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Year 1

#1 Feb 2015 / Line-up
~ Kyle Adamson
~ David Bayliss
~ Chloe Stricklin
​~ Jake Skillings
#2 Mar 2015 / Line-up
~ Patrick Werle
~ Timothy Otte
~ Molly Sutton Kiefer
​~ Luke Pingel
April 2015 / Line-up
There was no show this month.
#3 May 2015 / Line-up
~ Carolyn Williams-Noren
~ Jeanne Lutz
~ Jenny Krueger
​~ Kristin Fitzsimmons
#4 Jun 2015 / Line-up
~ Opal C. McCarthy
~ Darci Schummer
~ Zayne Turner
​~ Paul Dickinson
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#8 Oct 2015 / Line-up
~ Isadora Gruye
~ Cristopher Gibson
~ Hasani Harris
​~ Matt Mauch
#5 Jul 2015 / Line-up
~ Christoper Vaughan
~ Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
~ John Wenstrom
​~ David Stein
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#9 Nov 2015 / Line-up
~ Becca Barniskis
~ Julie Strand
~ Lisa Brimmer
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#6 Aug 2015 / Line-up
~ Paula Cisewski
~ Thressa Johnson
~ Chris Martin
​~ Peter Stein
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#10 Dec 2015 / Line-up
~ Mike Finley
~ Ali O'Reilly
~ Jasmin Rae Zeigler
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#7 Sep 2015 / Line-up
~ Katie Rauk
~ Liza Docken
~ Lewis Mundt
​~ Saara Myrene Raappana
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#11 Jan 2016 / Line-up
~ Brian Baumgart
~ Jordan Thomas
~ Roy Guzmán
​~ Matt Rasmussen

Year 2

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#12 February 2016 - 1 Year Anniversary Show / Line-up

~ Katie Rauk
~ Patrick Werle
~ Paula Cisewski
~ Jeanne Lutz
~ Luke Pingel
​~ ​Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
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#13 Mar 2016 / Line-up
~ Katie Vagnino
~ Brian Beatty
~ Mary Schmidt
​~ Michael S Bazzett
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#17 Jul 2016 / Line-up
~ Sierra DeMulder
~ Sagirah Shahid
~ Haley Lasché
​~ Katrina Vandenberg
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#21 Nov 2016 / Line-up
~ Anders Carlson-Wee
~ Hieu Minh Nguyen
~ Clarence White
​~ Su Hwang
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#14 Apr 2016 / Line-up
~ Anna George Meek
~ Cindra Halm
~ Francine Conley
​~ Janna Knittel
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#18 Aug 2016 / Line-up
~ John Rezmerski
~ Louis Murphy
~ Bernard Ferguson​
​~ Ibé 
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#22 Dec 2016 / Line-up
~ Michael Kleber-Diggs
~ Marion Gomez
~ Mary Austin Speaker
​~ ​Elizabeth O'Brien
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#15 May 2016 / Line-up
~ Sun Yung Shin
~ Antony Plocido
~ Rick Monteith 
​~ Kathryn Kysar
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#19 Sep 2016 / Line-up
~ Sun Yung Shin
~ Kathryn Kyser
~ Anh-Hoa Nguyen
​~ Francine Conley
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#23 Jan 2017 / Line-up
~ Janaya Martin
~ Nghiem Tran
~ Athena Kildegaard
​~ ​Brenda Bell Brown
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#16 Jun 2016 / Line-up
~ Elizabeth Tannen
~ Kinzy Janssen
~ Jay Botten
​~ ​Brendan Brophy
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#20 Oct 2016 / Line-up
~ Linda White
~ Dave Shove
~ Mary Stein
​~ ​Susan Niz

Year 3

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#24 February 2017 - 2nd Anniversary Show / Line-up
~ Sagirah Shahid
~ Roy Guzmán
~ Bernard Ferguson
~ Francine Conley
​~ Brian Baumgart
~ Antony Plocido
~ Haley Lasché
~ Michael Kleber-Diggs
~ Elizabeth O'Brien
​~ Janna Knittel
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#25 Mar 2017 / Line-up
~ Thistle Withers
~ Sherrie Fernandez-Williams
~ Justin Tanner
​~ ​Eric Tu
#26 Apr2017 / Line up
~ 
​Heidi Czerwiec
~ Samuel Stokely
​~ Sara Krassin
~ Yesha Townsend
#27 May 2017 / Line-up
~ Danez Smith
~ Jordan Thomas
~ April Gibson
~ Michael Torres
~ Lisa Marie Brimmer
~ Irna Landrum
#28 Jun 2017 / Line-up
​~ Jenniey Tallman
~ Joshua Hegarty
~ Tim Blighton
​~ Paul D. Dickinson
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#29 Jul 2017 / Line-up
~ Christine Jaspers
~ Emylisa Warrick
~ Nora Parker Cox
~ Banji Lawal
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#33 Nov 2017 / Line-up
~ Maya Beck
~ Lisa Gedney Harris
~ Anne Piper

