Maplewood Open-Mic Night
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.
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- Maplewood’s Foundation Grounds is a local coffee shop that offers a relaxed atmosphere.
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- The coffee shop offers a simple platform for engaging talent.
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- Foundation Grounds offers a peaceful atmosphere.
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- Sun streams through the large windows inviting listeners and performers.
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- Randall Buchanan, shop manager and former MBU student, works to create latte art.
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- Older gentleman enjoys a song from his past.
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- A woman enjoys performances as she waits to show off her work.
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- A St. Louis guitarist strums for listeners.
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- A student musician gets the crowd’s affection with her fun rhythm.
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- Following the first event, FoGro hopes to continue an evening of easy-listening every other Friday.
Tags: 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
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.
