San Francisco’s Poetry Tour Guide to SF’s Open Mic Scene!

Some of these venues, such as Sacred, have gone virtual: http://www.drdan.solutions/Global_Open_Mic_Listings.htm

Edited by Dan Brady: copyright 06—09 – 2020 (Version 4.2.5) Questions/Errata: http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/emailpage.html

Check before you go; venues change as can a show! This calendar is online at: http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/OPG_Cal_List.htm

SF Heart http://www.sfheart.com/ - Poetry Flash: http://www.poetryflash.org/ - SF Beat Museum – SFSU Poetry Center – City College (PFTP)

Mondays	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays	Saturdays - Sundays
3) Bird&Beckett 7–9 45) Hotel Utah 7pm to Last Call	85) Alchemy Slam 8pm 100) 1428 Haight 630pm 101) DirtyMindsOpen Hearts 645pm sign-up b) Open Mic Nite 7pm	** Sacred Grounds** shows @ 7 + 830 81) FreeFeatureSalon 7pm	19) Bazaar Café 7pm 28) 16^th@Mission 930-12m	4) Café International 730pm-sign-up	76) La Promenade (1^st Sat.) 7pm-930 84) Poetry Open Mic (1^st Sun) 5-7pm 98) Black&Brown (1^st Sat) 730pm 94) Smack Dab 5pm (1^st Sun’s usually)
45) Hotel Utah 7pm to Last Call	17) On the Page 7-9pm 85) Alchemy Slam 8pm 91) H - Underground 8pm 103) 2^nd Tues 8-10pm b) Open Mic Nite 7pm	** Sacred Grounds** shows @ 7 + 830 81) FreeFeatureSalon 7pm	19) Bazaar Café 7pm 28) 16^th@Mission 930-12m 87) Voz Sin Tinta 630pm 97) Open Mic Night 7pm	4) Café International 730pm–Sign-up	82) Gears Turning (2^nd Sun) 4pm 46) Mutiny Radio 8-10pm
3) Bird&Beckett 7–9 45) Hotel Utah 7pm–Last Call	85) Alchemy Slam 8pm 90) Word Party 7-9pm b) Open Mic Nite 7pm	** Sacred Grounds** shows @ 7 + 830 81) FreeFeatureSalon 7pm	19) Bazaar Café 7pm 28) 16^th@Mission 930-12m 102) MoAD 3rdTh 6-8pm	4) Café International 730pm–sign-up	46) Mutiny Radio 8-10pm
45) Hotel Utah 7pm–Last Call	85) Alchemy Slam 8pm 92) Oh My Goddess! 6pm	** Sacred Grounds** shows @ 7 + 830 81) FreeFeatureSalon 7pm	19) Bazaar Café 7pm 28) 16^th@Mission 930-12m	4) Café International 730pm–sign-up	99) Queer Bound (4^th Sat) 6-9pm

This venue has a variable date: 80) Green Apple Open Mic 2^nd to the last Tue

**Sacred Grounds, longest running open: Weds open/features, 1^stshow@7 - 2^nd @830+ Sacred Grounds Café, 2095 Hayes @ Cole: 387-3859,

Curator: Dan Brady http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/emailpage.html Streaming: http://www.Youtube.com/user/MusicByinterval

Video Archive: http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/SacredGrounds_YouTube.htm and we’re on FaceBook.

(3) Bird and Beckett: 1^st 3^rd Mon: open/features, 7-9, Bird and Beckett, 653 Chenery nr Diamond: 586-3733, Host: Jerry Ferraz (4) Café International: Fri: open/features, 730 sign-up, Cafe International, 508 Haight@Fillmore: 552-7390 Host: Clyde Always (17) On the Page-Off the page: 2nd Tue: open/features, 7-9pm Park Branch Library, 1833 Page, Host: Richard Ivanhoe (19) Bazaar Cafe: Thrs: original acoustic music/spoken/word, 7pm, Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California St, nr 22nd: 831-5620, www.bazaarcafe.com Host: Robin Galante (28) 16^th @Mission: Thrs: step up-be heard, starts 10+/- @BART Plaza, Hosts: Charlie Getter et al (45) Hotel Utah: Mon, open, 7pm to last call, Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St, www.hotelutah.com (46) Mutiny Radio: 2nd+3rd Sats: open/features, 8pm–10pm live-streaming mutinyradio.fm. 2ndSat-Common Thread w/Val Ibarra & Diamond Dave; 3rdSat-Open Pages w/EK Keith, No live performance/audience until further notice!  Phone: 415-550-0511

