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Open Mic Night @ Half-Price Books

Each year, Half-Price Books on Northwest Highway hosts Open-Mic Night, a student talent show organized by the Literary Festival student committee. Open-Mic invites Highland Park High School students to perform songs, short stories, and poetry — their own and others'. The off-campus, coffee-house-like setting provides a casual atmosphere for students to perform or just be part of the audience.

Open-Mic Night is the part of Lit Fest that is solely by students and solely for students.

This year's Open-Mic Night is Thursday, February 12 at 7 pm. If you'd like to perform, show up at Half-Price Books, 5803 East Northwest Highway (just east of Central), at about 6:30 so we can get you slotted in the evening's performances. See you there.