CRUMB #19

3 OCTOBER 2023

THE WORD

A Revolution of Change

The bond of like-minded souls is indestructible. I just read that somewhere! The open microphone has always been the voice of the revolution. I just made that up!

Sometimes I sit back in amazement and awe at the gatherings we have created around the open microphone. From the Mussel Inn to the Dangerous Kitchen and the MAD Café, sometimes I get the sense that something is brewing. Like Dylan sings, “…something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr Jones…” That’s the exciting thing – to be part of something that is as elusive as the wind and as powerful as the hurricane.

Become indestructible in October. Join the peaceful revolution behind the OPEN MICROPHONE; join the quiet revolution that is the GATHERED AUDIENCE. Open microphones this month are turning up the volume at our usual venues – love to see you at one of them! Gathering together is good for the soul; good for belief; good for bringing about change and good for feeling community!

Peace
Mark Raffills
Golden Bay Live Poets Society

Like-minded Resistance

In the dark room off the side street
they congregate, like-minds, together,
complete in the shadowy light.

Two or three by flickering candle
sup on wine and broken bread,
a simple revolution by this glory read.

This indestructible side-street bond,
forged by prayer and song and sun
is sustained by that of God in everyone.

In the gathering of these tight hearts,
in the power of this love connected,
the immoveable begins to move apart.

Mark Raffills

OPEN MICROPHONE

MOONSHINE on the MICROPHONE

Night-life under the moon in Collingwood can be full of surprises. You never can tell exactly what is going to go down; but then that is the appeal of this life that has been bestowed upon us!

So how about gearing up for a bit of magic at this Thursday’s MOONSHINE ON THE MICROPHONE in Collingwood. An open mic event unlike any other, intimate, personal and engaging.

Thursday 5th of October is the date when the poets and singers gather at the MAD Cafe in Collingwood. The moon and the mountain are there, figuring large in all that is spoken, in all that is sung.

Come, gather down in the town for a good piece of rural night life, some good company with songs and poems to stir your soul.

Moonshine on the Microphone
Thursday 5 October 2023
7.00pm. Koha
MAD Cafe, Collingwood

OPEN MICROPHONE

Dangerous Microphone

Well, there is no doubt about it, after the winter break the Dangerous Microphone has kicked off just where we left it mid July! Nice to be back for sure. The audience has gathered, the performers are lining up for a crack at stardom and the Dangerous Kitchen is buzzing!

So pencil in Wednesday nights from here until Christmas and make your way to the Dangerous Kitchen from 5.30 pm each week. The hospitality is first rate; the menu will leave you well satisfied and the crac will be just what your soul needs.

The run sheet for each evening will be on site from 5.00 pm for participants to book their spot. Take risks, live dangerously, speak boldly! The Dangerous Microphone waits for you.

The Dangerous Microphone
Wednesdays, 5.30pm
4, 11, 18 and 25 October.
The Dangerous Kitchen

OPEN MICROPHONE

ACID ON THE MICROPHONE

Folk singer, poet and international troubadour, ANDREW LOCKWOOD will be our gust at this months ACID ON THE MIRCOPHONE

So come on down and relax in the cool vibes of the Mussel Inn. Here you will find some rest for your soul and energy for tomorrow as the music and the spoken word bounces off the walls and ceiling of this little beauty of a venue.

As is the way things are done at this very fabulous and famously longest running open mic event, half the evening will revolve around the open microphone. And in the other half we will kick back and listen to the poems and songs of Andrew.

We will kick off around 7.30 pm with song and music from Alanjahjah and maybe Joy. They will be followed by open mic, where poets, story tellers and musicians will take to the microphone to entertain and perform. Andrew will take to the stage after the break.

It would be absolutely tremendous to see you there!

ACID ON THE MICROPHONE
featuring ANDREW LOCKWOOD
singer-songwriter-poet
Thursday 19 October
7.30 pm. $5
Mussel Inn

OPEN MICROPHONE

ANDREW LOCKWOOD

Singer, songwriter and poet

Andrew is a travelling journeyman songwriter and poet from the UK who has played extensively across the United Kingdom.

He is currently touring New Zealand and will be the guest at Acid on the Microphone on Thursday 19 October 2023.

Andrew performs acoustic originals alongside other artists’ work. His own poems add to the entertaining mix of music and spoken word.

“Sharing and celebrating the healing joy of music,” says Andrew, “is a privilege that I never take for granted. I am looking forward to the gig at the Mussel Inn.”

Andrew’s intimate and inviting songs are crafted with honest, sensitive lyrics upon a guitar and vocal canvas. His evolving musical tapestry includes performances at various folk clubs, festivals and house gatherings.

His performance at Golden Bay Live Poets Acid on the Microphone will be preceded by the ever popular and longest running open mic event in The Bay! As usual, open mic participants can enter on the night.

Andrew Lockwood
Singer, songwriter, poet
Acid on the Microphone
Thursday 19 October 2023
7.30 pm. $5 on the door.

THREE EVENTS

THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER

THING ONE

MONDAY NIGHT SING ALONG
Monday night sing-a-long with Craig Denham has started again at theMussel Inn. The sessions will run right through until Christmas. So bring your voice and love of song at 7.00pm every Monday.

THING TWO
REGIONAL POETRY SLAM
Happening early November (date to be confirmed) at the Mussel Inn. It’s a knockout competition where entrants perform a poem and win points from the audience. The winner will be flown to Auckland to compete in the NZ Poetry Slam final on 24/25 November 2023. Accommodation provided too. Details and rules to follow but in the meantime if you are keen to enter please email mark@drycrust.com

THING THREE
NELSON LIVE POETS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Hard to believe Live Poets has been on the microphone for such a long time. ANNIVERSARY CONCERT taking place at YAZA CAFE on Thursday 23 November 2023. Full details to follow.

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