Baltimore, MD

Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse

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Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse is a worker-owned Baltimore bookstore and cafe with an active events program that includes open mics, jam sessions, and music gatherings. The setting is community-focused, intimate, and built around conversation and creative exchange rather than nightlife. Singer-songwriters, acoustic performers, jam-oriented musicians, and other small acts fit naturally. For musicians, the venue offers a close audience and an environment where lyrical content, storytelling, and originality can carry real weight. Performers should plan for modest production and a thoughtful, engaged crowd. Red Emma’s is best suited to artists who value community spaces and want a setting where the performance can feel personal and participatory. It offers musicians a different kind of stage from a bar or club, with live music woven into a broader culture of books, ideas, and local organizing.

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books@redemmas.org
410-601-3072

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Age policy
21+
Genres
Singer-Songwriter
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Address
3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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410-601-3072
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