Open Mics & Literary Events

Here are a few open mic events in the area.  Get out there and share your work!

Monday Nights 8:30PM-1:00AM; Recurring
Sacred Grounds
4819 E Busch Blvd # 104
Tampa, FL 33617-6096

Come to this open and encouraging open mic that looks for poets, thesbians, musicians, visual artists, etc! Come Strut Your stuff.

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Doorstop Productions hosts OPEN MIC
Thursdays Nights 7:00PM- 9:00PM; Recurring
CAFE HEY
1540 N. Franklin Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
 

Come Share w/ Everyone! Poetry/Writing Events

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Black on Black Rhyme
Sundays, 9PM; Recurring
The Kizmet
1101 First Ave. N.
St. Petersburg 

One of the Bay area's longest-running spoken-word groups hosts this weekly open-mic and spoken-word event featuring local and national talents, hosted by LIFE. For more info, visit www.blackonblackrhyme.com or call 813-810-3582.

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Heart and Soul Poets Forum
First & Third Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:30PM; Recurring
Jason's Deli
Cypress Point Shopping Center
25801 U.S. 19 N.
Clearwater

An open mic and workshop hosted by Fran Meyers and Christine Curti; for more info, call (727) 724-8576 or (727) 207-2326.
 

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Times Festival of Reading
Saturday, Oct. 24th 10:00AM - 5:00PM
USF St. Petersburg, Poynter Institute, and FWRI

The free Festival is a celebration of literacy featuring nationally renowned authors, book signings, vendors and food court. Authors confirmed for the event include Andy Borowitz, Taylor Branch, Sen. Bob Graham, Amber Tamblyn, and Jane Velez-Mitchell. For the complete list of authors and other activities, please visit the Festival website: www.festivalofreading.com.

Free and open to the public!
Phone: (727) 873-4842
Contact: Sudsy Tschiderer

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Spoken Word Night
First Friday of the month, 8PM; Recurring

International Bazaar
2010 E. Busch Blvd.
Tampa

A monthly event hosted by writer/poet Candace Defoor.

Free!

Music Events

Here are two recurring music events that are open to the public.  Go out and support the arts in our community!

Open Mic
Friday Nights; Recurring 

Jake's Java Joint

3644 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa

All types of performers — musicians, poets, actors, comedians and others — are invited to this weekly open-mic event hosted by Aris of CreativeMetro.com.

http://www.myspace.com/jakesjavajointmusic
Phone:(813) 600-3800

Monday Night Jazz
Monday Nights 8:00PM - 10:00PM
University of South Florida, Tampa
FAH 101 - Music Recital Hall

4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL‎
 

One of the best-kept secrets at USF, the Monday Night Jazz Series welcomes acclaimed musicians to perform with the USF Jazz students and faculty on the last Monday of each month. $8 students/seniors, $12 adults (Advance Sales); $10 students/seniors, $15 adults (Day of Performance)

Phone: 974-2323

The King Died and then the Queen Died of...

E.M. Forster's famous delineation between story and plot comes to life in Ron Carlson's flash fiction piece "Grief" linked here:
http://www.mississippireview.com/1996/rcarlson.html.  For next week then (10/22), write a one paragraph short-short piece that makes a revelation by the final sentence.  

Also, here are links to sites where you can find information on publishing poems and short stories.  

http://www.newpages.com/literary-magazines/
http://www.duotrope.com/
http://www.pw.org/literary_magazines?apage=*