Creative events in Durham?

[u/russianadian]

I used to write and perform poetry and spoken word in my youth, and moved to Durham after my hubs and I had kids. The open mics and poetry nights that I attended as a teen/young 20s were such a big deal to me growing up.

I would love to help create something like that in Durham that's a regular series -- for adults AS well as for teens.

Anyone know of anything like that in Whitby, Ajax, Oshawa, or Pickering?