Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
KurpitsaCafe at the Nocturnal Happening!
The early evening begins with Jonna Maria’s delicate interpretations featuring spoken word and the ukulele. Next, the spoken word takes center stage with Antti Lauronen—who has just released a spirited debut book—and Antti Kyrö, a wordsmith balancing across a wonderfully eccentric reality. Afterward, the floor opens up for an open mic session where anyone can perform their own work. Finally, the Tampere-based duo Kosmiset exät, with their hopeful melodies, and the acoustic trio Nampa, performing the music of Juho Ylinampa, guide us into the ethereal atmosphere of the late evening.
Aikataulu
17.00 Jonna Maria - Songs of Comfort and Gentleness
17.30 Antti Lauronen - Poems
18.15 Antti Kyrö - Poems
19.00 Open mic poetry
20.00 Kosmiset exät
21.00 Nampa
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Isolähteenkatu 2
Free admission
- Thu 6.8. 17.00
- Thu 6.8. 17.30
- Thu 6.8. 18.15
- Thu 6.8. 19.00
- Thu 6.8. 20.00
- Thu 6.8. 21.00
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Actors and team
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Antti Lauronen
Antti Lauronen is an artist swept from sleepy backwaters into the city the cloyingly sweet fruit of permissive upbringing. He writes poems that brawl and grumble cleverly stashing a corpse between the lines! He published his debut book, Miss Decomposition Process Rides the Village Main Street on a Cadaver Dog, in late 2025. Currently, the key seeds of Antti’s inspiration include the impassioned nature of Beat poetry, dead drag queens, wasteland, cemeteries, and all manner of delirious visions and delusions.
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Antti Kyrö
Antti Kyrö, a wanderer through a reality of many oddities, holds a connection to the cosmos in his lap like a purring cat amidst the gentle sway of an evening rocking chair. With a multifaceted love for words in his heart, he embraces the miracle of life.
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Jonna Maria
Jonna Maria is a singer-songwriter. Accompanied by the ukulele, she creates small, delicate songs of comfort and gentleness. Through her music, she conveys hope and light, even amidst pain. Jonna Maria is currently working on a self-released album; its first single, "Minä uskon kevääseen," was released in May 2026.
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Nampa
The guitar sparkles, the flute moves like the wind, and the bass vibrates in the depths of the earth. The acoustic trio performs the music of songwriter Juho Ylinampa.
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Kosmiset exät
Kosmiset Exät is a duo from Tampere. Their lyrics take a stand while offering hope for life. Asko provides the vocals delivered in a gentle voice accompanied by acoustic guitar, while Minna’s ethereal, cosmic keyboard sounds add color to the music.
