Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the City of Bayonne will hold the first Open Mic Night at the Bayonne Community Museum on Tuesday, May 15. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. The program will begin at about 6:30 p.m. Those interested in performing in spoken word, poetry, essays, raps, and rhymes must sign in to participate.

Performers will be called before the audience in order of registration. Mayor Davis said, “We have a growing number of talented performers in Bayonne. Open Mic Night will give them an opportunity to do their best in front of a hometown crowd. We look forward to providing this new forum for our local stars to shine. We hope this will be just the beginning.”
Open Mic Night will not include musical performances. Background drumming will be accepted, if it helps the performers of the spoken word.

Foul language will not be allowed in the show, in order to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere in a public building.
Open Mic Night will be free of charge and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Bayonne Community Museum is located at 229 Broadway at the corner of 9th Street. Mass transit to the site is available by either the Broadway Bus, or by Hudson Bergen Light Rail trains to the 8th Street Station, which is located around the block.

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YOUTH POEM By: Samuel Ullman

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 The Theater Company (TTC) and Art House Productions (AHP) are teaming up to celebrate Women’s History Month and to prepare and present new voices in the local music scene with cabaret performances and a free workshop March 12 & 13, 2010.

 Women In Song will be a one night only cabaret featuring the talents of Mimi Francis, Margaret Leone and Judith Moss as they perform female-centric songs in honor of Women’s History Month. Leone and Moss are regulars on the local cabaret scene working with Musical Director David Zimmerman throughout Hudson County. Francis was just seen in TTC’s production of RENT and has sung in cabarets throughout the NY/NJ metro-area including Dangerfield’s, The Duplex, Don’t Tell Mama’s, and Piano’s.

New Voices Cabaret & Workshop has been organized to help singers work on a song with which they’d like help “polishing” with a Musical Director and Director. The workshop is free and will culminate in the performers participating in a cabaret performance that evening with the ladies of Women In Song headlining.

There is a $10 cover charge (refreshments available) and tickets are currently available for purchase at

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101515 (cash/checks at the door). Art House Productions

(www.arthouseproductions.org) is located at Hamilton Square, 1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(SE Corner of Hamilton Park, near Erie/8th St). A link to directions as well event details can all be found on TTC’s

website at www.thetheatercompany.org/Cabaret.htmlThere is no charge for the workshop. Participants must bring the sheet music to a song with which they New Voices Cabaret & Workshop March 13, 2010 – 4pm workshop, 8pm show at Art House Productions

Workshop: are familiar and would like to work on with a Director and Musical Director to “polish” the song for performance at the 8pm show that evening. To register for the workshop, please email info@thetheaterno later than 48 hours in advance of the workshop start time. Location information for Art Housecompany.org

Productions is the same as listed above. A link to directions as well workshop details can all be found on TTC’s website at www.thetheatercompany.org/Workshop.htmlNo cost to participants, but there is a $10 cover charge (refreshments available) for audience members.

Show:Tickets will be available for purchase at the door – cash/checks at the door. Location information for Art House Productions is the same as listed above. A link to directions as well event details can all be found on TTC’s website at www.thetheatercompany.org/Workshop.html

Contact: David Zimmerman Phone: 201.248.2788 the.theater.company@gmail.com 268 4th St., 2nd Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 www.thetheatercompany.org

For more information about Women In Song, New Voices Cabaret & Workshop, TTC or Art House Productions, please visit ww.thetheatercompany.org or email info@thetheatercompany.org or www.arthouseproductions.org or email info@arthouseproductions.org

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