Welcoming Committee presents LGBTQ Open Mic

Welcoming Committee presents LGBTQ Open Mic

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Poets and poetry fans rejoice! The Welcoming Committee (TWC) is teaming up with Busboys' gender+sexuality series ZAMI to organize an LGBTQ open mic night at Busboys @ 5th & K. 

Full bar and menu available throughout the event

Doors: 7:30pm
Show starts: 8pm

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I want to perform! What do I need to know?

  • Performers will have 2-5 minutes to perform a piece or series of pieces of their choice.
  • Poets, spoken word performers, singers, comedians, and acoustic musicians are all welcome.
  • Content is welcome to be LGBTQ related but this is not a requirement.
  • To sign up, add your name to the clipboard when you arrive that night. You’ll be called up by the host sometime between 8:00 and 9:45pm.
  • Award-winning spoken word poet Regie Cabico is our feature/host

This event is co-sponsored by Zami. Zami is Busboys and Poet's gender and sexuality series that seeks to energize community discourse about the intersections of sexuality, gender, race and human rights by bringing together artists, scholars, and community members. 

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