Words, Wings & Wine started in 2019 as a poetry night with about 50 people. Seven years later it's a 400-plus room downtown, and spoken word is still the heartbeat.
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Feature comedians Paris Sashay and John Doe, hosted by Hollywood Timm, sounds by DJ Tenacious, live painting by Renee Cris, plus the paid open mic.
Poetry is where this started. HeyTyce, a Baltimore poet, built WWW to give poets a real stage. Real lighting, real sound, reserved seats and a room that came to listen.
The kind of quiet where you can hear a line land. Then the kind of loud that tells the poet it did.
A WWW night runs four hours. Featured poets and comedians, live music, a DJ, a painter finishing a canvas beside the stage, a paid open mic, wings and a curated vendor floor.
Poetry anchors it. Everything else makes it a night out.
More than 400 poets, comedians, singers and creatives from across the country have performed at WWW. In 2025 the Baltimore Crown Awards named it Open Mic of the Year.
Every show has a paid open mic. Buy a ticket, sign up at the DJ booth, and you're on the list.
Poets looking for a feature slot can submit for 2027.
A curated cultural arts showcase in Baltimore with poetry, comedy, live painting and music, plus a paid open mic. HeyTyce Presents has run it every other month since 2019.
M&T Bank Exchange, 401 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201. It's part of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, the same complex as the Hippodrome Theatre.
Every other month, always on a Friday night.
No. It's a curated showcase, not a competition. Featured artists are booked ahead of time, and the open mic is open to anyone with a ticket.
Seats for Friday, December 11, 2026 are $40 to $60. All seats are reserved, and tickets are sold only on Ticketmaster.
Yes. Plenty of people walk in for the first time. The host keeps the night moving, comedy breaks it up, and there's music, live art and food in between.
