Open mic at Queen Bean takes place outside the coffee house. Hosted by a gentleman named Aaron and run by another gentleman named Kevin, this room has been going on for about 3 years. Signup begins 6:30pm, and the lineup is done by lottery. Outside, the place seats over 50. There is no stage. Talent gets 2 songs or about 10 minutes. There are no language restrictions after 8pm. Parking is on the street. There is a $1 admission fee, and you get a ticket for a draw that is done periodically during the course of the evening. I have no idea what the prizes were. I did not win. The business itself sells the usual coffee, tea, frappes and some beer. To eat they offer sandwiches and salads. You may take food outside when seeing the show. Queen Bean closes at 10. I drew the 14th slot out of 20, and I went up about 9:24pm. I don’t know if the open mic continues after 10, till everyone gets up, or if they have to shorten people’s time towards the end to get everyone up by 10pm. There were 45 people watching the show when it started. By the time I went up – 14th slot – attendance was down to 28. Figure on people leave as the evening progresses. The night I performed, the venue started late, about 7:19. Problems with the sound system. As it became dark the stage was lit up nicely. Talent could easily be seen, even if there was no stage. My experience at Coffee Bean was a very good one. The audience does pay attention, and they are respectful of the person or persons performing. My set went very well for that reason. Most of the talent was musicians. There was some poetry, too. Diversity is welcomed in this room. There were more regulars performing than new talent that I counted, but all were well-received.
Open mic at Queen Bean takes place outside the coffee house. Hosted by a gentleman named Aaron and run by another gentleman named Kevin, this room has been going on for about 3 years. Signup begins 6:30pm, and the lineup is done by lottery. Outside, the place seats over 50. There is no stage. Talent gets 2 songs or about 10 minutes. There are no language restrictions after 8pm. Parking is on the street. There is a $1 admission fee, and you get a ticket for a draw that is done periodically during the course of the evening. I have no idea what the prizes were. I did not win.
ReplyDeleteThe business itself sells the usual coffee, tea, frappes and some beer. To eat they offer sandwiches and salads. You may take food outside when seeing the show. Queen Bean closes at 10. I drew the 14th slot out of 20, and I went up about 9:24pm. I don’t know if the open mic continues after 10, till everyone gets up, or if they have to shorten people’s time towards the end to get everyone up by 10pm.
There were 45 people watching the show when it started. By the time I went up – 14th slot – attendance was down to 28. Figure on people leave as the evening progresses. The night I performed, the venue started late, about 7:19. Problems with the sound system. As it became dark the stage was lit up nicely. Talent could easily be seen, even if there was no stage.
My experience at Coffee Bean was a very good one. The audience does pay attention, and they are respectful of the person or persons performing. My set went very well for that reason. Most of the talent was musicians. There was some poetry, too. Diversity is welcomed in this room. There were more regulars performing than new talent that I counted, but all were well-received.