Inside Out Open Mic for Writers

Bring stories, poems etc - flash fiction, short story, haiku, novel excerpts, travel writing, music reviews, performance poetry etc - to share ( your own work or pieces you love) or come as the audience. Writing vibrates with life when it's read aloud. Catch up with other writers and music lovers in the community.
Start time: Arrive from 6 00 onwards to chat and settle in. The open mic spoke word starts at approx 6 30. Our musician set is approx 7 15 to 7 45, and there are regular breaks through the evening for refreshments etc.
Venue: The Nix, the new brick building on the corner of Nixon and Chapman Sts, and just two minutes' walk from the Karangahape Rd, Ponsonby Rd, Newton Rd and Great North Rd Intersection. Just walk in straight off the street. Look for the yellow OC sign. Street parking close by after 6pm is easy to find and free.
Our musicians: effervescence
Delighted to showcase this impressive duo.
Effervescence is a jazz influenced musical collaboration, presenting original jazz compositions, reinterpretations of well-known jazz standards and contemporary tunes in fresh, sparkling and elegant performances.
Niduk Wijetilleke (piano)
Niduk is a Berklee College of Music graduate with vast international experience as a professional musician. His sophisticated approach to jazz makes him a much sought after performer and teacher.
Guy Halpe (bass)
Guy plays standard, fretless and upright basses. His background in violin and viola with orchestras overseas gives him a uniquely melodic approach to bass playing.
Thanks Guy and Niduk for being available to share your music with us! https://www.facebook.com/effervescencejazz.
Poetry/drama collab
Actors Lesley Reihana, Ferooz Afshar, and Angela Reading have prepared a short piece, a fusion of drama and poetry, to share on the night. More on this later...
Food and drink
Coffee/ tea/ nibbles and snacks are all free. You're very welcome to bring food, a bottle of wine, beer etc for yourself, or for the table.
Five word micro challenge *
Use these 5 words in a short piece of writing less than 50 words:
Punk - thought - poetry - paper - season
Prizes awarded randomly.
Free books & choc bars
Updates & fliers on local events, writing opportunities etc.
Sign up when you arrive if you'd like to read or present/ perform.
Please bring koha for our musician guests.
Thankyou
Inside.Out is very grateful to the NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa Auckland Branch, for their generous support. Find out more at: https://authors.org.nz/.
Nga mihi nui to Ockham Collective for ongoing tangible support of arts and life-long education in the community. Find out more at: https://ockhamcollective.org.nz/.
With your emcee Anita Arlov. ph/txt 021 100 40 77 . See you there!