Black Cat Cafe Coffeehouse Are you a performer? Bard, troubador, musician, singer, poet, actor, dancer, comedian, highly skilled fool? Join us at the Black Cat Cafe for a positive experience on stage! First Unitarian Church of Orlando. With nineteen years and still going strong, Black Cat is currently led by Chip Dockery. He and the other “Black Catters” open the Gore Hall doors on the 2nd Friday of each month. Performers sign up at 6:30 pm. Performances start at 7:30 PM go until ???. Admission is just $2 (performers free) and you get to kick back, relax, and enjoy plenty of local talent! Join our Black Cat Facebook page to get reminders! History It is an Orlando tradition dating back to one fateful "Friday the 13th" in May of 1994. Because we hold it on the Second Friday, some of the time it falls on a Friday the 13th. We like that, and that's how it got its name! Performers It is a open-mic coffee house! That means if you show up and ask us, you can get up on stage and sing, dance, play music, read a monologue, or poetry or whatever! Sign up starts at 6:30 PM. You get 3 songs or a 15 min set. We have a very supportive audience that likes first-time performers. So if you’ve wanted to try to do something on stage, but were afraid to do so, this is the place to do it! Plus, we have a reputation for having some of the best local professional acts dropping in now and again to try out new material. Menu The snack bar includes domestic and imported beers, wine, water, soft drinks, coffee, pizza by the slice, brownies, and other goodies. All are available "suggested donations" are very reasonable. Becoming a “Black Cattter” The Black Cat Team organizing this event is an affinity group affiliated with First Unitarian through the Fellowship Committee. Please contact Chip Dockery at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in becoming a “Black Catter” and helping out behind the scenes to put on the monthly open mic! See you there!
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