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Looking for an event to attend this month? Our 2025 calendar is stacked with open mics, showcases, and workshops across the five boroughs. Have an event coming up? Reach out to us below, and we’ll promote it on our site!
KCB's Booked & Boozy Brunch with JRed Velvet
We’re firing off on ALL CYLINDERS this year!!! 💥🔫 When fate meets destiny, you get @jredvelvet’s #BookedandBoozy #NYCBrunch ❤️🔥!!! Celebrate her Phoenix Rising with a delicious meal while you enjoy the poetic sounds of @my_crumbled_thoughts , @storytellergordon, @leahvspeaks and more! The day will go as follows:
🏁 1-2pm: Doors Open
💬 2-2:45pm: Speech Bubble Open Mic (hosted by @vip_kingshai)
🔍 2:45-3:45pm: OnlyFeatures Showcase (hosted by @wordchefsteph)
⏸️ 3:45-4pm: Intermission
👄 4-4:30pm: JRed Velvet Reading & Q&A
📚 4:30-5pm: Book Signing & Networking
Don’t miss your chance to snag a #limitededition #signedcopy of her debut poetry autobiography! Entry to the event is $FREE.99!!!
See you there 👀🍿?!
KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic
Join in our tipsy Tuesday vibes at the UES's FIRST OFFICIAL Open Mic Series! We're so excited to showcase the udeniable talent of our Uptown New Yorkers. Featuring a Zine Editor, a Curator, and a Poet, you'll be inspired to make connections and ask elevating questions to the most successful folx on the scene.
Our 20 open mic slots are first-come, first-serve with sign-up beginning at 6:30pm. Each participant has four minutes to slay, with all the passion in the world, but HATE SPEECH IS NOT ALLOWED. Political work is accepted, but please keep in mind, we’re PRO-Palestine, PRO-LGBTQ+, and PRO-BLACK, so come correctly. Tickets will also be limited and will NOT be sold at the door.
If you're incentivized by our features, our Zine Editors are scheduled to perform at 7pm, Curators at 7:45pm, and Poets will add the cherry on top at 9:15pm.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including Serendipity 3's signature (and record-breaking) Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Handsy photos, videos, and reels will also be available for purchase.
Start counting those coins because you don't want to miss this poetry party!
WCS's Kiss: Closet Crush with Maggie
Join the girls with a passion for fashion and all things poetry! Featuring a showcase curated by Maggie, FREE lookbook, chance to perform, clothing swap, and photos and videos, you'll have the night of your dreams like a MyScene girlie.
Wear that dress you've been itching to wear or those beautiful, but uncomfortable heels (since we'll mostly be sitting), and bring an item of clothing in great condition to be swapped for someone else's! All items that are not claimed will be donated to Win NYC.
The open mic portion will be raffle-style, with food and beverage items equaling TWO tickets each. We'll enjoy the sweet and savory offerings of Serendipity 3 in Times Square, featuring their signature Sunday Chicken Dinner Sundae and more.
Save the date and get your fit ready! It's going to be an EPIC night!
KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic
Join in our tipsy Tuesday vibes at the UES's FIRST OFFICIAL Open Mic Series! We're so excited to showcase the udeniable talent of our Uptown New Yorkers. Featuring a Zine Editor, a Curator, and a Poet, you'll be inspired to make connections and ask elevating questions to the most successful folx on the scene.
Our 20 open mic slots are first-come, first-serve with sign-up beginning at 6:30pm. Each participant has four minutes to slay, with all the passion in the world, but HATE SPEECH IS NOT ALLOWED. Political work is accepted, but please keep in mind, we’re PRO-Palestine, PRO-LGBTQ+, and PRO-BLACK, so come correctly. Tickets will also be limited and will NOT be sold at the door.
If you're incentivized by our features, our Zine Editors are scheduled to perform at 7pm, Curators at 7:45pm, and Poets will add the cherry on top at 9:15pm.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including Serendipity 3's signature (and record-breaking) Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Handsy photos, videos, and reels will also be available for purchase.
Start counting those coins because you don't want to miss this poetry party!
KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic
Join in our tipsy Tuesday vibes at the UES's FIRST OFFICIAL Open Mic Series! We're so excited to showcase the udeniable talent of our Uptown New Yorkers. Featuring a Zine Editor, a Curator, and a Poet, you'll be inspired to make connections and ask elevating questions to the most successful folx on the scene.
