapotens@ gmail.com see:
http://feminapotens.org/index
(43)
Brainwash: Mondays: poets, comics,
vaudville, skits and more, 7 to 10 pm, Brainwash
Cafe, 1122 Folsom St. nr. 7th St.: 255-4886,
Hosts: Mike Scott, M.G., Martin w/Leaky
Plumbing
(44)
Venom and the Anecdote, 2nd
Saturdays: open+features, 5 to 7pm, The
Greenhouse, 329 W. Portal Ave.: 681-3991,
Hosts: Monica Storss and Errol Davis
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