Time For The June Hootenanny!!!
Bring A Live Performance* & A Dish To Pass!!!
FRIDAY, June 12 at 8 PM
The Roots Room, 5203 N. Kimball
One Of The Last Chances To See Me Perform Before I Flee The Country!
I’ll Be Bringing My Internationally Acclaimed Hummus. Feel Free To Bring Whatever Tasty Treat You Wish.
*This Hootenanny Will Have The Theme Of DREAMS:
Dreams Literal & Figurative, The Dream World, Sleep & Wakefulness, All Meanings And Connotations Encouraged.
(But Don’t Fret If Your Performance Doesn’t Conform To The Theme)
Time To Let It Out!!!
ATTENTION CHICAGO MUSICIANS, POETS,
STORYTELLERS, STAND-UP COMICS, MAGICIANS, AND PERFORMERS OF ALL KINDS!!!
I’m Hosting The Next Open Mic/Variety Night At The RootsRoom!!!
FRIDAY, June 12 at 8 PM
The Roots Room is a great space and this night is perfect for working out new material and expanding horizons as an Artist/Performer.
When I host Open Stages I create an atmosphere of respect for all genres of performance where Artists can feel safe and secure. [No stylistic cliquishness OR DISRESPECT allowed!]
My greatest joy comes from seeing someone perform for the first time or watching an Artist try out a new genre: a Musician doing Storytelling, a Storyteller doing Stand-Up, a Poet playing Music, a Stand-Up reading a poem…
The Place Where The Boundaries Meet & Overlap Is Where True Magic Happens.
And there is nothing like the feeling of opening a door into a new room in the mansion of your soul— SO COME ON DOWN & GO ON UP!!!
The Roots Room is BYOB & All Ages.
$10 Suggested Donation (or pay what you can).
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In Case Ya Missed It:
Much fun was had at the Roots Room last night! Began the night with a brilliant singer named DeWayne and had a contingent of poets and writers do some fantastic work. Stann Champion displayed his guitar mastery.
And I got to do some poems, standup (very rusty but I had my moments), a long story piece, and just generally get my shamanic jibber-jabber on— which felt tremendous after a long Winter of Hermitude.
I always hope for what I call a “Triumphant Moment” in my Open Stages- that moment where someone feels comfortable and/or bold enough to stretch themselves as a Performer/Artist (or to perform/read for the very first time).
Last night’s Triumphant Moment: When Writer/Actor Robert Strasser got up on stage (again) and borrowed Stann’s guitar to do a heartfelt rendition of Long Black Veil.
The next Open Mic at The Roots Room shall be on May 8 (a mere 3 days after my Birthday).
Please Stop By And Be My Triumphant Moment!!!
Sometimes Ya Just Gotta Let It All Hang Out. And This Is One Of Those Times!!!
Tags: american music, Chicago Stand-Up Comedy, Fun In Albany Park, Fun In North Park, Michael Corcoran, Michael LaGrange, Open Mics Chicago, Open Stages Chicago, performance poetry, shamanism, storytelling