Nuyorican Poets Cafe Announces April And May Events

The Nuyorican presents groundbreaking works of literature, music, theater, performance art, poetry slam, hip hop, visual art and champions established as well as rising artists from every background imaginable. To find out more about the Cafe, see our individual Program pages, check out our calendar and come on down to the biggest little stage on earth.

Thursday - Saturday April 1 - April 10 at 7pm
August Wilson's Women
Often overshadowed by the more showy male roles, August Wilson's Women are the bedrock of his stories and emerge triumphant.
Special Thursday Price - Just $10! Click here to purchase.
All other shows $20/$18 with flyer/$15 students or seniors

Other Great April Events:
4/5 at 9pm The Hook-Up Conversations $8
4/11 at 8pm The Steam Powered Hour $15/$10 adv
4/12 at 7pm El Grito de Poetas 5th Anniversary $10
4/14 at 7:30pm Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine $15
4/16 and 4/23 at 7pm Crossing The Blvd $15/$12 adv
4/16 at 10pm Friday Night Poetry Slam - Mahogany L. Browne's 4th Anniversary Celebration $10
4/18 at 7pm Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues - Special Awards Night $18
4/19 - 4/20 at 7pm and 4/21 at 6:30pm Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues $25/$20 adv
4/24 at 6:30pm The Second Annual Taino Awards $10
4/26 at 7:30pm Decades Apart Opening Night $15 (includes 1 free drink)
4/30 at 7pm Yo Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultaral Divide $25/$20 adv
4/30 at 10pm Friday Night Poetry Slam Grand Slam Semifinal $15
Coming in May:
5/3, 5/10, 5/17, and 5/24 at 7:30pm Decades Apart $15/$10 students/srs
5/9 at 8pm The Steam Powered Hour Season Finale $15/$10 adv
5/12 at 7:30pm Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine $15
5/21at 7pm Screening of Boogie Rican Blvd. $10
Mark your calendars!
Wednesday, June 30th
Poets and musicians from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe will be featured at Central Park's Summerstage! More details coming soon.

Saturday April 3 at 9pm
Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam 7th Anniverasary Celebration!
Featuring Seikai Ishizuka (piano), Aaron James (acoustic bass), Gene Torres (electric bass), Larry Williams (drums), Lou Vega (guitar), Eric Frazier (congas), Patsy Grant (vocals), Charisa Dowe (violin/vocals), Von Duvois (dance) and surprise guests. FOLLOWED BY A JAZZ JAM AND OPEN MIC
COMPLIMENTARY BANANA PUDDIN' FOR ALL
$15/$10 for jammin' musicians - Click here for advance tickets!

Tuesday April 13 at 7pm
The return of The Moth StorySLAM!
As seen in the New York Times! The Moth StorySLAM returns to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm, starting April 13th. Doors open at 7, stories begin at 7:30. This month's theme is "Dues."
There are no advance ticket sales for this show.
All sales are first come, first serve at the door.

Every Monday April 26 - May 24 at 7:30pm
Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men
A multimedia performance that captures significant moments in the lives of three gay American men from different eras and cities. Bob is a carefree soul who lives in 1970s San Francisco and finds sex and love closely intertwined. Patrick, a gay Republican, tries to survive 1980s New York City but finds himself hopelessly lost. Danny is a wild club kid who parties and pays hard for it in 1990s Los Angeles.
Tickets for April 26 include 1 free drink!
$15/$10 for students and seniors at the door (May shows only)

APRIL 2010 CALENDAR

TONIGHT Friday April 2

7 PM August Wilson's Women $20/$18 w/ flyer or postcard/$15 for students or seniors w/ ID

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam SEMIFINAL $12
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne Featuring Edmond Chavez

TOMORROW Saturday April 3
3PM Nuyorican Neophyte Youth Poet of the Year Slam $5
Poets under 21 compete for the cash, prizes, and the title of Youth Poet of the Year at the Nuyorican Neophyte Slam! Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne. Click here for advance tickets.

7PM August Wilson's Women $20/$18 w/ flyer or postcard/$15 for students or seniors w/ ID

9PM Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam & Open Mic $15
7th anniversary special!!

