Help Save the Queer Open Mic

most of you may have already seen this but...

Help Save Queer Open Mic!
If you haven't already heard, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. The Three Dollar Bill Cafe has closed its doors -- suddenly and forever -- and now Queer Open Mic is without a performance space. The Three Dollar Bill Cafe has been a wonderfully generous home to QOM for four years. They've been loved dearly, and it's extremely sad to see them go.

So, first, if you were looking forward to seeing Baruch perform on Friday, just stay tuned to [info]queeropenmic. They'll keep you posted on the plan.

And second: if you know of a space that would like to start hosting Queer Open Mic, please leave a comment here.

They're looking for an easy-to-get-to place in San Francisco where they can give anywhere between 10 and 100 people a good view of a microphone twice a month, preferably 2nd and 4th Fridays. They're not currently set up to pay any rent or fees for space, but their audience pretty reliably buys food and drink and brings a nice, friendly, sexyqueer crowd.

Help save Queer Open Mic!!!

room available

Just found out about a room available in Hayes Valley with some artsy queers for $635
Let me know if you want more details and i will try to hook you up

From the Three Dollar Bill Cafe

Three Dollar Bill Cafe Closes its Doors

It feels like it was a long time ago when Pete and I entered the Center's unfinished "cafe space" for the first time. Until then, the room had been used as a place to store tables, chairs and building detritus. It had a partially dirt floor and nothing that would be associated with a cafe except a dusty old espresso machine.

However, we saw much more. We saw the potential to offer the community a space where they could meet and socialize, grab something to eat, community organize, hang out with a book and, as it turned out, much more.

We used our savings and a loan and turned that room into a small community business, investing in the Center by building out a cafe on the first floor.

Now, due to a variety of economic pressures, including several rent increases, coupled with the Center eliminating professional security from the building, we have decided to close.

We are deeply grateful to the community for the past four years. From our regulars to the many groups that met around our tables, you brought so much life to the cafe. I think of how the Deaf Coffee Social began as a dozen or so folks and rapidly grew to a capacity crowd. The outlandish costumes at the Faerie Fashion Show and how the Faeries took such good care of John Burnside illustrated both the whimsy and dedication our community is capable of creating. I think of the performers at Cindy Emch's Queer Open Mic, ranging from the silly to the sublime. Thank you to our book groups, which attracted readers and more than a few writers to the cafe. I will certainly miss the Wilde Chatters, one of our earliest groups, with their lively debates regarding the cultural zeitgeist of gay men in San Francisco. And it just won't be Monday night without the Monday Night Knitters, always craving more light and a mangavo. All the boys of Qnection, who filled the cafe with their wonderful energy, thank you. And to all the other groups past and current, a deep, deep heart-felt thank you for adopting our cafe. You've enriched our lives so much over the years.

As for what's next for us, who knows? Hopefully a little downtime before we're on to our next adventure!

Vince and Pete