As we have a tremendous demand for Persian language (Farsi), Music and Poetry. Our main focus will be Persian Language (Farsi), Persian Music and Persian Poetry. We have private and group classes as well as workshops for Persian language, music and poetry (Rumi, Hafez etc.). Please visit our website: www.tanbour.org These gatherings will help Persian-Americans reconnect to their roots and will also serve as a wonderful point of introduction for those who are interested in the Persian culture. …

We are looking to build a strong group of Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Songwriters and Slam Poets to get a North Jersey Poetry Slam series off the ground. There are three main venues in New York City that push this art form : Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Bowery Poetry Club, and LouderArts at Bar 13. There is also a south Jersey venue called Loser Slam in Lincroft. Each venue above holds competitions and sends a team of 4-5 poets to the Nationals. They are registered venues. With enough of a stro …

This meet-up is for those who want to write and read. Members should be at least 16 years of age, willing to write in silence for 20-30 minutes and respectful of others' work and perspectives. I decided to create this meetup because I miss writing poetry and have found that focus and clarity improve when you write with others. **This is NOT a workshop and NOT a therapy experience. It's a casual and small meetup for New York City locals. As pleased as I am for the interest, I'm afraid the availab …

A slicing and dicing night of the written word. Share your written art or come listen to some of New York City's most entertaining and heart pulling poetry and open mic artists that there is to offer. Dare to Be a Tongue Threat @ this event. Free Admission and winners can also win Cash!!!

Suffern Slam Society holds a poetry slam the first Saturday of every month at Ireland's 32 in Suffern, NY from 730 PM to 10 PM. A poetry slam is a performance poetry competition judged by arbitrarily-selected audience members. Where traditional poetry readings are about supporting the poet, poetry slams focus on the interaction between audience and poet. Strong writing and strong delivery are both important. Whether you want to come out and participate by performing or by spectating, you …

Readings and performances by our authors and friends.  A place for people with love and passion for poetry.

The Write On! Workshop Series is dedicated to helping aspiring writers of all levels develop their craft and explore all publishing opportunities including digital books. Workshops in poetry, novel writing, memoir writing and blog writing will be offered on demand as long as 10 or more writers enroll.

Sufi Music Circle: Sufi, Alevi & Folk Music. Classes and lessons to learn: Middle Eastern musical instruments, specially Persian and Turkish (Ney, Daf, Tanbour, Oud, Baglama, Saz, Zarb, Doumbek etc.).  Singing and sacred dances (Sema and Semah, Whirling etc.). Group classes for singing and drumming. Language classes for Persian and Turkish. Rumi and other sufi poetry. Sufi and Alevi music . In addition to our classes, we will have concerts, lectures, movies, poetry reading, dinner out et …

Welcome back, everyone!!! This is the Open Mic series that has been held at Studio Two in Peekskill at Scarlett Antonia's art loft for almost 9 years.  This is the original Poetry Open Mic in Peekskill on Meetup.  So good to have you all back!!!  We are expanding our poetry open mic to be officially called the Spoken Word Series since that title does encompass what we have been reading all along!  This title was collaborated on with my new curator of the series; Maureen Winzig who is al …

STARK!! Open Mic @ ZINC BAR is for poets/spoken word/musicians/dancers and performance art of any kind. This open mike is without censorship, designed for openess and total expression of the arts of music and poetry. From a rant to a chant to a lyric!!!

Youth Development for the Arts (YDA) is a "Mentorship" Group that will meet to promote and provide career development and guidance, training, mentorship and personal growth strategies to low-to-moderate income youth seeking careers in the Arts (film & TV, music, acting, modeling, painting, photography and poetry).

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

Hey there! Find a cause you believe in! Join a revolution of intelligent passionate people doing real things to make this world a better place. Be part of a process to express your ideas and insights for the future. Song, spoken word, poetry, comedy...your choice of expression. Our first two meetups were great, warm, thoughtful....terrific.  Come to Open Mic Night of Theater, Song and Ideas the last Wednesday of every month from 7 - 10 pm. 145 W. 28 St. 3rd fl. NYC. Sponsored by Actors Theatre …

I have enjoyed the writing of T.S. Eliot for years and think it would be fun to meet with others to discuss his work. If you are interested in exploring his poetry with a group then this is for you!

This is a total freedom of expression open mic. All forms of art are welcome. Spit, step or play, do it your way with respect. Painters, hairstylists and sculptors: contact me and we can feature your work during the show. All ages welcome. First hour reserved for students. The mic was founded in November, 2011 and is building an artists registry and community. Spectators welcome. Enjoy an evening of live entertainment and good food, support local artists and business.

We are interested in fostering informal creative outlets for neighborhood musicians and performers, and have begun partnering with two of them (Eupraxia and Cowboy Opera), to create interesting performances. The events are meant to be part performance, part socializing, with space within the performance for getting to know each other with the music comfortable enough for conversation. Mixing Welsh readings of Dylan Thomas with Bob Dylan and other music? Who would do that? But it's through the …