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#30 Aug 2017 / Line-up
- Peuo Tatyana Tuy
- Lara Mimosa Montes
- Khary Jackson
- Jennifer Hernandez
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#34 Dec 2017 / Line-up
~ Isela Xitlali Gomez
~ Mary Moore Easter
~ Clair Dunlap
~ Wendy Brown-Baez
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#31 Sep 2017 / Line-up
- Peter Liptak
- Stanley Kusunoki
- Alyssa Whiting
- Chris Santiago
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#35 Jan 2018 / Line-up
~ Bryan Thao Worra

~ Michael Torres
~ Joe Davis
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#32 Oct 2017 / Line-up
~ Rachel Asbury
​~ Lance Asbury
~ Rick Hilber
​~ Tim Blighton
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#36 February 2018 - 3rd Anniversary Show / Line-up
Janaya Martin
Brenda Bell Brown
Eric Tu
Christine Jaspers
​Maya Beck
Heidi Czerwiec
Isela Xitlali Gomez
Chris Santiago
Rick Hilber
Sherrie Fernandez-Williams
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#37 Mar 2018 / Line-up
~ Phlaurel Possible
~ Eric McKendry
~ Charlie Curry
~ Christine Mounts
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#41 Jul 2018 / Line-up 
(Guest Curator: Brenda Bell Brown)
~ Wendy Islands
~ Christopher Schillock
~ Susan Cossette
~ Brenda Bell Brown
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November 2018 / Line-up

***Show canceled due to Thanksgiving being the next day***
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​#38 April 2018 / Line-up
~ SEGUE OPEN MIC ~
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#42 Aug 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Jon F. Jee Schill)
~ Keri Alexander
​~ Kurt Blomberg
~ Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
~ Anna Luster
~ Morgan Pearson
~ Susan Porter
~ Dawn Tomlinson
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#44 Dec 2018 / Line-up
~ Charlie Curry
(Guest Curator/Host)
~ Kay Welsch
~ Karen Schultz
~ Penelope Simison
~ Michael Kleber-Diggs
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​#39 May 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Joe Davis)

~ Carolyn Holbrook
               with Steven Holbrook
~ See More Perspective
~ Chavonn Williams Shen
~ Louis Alemayehu
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#43 Sept 2018 / Line-up
(Guest Host - Tony Plocido)
~ Shane Hawley
~ Thandisizwe
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#45 Jan 2019 / Line - up
~ Anna Marie
~ Lisa Tolles
~ Jazmine Castañeda
~ Claire Wahmanholm
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#40 Jun 2018 / Line-up
~ Raymond Camper
~ Ka Vang
~ Denise Hanh Huynh
~ ​D.E. Greene
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October 2018 / Line-up

***Venue was not available this month***
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#46 February 2019 - 4th Anniversary Show / Line-up
~ Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
~ Paula Cisewski
​~ Janaya Martin
Patrick Werle, Banji Lawal, Chris Santiago, & Ibe Kaba were unable to attend due to the reschedule of dates.
~ Jeanne Lutz
~ See More Perspective
~ Peuo Tuy
~ Katie Rauk

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#47 Mar 2019 / Line-up
~ Mike Finley
(Guest Curator)
~ Richard Broderick
~ Wayne Nelsen
~ Banji Lawal
​~ River Urke
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#51 Jul 2019 / Line-up
~ Ollie Schminkey
~ Phillip Saint John
~ Thadra Sheridan
​~ Brian Baumgart
Visual Artist: 
Larissa Leshovsky
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#55 Nov 2019 / Line-up
~ Francine Conley
~ James Bernard Short 
~ Stephani Maari Booker
~ Mama Rose
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Visual Artist:
​Jaymee Kjelland
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#48 Apr 2019 / Line-up
~ Ruby Thomasson
~ Bri Lopez
~ Valerie Borey
​~ Sara Minges (from KC)
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***Jordan Thomas had to cancel
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#52 Aug 2019 / Line-up
(Guest Curator: Valerie Borey)
~ Khary Jackson
~ Cole Sarar
~ Benjamin Krebich
~ Amanda Hand
~ EJ Easley
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Visual Artist:
​Austin Odom
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#56 Dec 2019 / Line-up
~ Wang Ping
~ Mary Christine Kane
~ Valérie Déus
~ Sonia Greenfield
Visual Artist: 
Brittany Bailey
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#49 May 2019 / Line-up
​~ Katie Vagnino
~ Hawona Sullivan Janzen
~ KateLynn Hibbard
~ T.S. Baxter
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#53 Sep 2019 / Line-up
~ Jessica Winnie
~ Tom Gorton
~ Terri Ford
​~ Esther Marcella
Visual Artist: 
Amanda Wirig
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#57 Jan 2020 / Line-up

