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Recommended Reading for Open Mic Hosts and Organizers: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Recommended Reading for Open Mic Hosts and Organizers: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

by Anna Weaver | Nov 26, 2023 | tips for open mic hosts, tips for open mic performers

Somehow, since the invention of the modern open mic (whenever that was), the known universe has produced exactly one book titled How to Run an Open Mic. Published in 2017 by one Mr. John Locke and available only on a megalithic capitalist website to which I refuse, on...
Slam Free or Die — Manchester, NH

Slam Free or Die — Manchester, NH

by Anna Weaver | Jun 30, 2023 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers, US open mics

A while back I compiled some advice for aspiring hosts and organizers about how to name an open mic show. (Granted, it’s a rarefied problem, but if you ever need help, I gotchu.) Anyway, the post lists a handful of shows with cool names, including one that was still...
3 Reasons to Become an Open Mic Tourist

3 Reasons to Become an Open Mic Tourist

by Anna Weaver | Dec 2, 2022 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

If you ask most people, tourism means sightseeing. Pick a city or a country and go see—and eat—whatever it’s known for. Plan a road trip. Take a cruise. Book a tour. Walk around a lot. See things. Take pictures. Learn a little history. Maybe get a stamp on your...
Open Mic at The Parlour — Providence, RI

Open Mic at The Parlour — Providence, RI

by Anna Weaver | Nov 23, 2022 | tips for open mic performers, US open mics

In a part of Providence called Mount Hope, at the bus stop where 3rd Street tees into HWY 1, there’s a funky blue building. Walking up, you’ll pass a bench painted bright pink, a sign that says “Music, Food, Friends,” and a light pole feathered in...
Subvert the Attention Economy: Go to Open Mic

Subvert the Attention Economy: Go to Open Mic

by Anna Weaver | Aug 29, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers, virtual open mics

So I read this book semi-recently called How to Do Nothing. It wasn’t actually about doing nothing. More like the deliberate not-doing of a certain kind of thing. The kind of thing we don’t decide to do, but rather fall into when we’re not paying attention. Not so...
How Open Mic Builds Empathy

How Open Mic Builds Empathy

by Anna Weaver | May 16, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic hosts, tips for open mic performers

This is the third in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending, performing at, or becoming a regular. Not just because it’s entertaining and inspiring, not just because it’s a great way to improve your craft, but...
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