photograph by Jay Franco
Sat. 9 June, 2012: Eden Bar 3090 Downing Street Denver, CO 80205 7pm Hosting a night celebrating gender and sexuality featuring burlesque, drag, poetry and erotica. $5
Thurs. 7 June, 2012: Innis Free Poetry Cafe 1203 13th Street Suite A Boulder, CO 7 pm Booksigning/performance with j/j hastain
Tues. 10 April, 2012: Bluestockings Bookstore 172 Allen St. NYC 7pm featuring Aimee Herman, Jackie Sheeler, and Puma Perl.
Thurs. March 29th, 2012: Book release celebration of: to go without blinking @ The Inspired Word 116 on 116 MacDougal St. NYC, downstairs lounge, between Bleecker and Minetta. 7:30-10pm $10
Wed. Feb. 8th, 2012: [Host] Queer Apple: NYC GLBT Life in Poetry, Music & Prose @ 116 (formerly the Gaslight Cafe) on 116 MacDougal St. NYC, downstairs lounge, between Bleecker and Minetta. 7:30-10pm. $10 Featuring: Sinclair Sexsmith, Ocean Vuong, Kestryl Cael Lowery, Jessica Halem, Christa Orth, Sam Barrow, Kelli Dunham, and Brandon Lacy Campos.
Mon. Jan. 9th, 2012: [Host] Titillating Tongues @ Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker Street (between Thompson & Sullivan) NYC [downstairs Gallery Bar] 7-10pm $10 http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/2891
Fri. Jan 6th, 2012: The Inspired Word 2-Year Anniversary Marathon! A not-to-be-missed all-star lineup of 30+ spoken word artists, poets, singers, and comedians. 116 @ 116 MacDougal Street, NYC 6-11pm $15
Scheduled performers: Aimee Herman, Patricia Smith, Oveous Maximus,Regie Cabico, Vanessa Hidary, Ngoma, Jesus Papoleto Melendez, Bonafide Rojas, Erica Miriam Fabri & Robin Andre, Big Mike, Osagyefo, Jamaal St. John, Jane LeCroy, Advocate of Wordz, Ocean Vuong, The MarXman, Simply Rob, Eliel Lucero, Jane Ormerod, Jazz Horn, Thomas Fucaloro, Sylvana Joyce + The Moment, Emanuel Xavier, David Lawton, Vince Royale, Eve Brandstein, Carolina Hidalgo, Yenny Love, Amy Leigh Cutler
To order tickets in advance online, please go to http://inspiredwordanniversarynight.eventbrite.com/
Tues. Dec. 6th @ 7:30-9:30pm at Wylde Chyld Tattoo Cafe 1708 Sunrise Hwy
Merrick, Long Island NY
Thurs. Nov. 3rd @ 7-10pm Titillating Tongues: Erotica Reading at The One & One Bar and Restaurant 12 1st Avenue @ 1st St. NYC $10 Open mic sign-up at 6:30p. Featuring: Aimee Herman, Uche Nduka, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Puma Pearl, Sam J. Miller, Jennifer Blowdryer, Janice Erlbaum, Elizabeth Rivera de Garcia, Jane LeCroy, and Kathleen Warnock. More info or to buy tickets ahead of time:
http://eroticanyc.eventbrite.com/
Sun. Sept. 11th @ 6-8pm at Jujomukti Tea Lounge 211 East 4th Street NYC Featuring the phenomenal Jackie Sheeler and Aimee Herman $5 (goes toward delicious tea). Open mic sign up before hand. Hosted by the theatrically brilliant David Lawton
Sun. Aug. 14th @ 2:30pm at No Joe’s Café 51 Broad St. Red Bank, NJ 2:30 pm. Featuring: John Trause, Francesca Sphynx, and Aimee Herman
Fri. Aug. 5th, 2011 Son of Pony @ Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St. (between W. 4th St. & Bleecker) New York, NY 6-8pm Hosted by the fabulous Kat Georges
Featured poet: Aimee Herman
Spotlight poet: Staten Island poet extraordinaire, Eric Alter
PLUS NYC’s Sensational Open POETRY Mic
Doors open at 5:45 p.m.; the open reading begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $7, which includes a free drink.
Fri. July 22nd, 2011 Hot! Festival @ Dixon Place UNBOUND S/HE: EJACULATING BEAUTY Written and performed by: Aimee Herman Travel along the seams of the ever-changing and sometimes confused queer body. Aimee Herman utilizes music, movement and language to translate the stories of one queer body as it unravels itself in patches of narration. This is a funny, sexy, and revealing portrayal of one particular journey through queerness, gender and the complications of labels.
~ FOLLOWED BY ~ WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU’RE THE ONE Created & Performed by Laryssa Husiak
In a trio of live music videos, solo artist Laryssa Husiak explores the sexualization of women through
repetitive thrusts and blank stares. Don’t worry, it’s not as ball-busting as it sounds: she is wearing a
groovy swimsuit. The result is a ferocious dance party spun out of some classic tunes.