~ Michael Lee
~ Lori Young-Williams
~ Nathan Bergstedt
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Visual Artist: 
Heather Swanson
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#50 Jun 2019 / Line-up
~ Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
~ Shawn Pavey (from KC)
~ Jas Abramowitz (from FL)
~ Jeremy O'Neal (from IA)
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#54 Oct 2019 / Line-up
~ Jen Harris (from KC)
~ K  McClendon
~ King October
~ Amy Coulombe
Visual Artist:
See More Perspective

Year 5

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#58 February 2020 / Line-up
5 Year Anniversary Show

Guest Curator: MAC House
~ Amira Bady
~ DNIC (Dominic Tinnel)
~ AMG (Aaron Graves)
~ Hannah Svanoe
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March 2020 / Line-up

(CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19)
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#59 April 2020 / Line-up
National Poetry Month 
(virtual event)

~ Charlie Curry
~ LaLupe
~ Alli Marie 
~ Shannon Fletcher 
~ Kai Hsu 
~ Jessi Marie 
~ King October 
~ Desdamona
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VISUAL ARTIST:
Peter Stein 
(Steinography)
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 #60 May 2020 / Line-up
​(virtual event)

~ PrimOne (from KC, MO)
~ George Colburn
~ Kennedy V. Lang
~ Dara Syrkin
~ Emily McGuire (from Lancaster, PA) - Emily had to cancel due to family emergency
VISUAL ARTIST
Patrick Werle
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#61 Jun 2020 / Line-up
​(Virtual Show)

~ Kara Marell
~ Jermaine Thompson
(from KC, MO)
~ Trinity Fritz Lawrence
~ Eman Abdulmohsen
~ Crystal Stone
(from Pottstown, PA)
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#65 Oct 2020 / Line-up
Guest Curator:
BUTTON POETRY
~ Rachel Wiley
(Columbus, OH)

~ Bianca Phipps
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(Chicago, IL)

​~ Natasha T. Miller
​
(Detroit, MI)
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#62 Jul 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show)

~ Chev Michael Arnold
(from Portland, OR)

~ Isadora Gruye
~ Brendon Brophy
~ Mariah Hanson
~ Courtney Faye Taylor 
(Kansas City, MO)
VISUAL ARTIST:
River Urke
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#66 Nov 2020 / Line-up
Guest Curator:
ANNA SVERCL HETZER
~ Valin Paige
~ E.J. Schoenborn
~ Julie Gaskin-West
​~ Rubin Hardin
~ Jessi Alex-Brandon
~ Chavonn Williams Shen
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#63 Aug 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show)

~ Megan Rose Gosney
~ Leah Fleming
~ Glenn North
~ Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
~ Roy G. Guzman
​~ Dessa
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#67 Dec 2020 / Line-up
~ Lauren Scharhag 
(From KCMO)

~ Hadara Bar-Nadav
(From KCMO)

~ Jason Ryberg
(From KCMO)

~ Heid Erdrich
(Wapheton, ND)
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#64 Sep 2020 / Line-up
(Virtual Show)

~ Casey Patrick (MN)
~ James Bohen (MN)
~ Jason Crawford (MI)
~ Sheri Hall (MO)
~ Hyejung Kook (MO)
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#68 Jan 2021 / Line-up
~ Paige Riehl
~ Ashley Cardona
​~ Dominique Jones
~ Valeria G. Bisceglia
(from Connecticut)

Brettfest: A fundraiser for Brett Elizabeth Jenkins
When: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 @ 7 PM
​Where: Sisyphus Brewing - 
712 ONTARIO AVENUE W., MINNEAPOLIS, MN

​Brettfest is a fundraiser for Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, a Twin Cities writer/teacher/funnyperson and dear friend to many. Brett recently entered a residential center in Illinois for treatment of bipolar disorder, depression, and PTSD, conditions she's lived with for a long while and has been very open about her journey with. In many ways, including that openness, Brett has been an inspiration to many, many people--and it's time to give back.

The cost of the program at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center is about $30,000. Via a GoFundMe page and private donations, we've raised about $14,000, but there's still a long way to go. Thus: Brettfest.

Check the event page for updated programming information, but in the meantime, there will be:

A SILENT AUCTION
A RAFFLE
READINGS AND PERFORMANCES
TYPEWRITER POETRY
HUGS AND HIGH FIVES

Please direct any questions to Lewis Mundt, and any items you'd like to donate for the raffle/auction to Molly Sutton Kiefer.

And above all, thank you. Thank you so, so much.
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