Our 20 open mic slots are first-come, first-serve with sign-up beginning at 6:30pm. Each participant has four minutes to slay, with all the passion in the world, but HATE SPEECH IS NOT ALLOWED. Political work is accepted, but please keep in mind, we’re PRO-Palestine, PRO-LGBTQ+, and PRO-BLACK, so come correctly. Tickets will also be limited and will NOT be sold at the door.
If you're incentivized by our features, our Zine Editors are scheduled to perform at 7pm, Curators at 7:45pm, and Poets will add the cherry on top at 9:15pm.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including Serendipity 3's signature (and record-breaking) Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Handsy photos, videos, and reels will also be available for purchase.
Start counting those coins because you don't want to miss this poetry party!
WCS's Kiss: Closet Crush with Leah V
Join the girls with a passion for fashion and all things poetry! Featuring a showcase curated by Leah V, FREE lookbook, chance to perform, clothing swap, and photos and videos, you'll have the night of your dreams like a MyScene girlie.
Wear that dress you've been itching to wear or those beautiful, but uncomfortable heels (since we'll mostly be sitting), and bring an item of clothing in great condition to be swapped for someone else's! All items that are not claimed will be donated to Win NYC.
The open mic portion will be raffle-style, with food and beverage items equaling TWO tickets each. We'll enjoy the sweet and savory offerings of Serendipity 3 in Times Square, featuring their signature Sunday Chicken Dinner Sundae and more.
Save the date and get your fit ready! It's going to be an EPIC night!
KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic
Join in our tipsy Tuesday vibes at the UES's FIRST OFFICIAL Open Mic Series! We're so excited to showcase the udeniable talent of our Uptown New Yorkers. Featuring a Zine Editor, a Curator, and a Poet, you'll be inspired to make connections and ask elevating questions to the most successful folx on the scene.
Our 20 open mic slots are first-come, first-serve with sign-up beginning at 6:30pm. Each participant has four minutes to slay, with all the passion in the world, but HATE SPEECH IS NOT ALLOWED. Political work is accepted, but please keep in mind, we’re PRO-Palestine, PRO-LGBTQ+, and PRO-BLACK, so come correctly. Tickets will also be limited and will NOT be sold at the door.
If you're incentivized by our features, our Ashley D. Escobar is scheduled to perform at 7pm, Jenn Cisneros at 7:45pm, and Jerome Heka will add the cherry on top at 9:15pm.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including Serendipity 3's signature (and record-breaking) Frrrozen Hot Chocolate. Handsy photos, videos, and reels will also be available for purchase.
Start counting those coins because you don't want to miss this poetry party!
Handsy Harlem Happy Hour
*Knock, knock!* “Who is it?!” “The #VoiceofHarlem, I came to visit… and I can’t stay long, long enough to play a song” 🐔🍜 ,🐔🍜 ,🐔🍜 , with a🥤 on the side!
Come join us for a #FREE event in #Harlem #HarlemNYC #HarlemNY #Manhattan #UpperWestSide 📸!!! To RSVP, subscribe to our #PLUG package on KCBTHEMAGAZINE.COM 📲. #PARTY & #POWER PALS gets FREE access to this event!
Get all the photos @wordchefsteph’s little fingies can take!!! We’re gonna have a blast slurping nutcrackers and raising awareness for @darknessrisingproject 🖤! Cheers to the #BESTBOROUGH in #NYC!!! #YER #YERR #YERRR 🗽!!!
OnlyFeatures Set Prep with AC Lightnin
Need help preparing your set for a feature? Or want to sharpen your performance skills? Join AC Lightnin and wordchefsteph for a performance coaching course and networking dinner at Serendipity3 on the Upper East Side. With two rounds or writing and reciting, you’ll be more than ready to deliver the performance of your dreams!
PubHub Peer Review with Jacob R. Moses
Want an extra set of eyes on your work? Preferably from two masters of poetry? Join Jacob R. Moses and wordchefsteph for a peer review workshop and networking dinner at Serendipity3 on the Upper East Side. With two rounds of reading and feedback, your work will be polished in no time!
Handsy Pansy Happy Hour
#PLUG PALS: Join wordchefsteph for a Happy Hour photoshoot at the mesmerizing @MagicHourNY Rooftop Bar & Lounge!
From now until September, the bar will be in “🌸 Full Bloom 🌸,” adorned with fragrant flowers and stunning skyline views. Need a new Feature Profile pic? Or want to capture content for your brand? Join @wordchefsteph for the happiest of hours and all the photos her little fingies can handle 📸
#PARTY & #POWER PALS also have access to this event! Sign up! Sign up! Sign up & see you thereee 🌼!
