Open Mic at MoAD is going virtual! All interested readers, please sign up to perform below. For those interested in being part of the audience, no need to rsvp.

TONIGHT'S LINEUP:

Yeva Johnson

Christopher D. Sims

Traci Bartlow

William Madden

Gamal Chasten

Kemit Mawakana

Kufikiri Imara

James Cagney

Aqueila Lewis-Ross

Raymond Nat Turner

Toni Jones

Josiah Luis Alderete

Phylicia Jones

Norm Mattox

Avotcja Jiltonilro

FEATURE: Noel Quiñones

Tony Aldarando

John Chance Acevedo

Tureeda Mikell

Dee Allen

Nanette Deetz

Kimi Sugioka

Sumiko Saulson

Patty Cachapero

MadamCJda3rd

Tee Watts

Shawna Sherman

Makeda Esi Ohemaa

Sign up to perform below. Everyone is welcome.

OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Because we remain closed due to the global pandemic COVID-19, we will host our Open Mic online via ZOOM. Because we had such an awesome first virtual open mic, we will bring them to you TWICE per month instead of once. Look for MoAD Open Mic this month on the FIRST & THIRD THURSDAYS during the closure.

Because we love MoAD and MoAD loves you!

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 (USING ALL CAPS): 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:

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/98801482370?pwd=MU4yMG9wYmJEdEtrNkxWUVk3ZmFlZz09

Meeting ID: 988 0148 2370

Password: 033493

The dial-in number for folks without smartphones who only want to listen, not video conference: 669 900 9128Click on the link and follow the easy directions to join. For the best experience, download the Zoom app to your phone, laptop or tablet. It’s quick and easy. However, you may participate from your browser without downloading the app, but with limited functionality. Depending on the age of your computer, you may need a speaker and microphone to hear and speak. On a smartphone, just put the meeting on speaker or use ear/headphones for enhanced audio. Here’s a 53-second YouTube video explaining how to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-‍

Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join us for an evening of spoken word, featuring amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area. Participate or just watch. Everyone is welcome.

‍Our featured artist this month:

NOEL QUIÑONES

Noel Quiñones is a Puerto Rican writer, performer, and community organizer from the Bronx. As a writer, he’s received fellowships from Poets House, the Poetry Foundation, CantoMundo, Candor Arts, and SAFTA (Sundress Academy for the Arts). His work has been published in POETRY, the Latin American Review, Rattle, Kweli Journal, and elsewhere. He is the founder and former director of Project X, a Bronx-based arts organization, and a current M.F.A. candidate in poetry at the University of Mississippi.

Follow him at noelpquinones.com or online @noelpquinones.