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Open Readings in California

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Open Readings & Open Mics in California

Northern California

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Flor y Canto / Flower and Song Open Mic Reading with featured reader, Watsonville Main Library, 275 Main Street, Suite 100, Second Floor Meeting Room, free. Presented by Poetry Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library, hosted by Adela Najarro. Meets quarterly, Thursday, 6:00. For dates, see www.poetrysantacruz.org.
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Garlicky Group of Poets open poetry reading, second Saturdays, 3:30-5:00, free. Booksmart, 80 East 2nd Street, Morgan Hill, (408) 778-6467, host: (408) 779-4999.
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Kinetic Poetics, one Thursday monthly, see website for future dates, sign up 8:30, show 8:00, $5-$7 donation, no one turned away. Cowell Fireside Lounge, UC Santa Cruz, www.kineticpoetics.com.
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Lost Poets Salon open reading and discussion, first Saturday monthly, 2:30 -5:00, free. Downtown Bagelry, 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, (831) 425-0211.
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Open Mic for musicians, poets, magicians and other artists of all ages, third Saturday monthly, sign up 7:30, perform 8:00, donations accepted, refreshments provided. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County, 6401 Freedom Blvd., Aptos, (831) 477-7588, www.poetrysantacruz.org.
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Poet/Speak Open Reading with featured reader, third Sunday monthly, presented by Poetry Santa Cruz, 2:00, free. Santa Cruz Public Library, upstairs meeting room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz, (831) 420-5700, www.poetrysantacruz.org.
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Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam & Open Mic, hosted by Garland Thompson, every Wednesday, 8:00-10:00, $3 donation. East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington Street, at Pearl, Monterey, gtpoet @ gmail.com.
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San Jose Slam, second Monday monthly, hosted by Kat Dietrich, sign up 7:15, show 8:00, $7. MACLA, 510 S. First Street, San Jose, www.myspace.com/sanjoseslam.
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Legendary Santa Cruz Indi Slam, first and third Tuesdays monthly, open sign up 7:30, show 8:00. Cash prizes, $5, hosted by Kevin Holmes, DJ styling Andrew Lowe. Open slam workshop at 6:30. Cypress Lounge, 120 Union Street, Santa Cruz, info@legendarycollective.com, www.legendarycollective.com.
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SubRosa Open Mic, music, poetry, performance, every Thursday, sign up 7:30, show 8:00. Donation $3-$7. SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, www.santacruzart.net.
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Wired Poets Open Reading, every third Friday of the month, 7:00-9:00. Brian Morrisey, editor of Poesy Magazine. Mill Gallery, 131 Front Street, Santa Cruz, brian @ poesy.org.
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