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Gentle reminder: Open Secret’s 1st Birthday Party, 2nite, Wednesday, 13/01/2016! “Get real.” With a double feature of singer/songwriters Tim Watt & Cat Rickman!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by David Leo Sirois

David J. Alfred Prufrock Wah-Wah Pedal Sirois on the scene (free new pigeon poem below), inviting you to a special 1-year-precisely-anniversary episode of Open Secret, your open-minded “Bigmouth Strikes Again” open mic. Words, words, words – yes indeed, but also … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year Spokenworders!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by albertorigettini

It’s been an unforgettable year, 2015, Monday after Monday, downstairs au Chat Noir. Thank you everybody. Thank you Sabine Dundure for your pictures. Welcome 2016!

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Open Secret’s New Year’s Eve’s Eve show 2nite, “Make it new!” featuring poets John Swain & Youssef Alaoui-Fdili!

Posted on December 30, 2015 by David Leo Sirois

Bonne Année!  Happy New Year, you sweet people you!  Open Secret, your arched-stone cave alternative open mic experience, is getting dressed up in The Emperor’s New Clothes 😉 to “ring in the new,” with you!  Got my jester’s cap & … Continue reading →

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Kind Reminder: “The Many Hats of SpokenWord,” an evening of poetry, tonight (19/12), 7:30 – 10 at Berkeley Books of Paris!

Posted on December 19, 2015 by David Leo Sirois

The Many Hats of SpokenWord: a special, unprecedented gathering of like-minded, stellar poets David Barnes, Alberto Rigettini, David Leo Sirois, Bruce Sherfield, & Troy Yorke.  Saturday, 19th December, 2015, 7:30 PM @ Berkeley Books of Paris – 8 rue Casimir … Continue reading →

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Update – Other Writers’ Group today

Posted on November 15, 2015 by David Barnes

Update to time & place. Other Writers’ Group today 6.30pm-8.30pm. Meet in front of Shakespeare & Co. We’re still going to have a writer’s workshop for anyone who needs to come together, talk or reach out in a time of … Continue reading →

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Other Writers’ Group today

Posted on November 15, 2015 by David Barnes

Other Writers’ Group today 6pm-8pm. We’re still going to have a writer’s workshop for anyone who needs to come together, talk or reach out in a time of hardship. At a slightly earlier time – 6pm to 8pm – because … Continue reading →

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This day I need gentleness and friendship

Posted on November 15, 2015 by David Barnes
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Kindly reminder: Open Secret, tonight at Le Bistrot des Artistes, “Risk it!” with La Copine de Ferdinand!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by David Leo Sirois

“Risk it!” is tonight’s topic at Open Secret, the open-eyed, open-eared open mic for performers of every ilk (yes, I feel ilky today, sayeth David Leo), at Le Bistrot des Artistes in the Latin Quarter, where “Amor vincit omnia,” precisely … Continue reading →

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Kind reminder: Open Secret, this Wed., “Perform the experiment!” with special guest star Ryan Galer.

Posted on November 3, 2015 by David Leo Sirois

“Halloo!”  Got that from Winnie the Pooh. . .This is just to say that I believe you’d love to see our featured human at this Wednesday’s Open Secret, the Other open mic of SpokenWord Paris.  I am required by local … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Open Secret, “Listen to Your Intuition,” featuring Rufo Quintavalle – Tonight :)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by David Leo Sirois

David Leo Show-Biz Cheez-Wiz Jizz Goat-Cheese-Goodness Sirois 😉 on the wire here – welcoming you to Open Secret, that fabled church of the spoken & sung word/intimacy issues support group you’ve probably heard about ad infinitum, ad nauseum eeeeeven. Our … Continue reading →

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