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The WestCo Open Mic Series: Three is a Magic Number

openmicBecket Cerny ’19 writes in:

Third WestCo OPEN MIC!

Halloween is close-ish, but people prepare for that way too soon anyway…MAGIC! Bring your spunk, identity, illusion, and/or (sexual?) fantasy! What makes you and the world around you magical? What illusions do we uphold or should we take down? Convey the supernatural connection between musicians and their audience!

That said…it’s loose. Come do whatever you want.

Signups are at 8, we’ll start at 8:30. Sets limited to 5 minutes If you really can’t make it at 8, text me and I’ll put you down.

818.454.9464

Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 8-10PM
Place: WestCo Cafe

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WestCo Open Mic: SUPERMOON edition

openmicsFrom Will Barr ’18:

Come to the second WestCo Open Mic of the semester!

moon themed. there’s actually not a theme we just need to reinvent to stay relevant am I right Cher? But come perform anything you’d like. Last time we had tons of great acts and an awesome audience.

see the moon. be inspired. write music poems jokes etc. cover cool things. this event is actually three days after the supermoon but whatever.

Signups at 8. Show at 8:30. We sometimes run out of slots within 15 minutes, so punctuality will be your friend. Only if you can’t make it at 8 to sign up, contact Will Barr ’18 or Josh Davidoff ’18

FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/138860089800525/

Date: Wednesday, September 30
Time: 8-10PM
Place: WestCo Cafe

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Last WestCo Open Mic of the Year

11201618_10205952424945143_3988997720419981331_nFrom Will Barr ’18:

THIS IS THE LAST WESTCO OPEN MIC OF THE YEAR! Woooh! Come perform anything your heart desires one last time. THIS open mic will be hosted in the little graveyard behind WestCo 4 (on the way to the Nics);; EXCITING. Bring your blankets, towels, etc. so we can all chill. If you’ve never been to one before, consider coming to see some awesome talent.

Signups at 8 pm. Show at 8:30. If you can’t make it at 8 to sign up but still want to perform, contact Will Barr ’18 or Sahil Singhvi ’18.

Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 8:30-10 PM
Place: Little Graveyard Behind WestCo 4

FB event.

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Russell House Open Mic

FINALOPENMICNIGHT2015The English Majors’ Committee invites you to their annual Open Mic! This Friday, October 31st at 6 PM, Professor Lisa Cohen will read from her recent book All We Know: Three Lives. Hilton Als wanted to tell the world to read it minutes after he finished it, and you have the chance to hear it read to you this Friday. After Professor Cohen’s reading, the Russell House podium will be open to students. All are welcome to read, play music, or perform in any capacity. If you want to sign up to read, you can do so right here. There will be food, food for thought, and a good time to be had by all.

Date: 10/31
Time: 6 PM
Place: Russell House

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West College Open Mic the Third

From Josh Davidoff ’18:

The Event will be held in the Cafe of West College at the University of Wesleyan, on Wednesday the 15th of October in the Two Thousand and Fourteenth Year of Our Lord.

Signups will take Place at Eight o’ the Clock PM, Eastern Standard Time. The Show will commence at Eight Thirty PM. Please restrain your Act to Six (6) Minutes or fewer.

Check out the event on Facebook!

Date: Wednesday, October 15
Time: 8:30 PM
Place: WestCo Cafe

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Westco Open Mic #2

4AlnWSgFrom Josh Davidoff ’18:

come spit your verses
play your songs
if it’s 5ive minutes or under
it belongs

signups at 8, show at 8:30

Date: Wednesday, October 1
Time: 8:30-10:30 PM
Place: Westco Cafe
Cost: your talent and/or applause

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The English Majors Committee Presents Open Mic Night

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From the literary lovelies of the English Majors Committee:

The English Majors Committee would like to invite you to an Open Mic Night on this Friday, February 21, at 7:00 pm, in the Downey House Lounge! This is an opportunity for all students to come and share their work with a friendly audience of fellow students and faculty. We welcome any work that can be read aloud, including fiction, nonfiction, poems, and plays.

If you would like to read, you can sign up in advance for a five-minute slot on the attached Google doc––we will also have a sign-up sheet at the event. We’ll start the night with a reading by our headliner, Professor Salvatore Scibona. As usual, there will be coffee and cookies to snack on.

The open mic night is open to students from all majors––feel free to pass this info along, and tell your friends!

Date: Friday, February 21st
Time: 7:00pm
Place: Downey House Lounge
Facebook: [link goes here]

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Westco Open Mic

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Willie Zabar ’16 writes:

Come on down to the Westco Open Mic! Lots of music and comedy and other things will be performed! THERE WILL BE PRIZES! One lucky performer will win a special guest spot at the next Westco Open Mic during which they can perform WHENEVER HE or SHE WANTS in the lineup! The other winner will win the SPECIAL SURPRISE PRIZE!

  • DATE?: TONIGHT!
  • TIME?: signups @ 10pm, show @ 10:30pm
  • PLACE?: The Westco Café

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WeSLAM presents: The Third Preliminary Slam

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Feeling spooky? Cool. Come to X House this Saturday, November 2nd, for WeSLAM’s Third Preliminary Slam! Get haunted by the words of some great poets facing off for a spot on the Wesleyan Slam Team. There will be blood. One poet will be sacrificed. Ten poets will slam. Three poets will survive.

Sean “Mega” DesVignes will be featuring! He’s a sick poet; check him out here.

Additionally, there’s a open mic before the slam. Totally non-judgmental environment. Show off your stuff. Get some feedback.

If you want to sign up for the slam, please send an email to weslam[dot]wesleyan[at]gmail[dot]com after 5PM. If you sign up between 5 and 6 but don’t make the first nine slots, you’ll be in the lottery for the tenth spot.

Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: X House
Facebook: koobecaf

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English Department Open Mic Ft. Elizabeth Willis

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From the world famous English Major’s Committee:

We are excited to invite you to our first open mic night of the year! The open mic is a time for anyone to get up and share their work (poem, stories, plays, etc) with an audience of their peers (and perhaps faculty).  All you have to do is sign up is write your name in a 5 minute slot in the google doc I have attached below or come a few minutes early to the event. This semester’s open mic will be this Friday, October 4 at 7 pm in Downey House Lounge.

We are also honored to announce that Professor Elizabeth Willis will be out headliner! She will start the night by reading her own poetry. And for those of you who are not familiar with her award winning work, get excited by reading  a few of her poems here and here.

Come join us for a wonderful evening of coffee, cookies, and student work. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet other passionate writers and lovers of writing. Bring your friends!

Click me! I’m a link to the sign-up google doc!

Date: Friday, October 4
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Place: Downey House Lounge