Advance tickets: $15 General Admission | $12 Student/Senior Door: $18 General Admission $15 Student/Senior
Read more:
http://broadwayworld.com/article_/index.php?article=Dixon-Place-Announces-20th-Annual-HOT-Festival-Lineup-624-86-20110606_page2#ixzz1Pp7CwvG9
Thurs. June 30th, 2011 Mike Geffner Presents: The Inspired Word featuring poets Jesús Papoleto Meléndez (of the Nuyorican Poets’ Movement) and Aimee Herman + a 15-slot Open Mic open to ALL types of artists. Doors open for open mic sign-up @ 6:30pm Showtime @ 7:30pm Cover Charge: $10 @ One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge) 76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue) NYC
For more info or to purchase tickets: http://newyorkspokenwordpoetry.eventbrite.com, http://inspiredwordnyc.blogspot.com, http://twitter.com/InspiredWordNYC
Fri. June 24, 2011 Hyper Gender at WOW CAfe Theatre 59-61 E. 4th St. NYC 10pm/$15 Burlesque to celebrate Gay Pride
Sun. June 19th, 2011 The Fresh Fruit Playhouse at Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 E. 3rd St, NYC 7pm $10 featuring LGBT performers
Sun. June 12th, 2011 Doors open at 7:30pm, show begins at 8pm @ Public Assembly 70 North 6th St. Brooklyn, NY Sex Worker Cabaret $12 in advance/$15 at the door. For more info, go to: http://www.sexworkercabaret.com/home/
Sat. April 23rd, 2011 12-8pm Tompkinsville Park, Staten Island, NY Full day of poetry, dragon parade, puppets, and music. Representing Uphook Press 1-2:30pm
Thurs. April 14th, 2011 6-9pm The New School 2 West 13th St. NY, NY Queerocracy Art Exhibition of images, videos, live performances, readings, comics, and art to kick off beginning of the Queerocracy Symposium
Sat. March 19th, 2011 8pm, $10 WoW Theatre Cafe 59-61 East 4th St. btwn. Bowery and 2nd Ave. NYC Essentuality Evening of Erotic Expression with Aimee Herman, Jeremy Edwards and comedy duo, The Black and The Jew
TUES. FEB 8th, 2011 7:30pmSideshow Queer Literary Carnival @ The Phoenix 447 East 13th St. @ Ave A NYC (FREE) Hosted by Cheryl B. and Sinclair Sexsmith
SAT. Feb. 5th, 2011 10pm (doors at 9:30pm)Hyper Gender Burlesque Cabaret @ WOW Cafe Theatre @ 59-61 E. 4th St. btwn Bowery & 2nd Ave NYC $15 Hosted by JZ Bich
THURS. FEB 3rd, 2011 8-10pm The Red Umbrella Project reading @ Happy Ending Lounge 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge NYC 21 and up + FREE
FRI. Nov. 12th, 2010 10pm Switch N Play Open Drag Night @ Outpost Lounge 1014 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY
SUN, OCT. 17th, 2010 8pm Abigail 807 Classon Ave Prospect Heights, Brooklyn NYC Free (two drink minimum requested) Celebrating Uphook Press’s latest poetry anthology: hell strung and crooked Featuring: Samantha Barrow, Christian Georgescu, Aimee Herman, John Marcus Powell, Elliott D. Smith, Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino, Geoffrey Kagan Trenchard, Jacob Victorine, Ocean Vuong
JUNE 13, 2010, Smitten Kitten Sex shop, 70 Broadway, Denver, CO Erotica Reading 7-9pm
DECEMBER 31st, 2009, The Mercury Cafe 2199 California St. Denver, CO Erotica Poetry Reading 7-9pm
APRIL 27th, 2009, Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St. Boulder, CO8pm–Monkey Puzzle reading featuring Merrill Shane Jones, Irene Joyce, Christopher T. Schuman, Rebecca George, Richard Schwass, and Aimee Herman
MAY 16th, 2009, b side lounge, 2017 13th St. Boulder, CO 8pmBook release party for Oysters & Chocolate Erotic Stories of Every Flavor–Featuring amazing burlesque, drag and fetish performances, readings by anthology contributors Heather Monaco and Aimee Herman, sex toy prizes, book signings with Jordan & Samantha, DJs, dancing and lots more. Advance tickets $10 (For more info, go to: http://blog.thebsidelounge.com/)
MAY 22nd 2009, The Center, 208 W. 13th St. NYC 6:30 PMAimee Herman will be reading selections fromOysters & Chocolate Erotic Stories of Every Flavor and talk about writing erotica. There will be a film following the discussion and reading. Books will be available for purchase. (For more info, go to : http://www.gaycenter.org/)
MAY 31st 2009, Madame X Lounge, 94 West Houston St. NYC 7:30 PM–This sexy bar is the perfect place to sit back in their signature comfy couches, sip on a fruity concoction and listen to the erotica of Jeremy Edwards and Aimee Herman, contributors to the anthology,Oysters & Chocolate Erotic Stories of Every Flavor. (For more info, go to: http://www.madamex.com/)
