Listing of February Events at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe

FEATURED EVENTS
Need Valentine's Day Plans?
We've got 4 great events!

10AM - 1PM Intensive Solo Performance Workshop
Three-time National Monologue Slam Champion Katie Northlich teaches the art of 'the monologue.' Through discussion, solo stage work and physical and writing exercises, you will learn how to create a solid solo piece!
$40 drop-in rate.

2:30PM Steam Powered Hour Matinee - Valentine's Day Edition
Featuring country western music by Reckon So and old-time String band tunes from The Sassy Jenkins, a love story by Colbert writer, Frank Lesser, and New Yorker cartoonists Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin, who are not only wonderfully witty cartoonists, but also married, to each other.
$10 adv/$15 at the door - Click here for tickets

7PM Impulse Initiative presents When Nature Calls

9PM "Quilombo Country" Screening & Director's Q&A
"Quilombo Country" tells the story of "quilombos," settlements established in the hinterlands of Brazil by Africans fleeing slavery, as they struggle to preserve their culture in modern times. Narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy.
$12 ($1 from each ticket will go towards Haitian relief efforts)

Every Monday in February at 7pm!
Lawerence Holder's MONK
An Audelco award-winning one-man play about jazz great Thelonious Monk starring Rome Neal
$20 

 

February 11 through 14 and February 18 through 21 at 7pm
Impulse Initiative presents When Nature Calls by Josefina Lopez
A dance and theatrical production in which seven women explore spirituality and love. Impulse Initiative blends dramatic performance with choreography in inventive and memorably ways; their previous production at the Nuyorican (Jose Rivera's Sonnets for an Old Century) was a crowd-pleasing hit.
$20/$15 with a clothing or food donation 

 

Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27
NoPe: No Passport Conference
Dreaming The Americas: Utopia In Performance
Conference takes place on Friday from 11am to 8pm and Friday from 11am to 6:30pm
This two-day conference will focus on a wide range of contemporary works for theatre and performance, viewing physical, metaphorical, and digital utopian spaces from a variety of formal and creative perspectives. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Erik Ehn and Henry Godinez.
$25 for both days.

FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2010!

 

Tuesday February 9

7PM Town Hall Meeting with General Steele of Smif N Wessun $5
Duck Down Records presents a Town Hall Meeting with General Steele of Smif N Wessun. Hear new music plus live a performance!

10PM Verbal Revolution Hip-Hop Showcase & Open Mic $10
THORTakeover Records presents Verbal Revolution Hip-Hop Showcase & Open Mic hosted by godHead the General. Music by DJ Soul Buck. Click here for advance tickets.

Wednesday February 10
7:30PM Back by Popular Demand - Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine! $15/10 at the door for students, seniors, or with a flyer
After a successful run in November, Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine returns to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the 2nd Tuesday of each month! Written, Performed & Lived by Elaine Del Valle, this autobiographical one-woman show recreates life in the tough projects of 1980's Brownsville, Brooklyn NY. Crime, Drugs and Poverty mix with the Joys of Family, Hope, Salsa and the Birth of Rap. Click here for advance tickets.

 

9PM Wednesday Night Slam Open $7
Hosted by Jive Poetic. Sign Up & Slam!

 

Thursday February 11
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Seven incredible women hear the call of Mother Nature and decide to take action in their own way. When Nature Calls is a celebration of the power women have to transform the world with their conscience, spirituality, and their love. Click here for advance tickets.

 

 

9PM Thursday Night Latin Jazz $7/$5 for students
Featuring the Curtis Brothers

 

 

Friday February 12
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Click here for advance tickets.

 

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Brownefeaturing Taalam Acey.

 

Saturday February 13
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing

10PM Yerbabuena: Bomba y Plena: Puerto Rican Roots Music $10

Sunday February 14

10AM - 1PM Intensive Solo PerformanceWorkshop
$40 per class drop-in rate
Three-time National Monologue Slam Champion Katie Northlich teaches the art of 'the monologue'. Through discussion, solo stage work and physical and writing exercises, you will learn how to create a solid solo piece!

 

2:30PM Steam Powered Hour Matinee - Valentine's Day Edition $10 adv/$15 door
Featuring country western music by Reckon So and old-time String band tunes from The Sassy Jenkins, a love story by Colbert writer Frank Lesser, and New Yorker cartoonists Liza Donnelly & Michael Maslin, who are not only wonderfully witty cartoonists, but also married, to each other. Click here for advance tickets.

7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing

 

9PM "Quilombo Country" Screening & Director's Q&A $12
Featuring narration by Chuck D of Public Enemy. Click here for advance tickets.

 

Monday February 15
7PM Laurence Holder's MONK $20(group discounts available)
Every Monday in February at 7pm! 

9PM Bloco Quimbombo $8
Bloco Quimbombó is an energetic and irreverent drum and brass band that plays Carnival music of the Americas. 

Tuesday February 16
7PM Tax Workshop for Artists and Entertainment Professionals $5
Tax time is coming soon... Come and learn how and when to file and how to get all the deductions you're entitled to. There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A session, so bring your questions!

