The Nicollet is a small coffee house at the intersection of Nicollet and Franklin Avenues. We host an Open mic every Monday from 6-9:30 for many talented performers of all ages and walks of life. Last week we had Didgeridoo, Irish tunes, Folk music, Beat Boxing, Spoken Work, Tuvan Throat Singing, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Blues, and Spanish Classical music.
What more do you want?
How about community involvement.
The Nicollet is a sober venue. Several of our patrons are recovered addicts and one of our regulars is a liver transplant recipient. The importance of this characteristic hit me last Monday when I began talking to a man whose first words to me were “I’m _(name)_, I am an alcoholic. I need to be surrounded by people like these.” It occurred to me how many musicians live lives destroyed by drugs and alcohol. It is a humble ambition, but at the Nicollet, we would like to see more people make it in music – whatever their definition of success includes.
a musical life 