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Goodbye, Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel

When I first moved to New York, I was inspired to attend the Algonquin Salon, an open mic which eventually would become The Salon open mic (now at Etcetera Etcetera on Sunday nights).  It was summer, and my friend Vanessa clued me in that the Algonquin Salon would be a great place to practice repertoire, meet composers and other singers, and generally have a great time.  I went alone one evening, stepping for the first time into the historic Algonquin Hotel.  I took a moment to gawk at the actual Algonquin Round Table in the lobby, then stepped into theContinue readingGoodbye, Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel