OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month. Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join us for an evening of spoken word, featuring amazing poets and musicians from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Participate or just watch. Everyone is welcome.

All interested performers, please sign up below. For those interested in listening as part of the audience, no need to fill out the form, just follow the zoom link below:

Sign up to perform below. Everyone is welcome.[gravityform id="71" title="true" description="true"]Donations of any amount are always welcome, so if you are able to, please consider donating to MoAD online HERE, or donating through Give by Cell by texting the word: MOADSF to the number: 56512 on your cell phone, then follow the link provided to make a donation. All donations will go towards supporting MoAD and continuing to bring you engaging programming.Here are the instructions for joining via ZOOM:FOLLOW THE ZOOM LINK TO RECEIVE A LOGIN TO JOIN THE PROGRAMhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdemurjwjHdOrRhd3OOzfRBjqx50s-EN5Once you register via Zoom, you will receive an email with the link to join the program.Our Featured Artist: Joshua Merchant

Joshua A. Merchant is a native of East Oakland exploring queerness, blackness, and the complexities of their intersection through literary arts. Merchant has had the honor to be published as a finalist for the June Jordan Poetry Prize anthology ‘Walk These Streets’ in 2007, a collaboration with Alice Walker and OUSD.