Untold Stories: Black Queer Open Mic

UNTOLD Stories is an intimate, living room style open mic created by and for Black members of the queer and trans community. This is a space to share, witness, and listen to each others stories within a community that sees us and wants to listen.

Bring any medium or form of expression. Whether you’re sharing for the first time or returning to the mic, this space is about presence, care, and truth.

There will be refreshments and some instruments provided. Harm reduction supplies will also be available.

This event is exclusively for members of the Black community.

Please RSVP for numbers and snacks! You are also welcome to donate any amount, any donations go towards snack and future events.

Instruments will be available | DJ set by @Nsaa_spins | Refreshments provided | Good company, deep listening

This is FREE event but we hope you can RSVP because it helps with planning our layout.

You’re welcome to share:

• Personal or family stories
• Poetry or prose
• Fiction or non-fiction
• Song or instrumental pieces
• Visual art (and speaking about it)
• Journal entries
• Dance, improv, performance art
• Comedy set

You are welcome to come to share or simply to listen. Come as you are.

ACCESSIBIITY INFO
The entrance, washrooms and space are wheelchair accessible and there is an elevator between floors.

IF THERE IS HEAVY SNOW:
MOBILITY DEVICE ACCESSIBILITY : IMPORTANT ALTERNATIVE due to snow(this is a note for people in wheelchairs, scooter, with walker or folks who cannot do more than 2 stairs)

While our front door and the inside of the space is accessible, the snow has impacted the path to the front door through the park and from Lisgar Street. So here is the accessible alternative:

You can access our front door by going through the condo next door. Drop off and pick up: 21 Abell Street. This is the west side door to the condo. To get to Glad Day, go through the condo lobby and then out the north/left (main) door, you are then at Glad Day.

For Wheeltrans pick-up you should also give them 21 Abell as the pick-up address. You can wait in the heated condo doorway and watch for their arrival.