Events & Booking Info

See calendar below for events.

Please read our updated booking procedures, and feel free to email sentientbooking@gmail.com with any questions.

Event Calendar

Click on an event below to learn more!

Monthly Events

 

First City Pride Center

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Hosted by Brendan Townend. An anything goes open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. Free, open to all, and family friendly (to the best of our ability).

Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday | Signup at 6:30pm | Show 7pm

Upcoming Events

Filtering by: “Art Reception”

Want to Host Your Event

at the Sentient Bean?

  • Currently The Bean is only booking shows that include local talent and community events

  • There is an after-hours booking fee

  • All booking inquires are handled via email, please do not call or mail any unsolicited materials.

  • The Sentient Bean is a small space with bouncy acoustics. The room lends itself to acoustic music, but we are open to other genres of music, poetry, comedy, burlesque, small scale theater, drag, film showings and more.

Singer is infront of a microphone with light brown hair and a yellow long sleeve shirt. a Guitarist in a grey plaid shirt is partially in the foreground with only his red guitar and hand visible.

FEATURES

Great acoustics | vaulted 22 ft wood ceiling | modest 5x7 ft stage | seats up to 50/standing room 70 | seating can be arranged with tables or in rows | smoke free

Two guitarists head banging in red lighting wearing black t-shirts

THE SPACE

Used as seating during the day, it is easily transformed into a comfortable DIY performance space. We have a stage and large open floor space that works well for standing room as well as seating. During shows, the coffee house offers baked goods, beer and wine, as well as drip coffee and tea.

Drummer in a black T-shirt and brown curly short hair is Playing at Aura Fest at the Sentient Bean next to a window in red and blue lighting.

PROMOTION

We include events on our website, and are happy to be Facebook Event co-hosts. In large part, however, the promotion is up to you! Feel free to drop off up to three posters, and a stack of quarter sized flyers if you have them. Flyers should include a short description of your music or a media quote. Be sure to send your information to the local media.

Singer with shoulder length brown hair is standing at a microphone in a black tee holding a red electric guitar at the Sentient Bean.

PAYMENT

Just to clarify, we are not a club, we are a coffee shop (and a little more). We do not pay guarantees, and generally performers accept donations or run their own door fee. Currently, as our café closes at 7PM, a staffing fee is required to book an event. The details of payment will be handled during the scheduling process.