NYC Open Mic Joint w/Host Nathan P. @ The Nuyorican Poets Café - Tuesday, Jan. 3

The first Tuesday night of every month, Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word and the famed Nuyorican Poets Café in Manhattan’s East Village join forces to present the NYC Open Mic Joint, hosted by former Nuyorican Slam Master Nathan P.

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The Inspired Word’s NYC Open Mic Joint marks the long-awaited return of Nuyorican Poets Café legend Nathan P. as host, instantly separating it from any other open mic in the Big Apple.

Known back in the day with great reverence as the Slam Master, as well as the sharpet dresser in spoken word, Nathan P. hosted either the Wednesday or Friday night slam at the Nuyo from 2000 to 2007, introducing audiences to the likes of such up-and-comers as Oveous Maximus and Carlos Andrés Gómez.

Now, coming out of hosting retirement but still with funky cool fedoras, sharp-looking pinstriped suits, and one-of-a-kind cufflinks, he brings a special class and style to a special kind of open mic. As Nathan P. will tell you before every show, “The Open Mic Joint isn’t your father’s open mic. Noooooooooo. Trust me, it’s not like any other open mic you’ve ever seen before.”

And once you experience it for a single night, you’ll see for yourself. Be forewarned: The vibe is totally addictive.

It’s open to all types of artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers, ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.

So, if you’re looking for a cool downtown spot to do your thing, this is definitely the place.

All you have to do is bring the talent, we’ll bring the rest.

25 slots, 5-minute time limit.

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When: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012

Venue: Nuyorican Poets Café 236 East 3rd Street (between Avenues B and C) Manhattan, New York

Phone: (212) 505-8183

(917) 703-1512

Show starts @ 9pm, ends @ Midnight

Cover charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT!

The Inspired Word's 2-Year Anniversary Marathon - 30+ Artists! New Venue!

The Inspired Word 2-Year Anniversary Marathon! A not-to-be-missed all-star lineup of spoken word artists, poets, singers, and comedians.

To purchase tickets in advance online, click here http://inspiredwordanniversarynight.eventbrite.com/

Hosted by HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye and NYC spoken word legend Nathan P. and in our brand new venue - 116 in Greenwich Village! Formerly The Gaslight Cafe or Village Gaslight.

First Bob Dylan, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Bill Cosby...Now THE INSPIRED WORD!

When: Friday, Jan 6, 2012
Where: 116
http://116macdougal.com/
116 MacDougal Street (between Bleecker Street and Minetta Lane)
Downstairs lounge
Manhattan, NYC
Phone: (212) 254-9996
(917) 703-1512

By subway, take the A, B, C, D, E, F to West 4th Street-Washington Square.

Doors open @ 6:00pm

Show - 6:30-11:00pm

Cover Charge: $15

Scheduled Performers (subject to change)

Patricia Smith
Regie Cabico
Oveous Maximus
Vanessa Hidary
Ngoma
Jesus Papoleto Melendez
Bonafide Rojas
Erica Miriam Fabri and Robin Andre
Big Mike
Osagyefo
Jamaal St. John
Jane LeCroy
Advocate of Wordz
Ocean Vuong
The MarXman
Simply Rob
Eliel Lucero
Jane Ormerod
Jazz Horn
Thomas Fucaloro
Sylvana Joyce + The Moment
Emanuel Xavier
David Lawton
Vince Royale
Eve Brandstein
Aimee Herman
Carolina Hidalgo
Yenny Love
Amy Leigh Cutler


"The Inspired Word isn't just a series, it's a movement." 

Maggie Nuttall's By the Seat of My Pants: True Stories of Wit & Grit + Open Mic - Thursday, Oct. 13

The Inspired Word presents Maggie Nuttall and her one-woman show, By the Seat of My Pants: True Stories of Wit & Grit. + a 15-20 slot open mic open to all types of artists. Hosted by 3-time HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye.

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BIO:

Maggie Nuttall has a B.A. in Theatre from Marywood University. This is her 3rd solo show in as many years. Her other solo shows are Off the Beaten Path in 2009 Me Me Me Festival hosted by the Broadway Comedy Club, and Roll With It at the 2010 NYC Frigid Theatre Festival produced by HorseTrade Theatre. She has taken on such roles as Beatrice from Effect of Gamma Rays on Man In The Moon Marigolds and Leona in Tennessee Willimas' Confessional. She is a frequent performer at the NYC MOTH Story Slams and has told stories onstage at The Bitter End, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Housing Works, and SouthPaw in Brooklyn.

