Join
us for fun, networking & art! Everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community
is welcome, but we're centering Black LGBTQIA+ history specifically!
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Join us at Corner Club for Found Family Collective’s queer-focused
Friday Night Mic.
Hosted by Thee Charles Hines
Charles
Hines is a nationally recognized Spoken Word Poet. Earning
his Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing, Charles has
been doing poetry professionally for ten years. He is the SlamMadness
2023 second place runner up and the Southern Fried Poetry
Slam 2023 third ranked indie poet.
Currently, he is part of the Growhouse Tampa arts collective
where he hosts their monthly open mic and helps curate writing
workshops. Just for fun, he's also self-published two poetry
books, available on Amazon.com. Keep up to date with Charles
on social media @charleshines401 or TheCharlesHines.com.
In honor of Black History Month, we'll be centering Black
LGBTQIA+ History with interactive information and we encourage
Black LGBTQIA+ artists of ALL types to join us!
Everyone under the rainbow is invited, but we will prioritize
Black LGBTQIA+ voices.
Share your art in a brave, inclusive space! Everyone under the
rainbow is invited to participate by performing and/or cheering
on performers from the audience.
Feel free to share:
-Poetry
-Fiction
-Song and/or dance
-Drag
-Monologues
-Comedy
-Another talent/passion!
We encourage content that focuses on the wide-ranging and beautifully
complex nature of the queer experience. Unburden yourself, share
your joys, find catharsis, and much more. We also encourage
attendees to get to know each other and make some new friends
as part of Found Family Collective’s mission to build connections
within the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg LGBTQ community!
RSVP today and get ready for a night of fun, free creative
expression.
RSVP HERE: Bit.ly/ffcmic1
DATE & TIME: Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:00pm
LOCATION:Corner Club Tampa, 1502 E Sligh Ave,
Tampa, FL 33610 (Directions/Map)
Check out Corner Club's Menu: https://cornerclubtampa.com/
Note: Corner Club is not a sober space, but there
are drink alternatives to alcohol available for purchase, as
well as food and pastries. If you require props or equipment,
we ask that you bring them yourself and become familiar with
how to operate them. A microphone and speakers will be provided
by the Found Family Collective.
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https://www.foundfamilycollective.com/
Who
is the Found Family Collective?
We are a grassroots, multi-cultural, multi-identity collective
of transgender, lesbian, gay and queer community members who
believe everyone deserves love and joy. We imperfectly but intentionally
operate on five core values: self-determination, honesty, anti-oppression,
restorative justice, and empathy.
ACCESSIBILITY : Our goal is to make this event as accessible
as possible. If you need assistance attending our event, or
if we can do anything to make the space more accessible, please
contact us as soon as possible. We will make all accommodations
when possible and practical. If you are, or know, an ASL interpreter
willing to donate their time for this event, please advise.
Contact Angel at found.family.collective@gmail.com or 813-777-0742
(text first, or leave voicemail if calling) for accessibility
or safety questions, concerns, or suggestions.
HARM, SAFETY & CONSENT : Our goal is to maintain the
safest, most accessible space possible. There are no 100% safe
spaces. In the event harm should arise at our event, when it
is safe to do so, we aim to remain in community with all and
transform and repair harm. However, anyone who intentionally,
recklessly, and/or continuously dishonors the core values of
the collective, the consent or boundaries of anyone, or the
collective agreements of the space may be asked to disengage
the space.