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The Nuyorican Poets Cafe would like to thank Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for their invaluable legal assistance.
Welcome to the The Nuyorican Poets Cafe,
a cultural icon on New York's Lower East Side since 1973.
The Cafe is the most integrated place on the planet
- Allen Ginsberg
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.
Upcoming@theNuyorican
- End of Summer/Back to School Open Mic
Hosted by Sciryl
Sep 2>Thu@7:00pm>$8 - Thursday Night Latin Jazz
Sep 2>Thu@9:00pm>$7/$5 for students - The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam
Hosted by Mahogany L Browne
Featuring T. Miller
Sep 3>Fri@10:00pm>$10 - Nuyorican Neophyte Youth Poet of the Year Slam FINALS
Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne
Sep 4>Sat@3:00pm>$5 - Education = Our Future
Hosted by Chance of El Grito de Poetas
Featuring Helena D. Lewis, Naquan Dodd, Mia Roman, Charon P, Meriam "Slim" Rodriguez, Anthony Merritt, Jessie Rose, Jason Majestik Hernandez, Maria Morales, Alicia Anabel, & Crystal Belle
Sep 4>Sat@7:00pm>$10 - Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam & Open Mic
Hosted by Rome Neal
Sep 4>Sat@9:00pm>$15 - Tickets for Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam
Sep 4>Sat@9:00pm>$15 - Private Event
Sep 6>Mon@12:00pm>$N/A - A Tribute to Cedric Rose
Sep 8>Wed@6:00pm>$By Donation - Wednesday Night Slam Open
Hosted by Jive Poetic
Sep 8>Wed@9:00pm>$7 - Thursday Night Latin Jazz
Sep 9>Thu@9:00pm>$7/$5 for students - The Nuyorican Friday Night Poetry Slam
Hosted by Mahogany L Browne
Featuring Carvens Lissaint
Sep 10>Fri@10:00pm>$10 - 69 Years Young: A Birthday Tribute to Miguel Algarin
Hosted by Papo
Featuring Performances by La Bruja, SImply Rob, Maria Isa, Jani Bomba Rose, Roberto Plena Irizarry, and Miguel Algarin
Sep 11>Sat@7:00pm>$12 - Yerbabuena: Bomba y Plena: Puerto Rican Roots Music
Sep 11>Sat@10:00pm>$10 - Los Angeles Review Contributor Reading
Sep 13>Mon@7:00pm>$10.00 - The Moth StorySLAM
Hosted by Dan Kennedy
Sep 14>Tue@7:00pm>$7 - Noam Weinstein Record Release Party for Found Alive
Sep 15>Wed@7:00pm>$10 - Wednesday Night Slam Open
Hosted by Jive Poetic
Sep 15>Wed@9:00pm>$7 - Thursday Night Latin Jazz
Sep 16>Thu@9:00pm>$7/$5 for students









