Roundtable Open Mic - A circular sharing session at Nalu Kava - Sunday April 20th

Name: Roundtable Open Mic - A circular sharing session at Nalu Kava - Sunday April 20th
Start: 2025-04-20T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-04-20T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Nalu Kava Lounge

Schedule

Sun Apr 20 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Nalu Kava Lounge | Portland, OR

Come with your songs, your stories, your poetry, your dreams
to share 'round the table...
Roundtable Open Mic
Sunday April 20th at Nalu Kava
7 pm - 9:30 / 10 pm ish!
722 N Sumner St. Portland, OR

Join us for this non-mic'd open mic.
This is a beautiful, community-centered, uplifting night of sharing.
Please come with a listening ear and open heart, and something to share if you wish!
Depending on how many people join, everyone will have time for at least one share, and possibly more, as we go 'round the circle!

Come as you are with what you have to share...
Broken hearts and grief are welcome.
Wells of beauty and dreams of springing life are welcome...
Listening ears and hearts are needed.
Songs, poems, spoken word, stories, improvisation, dreams, dances that fit in a very small space! are all welcome...
We hope to see you there!
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Please stay home if you're sick or have had a known exposure to Covid or other highly contagious bug! There is a lot going around right now, please help us all stay as well as possible.
We'll have an air purifier going for the event to increase safety for our gathering
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Suggested donation of $7-$17 NOTAFLOF no one turned away for lack of funds
Cash basket will be present the night of, and you can also pay through - Venmo: @JahnaviVeronica
Your offerings make it possible for us to keep hosting this space, and supports our lives as musicians and artists. Thank you for supporting our dreams and our nourishment!
There is also a request for 1 drink purchase from Nalu if you are able.
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Accessibility: Nalu is only accessible by a flight of stairs.
Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs that we can help with!
Masks are not required in this space. But we will have an air purifier going during the event.
Please stay home if you are sick or have been exposed to covid or other contagious illnesses!
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After our travels in the UK and Ireland, we were inspired to host this space where there is no stage and no microphone, and all are free to share around the circle.
We were especially lit up and inspired by the sweet open mic we joined in a little stone pub in St. Just, Cornwall, which was in this same style - people sharing songs, poetry and stories, and playing along with each other's songs.
And by the open sessions we were welcomed into in Dingle - An Daingean, Ireland, which were mostly for traditional Irish tunes, but with a mixture of this same style of sharing!
In a similar vein to those sessions, this is a space that can be open for improvising and playing on each other's songs if it is wanted, and just as welcome to play on your own as well!
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We are so grateful to Nalu Kava for being such a warm and welcoming place for gathering, and for the opportunity to host this circle!
Thanks for joining us and bringing what wants to be heard!
with love and gratitude for the music and words and art which ripple out...
-Jahnavi and Galen
www.jahnaviveronica.com • www.galenhefferman.com