New Word Order: Open mic poetry/music/performance - Berlin

Hello Everyone,

It is my pleasure to announce a new open mic (that's right, open mic) series jumping off in Berlin next week. It's called "new word order," and it's the brain child of Lissy Romanow and myself and it will take place at the lovely Mano Cafe on Skalitzerstr. in Xberg.

The idea behind the series is a open space for artists to come out and read poems, play music, do jokes, juggle, do a performance of some sort. It's five minutes to get up and do your thing. Democratization of space as dictated by who gets there first to sign up. Or something like that.

The show will feature a performer who will do a set after the open mic. We will do it the second Thursday of each month at the Mano, which makes next Thursday (Dec. 11), the first show of the series! Hurrah!

"But Mike, why in the world would you plan a show only a week in advance?"

That's a fine question. Urgency is fun! But also, we are so eager to get it running, we are willing, nay, obliged, to take the risk.

Of course, an open mic without readers isn't much of an open mic and a week isn't a huge amount of time to get the word out to the masses, so I am sending this out with my warmest regards to ask you to come on down, and pack a poem or two, bring your guitar/banjo/fiddle/ukelele, bring your juggling thingies, or monologue or whatevers you got and let's do this thing. And bring a couple of friends, too.

A good old fashioned open mic of cross-artistic proportions is just what this town needs, so let's get it rollin'...

Okay, without further ado:

new word order
poetry/music/performance open mic
mano cafe
skalitzerstr. 46a
21:00 (get there early to sign up! limited spots available)
11. dec. 2008
(and every second thurs. of the month)
(naturally, all languages welcome)
(aber natürlich, sprich wie du sprichst)

our featured performer will be the wonderfully engaging master of the f-stop:
MOON

his poems have one foot in the hip hop tradition, one foot in the old school spoken word scene, one foot in the new skool spoken word scene, one foot in a club someplace in Manchester, one foot in a dark room, and one foot on an u-bahn platform...

that's a lot of feet...each one crucial, to be sure...it's a treat to have Moon read, and an honor, as he doesn't get out from behind his camera to perform poems for anyone...must be all those games of pool I let him win last night...

Questions? Get at me...

See you at the open mic...

okay everyone, tonight's the open mic...hope you can make it by and share some work...

We are set for the Jan. installment.

Our featured reader is Lady Gaby!

Hurrah!

We will start around 9 and sign up will begin at 8:30. Limited spots available so get there early or hit me with an email to sign up...

see you next week and happy new year, all

hope to see a lot of you tonight, with poems and songs in hand...five minutes is yours...

we start around 9, so get there a bit early to sign up

Mano Café
Skalitzerstr. 46a
U-Bhf Görlitzer Bhf.
9 pm

Next installment of New Word Order

Feb 12 at Mano Cafe

Special Black History Month Celebration with Anthony Baggette.

sign up at 8, we start at 8:30

mikehaef@gmail.com

come through tonight...see you there

do you get much of an audience? is it free entry?

it's been packed the last two times. entry is donation-based, so essentially free, but if you kick a couple coins to pay the feature, we'd appreciate it

I see, thanks for that. Ill shout you and Rob a beer when Im down.

March New Word Order is
March 12 (this Thursday)

hosted by Niti
feature performer is Carrie Erving

8:30
sign up at 8

see you there

tonight is the show...it's a lot of fun and pretty solid art...check it out

we have a guitar amp now, if you want to plug in...

Seems interesting, will probably drop by to check it out.
Will google Mano cafe to find out the address. Perhaps it may not be a bad idea to provide directions to this Mano cafe..

This Thursday

Open mic for poetry, music, all types of performance

Mano Cafe
Skalitzerstr. 46a
X-berg (Görli BHF)

8:30

Hello friends,

This weekend, we have a very special event at the Mano Café, home to the New Word Order open mic, and countless amazing performances and bands over the last two years. We have two days of performances and cool stuff for the kids. Check it out"

Friday June 19:
Starting at 21Uhr, we host the Berlin launch of the new resurrected Prague Review Magazine, with four fantastic poets from Prague and Berlin: Chris Crawford, Stephan Delbos, Catherine Hales, and Max Munson. Come celebrate the comeback of a great magazine.

Immediately following, we have June's installment of New Word Order, an open stage for music, poetry, and performance of all types. So far, we've had Italian pop music, a capella Hank Williams tunes, and an unforgettable rendition of "Kiss from a Rose," by Seal. And a bunch of great poets and newcomers. This is the place to try out your new stuff.

Saturday June 20 (15-18Uhr)
Manofest! KINDERTAG: That's right, something for the youngin's! Clowns! Storytime! Music! Art projects! Origami! Bring your little ones. If you are a musician who would like to play some songs for our young guests, just show up.

From 18-21Uhr join us for siesta! Grab a beer and a nap in the lawn out front. Or chill on one of the comfy couches or platforms. Summertime, the living is, indeed, easy.

At 21Uhr, drop in for the Cyclown Circus. 4000 miles through 27 countries over 4 continents...on bikes! Cyclown Circus brings music from all over the world. A Berlin treasure, they are gonna get you loosened up proper...Come dance like you got ants in your pants. www.cyclown.org

Check out the attached flyer and stop by this weekend. Did I mention that everything is free? It's FREE!

See you then,
mike

tomorrow night around 9:30...swing through, open stage

mano cafe
skaliztzerstr. 46a