Ruusu open mic #51 comes to delight us once again before Christmas! We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art at Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

This time our two lovely warm-up poets are: Jitka Hietaniemi and Anni Kuule.

After the two incredible performances the stage is yours: once again it’s time for open mic!

You can sign up for the open mic after the warm up-performances. You’re welcome with your text, song or other performance in any language you wish. It’s possible to connect your instrument or phone etc. in the sound system, if that’s what is needed för your act. Time limit for every open mic performance is 4 minutes, so everyone has a chance to perform.

This event is produced and hosted by Katja Korhonen and Natalia Karjalainen. Poster is designed by Sade Korkka.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu with joy!

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behavior. 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: helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/…/safer-space…/

The main entrance of Sörkan Ruusu has a ~ 20cm step and door 81cm wide. There is a ramp that can be installed when asked to. There is one accessible wc, and all wc’s are gender neutral. There is an induction loop available at the venue.