9PM Serchlight Presents The Tug of War Tour $8
The Tug of War Tour featuring MC Sneakas, Mazzi, Vanessa Hidary, and Tahani Salah. Click here for advance tickets.

Wednesday February 17
6PM Latin Poetry Night $10
Gamma Ce Uspilon Sorority, Inc. present a cultural and educational experience. Click here for advance tickets.

9PM Wednesday Night Poetry Slam Open $7

Hosted by Jive Poetic. Sign Up & Slam!

Thursday February 18
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Presented by The Impulse Initiative. 

9PM Thursday Night Latin Jazz $7/$5 for students
Featuring Hector Montignon and Friends.

Friday February 19
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Presented by The Impulse Initiative. Click here for advance tickets.

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne featuring Darian Dauchan.

Saturday February 20
3PM The Sledge Project Studio NY
The Sledge Project Studio NY presents our guest and featured actor Jeremy Sisto of Law & Order. The evening will feature a jazz trio, a conversation with the featured actor, and a Q&A session. Click here for advance tickets.

7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Presented by The Impulse Initiative. Click here for advance tickets.

10PM WORDS Hip Hop & Poetry Showcase & Open Mic
Hosted by WiseGuy & Gaston with DJ Boo.

Sunday February 21
7PM When Nature Calls $20/$15 for those who bring food or clothing
Presented by The Impulse Initiative. Click here for advance tickets.

 

9PM X: Moved by Malcolm $10
Exactly 35 years after we lost brother Malcolm, Old Amsterdam joins New Amsterdam for a lyrical salute. "Amsterdames" Simone Zeefuik and Kirsten van den Hul a.k.a. The Change Agent celebrate the revolution, one poem at the time. Click here for advance tickets.

Monday February 22
7PM Laurence Holder's MONK $20(group discounts available)
Every Monday in February at 7pm! Click here for advanced tickets (includes admission to the Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam at 9pm)

9PM Special Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam $10/FREE with Monk ticket
The last performance of MONK will be followed by a special Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam featuring some special surprise guests! Complimentary banana puddin' for all.

Tuesday February 23
7PM Variety Tonight presents A Night of LGBT Spirit $10
Hosted by Frank Calo. Celebrate LGBT Spirit! Shape your act around celebration of our community, our world, any religious/spiritual vision, happy atheism, song, story, dance, comedy, tragedy, or stripping! Click here for advance tickets.

9PM Freestyle Slam $10
EMCEEs! Come show off your FREESTYLE skills and compete for a CASH PRIZE!! Doors open @ 9:00. Admission is $10 plus a $5 registration fee to compete (the winning emcee will receive all of the registration fees as a prize). To preregister contact Stillamess@gmail.com.

Wednesday February 24

9PM Wednesday Night Poetry Slam Open $7
Hosted by Jive Poetic. Sign Up & Slam!

 

Thursday February 25

 

7PM Shut Up and Talk: A Monologue Performance Lottery $10
Four Time National Monologue Slam Champion Katie Northlich hosts and performs her award-winning pieces. Show up, drop your name in, and get your chance to hop up on stage to perform your 1 minute monologue. Click here for advance tickets.

 

9PM Thursday Night Latin Jazz $7/$5 for students
Featuring Willie Martinez and La Familia Sextet.

 

Friday February 26

 

11AM - 8PM NoPassport Conference: Dreaming the Americas: Utopia in Performance (Day 1)
$20 - $40 (sliding scale.) Registration covers both days.
This two-day conference will focus on a wide range of contemporary works for theatre and performance, viewing physical, metaphorical, and digital utopian spaces from a variety of formal and creative perspectives. Click here for more info and advance tickets

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne featuring Laura yes yes & Khary Jackson.

 

Saturday February 27

11AM - 8PM NoPassport Conference: Dreaming the Americas: Utopia in Performance (Day2)
$20 - $40 (sliding scale.) Registration covers both days.
Click here for more info and advance tickets.

7PM Legacy History Poetry $10
Hosted by Chance Featuring D Black: The Black Experience, Jamica, Jive Poetic, and Tenth. Presented by LatinosNYC and Poetic Works. Click here for advance tickets.

10PM Verses $10
Hosted by Helena D. Lewis. Open mic, monologue, spoken word, music, skit, comedy showcase. Featuring Mwalim, Honest Abe, Ne-Ne Ali, and Rugged N Raw.

Sunday February 28

10AM - 1PM Intensive Solo PerformanceWorkshop
$40 per class drop-in rate
Three-time National Monologue Slam Champion Katie Northlich teaches the art of 'the monologue'. Through discussion, solo stage work and physical and writing exercises, you will learn how to create a solid solo piece!

8PM The New School Afro-Cuban Big Band directed by Bobby Sanabria $10

Sanabria is a professor of music at the New School, and the students that make up the band are the next generation in the music scene. Sanabria helps them keep the traditions of Afro-Cuban music alive, and they play the classic compositions of Chano Pozo, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie and Mario Bauza.
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Where is the Cafe located?
The Cafe is located in Manhattan's Lower East Side at 236 E. 3rd between Avenue B and Avenue C. Click here for a map.
Is there an age limit for shows at the cafe?
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