Discovery Community Presents Get-Hype Open Mic: Winter Edition

Come through to Discover Community Cafe for a FREE, family-friendly evening of poetry, live music, storytelling, and community
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GET-HYPE OPEN MIC: Winter EDITION

Join us Friday, November 14th, 2026 for the winter edition of Get-Hype Open Mic, hosted and curated by award-winning author, poet, and educator J.R. Rice.

🎤 FEATURED POET: Midnight

Seville, known creatively as Midnight, is a poet, writer, educator, and host of Midnight in My Mind. With a master’s degree in English, she uses storytelling to explore the complexities of love, womanhood, identity, grief, and healing. Her work is raw, lyrical, and unapologetically honest, giving language to the emotions we often struggle to name and a voice to the truths we are taught to silence. Connect:

🎶 FEATURED poet: Keith Gaboury

Keith Gaboury earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. His collections include Monetized Happiness (American Poetry Systems, 2025), Still Human (Falkenberg Press, 2025), The Cosmos is Alive (Kelsay Books, 2023), and Oakland, I’m Not Dead (The Pedestrian Press, 2020). Learn more at keithgaboury.com and keithgaboury.me.

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Come through to Discover Community Cafe for a FREE, family-friendly evening of poetry, live music, storytelling, book giveaways, and community. First-time performers, experienced artists, and anyone who loves supporting local creativity are welcome.

GET-HYPE OPEN MIC: Winter EDITION

📅 Friday, 11/14/2026

⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM

📍 Discover Community Cafe

3207 Louise St., Oakland, CA 94608

🎟️ FREE admission — donations encouraged

📝 FREE WRITER’S WORKSHOP | 6:00–6:45 PM
Come early to write and Explore a creative prompt, develop an idea, and connect with other writers in a welcoming space. All experience levels are welcome. Bring a notebook, phone, laptop—or just yourself.
🎙️ OPEN-MIC SIGN-UPS | BEGIN AT 6:00 PM
Poets, singers, musicians, storytellers, and aspiring performers: come share your voice!
Sign-ups take place in person beginning at 6:00 PM until the list is full. Arrive early. An Eventbrite RSVP is for admission and does not guarantee a performance slot.
🔥 SHOWTIME | 7:00–9:00 PM
Enjoy our special double feature, community open mic, and FREE book giveaways throughout the evening.
📚 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LITERATURE
Order I Was, Am, Will Be, J.R. Rice’s new poetry collection exploring identity, love, grief, healing, and becoming through Jonah Tarver’s journey across Europe.
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Come perform. Come listen. Come support independent artists.
COME GET HYPE! 🔥
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