The Inspired Word's 2013 1G NYC Poetry Slam - Get in the Running for $1000 in Total Prize Money!

Get in the running for $1000 in year-end prize money!

The Inspired Word's 2013 Slam Master Jam poetry slam qualifiers will be held EVERY last Thursday of the month thru October 2013 at Bareburger in the East Village.

Note: No $$$ PRIZES AWARDED FOR WINNING QUALIFIERS.

This is an OPEN COMPETITION for the 1st 25 poets who sign up.

Guarantee a slot with an advance payment via Eventbrite:

http://inspiredwordnycpoetryslam.eventbrite.com/

The winners of the 10 qualifiers will be eligible to face off in the championship finals on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 for $1000 in total prize money:

1st place - $500

2nd place - $200

3rd place - $100

4th place - $75

5th place - $50

6th place - $30

7th place - $25

8th place - $20

9th place – 2 free drinks

10th place – 1 free drink

Time limit escalates from 3 minutes in the first round to 4 minutes in the last two rounds.

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When: EVERY last Thursday (Jan. to Oct.)

Where: Bareburger East Village

Corner of 5th Street and 2nd Avenue, 2nd floor

Manhattan, New York

Phone: (212) 510-8610

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side.


Time: Sign-up for the slam starts @ 7pm, slam starts 7:30.

Cover Charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT.

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25 slots, three rounds:

First round - 25 (3-minute time limit)

Second round - Top 4 (4-minute time limit)

Third round - Top 2 (4-minute time limit)

Guidelines: strict time limit each round (though there's a ten-second grace period; if the person goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score), must be original work, must be a different piece each round (so MAKE SURE you bring THREE pieces).

Of the scores the person receives from five judges, the high and low scores will be dropped and the middle three get added together, giving the person a total score of 0-30. The highest scores in each round advance.

NYC Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger East Village - EVERY Tuesday Night!

Come to one of the hottest open mics in the country - featured on MTV's Washington Heights and the Travel Channel's Hidden City!

The Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in downtown Manhattan's East Village. Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, this open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers an especially beautiful view.

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT.

30 slots, 5-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm.

Family style restaurant, so please NO EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.

No age limit.

Online payment via Eventbrite GUARANTEES your slot on the open mic list:

http://nycbareburgeropenmic.eventbrite.com/

Exclusive open mic burger and beer specials (and the burgers are the BEST in NYC). And a free drink to the first 10 people signing up to perform.

A warm, supportive community of artists. Real crowds. And a great place to network.



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Open Mic Lionshead Lager Special:
$3 Pints
$4 Mugs
$10 Pitchers

Open Mic Burger Special:
Original Bareburger ( Beef, Turkey or Veggie)
w/Side of Fries or Side House Salad for $10.95

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When: EVERY Tuesday Night!

Where: Bareburger (East Village)
2nd Floor
85 Second Avenue (@ 5th Street)
Manhattan, New York
(212) 510-8610

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side or the 6 train to Bleecker Street or Astor Place.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 6:30pm

Show starts @ 7pm

Cover charge: $10 (@ the door or in advance)

No drink or food minimum.

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For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.com/.

The Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger East Village - EVERY 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of the Month!

Looking for special - and very unique - open mic in downtown Manhattan?

The Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in the East Village - the home of some of the best tasting food on the planet!

Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, this open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

These events will be hosted either Mike Brown or Selena Coppock, two amazing comedians.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers the most beautiful view.

25 slots, 6-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm.

No age limit.

*****

Menu includes classic beef burgers, but also lamb, wild boar, ostrich, bison, and elk. You can put your burger between a variety of buns, including brioche, a multi-grain roll, iceberg lettuce wrap, or tapioca rice bun, spice it up with things like apple smoked onions, bourbon sauteed mushrooms, a variety of cheeses and cilantro lime dressing. And believe us when we tell you that you haven't lived until you've tried Bareburger's fried bread & butter pickle chips. They also have the most luscious-tasting salads, such as the beet and goat cheese or cranberry blue. And wash it all down either with a hand-crafted, natural soda or a luscious organic shake that comes in vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, raspberry, pistachio, banana, peanut butter or peanut butter chocolate.

*****

When: EVERY 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Where: Bareburger
http://www.bareburger.com/
2nd Floor
85 Second Avenue (@ 5th Street)
Manhattan, New York
(212) 510-8610 or (917) 703-1512

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side or the 6 train to Bleecker Street or Astor Place.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 7pm

Show starts @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10

*****
For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.com/.

The Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger East Village NYC - Comedy, Music, Poetry - Tuesday, Nov. 20

Looking for special - and very unique - open mic in downtown Manhattan?

The Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in the East Village - the home of some of the best tasting food on the planet!

Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, this open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

These events will be hosted either Mike Brown or Selena Coppock, two amazing comedians.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers the most beautiful view.

