I arrived maybe 10 or 12 minutes before signup started, only to learn people have been signing up all day. As it turns out, you can call in and put your name on the list, even the day before the open mic. As such, I ended up with the 9th spot. Comedians get 5 minutes, and the room runs till 9pm. There are no language restrictions, but if a parent walks in with a child, hold off on the language till only the adults remain. There is a parking lot, but I ended up having to park on the street but pretty close. The stage is a platform to the immediate left of the entrance in a room that can sit about 24 people comfortably. To my pleasant surprise, there were 21 people in attendance, at least 3 of whom were just there to watch. By the time I went up there were 14 people still. Daveed owns the café and runs the venue. He gets a guest host while he manages the café with 2 employees. The café serves breakfast, soup, salads and panini, smoothies, and of course, coffee and tea. He’s had open mic for about 3 months now, and based on the turnout, I don’t see this going away any time soon. This was a fun, supportive room. The staff was friendly, and everyone inside the café gave their attention to the performer on stage. As tight seated and close proximity as everyone was, there was almost no choice. And that only made the experience all the more intimate and inclusive.
I arrived maybe 10 or 12 minutes before signup started, only to learn people have been signing up all day. As it turns out, you can call in and put your name on the list, even the day before the open mic. As such, I ended up with the 9th spot. Comedians get 5 minutes, and the room runs till 9pm. There are no language restrictions, but if a parent walks in with a child, hold off on the language till only the adults remain. There is a parking lot, but I ended up having to park on the street but pretty close. The stage is a platform to the immediate left of the entrance in a room that can sit about 24 people comfortably. To my pleasant surprise, there were 21 people in attendance, at least 3 of whom were just there to watch. By the time I went up there were 14 people still.
ReplyDeleteDaveed owns the café and runs the venue. He gets a guest host while he manages the café with 2 employees. The café serves breakfast, soup, salads and panini, smoothies, and of course, coffee and tea. He’s had open mic for about 3 months now, and based on the turnout, I don’t see this going away any time soon.
This was a fun, supportive room. The staff was friendly, and everyone inside the café gave their attention to the performer on stage. As tight seated and close proximity as everyone was, there was almost no choice. And that only made the experience all the more intimate and inclusive.