Saturday September 19th
Open Mic sign up 7:30
Open Mic 8
feature at 9
Unity Temple in Oak Park
875 Lake Street (at Kenilworth) in Downtown Oak Park
3rd Saturday Coffeehouse
An Open Mic for Poets, Musicians, Storytellers & Other Performers!
THIS MONTH'S FEATURE: Poet/publisher Haki Madhubuti
Join us on Saturday, September 19 as 3rd Saturday Coffeehouse Open Mic welcomes renowned poet, educator and author Haki Madhubuti. He is the founding director of Third World Press, a protégé of Gwendolyn Brooks, and director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Chicago State University.
Madhubuti is the author of 24 volumes of poetry and non-fiction, including Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous? that has sold more than a million copies. His latest release is YellowBlack: The First Twenty One Years of a Poet’s Life, a memoir of the people and places that were a part of his early life. His accomplishments are too many to mention – see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haki_R._Madhubuti for more information.
Sponsored by Unity Temple Unitarian-Universalist Congregation.
Join us at Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street (at Kenilworth), Oak Park. 7:30 sign up, 8 pm Open Mic, 9 pm featured performer. Open Mic is limited to 5 minutes. Charlie Rossiter host. We are acoustic--no equipment provided. $3-$5 donation. Wheelchair accessible. Info at 708-660-9376.
