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Ruusu Open Mic #45

17. 03. 202317. 03. 2023

Join us for a night of soulful expression and powerful wordsmithing at Ruusu Open Mic 26th March from 5 p.m.!

Come and share your original poetry or simply sit back and enjoy the spoken art of our talented community. Set in the cozy atmosphere of Sörkan Ruusu, this is the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect with like-minded individuals, and experience the magic of poetry. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or a first-time performer, all are welcome! So grab a drink, take the stage, and let your voice be heard at Ruusu Open Mic!

Warm-up performers this time are lovely Marfa (Veera Ojola) and Pietu Wikström, also known as Kuopus.

After these magnificent performers, is your time to shine @ Open Mic.
You can sign up for Open Mic after warm-up performances.
You are welcome to perform your text, song etc in any language, but we kindly ask you to keep it in 3 minutes, that all the willing performers have the opportunity to perform.

It’s possible to connect your phone or music instrument to the sound system if needed.

This event is produced and hosted by Fanni Oksanen and Joonas Sojakka. Poster is designed by Tea Tauriainen.

At the end of the evening, glorious flowers from flower shop Lutukka will be drawn among the open micers.
We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems if needed.
Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/en/about-us/safer-space-guidelines-of-hpc/

Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Warmly welcome, everybody!

Ruusu Open Mic #44

21. 02. 202321. 02. 2023

We warmly invite you to join us for Ruusu Open Mic 26.2. 17-20!

Warm-up performers this time are awesome Iiris Laiti and Kristi Ockba.

After these performers, is the time for Open Mic as usual.

You can sign up for Open Mic after warm-up performances.

You are welcome to perform your text in any of your chosen language but we kindly ask you to keep it under 3 minutes, that all the willing performers have the opportunity to perform.

It’s possible to connect your phone or guitar to the sound system if needed.
At the end of the evening, glorious flowers from flower shop Lutukka will be drawn among the open micers.

The event is produced by Aika Huusko and Katja Korhonen and hosted by Tex Suchodolski. Tea Tauriainen has designed the poster.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid.

Warmly welcome, everybody!

Ruusu Open Mic #43 and other dates in spring…

24. 01. 202321. 02. 2023

We warmly invite you to join us for Ruusu Open Mic 29.1.2023 at 17-20! Other dates for Ruusu Open Mic in spring 2023: 26.2,
Warm-up performers this time are Mäen Anna and Tuukka Liukkonen.
After these performers, is the time for Open Mic as usual. You can sign up for Open Mic after warm-up performances. You are welcome to perform your text in any of your chosen language but we kindly ask you to keep it under 4 minutes, that all the willing performers have the opportunity to perform. It’s possible to connect your phone or guitar to the sound system if needed. At the end of the evening, glorious
flowers from flower shop Lutukka will be drawn among the open micers.
The event is produced and hosted by Katja Korhonen and Tiina Jokelainen. Tea Tauriainen has designed the poster.
We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found here.
Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid. Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Warmly welcome, everybody!

Ruusu Open Mic #42

11. 11. 202211. 11. 2022

We warmly invite you to join us for Ruusu Open Mic 20.11. 17-20!

Warm-up performers this time are Pauli Pietilä and Inari Mykkänen.

After these performers, is the time for Open Mic as usual. You can sign up for Open Mic after warm-up performances. You are welcome to perform your text in any of your chosen language but we kindly ask you to keep it under 4 minutes, that all the willing performers have the opportunity to perform. It’s possible to connect your phone or guitar to the sound system if needed. At the end of the evening, glorious Ruusu
Open Mic-tote bags designed by Milla Paloniemi will be drawn among the open micers.

The event is produced by Helsinki Poetry Connection, Jarkko Jokinen and Katja Korhonen and hosted by Jamie Simone. Tea Tauriainen has designed the poster.We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines.Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid. Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps.

There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Welcome, everybody!

Ruusu Open Mic #41

15. 10. 202215. 10. 2022

Welcome to Ruusu Open Mic, Sunday 23.10!

Performing this time is Ulv Janger and Nelli Ruotsalainen.

Ulv Janger is inspired by honesty, embarrassing moments, the Laserskater, Spiderman, and optimistically seeing poetry as an artform capable of dispersing the class structures.Veikka Kalavainen is an actor-musician-poet who identifies Ulv Janger as his Alter ego. Veikka is inspired by the first memories, play, traditions of sung poetry in Karelia as well as that done in the continent of Africa, and by the weird moments when you can’t stop laughing even though the moment doesn’t call for it.

