The Festival of Words took a well-deserved break after a successful virtual literary festival in July, but the local organization is finally getting back to business with the return of the popular Performer’s Cafe open mic nights.
The first Performer’s Cafe of the fall will take place on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., but things will look a little different.
The open mic night will be happening virtually through Google Meets, which is the platform utilized to facilitate the Festival of Words in July with great success.
Performers and audience members alike can register for the event through the Festival of Words website, which will provide them with an invite to the video conference.
Other than the change in venue, the open mic will be similar to the in-person version of the event, with performers of all types welcome to take the screen. There won’t be a featured artist to kick off the return of the series, but organizers are sure the event will still be worth tuning into.
“Performer’s Cafe is such a fun event,”” said operations coordinator Amanda Farnel, in an email with the Moose Jaw Express. “It’s really important to still be able to bring everyone together and see all of the great performances.”
The October event will be a sort of trial run for the Festival, to see how the virtual format works, with the Festival open to adjustments in the future to make sure things work well for everyone interested in taking part.
“It’s free for everyone to attend and you will hear some great performances!” promised Farnel.
The Festival is also hosting LitCon as a free virtual conference on Oct. 17.
To register for any of the Festival’s upcoming events, visit festivalofwords.com.
