On Music and Space in Chicago’s Creative Arenas
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1 min readMay 25, 2020
Chicago houses an unparalleled assortment of talents in the realms of art, music, and poetry. I hope to capture just a slice of what the spaces in this city has to offer by discussing a couple of my favorite open mics I used to attend fairly regularly.
Word Play: Every Tuesday at 1180 N. Milwaukee Ave., begins at 6pm. Geared towards late teens/early 20’s. Fairly broad open mic that encourages musical performance and slam poetry from all creatives.
Big Kid Slam: Every last Friday of the month at Que4 Radio (2643 W Chicago Ave), begins at 8pm. Open mic geared towards older creatives. Poets compete in a slam for a $50 piggy bank among some other random and eccentric prizes.
