Poetry Open Mic at the Gallery Cabaret hosted by Wes Heine featuring Zak Mucha
Schedule
Sat Sep 28 2024 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Gallery Cabaret | Chicago, IL
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Event page artwork by our regular reader Annabelle Echo. All styles welcome. Open mic list goes out at 5 pm. Show starts around 5:30 pm. Poets get 5 minute sets. Guitar Mike is available for music so think of a mood or genre that would fit your piece if you wish. Hard end at 8 pm for the Saturday night bands.
Regulars don't forget to send a one page poem to [email protected] to participate in the broadside project Gary Norris and Michael Peirson have started. Include a brief bio and maybe a picture (no nudes).
Featured set from Zak Mucha reading from his new poetry collection, The Ambulatorium.
Zak Mucha, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst and president of the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis. He spent seven years working as the supervisor of an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program, providing 24/7 services to persons suffering from severe psychosis, substance abuse issues, and homelessness. Mucha has worked as a counselor and consultant for U.S. combat veterans undergoing training for digital forensic investigations in child pornography.
Before going into the clinical field, Mucha has worked as a freelance journalist, truck driver, furniture mover, construction worker, union organizer, and staff member at a juvenile DCFS locked unit. He is the author of Swimming to the Horizon: Crack, Psychosis, and Street-Corner Social Work as well as the poetry collection, The Ambulatorium.
More can be found at www.zakmucha.com.
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Where is it happening?
The Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-4153, United States,Chicago, IllinoisEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
