Poetry Street's Open Mic To Be Held This Sunday At Blue Duck Bakery Cafe

Poetry Street’s fourth “Open Mic” will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Blue Duck Bakery Cafe, 309 East Main Street in Riverhead from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will feature Joey Milbauer, a young poet discovered at Poetry Street’s first open mic back in June. This month’s theme is “Be the change you want to see”.

“Poetry Street gives the community a voice through poetry and spoken word,” Bubbie Brown, Riverhead poet and community leader said. “Because every voice is heard and valued, Poetry Street offers an alternative to racial division. It’s about prevention of strife, with a message of life.”

Organizers Susan Dingle, Bubbie Brown and Maggie Bloomfield announce that in response to popular demand Poetry Street will continue as a monthly feature at the Blue Duck Bakery Cafe, the 4th Sunday of the month. The popular open mic series attracted capacity crowds of all ages and ethnic groups to the Blue Duck Bakery Café over the summer.

Poets, comedians and storytellers are invited to sign up at 1:30 p.m.

The first 15 poets/writers to sign up will have an opportunity to perform 3 minutes of original material.

The registration fee is $5. Additional programs such as “Poetry Street After School” are being developed to include students from Elementary through High School, giving everyone, no matter what age, a place to share their creativity.

For more information contact Susan Dingle at susandingle@optonline.net.

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