NYC Open Mic Joint EVERY Monday Night @ The Nexus Lounge

Looking for special open mic in downtown Manhattan?

Come to one of the hottest open mics in the country - a stage graced by Grammy nominated singers, HBO Def Poetry stars, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award-winning actresses, and poets from The Best American Poetry anthology.

The Inspired Word's NYC Open Mic Joint, hosted by the legendary Nathan P., is a weekly series open to all types of artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers, ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.

And once you experience it for a single night, you’ll see the vibe is totally addictive.

25 slots, 5-minute time limit, 7pm-10pm

From 10pm to midnight, The After-Party! Dance your heart out or simply hang around for great conversation.

The After-Party's Drink Specials: $13 pitchers of Bud/Miller Lite, $16 pitchers of Stella/Blue Moon. $5 cocktail menu including Mojito, Mango Ice Tea, Dark & Stormy. $4 bottle Bud/Bud Lite and Coors Lite.


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When: EVERY Monday!

Where: One and One Bar/Restaurant
Downstairs Nexus Lounge
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, New York
(917) 703-1512

By subway, take the F train to Second Avenue and exit the 1st Avenue side.

Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 7pm

Show starts @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10


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

Tuesday Night NYC Open Mic Joint - Comedy, Music, Poetry, ANYTHING!

Join us for a night where ANYTHING can happen!

The Inspired Word's NYC Open Mic Joint is a weekly Tuesday night series open to all types of artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers, ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.

The legendary Nathan P., the smoothest, coolest, best-dressed man in spoken word, hosts.

25-30 slots, 5 minute time limit

So get your open mic groove on!

The venue: One & One (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 E 1st St (corner of 1st Ave)
Manhattan, New York City

Phone: (917) 703-1512

Doors open for signup @ 6:30pm

Showtime @ 7:30pm

Cover charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT!

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The Inspired Word's NYC Rising Stars Night + Open Mic - Thursday, May 26

Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word features Rising Stars Night: spoken word poet Esoteric Structure, actress/poet Lillian Rodriguez, and Blues/Art Rock/Baroque Pop band Sylvana Joyce + The Moment.

Also a 15-slot open mic (open not only to poets and spoken word artists but fiction/nonfiction writers, comedians, monologists, singers, and musicians).

Hosted by 3-time HBO Def Poetry star Gemineye.

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ARTIST BIOS:

Lillian Rodriguez was raised in the Bronx. She is an actor and a spoken word poet. First working with International WOW Theatre Company in the summer of 2009, she has since, had her Fringe Festival, NYC debut in "Survival of the Fittest," was 'Helen of Troy' in "The Trojan Women" at Looking Glass Theatre, and acted in "Men Die and They Aren't Happy," a film touring the world (from Miami to Haifa, Israel). She works as an Associate Correspondent on Diplomatically Incorrect at the United Nations, where she interviews women active in art and diplomacy; exploring the notion of the "Diplomat Artist." Lillian just finished shooting the second webisode of "Red Notice," she plays a lead in this webseries based off Dante's Inferno. For more info, please check out http://www.lillianrodriguez.com/.

In the summer of 2010, Sylvana Joyce (piano/voice/music/lyrics) founded a five-oiece band with her childhood friend, Sean-David Cunningham (violin), after finally deciding to get her lifelong itch to perform out of her skin. The granddaughter of the late Romanian composer/celebrity George Sbarcea, Sylvana took to songwriting early in life. Her compositions range the spectrum of Blues, Soul, Jazz, Cabaret, and Gypsy, with a nod to her Eastern European heritage and theatre background that has drawn comparison to Gogol Bordello, Dresden Dolls and Billie Holiday. So far, the band has garnered a respectable reputation among Boston and NYC venues, having impressed McGann's, Parkside Lounge and The Bitter End, as well as having enjoyed a long summer residency at Northern Soul in Hoboken, NJ, where they later performed as nominees for Best Band of 2010 at the Hoboken Music Awards. Their next show will be as headliners at the Algonquin Seaport Theater at South Street Seaport, Pier 17, on May 28. For more info, go to sylvanajoyce.com.

Esoteric Structure is a spoken word poet and the winner of the 2nd Inspired Word "American Idol" contest. He's also a clothing designer, illustrator and filmmaker. He recently completed a short film called "Dom & Magdalena."



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When: Thursday, May 26, 2011

Where: One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, NYC
Phone: (212) 598-9126

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

Showtime @ 7:30pm

Cover Charge: $10

NO AGE LIMIT!

The Inspired Word's Hot NYC Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic

The Inspired Word's hot open mic @ One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NY.

Featured in this video: Featuring Nathan P., Alexander Hu, Mark Anthony Vigo, Starski, Kevin Patrick Nelson, Dean El Negro, Joy Deva Baglio, Ululy Rafael Martinez, Maria Chisolm, and Romeo Ballantine. Host: Erica Bradshaw.

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new spoken word poetry series happening every Thursday night in downtown Manhattan, produced by longtime writer/journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner.

The Inspired Word open mic is open to ALL types of artists - comedians, storytellers, musicians, singers, as well as poets and spoken word artists. 

Filmed and Edited by: Laurence Wallace
http://www.laurencewallace.com/

Music by: Oveous
http://oveous.blogspot.com/