Walnut Street Cafe

Danielle Jones is our Speakup feature this Wed 7/1/2026, in person at the Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut St., Lynn MA.
Danielle Jones is a poet, artist, and educator, with over a decade of experience in arts administration. She holds an MFA from UMass Boston. Her work has appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Best New Poets, Consequence Magazine, Incessant Pipe, Memorious, Southern Poetry Review, Rattle, and elsewhere. She is a recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, a St. Botolph’s Club Emerging Artist Award, a Mass Cultural Council Artist Fellowship, and a Brother Thomas Foundation Fellowship. Her first collection of poetry, Hunger, was published by Bordighera Press last fall. Danielle teaches writing at the University of New Hampshire, where she directs the Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival and manages YAS Press.
Signup starts: 7:00pm
Open mic: 7:30-830pm
Feature: 8:30-9:00pm
Join us and bring your stuff!
Sorry, No more Zoom

Nora Davis is our Sunday Music open mic feature at the Walnut St Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut St, Lynn MA. this Sunday 6/21/2026.
From Nora:
Music has always been a huge part of my life, starting with piano lessons and singing out of my mom's old songbooks. After singing in high school chorus I switched to singing with records ((I'm old) and the radio then cassettes, cds and streaming music.. I am grateful to my husband who got me interested in playing the guitar which led to song writing. I am thrilled to have found the North Shore open mic community. I love the creative outlet that local spots like the Walnut Street Cafe provide. A huge thanks goes out to hosts Dave and Roger for keeping the music going.
Sign up: 6:30pm
Open mic: 7:00-8:30pm
Feature: 8:30-9:00pm
Join us and bring your stuff!
This is a low pressure listening room.
Your acting hosts: Roger Jermyn and Dave Somerset