by Anna Weaver | Nov 25, 2014 | All Posts, US open mics
So it turns out there are places in Las Vegas that don’t serve beer all day. The Beat Coffee House, located in collective arts space called Emergency Arts (because, as one local told me, it was once a medical center) on Fremont Street, is one of them. It’s a terrific...
by Anna Weaver | Nov 21, 2014 | All Posts, US open mics
Sometimes what you want out of an open mic is a chance to reach an audience, even if it’s a small one made up mostly of other performers. But sometimes, the list is thin. So thin no one even bothers to write their names down. The barstools are empty, maybe there’s a...
by Anna Weaver | Dec 11, 2013 | All Posts, US open mics
One of my favorite things to do in any city is find their local poet-friendly open mic. Just about every town has venues for musicians, and some of these welcome (or at least tolerate) poets on their stages. Dedicated poetry open mics are a rarer beast, and truth is,...