Nelli Ruotsalainen’s newly published second book of poetry Jälkivuoto is about the poetic description of late pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Nelli’s strongly physical poetry is dedicated to those that are pregnant. At Ruusu we will listen to Nelli’s written prose set to Amanda Martikainen’s soundscapes set to Jälkivuoto’s poetry.

As usual, after the performances, there´s the Open Mic! We welcome performances in any languages, as long as it takes apparently 4 minutes.

This event is produced by HPC, Tania Nathan and Kris Puukari. Poster is made by Tea Tauriainen.

And special thanks to our longtime sponsors, Rautakukka and venue Sörkän Ruusu.

Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid. Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Ruusu Open Mic #40 25.9.2022

11. 09. 202215. 10. 2022

Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry to warm up chilling evenings, and the first Ruusu Open Mic of fall season 2022 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan Ruusu (Pääskylänrinne 3, Helsinki) on Sunday, September 24th at 17-20.

As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by poets Piki Rantanen and Lari Alanko. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances!

Just raise your hand if you want to perform, or ask for a spot from a host. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.

At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from HPC and our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!

Each performer will be carefully listened to and cheered on – especially, if it’s your first time! Your performance can be a song or a poem, rap, spoken word or anything you can think of, as long as the text is your own! We welcome performances in any and all languages.

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/en/about-us/safer-space-guidelines-of-hpc/

Producers and hosts: Elina Ortamo ja Tiina Jokelainen
Poster: Tea Tauriainen

Ruusu Open Mic #39 on May 29th 2022

08. 05. 2022

Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry back home into Sörnäinen, and the last Ruusu Open Mic of springtime 2022 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan
Ruusu on Sunday, May 29th at 17-20.

As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by Vishnu Vardhani and Kirsi-Marja Moberg. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances!

Spots for the open mic are not reserved in advance, and the running order will be randomly drawn. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.

At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from HPC and our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!

Producers: Samppa Varis and Aatos Ketvel
Hosts: Aatos Ketvel and Samppa Varis
Poster: Touko Miikkulainen

Ruusu Open Mic #38 on April 24th

04. 04. 202204. 04. 2022

Springtime is here, and so is Ruusu Open Mic! Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry back home into Sörnäinen, and the second Ruusu Open Mic of 2022 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on Sunday, April 24th at 17-20.

As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by Henri Seger and Riitta O. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances! Spots for the open mic are not reserved in advance, and the running order will be randomly drawn. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.

At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from HPC and our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!

Each performer will be carefully listened to and cheered on – especially, if it´s your first time! Your performance can be a song or a poem, rap, spoken word or anything you can think of, as long as the text is your own! We welcome performances in any and all languages.
Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website.

Producers: Samppa Varis and Aatos Ketvel
Hosts: Kirsi-Marja Moberg and Samppa Varis
Poster: Touko Miikkulainen

Ruusu Open Mic #37: March 27th 2022

16. 03. 2022

Here comes the sun, and with it Ruusu Open Mic is back to warm our hearts all over again! Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry back home into Sörnäinen after a four month hiatus – the first Ruusu Open Mic of 2022 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on Sunday, March 27th at 17-20.

As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by Unne Nirhamo and Jukka Raitio. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances! Spots for the open mic are not reserved in advance, and the running order will be randomly drawn. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.

At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from HPC and our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!
Each performer will be carefully listened to and cheered on – especially, if it´s your first time! Your performance can be a song or a poem, rap, spoken word or anything you can think of, as long as the text is your own! We welcome performances in any and all languages.

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/hpcn…/

Producers/hosts: Samppa Varis and Aatos Ketvel
Poster: Touko Miikkulainen

CANCELLED: Ruusu Open Mic #37

03. 12. 202118. 12. 2021

December’s Ruusu Open Mic has been cancelled due to the covid situation.

IN ENGLISH:

The year is nearing its cold end, but luckily Ruusu Open Mic is here to warm our hearts one last time this year! Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry back home into Sörnäinen – the last Ruusu Open Mic of 2021 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on Sunday, December 19th at 17-20.

As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by Unne Nirhamo and Jukka & Ulla -duo. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances! Spots for the open mic are not reserved in advance, and the running order will be randomly drawn. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.
At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!

Each performer will be carefully listened to and cheered on – especially, if it´s your first time! Your performance can be a song or a poem, rap, spoken word or anything you can think of, as long as the text is your own! We welcome performances in any and all languages.
Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website.

Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid. The venue requires a valid Covid pass from all attendees. Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Producers/hosts: Samppa Varis and Aatos Ketvel
Poster: Sade Heikka