<p>are there any places (coffee shops maybe) at UChicago where they play music and you can just hang out/talk with people? also, are there any open mic events?</p>
<p>Yes, yes, and yes, yes, yes.</p>
<p>Mostly Hallowed Grounds, second floor of the Reynolds Club, and Cobb Coffee shop, which holds concerts from time to time.</p>
<p>I hope U of Chicago is a jazz-hip hop (freestyle/ poetry) based atmosphere when it comes to music…and especially when it comes to open mics.</p>
<p>I know some people who do some really neat jazz/hip-hop/spoken word. My Open Mic attendance is not as high as it should be, so I can’t say for sure, but check out the club that organizes them, FOTA:</p>
<p>[FOTA</a> 2008 | Festival of the Arts](<a href=“http://fota.uchicago.edu/]FOTA”>http://fota.uchicago.edu/)</p>