25 slots, 6-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm.

No age limit.

*****

Menu includes classic beef burgers, but also lamb, wild boar, ostrich, bison, and elk. You can put your burger between a variety of buns, including brioche, a multi-grain roll, iceberg lettuce wrap, or tapioca rice bun, spice it up with things like apple smoked onions, bourbon sauteed mushrooms, a variety of cheeses and cilantro lime dressing. And believe us when we tell you that you haven't lived until you've tried Bareburger's fried bread & butter pickle chips. They also have the most luscious-tasting salads, such as the beet and goat cheese or cranberry blue. And wash it all down either with a hand-crafted, natural soda or a luscious organic shake that comes in vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, raspberry, pistachio, banana, peanut butter or peanut butter chocolate.



*****

When: EVERY 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Where: Bareburger
http://www.bareburger.com/
2nd Floor
85 Second Avenue (@ 5th Street)
Manhattan, New York
(212) 510-8610 or (917) 703-1512

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side or the 6 train to Bleecker Street or Astor Place.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 7pm

Show starts @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10

*****

For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.com/.

DEBUT! The Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger East Village NYC - Comedy, Music, Poetry - Tuesday, Nov. 13

Looking for a special - and very unique - open mic in downtown Manhattan?

Debuting The Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in the East Village - the home of some of the best tasting food on the planet!

Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, this open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

Hosted by comedian Mike Brown.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers the most beautiful view.

25 slots, 6-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm.

No age limit.

*****

Menu includes classic beef burgers, but also lamb, wild boar, ostrich, bison, and elk. You can put your burger between a variety of buns, including brioche, a multi-grain roll, iceberg lettuce wrap, or tapioca rice bun, spice it up with things like apple smoked onions, bourbon sauteed mushrooms, a variety of cheeses and cilantro lime dressing. And believe us when we tell you that you haven't lived until you've tried Bareburger's fried bread & butter pickle chips. They also have the most luscious-tasting salads, such as the beet and goat cheese or cranberry blue. And wash it all down either with a hand-crafted, natural soda or a luscious organic shake that comes in vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, raspberry, pistachio, banana, peanut butter or peanut butter chocolate.

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When: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

Where: Bareburger

http://www.bareburger.com/
2nd Floor
85 Second Avenue (@ 5th Street)
Manhattan, New York
(212) 510-8610 or (917) 703-1512

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side or the 6 train to Bleecker Street or Astor Place.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 7pm

Show starts @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10

*****

The Organic Open Mic is EVERY 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

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For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.com/.

The Inspiried Word Coming Soon to Bareburger East Village!

Click here to find out about the debut of The Organic Open Mic on Tuesday, Nov. 13 -

http://bareburgeropenmicnyc.eventbrite.com/

DEBUT! The Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger East Village NYC - Comedy, Music, Poetry - Tuesday, Nov. 13!

Looking for a special - and very unique - open mic in downtown Manhattan?

Debuting The Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in the East Village - the home of some of the best tasting food on the planet!

Produced by long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, this open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

Hosted by comedian Mike Brown.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers the most beautiful view.

25 slots, 6-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm.

21+ age limit.

To purchase tickets in advance, click on http://bareburgeropenmicnyc.eventbrite.com/.

*****

Menu includes traditional beef burgers, but also lamb, wild boar, ostrich, bison, and elk. And believe us when we tell you that you haven't lived until you've tried Bareburger's fried bread & butter pickle chips. And wash it all down either with a hand-crafted, natural soda or a luscious organic shake that comes in vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, raspberry, pistachio, banana, peanut butter or peanut butter chocolate.

*****
When: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

Where: Bareburger
http://www.bareburger.com/
2nd Floor
85 Second Avenue (@ 5th Street)
Manhattan, New York
(212) 510-8610 or (917) 703-1512

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 2nd Avenue side or the 6 train to Bleecker Street or Astor Place.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 7pm

Show starts @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10

*****

Starting in December, The Organic Open Mic will be EVERY second and third Tuesday of the month.

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For more Inspired Word info, please check out http://inspiredwordnyc.com/.

Our Newest Open Mic Venue: Bareburger East Village! Debut - Tuesday, Nov. 13!

We're excited to announce that our newest open mic venue is the organic restaurant Bareburger @ 85 2nd Avenue (5th Street), Manhattan's East Village.

http://www.bareburger.com/

Our shows will be every 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of the month and open to ALL types of artists, taking place on the second floor that has floor-to-ceiling windows on all sides (offering a uniquely gorgeous view).

Event name: The Organic Open Mic @ Bareburger.

Time: 7-10pm.

Debut Date: Nov. 13.

Age limit: 21+.

For more details about the event, please click on http://bareburgeropenmicnyc.eventbrite.com/.

Hope to see you all there to support this great addition to our series.