Maplewood Open-Mic Night

By Abigail Scanio Oct 13, 2017 Abigail Scanio, coffee, coffee shop, Foundation Grounds, free events, local coffee, Maplewood, MBU, MBU Timeline, media, music, open-mic night, St. Louis, St. Louis music scene

Local Maplewood coffee shop Foundation Grounds hosts their first-ever open-mic event Sept. 1, ringing in the fall season.

Photos by Abigail Scanio

A supportive audience, full of applause ready for each talent, encourages a performer recently at Maplewood’s Foundation Grounds.

Maplewood’s Foundation Grounds is a local coffee shop that offers a relaxed atmosphere.

The coffee shop offers a simple platform for engaging talent.

Foundation Grounds offers a peaceful atmosphere.

Sun streams through the large windows inviting listeners and performers.

Randall Buchanan, shop manager and former MBU student, works to create latte art.

Older gentleman enjoys a song from his past.

A woman enjoys performances as she waits to show off her work.

A St. Louis guitarist strums for listeners.

A student musician gets the crowd’s affection with her fun rhythm.

Following the first event, FoGro hopes to continue an evening of easy-listening every other Friday.

By Abigail Scanio

Abigail Scanio is a contributing journalist for MBU Timeline. She is a majoring in Communications Studies. Scanio is apart of the MBU Resident Life staff. She enjoys exploring Saint Louis coffee shops, practicing yoga, and thrift store sweater-hunting.