Poetry Open Mic

March 21, 2026 // 3pm // PWYC 

Join host Raymond Helkio for sassy poetry, performance, literature and libations! This month our featured artist is the wonderfully subversive performance artist and poet brawk hessel! This is an all-ages, licensed PWYC event, allies always welcome! Open mic slots are 3 minutes and if you’d like to read please sign-up at the door.

Sign-up + doors from 3:00 PM

Showtime 3:30 PM

Buddies is a fully accessible venue with barrier-free, gender-neutral washrooms. Thank you to Jordyn Crawford, Jonathan Freeman, the staff at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Tallulah's Cabaret, and The Reading Salon. MORE INFO: https://raymondhelkio.com/poetry-open-mic 

March 21, 2026 | April 18, 2026
May 16, 2026 | June (TBA)

Like its ambisextrous namesake, Buddies’ in-house bar and performance space Tallulah’s Cabaret does it all. It’s throbbing club nights and community tap dance lessons. High-concept drag and low-stakes open mics. Go for pre-drinks but stay late for the post-show discourse—maybe even spark that next collaboration. With local brews and sober options that aren’t an after-thought, Tallulah’s is the come-as-you-are bar for old friends, new lovers, partiers, poets, and curious passerby. See you under the chandeliers.

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