the 2020 Book Readings     Because The Café Gallery open mic ran at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago starting at 7:00 and had to end by 9:00 PM because The Café Gallery preceded a music open mic, host Janet Kuypers often started the open mic when it was right at the opening time — when the audience was low — by reading poetry from assorted new Scars Publications book releases (until there was enough of a crowd to start the open mic). Although The Café Gallery as an open mic ended with Kuypers’ Chicago departure in 2015 (and Dave Gecic too over as host of “Poetry @ the Gallery Cabaret”), and since the Gallery Cabaret closed in 2020 for the Covid 19 pandemic, The Café Gallery host Janet Kuypers reinstated Tuesday 7:00 PM book readings once part pf this open mic.

the 12/30/20 book reading Janet Kuypers’s final reading from the poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/29/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/23/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/15/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/9/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/8/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 12/1/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 11/24/20 book reading reading from the Scars Publications flash fiction and art collection book “2020 in a Flash” the 11/17/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 11/3/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 10/27/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 10/20/20 book reading reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 10/14/20 book reading guest reading from the Janet Kuypers poetry book book “Close Cover Before Striking” the 10/6/20 book reading readings from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” the 9/29/20 book reading readings from v170 “Formative” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations” the 9/22/20 book reading readings from v169 “Going Off-Grid” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations”; the 9/15/20 book reading readings from v168 “Aurora” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations”; the 9/8/20 book reading readings from “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” and “Among the Debris” the 9/1/20 book reading (and the Facebook event page) readings from “Among the Debris” the 8/25/20 book reading (and the Facebook event page) readings from “Outside the Box” preview book readings: the 8/18/20 “Builders Book Club” Tuesday night reading prequel book reading from “Outside the Box” the 8/11/20 “Builders Book Club” Tuesday night reading prequel book readings from “Imagery of Place” and “Among the Debris”