"Maggie Nuttall tells powerful stories. She is angry and she is funny and sometimes I am afraid of her. I can always count on her to keep me on the edge of my seat." - Jenifer Hixson, The MOTH Senior Producer



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When: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011

Where: One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, NYC

Phone: (917) 703-1512

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

Showtime @ 7pm

Cover Charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT.

"The Inspired Word isn't just a series, it's a movement."

9-Year-Old Singer Rebecca @ The Inspired Word NYC Open Mic Joint

Her first live performance!



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One and One, Nexus Lounge
Manhattan, New York City

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Manhattan, New York City

Photos by Jay Franco and Haimy Assefa

The Inspired Word Announces Addition of Hayley Raphael as Guest Host/MC

The Inspired Word proudly announces the addition of Hayley Raphael as Guest Host/MC.

Hayley Raphael (aka "five feet of firecracker) is a one-woman creative machine - an actor, singer, writer, improviser and comedienne - originally from Queens, NY. She has worked in TV, FILM, and THEATRE since she was a teen and has appeared on Gossip Girl,Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and The Today Show as well as shows on BRAVO, TLC, and ABC. She is currently Off-Broadway in The Boychick Affair. National Tours: Go Diego Go Live (Dora the Explorer), and regionally appeared in over 30 musicals and plays. She graduated cum laud from Ithaca College with a BA in Drama, Dance and Teaching. She is a K-12 Certified Theatre Teacher, the author of two original children's musicals, several film shorts, and two one person shows. And this year, she started her own production company "Shooting Comet Productions" which produces up and coming new artists work. You can visit her at www.hayleyraphael.com

The Inspired Word Announces Addition of Peri Lyons as Senior Advisor/Series Consultant

Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word is proud to announce the addition of Peri Lyons as Senior Advisor/Series Consultant.

Peri Lyons is a composer/lyricist and singer; a writer; a former model; a muse; and and has been involved in exciting and successful spoken word/performance series in NYC for longer than she'd care to admit. As a singer/composer, she's performed her songs everywhere from Town Hall to Caffe Vivaldi, sung with Moby, and co written with luminaries such as Nick Lowe, Craig Carnelia, and Michael Peter Smith; as a muse, she can be seen in paintings by Adam Cvijanovic, Inka Essenhigh, and on the ceiling of the Leow's 42nd Street E Walk Theater(as "the Goddess of Wine"); and with performance and reading series, she has been  either /both performer/producer/emcee/writer at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Cafe Theater XOXO, the lovely Victoria Rowan's "Nights With VCR" and "TK"; the Threadwaxing Space; and others, as well as being one of the original founders of  George Dawes Greene's phenomenal success, The Moth. She has performed with the legendary Quentin Crisp at 88's, had cabaret shows produced and directed by "Wall Street 2"  star John Buffalo Mailer, and this past year, ran her own salon, "The Ampelopsis Social Club And Chowder and marching Society", which was attended by brilliant folks like Courtney Love, Jonathan Ames, Matthew Barney, and many, many more. She's currently starring at Caffe Vivaldi in her neo-cabaret show "Love Is The Answer, But Now I Forget What The Question Is." Her songs can be heard on http://www.perilyons.com/myspace; her light humor blog is at http://missperilyons.blogspot.com/; and she lives in Manhattan.

The Inspired Word Announces Addition of Brigitte Viellieu-Davis as Artistic Director

Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word is thrilled to announce the addition of Brigitte Viellieu-Davis as Artistic Director.

Brigitte Viellieu-Davis is an actor, director, writer and activist who has performed extensively in regional and Off-Broadway theatre, including Hartford Stage, City Theatre, Peccadillo, Portland Stage, Capital Rep, The Public Theatre, Urban Stages, The Drama League, 24 Hour Plays, Gorilla Rep, Irondale Ensemble Project, and the Moscow Art Theatre. Television credits include guest star roles on Blue Bloods, Gossip Girl, Law & Order, Law & Order: S.V.U., One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns and Guiding Light. She is also the playwright and director of Frida Liberada, about legendary artist Frida Kahlo, and The Whole World's a Talkin' for young audiences. She holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University/Moscow Art Theatre and a B.A. from Purdue University. Brigitte has worked closely with some of the most exciting pioneers in socially relevant and activist theatre, including Eve Ensler, Anna Deavere Smith & The Institute on the Arts & Civic Dialogue at Harvard University.