The Poet's One Page Guide to San Francisco's Open Mic Poetry Scene
 

by Dan Brady  Version 3.2.8  01/15/2010 
 
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One Page Guide Calendar's side.... And on side two, the listings for you
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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

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 (Note: although the venue features original, accoustic music poetry is welcome.)

(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

(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

(45) Hotel Utah, Mondays: open, 7pm to 1030pm and later, Hotel Utah's Saloon 500 4th St, http://hotelutah.com (Notes: The order of perfomers is determined via a random drawing at 7:30pm, musicians get 6 minutes; although the venue features music, poetry is welcome.)

(46) Pirate Cat Cafe, Friday‚open+features, singing, spoken-wd music, 4pm to 6pm, sign up 330pm Pirate Cat Cafe, 2781 21st St. @ Florida, http://www.piratecatcafe.com Host: Diamond Dave Whitaker, 240-0286 or email: dmndv@hotmail.com