Sunday April 4
8PM Elektrik Relaxxation: Where Comedy & Poetry Collide... The best of both worlds! $15
Hosted by Rip Michaels (BET's Comic View) Featuring MILES GREEN (Bad Boys of Comedy), LOVE the Poet (HBO's Punany Poets), BROOK YUNG (Def Poetry Jam), CLIPPERMAN (Detroit native funnyman), THA REAL & MS BIZZY BODY (Untamed talent) & more! Click here for advance tickets.

Monday April 5
7PM D-Lo: Hip-Hop from Atlanta $5
D-Lo is a hip-hop artist based out of Atlanta. His performance will feature a special guest appearance by Joe, a hip-hop artist from Chicago. D-Lo's new single, "Say Ah!" will be released September 4th. 

9PM Back by Popular Demand! The Hook-Up Conversations $8
The Hook-Up Conversations is a collection of 12 monologues about the sometimes hysterical, sometimes heartbreaking issues surrounding dating, hooking up, and breaking up as a 20- or 30-something in Manhattan. 

Tuesday April 6
7PM Never Disconnected 2: Short Plays $10/$7 adv & for students and seniors w/ ID
The 2-hour event, featuring members from The Public Theater's inaugural Emerging Writers Group, will consist of short plays written under the theme, Never Disconnected. The theme shows just how in touch we all are as human beings -- even in this electronic age. 

Wednesday April 7
7:30PM Tangana!!! Comedy Wednesdays $8
Hosted by Edgar Rivera

7PM ALL THAT! Hip Hop, Poetry & Jazz $12/$8 w/ invite
Hosted by Wiseguy & Gaston with DJ Boo

Thursday April 8

7PM August Wilson's Women Special Thursday Price - Just $10

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

Friday April 9

7PM August Wilson's Women $20/$18 w/ flyer or postcard/$15 for students or seniors w/ ID

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne
Featuring Jen Renaldi/Scott Woods

Saturday April 10

7PM August Wilson's Women $20/$18 w/ flyer or postcard/$15 for students or seniors w/ ID

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

Sunday April 11

8PM The Steam Powered Hour $15/$10 adv
The Steam Powered Hour is a smart and cozy night of bluegrass music, and comedy hosted by the New Yorker cartoonist Matt Diffee. This month's show will feature music by Citigrass and Thomas Bailey & The Aristocrats and comedy from humor writer Bob Powers.Click here for advance tickets.

Monday April 12

7PM El Grito de Poetas 5th Anniversary $10
The New York-based all-Latino Poetry Collective El Grito de Poetas will perform for their 5th anniversary and showcase special guest poets and artists. Hosted by La Bruja. Click here for advance tickets.

Tuesday April 13
7PM The Return of The MOTH Story Slam
As seen in the New York Times! The Moth StorySLAM returns to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm, starting April 13th. Doors open at 7, stories begin at 7:30. This month's theme is "Dues." Please Note: There are no advance ticket sales for this show. All sales are first come, first serve at the door.

Wednesday April 14

7:30PM Brownsville Bred: Growing Up Elaine! $15/$10 for students, seniors or w/ flyer

9PM Wednesday Night Slam Open $7
Hosted by Jive Poetic

Thursday April 15
7PM !Travesuras con Cindy SugaRusH! Late Night Comedy Show $12
SugaRusH Comedy Show presents !Travesuras con CindySugaRusH! Late Night Comedy Show with Lady Delish & The SugaBusH Band Experience and NYC's own DJ Mellow G. 

9PM Thursday Night Latin Jazz $7/$5 for students
Featuring Hector Martignon & Friends

Friday April 16
7PM Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America $12 adv/$15 door

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Come celebrate Mahogany L Browne's 4th Anniversary as host!

Saturday April 17
6PM Dulce de Leche Book Release/Erotic Night $1
Come to the hottest book release party ever! Come spend an evening with author Monica S. Martinez as her newest book hits stores. Enjoy an evening of seductiveness as the temptress herself takes you on a journey of pleasures. Featuring special performances by Master James, Jasmine Clemente, Chante D., Graham, Element, Maleymi Burgos, Free Haagan-Dazs Ice Cream and more! 

