The Poet's One Page Guide to San Francisco's Open Mic Poetry Scene
by Dan Brady Version 3.1.2 04/16/2008
Some of the Links: 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
2) Bibliohead Reading Series: 3rd
Thursday: open mic + features, starts at
715, Bibliohead, Bookstore 334 Gough @ Hayes,
Host: Don Brennan: 285-2951 or brennan.don@gmail.com
3) Bird and Beckett Series: 1st and
3rd Thursdays: 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
6) Club Deluxe: First Tuesdays:
open mic: poetry+jazz, 830 sign up, Club
Deluxe, 1511 Haight St.@ Ashbury, Hosts:
Jennifer, Ingrid and Daniel: www.thewordparty.com
11) Poetry Mission: 2nd and 4th
Thursdays: open mic + features, starts 700,
DALVA Bar, 3121 16th St. nr. Valencia,
Hosts: Jonathan Siegel ( 21+, 1 drink
minimum) tzitzimime@gmail.com
- 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
13) Queer Open Mic: 2nd and 4th
Fridays: open mic + features, 730 sign up -
starts 800, Three Dollar Bill Cafe, 1800 Market @
Octavia, Hosts: Cindy Emch + Sherilyn
Connelly www.threedollarbill.com
14) Sacred Grounds Cafe: Wednesdays:
open mic + features,700 sign up - from 730
to 950 Sacred Grounds Cafe, 2095 Hayes @ Cole:
387-3859 Host: Jehanna Wedgewood
www.sacredgroundscafe.com
16) Smack Dab: 3rd Wednesdays:
open mic: words, music, comedy, sign up 730 -
starts 800, Magnet 4122 18th St. nr. Castro,
Hosts: Kirk Read, Larry-Bob, www.magnetsf.org
kirkread@earthlink.net
17) On the Page: Off the Page: 2nd
Tuesdays: open mic: written, spoken word +
song, starts 700, SFPL,Park Branch 1833 Page St.
nr. Cole, Host: Diamond Dave
Whitaker,wwwsfpl.org
19) Bazaar Cafe: Thursdays:open
mic:music + poetry, starts 700, Bazaar Cafe,.
5927 California St., nr 22nd: 831-5620
Host: Robin
Galante,
www.bazaarcafe.com
20) Femina Potens: 3rd Fridays:
open mic: queer spoken word - erotica,
starts 800, $5/3 for performers, Femina Potens
Gallery 465 S. Van Ness @ 16th, wwwfeminapotens.com
21) SF/Word UP!: Second Tuesdays:
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) Spoken City: 2nd Tuesdays:
open mic: youth speaks showcase, starts 730,
Cafe Royale, 800 Post St. @ Leavenworth: 255-9035
www.youthspeaks.org
23) Youth
Speaks: Last Fridays: open mic: under 21
welcome, starts 700, Galeria Studio 24, 2857
24th St.: 826-8009 www.galeriadelaraza.org
25) Faithful Fools
Series: 2nd + 4th Saturdays: open mic +
features, starts 400, 234 Hyde St, Host:
Ramu Aki
26) Bistro Yoffi:
4th Thursdays: Jazz + open mic, starts
730, Bistro Yoffi restaurant + bar,2231 Chestnut St
nr. Pierce: 885-5133, Host:
Avotcja
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 et al, California Arts
Initiative, CAI
29) K'vetsh! 1st
Sundays: Queer Open Mic, spoken word, 830
sign up-starts 900, Sadie's Flying Elephant,
Potrero @ Mariposa, age 21+, 1-3 dollar donation
Hosts: Tara Jepsen and Kirk
Read,
36) Amnesia Bar: Tuesdays, open
mic +features, 7pm to 9pm, Amnesia Bar, 853
Valencia 19th/20th Host: Phillip T.
Nails, for info: 970-0012 http://www.amnesiathebar.com/
38) Babble, the last Thursdays:
open mic + features, 730 starts at 800pm,
refreshments, DogEared Books 900 Valencia, @ 20th
Host: Petrice Gaskin, www.dogearedbooks.com
or petricegaskin@gmail.com
39) Brainwash, Mondays,: open mic
and features, 800 pm, Brainwash Café,
1122 Folsom St. @7th, Host:
Guinevere
40) Word Dancing, 2nd Mondays,
open mic and features, 7pm, It's a Grind
Coffee House, Polk @ Washington, Host:
Jeanne Powell, 415-928-8904
41) Spoken 3rd, 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays, open mic starts 5pm, Javalencia
Cafe, 3900 3rd St., Host: Jessie Whiley,
russiaone1@gmail.com
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