Inside.Out Open Mic for Writers

Next date: Wednesday 9 June with fabulous music guests! (alert 1 level willing)

Bring Your Writing - poems, flash fiction, short story, novel excerpts, performance poetry etc - to share or come as audience to hear what's brand new. To read, just sign up on the open mic list as you arrive. Newcomers and regulars equally welcomed. (I you are running late or want to secure an early spot, text or msg the emcee).

Music:
Linn Lorkin with Hershal Herscher

Linn Lorkin is one of the most well-loved performers and songwriters on the local scene, performing with Happy Talk, The Nairobi Trio, The First Ladies of Jazz, French Toast, The Jews Brothers Band and lately with her own jazz combo, The K Road Quartet. Her solo show "Hey, Piano Bar Lady!' won the Best Cabaret award at the 2013 United Solo Festival in New York and was reprised at Auckland Writers Festival in 2018 and at Tahi Festival Wellington in 2020. She received acclaim as the featured singer in NZ’s famous World of Wearable Art show, 2016, singing in French and Russian and was the recipient of a Variety Artists Club NZ Scroll of Honour in 2014. She can be heard on 18 albums on her own Rouge Records label and is currently recording an audio book of her memoirs The Redhead Gets the Gig. www.pianobarlady.com

Hershal Herscher Born in Brooklyn, New York, Hershal learned piano accordion from the age of seven eventually switching to piano, at which he excels.

Hershal came to NZ with Linn, working as a pianist/arranger and bandleader with various well-known New York Latin groups including the prominent Orquesta Broadway. He was recently presented with the Tony Rodriguez Award for Excellence for his contribution to Latin music in New York. In NZ, Herschal founded, arranged for, and led the Nairobi Trio, The Jews Brothers Band, Orquesta Amadeus ( playing Cuban charanga) and with Linn, French Toast.

Kia ora Linn and Hershal for being available to share waiata and korero with us.

OC Hypatia
Inside Out happens at our new venue OC Hypatia Precinct, 246 Khyber Pass Rd on the corner of Khyber Pass Rd and Huntly Ave, Newmarket. Walk straight in to room G01, on ground level to our community space.

Parking: Updated
The free Ockham parking spots that our Inside Out community have been using have moved to another Wilson carpark, further westward along Khyber Pass to the corner of Grafton Road. At this new parking space, you may safely park in any of the several spaces marked 'reserved', after hours, for free. ( Note these 'reserved' signs do not carry specific Ockham branding.)

Other options for car parking are street parking near Hypatia, and the existing Wilson carpark alongside Hypatia ( however, normal paying at the machine applies).

Food and Drink: BYO
We’re well set up with coffee/ tea/ savoury nibbles and sweet snacks, all free for you. You're very welcome to bring your own meal, a bottle of wine etc with you.

THANK YOUs:
Inside.Out thanks the fine people at the NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa Auckland Branch, for their support of this open mic literary & music event in Tamaki Makaurau.

Nga mihi nui to Ockham Collective for warmly welcoming Inside Out into their space and for ongoing tangible support of arts in the community.

Five Word Micro Challenge
Free Choc Bars
Book Prizes

Updates:
Please bring koha for our city's hard-working musician/s! With your emcee Anita Arlov. Ph/text 021 100 40 77. See you there.