Are you an author, song writer, standup comedian?  Would you like to try your words out in front of an audience in your own backyard?  Sign up for the annual Noe Valley Open Mic, 5 minutes per writer.  Prizes donated by local businesses.  Details: Fri., March 21, 2014, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Cliche Noe Gifts, 4175 24th St. in Noe Valley.  You can also sign up at the store, beginning at 7pm on Open Mic day.  You're eligible if you live or work in Noe Valley or live in the nearby neighborhoods of Bernal Heights, Castro, Diamond Heights, Fairmount, Glen Park, Mission or Twin Peaks.

The Noe Valley Open Mic is part of Word Week, Noe's annual celebration of words produced by Friends of Noe Valley, the neighborhood association.