Updates on future readings always pending—

YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!!

STARK REALITY

Next Reading 4/11/26

STARK REALITY OPEN MIC
SATURDAY, APRIL 11th,  2025 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
353 STUDIOS, 353 West 48th St., 2nd Floor, (bet. 8th and 9th Ave.)
Hosted by DJ VIV
Featuring:

JOEY SLADE, A Comic Force, Singer, Songwriter bringing us his messages and politics with passion and vengeance !!!

DBLACK !! ,  Poet, Writer and Performing Artist, Actor. Pushing boundaries.  He will take you to the edge of comedy and drama!!

Special guests: Vincent Quatroche, Carla Y. Brown and the poetry of Frederick Todd Smith performed by DJ VIV, watch “Frederick Todd Smith” You Tube Productions!!! Also we play Fred’s videos singing his favorite songs!!

6:00 PM TO 9:30 PM
353 STUDIOS

353 West 48th St., 2nd Floor, (bet. 8th and 9th Ave.) hosted by DJ VIV

Stark Reality Open Mic…Uncensored, Unbound and Unbelievable !!

MUSICIANS, POETS, SPOKEN WORD, STORYTELLERS, GRAB THE MIC!! CELEBRATING VALENTINE’S DAY
FROM MILD TO WILD WHATEVER YOUR STYLE!!
POETS, SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS, SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND COMICS !!!
THIS IS NOT A ZOOM EVENT..ITS LIVE
!!POETS,SPOKEN WORD, MUSICIANS, COMICS, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS, BANDS!!
YOUR VOICE IS THE POWER!!

Hosted by VIVIANA DUNCAN

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Some additional essential links-

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Dan Berggren       http://berggrenfolk.com/

 Howard Thompson   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Thompson_%28film_critic%29        (details included below)

The International Bar formerly THE COAL YARD  Corner of 1st Avenue & 6st. East Village NYC .The official Rubber Eden Bar is one that my Kid’s GF picked out for me on the lower east side one Fall. Must to check out the. No sound system (only a old juke box)  nice and dark, circular bar stocked with regulars, ill-regulars, beats, punks, hippies, left-overs, reheated souls and characters galore and aglow. Friendly bartenders, cheap beer (yea they have 3 buck High Life) and a killer court yard out back (as displayed here) to have a butt and talk in. Here’s a link for more info

http://yelp.com/biz/coal-yard-bar-new-york

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Essential Radio

Howard Thompson’s radio tour-de-force program entitled Pure  on WPKN 89.5 FM from Bridgeport, Connecticut can be heard the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, 1-4pm. Not in Tri-State terrestrial broadcast area of Long Island/Conn/Mass ? Not to worry you can stream this excellent eclectic free-for all. Just no telling what you’ll hear from Howard’s incredibility voluminous encyclopedic discography, but always the very best of the best across the broad spectrum of expression from Rock n Roll to the aural sonic world beyond. Perfect way to kick off the weekend. Essential links below:

http://tunein.com/radio/WPKN-895-s21976/

or

http://stream.wpkn.org/

Miss a past program ? (there all very diverse & worthwhile)

http://archives.wpkn.org/show/profile/183

More background of the hosts extensive history in the music biz

http://archives.wpkn.org/host/profile/393

And addition is own internet radio station is highly recommend as well

http://northforksound.blogspot.com/

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We bring the familiar and strange to the open and curious. The web-site features exclusive photos, video and some original stories. There, you ‘ll also find  the week’s Top 20, the NoFoSo Album The Week, Legend Of The Month and the previous week, listener faves find it at  http://northforksound.com and feel free to comment there or send an email to  North Fork Sound On the Web:  North Fork Sound North Fork Sound

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