SUNDAY 7/11 - 6pm (sign up 5:30pm)
Peter Chelnik's "Prairie Fire Jazz Poetry"
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SHANA YADID (vocals)
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DANNY HARTIG (guitar)
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KAT GEORGES (poetry)
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PETER CARLAFTES (poetry)
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Host PETER CHELNIK (poetry)
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The Open Mic
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AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS
314 W. 54th St. (bet. 8th & 9th Aves.)
Hell's Kitchen, NYC 10019
Beckman Theater 2nd Floor
(212) 581-3044
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By Subway: C or E to West 50th Street
Walk north to West 54th Street, west to theatre
Admission: $5
Photo credits for Kat Georges & Peter Carlaftes: Tina Chan
Poet, playwright and director Kat Georges wrote and directed 15 plays during her 10-year tenure as artistic director of San Francisco’s Marilyn Monroe Memorial Theater, including SCUM: The Valerie Solanas Story, Paglia in Persona (a deconstruction of Camille Paglia), and Art was Here (inspired by Dada founder Arthur Cravan). Her poetry appears in The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunder’s Mouth Press) and The Verdict is In (Manic D Press, also editor).
Kat has three collections of her poetry, Punk Rock Journal, Maiden Claiming and Slow Dance at 120 Beats a Minute (all Three Rooms Press). In New York since 2003, she has directed numerous Off-Broadway plays, including most recently Jack Kerouac: Catholic and Twitter Theater, both written by award- winning playwright Larry Myers, and Sarah's Choice, by Peter Carlaftes. For more information, visit http://threeroomspress.blogspot.com/
Peter Carlaftes work has been described as "a beautiful poetic voice, filled with drop-dead humor, searing insight and reselient originality, even while resonating with overtones of Bukowski, Baudelarie and Bogart." He discovered his poetic voice on the playgrounds of the Bronx, and, after seeing the world, branched out to the bars of Manhattan. According to Carlaftes, DrunkYard Dog offers poems from "both sides of the bar," and marks his third Three Rooms Press release in 2010, following A Year on Facebook (humor) and Triumph for Rent (three plays). For more information, visit http://threeroomspress.blogspot.com/
Shana Yadid and Danny Hartig are members of the rock band The Sixth Floor since its formation back in the fall of 2006. Current Members: Danny Hartig: Guitarist, Brody: Bassist, Lior Baronn: Drummer, Paul Thegodly: Guitarist/Vocalist, Rosie Yadid: Vocals, Shana Yadid: Vocals Band Manager: Fez Levy People that sparingly and/or occasionally play with 6th Floor: Ian Berger: Blues Guitarist/ Harmonicker, Josh Frumkin: Drums. For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com/the6thfloorband.