(76) La Promenade: 1^st Sat: 7-930, La Promenade Café, 3643 Balboa @38^th, open/features, Hosts: Stephanie Manning, Café: 221-6063 (80) GreenApple Music/Poetry/Open Mic, 2nd to last Tue, musicians+poets (10min) 7pm, GreenAppleAnnex, 520 Clement, 387-2272, www.greenapplebooks.com Host: Ronnie Carrier, events@greenapplebooks.com (81) Free Feature Salon, Wed: open/features-musicians/poets (10min/ea) sign-up@7 starts@8, feature@930, Neck of the Woods, 406 Clement St, Hosts: GuinevereQ+Young Sun, inhabitantofapalebluedot@gmail.com (82) Gears Turning Poetry Series, open/features 2^nd Sundays, starts@4, Adobe Bookstore, 3130 24^th St Host: Kim Shuck, SF Poet Laureate, kshuck@tsoft.net

(84) Poetry Open Mic, 1^st Sun, open/features, 5-7pm, Kawika’s Ocean Beach Deli, 734 La Playa, 221-2031 www.oceanbeachdeli.com/events.php (85) The Alchemy Slam, Tues: poetry open/slam/music, sign-up 8pm, ($5cover), F8 Lounge, 1192 Folsom St, Hosts: Casey Gardner+Mike Taylor+Slam Master Patrick Oshlund facebook: alchemyslam (87) Voz Sin Tinta, 2^nd Thr, 3 open/features, 630pm, Alley Cat Books, 3036 24^th St. 824-1761 Hosts: Marguerite Munoz and Rene Vaz www.alleycatbookshop.com (90) The Word Party! 3rd Tue, read with Nova Jazz or solo, 7-930pm, PianoFight Bar Stage, 144 Taylor Hosts: Jennifer Barone+Ingrid Keir (91) Holistic Underground, 2^ndTues, open, 8pm-12, Bissap Baobab 3372 19^th nr Mission, Host: Mazin Jamal mazin@holisticunderground.org (92) Oh My Goddess! 4^th Tues, open, 6-10pm, Artillery Gallery, 2741 Mission@24th, Hosts: Lilith King Smithson and Leila“ LeiLo” Yatim, (94) Smack Dab, 1^st Sun, usually, 5pm sign-up, Manny’s, 3092 16^th, Hosts: Larry-bob Roberts +Dana Hopkins: facebook.com/pg/smackdabopenmic/events/?ref=page_internal

(97) Open Mic Night, 2^nd Thurs, Start 7pm, open mic, Simple Pleasures Café, 3434 Balboa @ 36^h, Host: Sara, Simple Pleasures Café FaceBook (98) Black & Brown, 1^st Sat, start 730pm, open and features, Black & Brown Social Club, 474 Valencia, ph: 431-9926; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Brown-Social-Club/276580522840748 (99) QueerBound (LGBTQ+), 4^thSat: open+features, 6-9pm, Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th St. www.alleycatbookshop.com Host: Rae sfqueerbound@gmail.com, Facebook: Queer Bound. (100) 1428 Haight, 1^st Tues, open/feat, 630-9pm, 1428 Haight Patio and Creperie, ,Host: Richard Sanderell, venue phone: 415-864-8484 101) Dirty Minds Open Hearts, 1^st Tues, 645 sign-up open/feat, The Laundry, 3359 26th @ Mission, 645 sign-in, 23 spots, MOSe Betta, 415-483-6905 (102)  MoAD Third Thursdays Open Mic, 3rd Th: open+features, 6-8pm, Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St Host: Nia McAllister 415-318-7144 https://www.moadsf.org/calendar/ (103) 2^nd Tues, open+features, music, sign in at 8, 8-10pm, Eric Quezada Cntr. 518 Valencia, Host: Imani Cezanne speakcalifornia@gmail.com see: http://www.speakcalifornia.com