10PM WORDS Hip Hop & Poetry Showcase & Open Mic $12/$10 w/ invite
Hosted by Wiseguy & Gaston with DJ Boo

Sunday April 18
7PM Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010 $18
Special Awards Night! The award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women's sexuality and strength. Through this bilingual play and the liberation of this one word, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives. Click here for advance tickets.

Monday April 19
7PM Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010 $25/$20 advance

Tuesday April 20
7PM Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010 $25/$20 advance

10PM Screening of "Several People, Little Time" $8/$7 students and seniors w/ ID
The Polish Cultural Institute, together with Aufgabe Magazine and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, will host a film screening of the acclaimed feature "Several People, Little Time" (dir. A. Bara?ski, 2005). Proceeds to benefit Aufgabe Magazine/Litmus Press. The film, a psychological drama about Bia?oszewski's friendship with his blind secretary, Jadwiga Sta?czakowa, stars Krystyna Janda - who won Best Actress at the 2005 Gdynia Film Festival for her role - and Andrzej Hudziak - who won Best Actor at Karlovy Vary in 2006 for his (and who may be familiar to New York audiences from his performance in Krystian Lupa's Kalkwerk in the Lincoln Center Festival last year). 

Wednesday April 21
6:30PM Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues: Espanol 2010 $25/$20 advance

9PM Wednesday Night Slam Open $7
Hosted by Jive Poetic

Thursday April 22
7PM Birthday Bash Poetry & Music $10
LatinosNYC presents Birthday Bash Poetry & Music! Celebrate Raul Rios' birthday with performances by La Bruja, Rock Wilk, Joni Rosario aka La Bomba, Vanessa Hidary, Simply Rob, The Teen Poet, and music by James Kennedy & 10 year old singing sensation Ashley. Click here for advance tickets.

9PM Thursday Night Latin Jazz featuring Richie Viruet and friends $7/$5 for students

Friday April 23
7PM Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America $12 adv/$15 door

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne
Featuring Karen Finneyfrock

Saturday April 24
6:30PM The Second Annual Taino Awards $10

VERSES
10PM Hosted by Helena D. Lewis $10

Sunday April 25
2:30PM Hibernating Rattlesnakes: An Afternoon of Excerpts from and Short Works for Performance $5
NoPassport theatre alliance & press in collaboration with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe presents HIBERNATING RATTLESNAKES: An Afternoon of Excerpts from and Short Works for Performance with MC Ephraim Lopez, written and read by Dacyl Acevedo, Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya, Mando Alvarado, Maria Alexandria Beech, Bernardo Cubria, Kristoffer Diaz, Randy Gener, Anne Hamilton, Lanna Joffrey, Bryant Mason, Alejandro Morales, Caridad Svich. Click here for advance tickets.

8PM Bobby Sanabria/New School Afro-Cuban Big Band $10

Monday April 26
7PM Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men $15 (includes 1 free drink)

Tuesday April 27
7PM LGBT Variety Tonight $10
FRESH FRUIT PLAYHOUSE presents LGBT VARIETY TONIGHT hosted by Frank Calo. An evening of fun, frolic and great talent covering an array of performance genres as well as an auction of sundries for the benefit of the Fresh Fruit Festival. Come play with us! 

9PM Monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality Book Release & Reading $10 admission/$20 admission & book purchase
Monochrom #26-34 is 500 pages of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science and political activism. Join us for the book's release and a reading and slide show! Click here for advance tickets.

Wednesday April 28
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9PM Wednesday Night Slam Open $7
Hosted by Jive Poetic

Thursday April 29
6PM LGBT Poetry and Open Mic $10
LatinosNYC and IKONS Magazine present LGBT Poetry & Open Mic. Hosted by Simply Rob, featuring Dmitry, Sharon P, Young Ceez, & more. There will also be free & confidential HIV testing and counseling by staff from the Ryan Nena Community Health Center. Click here for advance tickets.

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

Friday April 30
7PM YO Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Volume 1 $15 adv/$20 door
Back by popular demand! What happens when a middle-aged teaching artist survives a near fatal car accident and collides with the oncoming traffic of Hip Hop culture? In Yo Miss! Judith Sloan remixes stories from twenty years of teaching immigrant/refugee teenagers and incarcerated youth as they grapple with the cataclysmic global events that shaped them. 

10PM The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam $10
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne
Featuring Ion

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