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Open mic nights to finish season

The Open Mic nights for authors, which are supported by Darlington for Culture, conclude their 2012/13 season on Thursday June 27.

The nights, which offer a forum for writers to read their material and audiences to enjoy it, run at Voodoo Café/Cantina, 84 Skinnergate, on the last Thursday of the month. Each session starts at 7pm and the cost of entry is £3 paid on the door. After June 27, they will resume on September 26.

John Dean, of Darlington business Inscribe Media, which…

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Added by John Dean on June 18, 2013 at 14:22 — No Comments

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