Give to the Max for Re-Verb Open Mic!

Often serving as the first performance opportunity for artists in the Twin Cities, Re-Verb Open Mic is the blueprint for feedback and dialogical engagement - breaking the fourth wall - during open mics and making space for deep engagement around new and creative works, across medium. As we head into our 15th year, Re-Verb is feeling the impact of fewer resources in the arts sector and is calling on community to remember their first supportive space, open mic, or public performance and how integral these spaces can be to an individual's development. Re-Verb is necessary. Let's prove it; join the cause—Give to the Max!!! Help us raise $10k to ensure that our 15th year is just as powerful as each year prior!

Short Program Description

Re-Verb Open Mic is a free, intergenerational, and intercultural space that explores what is possible when artists & non-artists are in dialogue about their creative practice and the world around them. It is held in the Frogtown neighborhood in Saint Paul, once a week on Thursdays, from 6-8p at Flava Cafe. It is hosted by emcee and educator, MaLLy, with monthly appearances from DJ Digie on the 1s and 2s.

Purpose

Re-Verb Open Mic exists to provide an accessible and consistent platform for artists living and working in Frogtown and the Historic Rondo Neighborhood to share their work. Re-Verb centers the voice and experience of Black artists in & from the neighborhood while welcoming all into the space to foster an intercultural community and advancing equity while combating anti-blackness through the power of the arts.

Outcomes

• A safer and consistent space for artists to convene and share work in the Frogtown (and Rondo) community

• New and emerging artists are further developed through their opportunity to exhibit their works publicly and receive feedback from professional artists in the space

• Attendees come to voice through critical conversations

• Performers come to voice through public exhibition and critical feedback on craft and delivery

• To establish a sense of community, trust, and belonging in the space and larger geographical community

Past Featured/Paid Artists at Re-Verb Open Mic:

• PaviElle French

• Carolyn Holbrook

• Lt. Sunnie

• St. Paul Slim

• Ashley Gold

• Danez Smith

• Brandyn Lee Tulloch

• Juice Lord

• Jandeltha Rae

• Queen Drea

• Khary Jackson

• and more!