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Check out the gig calendar and gig reviews below.
- August 2021
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Sunday 01 August 2021
7:00pm at 4802 North Broadway Avenue, Chicago, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Washington DC » Busboys & Poets, Sparkle
8:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
Monday 02 August 2021
Canton » Writing Knights Stark at Cultured Coffee
7:00pm at 309 Cleveland Ave, Canton, OH 44702, US
Tuesday 03 August 2021
Crystal River » Sunshine Poets
10:00am at 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River, FL 34428, US
7:30pm at 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78702, US
Akron » Versified Expressions, Poetry & Open Mic
7:00pm at 1300 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310, US
Cleveland Heights » Lyrical Rhythms at the Grog Shop
9:00pm at 2785 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, US
Wednesday 04 August 2021
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Cambridge, MA » Boston Poetry Slam
8:00pm at 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, MA 0239, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with...
12:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Thursday 05 August 2021
Palm Coast » Flagler County Art League's Open Mic
7:00pm at 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite 207C, Palm Coast, FL 32164, US
7:30pm at 325 2nd Street, Eureka, CA 95501, US
Friday 06 August 2021
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
7:00pm at Zoom
Saturday 07 August 2021
Worcester, MA » 7HillsSlam Worcester
7:30pm at 143 Highland St, Worcester, MA, MA 01609, US
2:15pm at Zoom
Sunday 08 August 2021
7:00pm at 4802 North Broadway Avenue, Chicago, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
Monday 09 August 2021
Canton » Writing Knights Stark at Cultured Coffee
7:00pm at 309 Cleveland Ave, Canton, OH 44702, US
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Poetry and Beer
7:00pm at 1800 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, US
7:30pm at 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78702, US
Akron » Versified Expressions, Poetry & Open Mic
7:00pm at 1300 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310, US
Youngstown » Open Poetry Reading, Pig Iron Press in Youngstown
7:30pm at 26 North Phelps Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, US
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Wednesday 11 August 2021
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Ormond Beach » Florida State Poets Assoc, Tomoka Poets Meeting
5:00pm at 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach, FL 32174, US
Cambridge, MA » Boston Poetry Slam
8:00pm at 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, MA 0239, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
Cleveland Heights » 2nd Weds Poetry, Mac's Backs Books on Coventry
7:00pm at 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, US
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with...
12:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Thursday 12 August 2021
Cleveland OH » Broadsides & Ephemera open mic at Loganberry Books
7:00pm at Larchmere Boulevard, Cleveland OH, OH 44120, US
Friday 13 August 2021
Saturday 14 August 2021
7:00pm at 1216 Howard Street, Omaha, NE 68112, US
Sunday 15 August 2021
7:00pm at 4802 North Broadway Avenue, Chicago, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Washington DC » busboys & Poets, Sunday Kind of Love
5:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
Zoom » Arrival at Elsewhere - Against the Grain Press
2:30pm at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arrival-at-elsewhere-tickets-161370015059?aff=ebdsoporgprofile, Zoom
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
Monday 16 August 2021
Canton » Writing Knights Stark at Cultured Coffee
7:00pm at 309 Cleveland Ave, Canton, OH 44702, US
Cuyahoga Falls » The Summit Creative Writers Roundtable
7:00pm at 133 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, US
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Port Orange » Tomoka Poets Open mic
7:00pm at 606 S Clyde Morris Blvd, Port Orange, FL 32129, US
7:30pm at 2908 Fruth Street, Austin, TX 78702, US
Akron » Versified Expressions, Poetry & Open Mic
7:00pm at 1300 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310, US
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Chicago » Guild Literary Complex, Palabra Pura
7:30pm at 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Cambridge, MA » Boston Poetry Slam
8:00pm at 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, MA 0239, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Lobo Slam
7:00pm at 111 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, US
Zoom » An Evening with Julia Copus
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with...
12:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Thursday 19 August 2021
Maitland » Florida State Poets Assoc, Orlando Area Chapter
6:30pm at 501 Maitland Avenue South, Maitland, FL 32751, US
7:00pm at 5835 SW 111 St, Miami, FL 33156, US
Maitland » Orlando Area Chapter
6:30pm at 501 Maitland Avenue South, Maitland, FL 32751, US
4:00pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
7:30pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
Friday 20 August 2021
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
Cleveland OH » Scriptoria Books' Third Friday Poetry Night
7:00pm at 2716 W. 14th St, Cleveland OH, OH 44113, US
Saturday 21 August 2021
Wesley Chapel » New River Poets
12:30pm at 4210 Ernest Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, US
7:00pm at 105 W Main St Madison, Madison, WI 53703, US
Canton » Stardust Poetry at Karma Café in Canton
6:00pm at 4339 Dressler Rd. NW, Canton, OH 44718, US
Sunday 22 August 2021
7:00pm at 4802 North Broadway Avenue, Chicago, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Euclid » Karaoke, Open Mic & Spoken Word
7:00pm at 24900 Euclid Avenue, Euclid, OH 44117, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
Monday 23 August 2021
Canton » Writing Knights Stark at Cultured Coffee
7:00pm at 309 Cleveland Ave, Canton, OH 44702, US
Tuesday 24 August 2021
Akron » Versified Expressions, Poetry & Open Mic
7:00pm at 1300 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310, US
Wednesday 25 August 2021
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Cambridge, MA » Boston Poetry Slam
8:00pm at 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, MA 0239, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with...
12:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Thursday 26 August 2021
Zoom » Launch: A Voice Coming From Then by Jeremy Dixon
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Friday 27 August 2021
7:00pm at 9425 West St, Manassas, 20110, US
Sunday 29 August 2021
7:00pm at 4802 North Broadway Avenue, Chicago, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
Monday 30 August 2021
Canton » Writing Knights Stark at Cultured Coffee
7:00pm at 309 Cleveland Ave, Canton, OH 44702, US
Tuesday 31 August 2021
Akron » Versified Expressions, Poetry & Open Mic
7:00pm at 1300 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310, US
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