A night of poetry, performances, music, and drinks.
Friday nights are for POETRY! In New York City, you’d go to the world renowned Nuyorican Poets Cafe. In Washington D.C., you’d be enjoying an evening at Busboys and Poets. InHouston, you’d find yourself in Avant Garden at Write About Now. In Western Massachusetts, the place to be is at THE DRAKE.
Join us every last Friday of the month* for Last Fridays at The Drake hosted by Lyrical Faith for an unforgettable open mic and poetry night experience featuring award-winning spoken word artists from across the country.
[Note, May 27th is a pilot event, monthly series to begin in the fall.]
Come through for music, drinks, and artistic expression where poets take center stage to share new work, old work, or any work that helps them get free. Doors and bar open at 5PM. Early arrival is encouraged to get a slot on the sign-up sheet. The cover charge is $5 with a college ID or $10 general admission.
Lyrical Faith is a Black American Educator, Activist and Spoken Word Poet from The Bronx, NY. She is the 3rd ranked Woman Poet in the World as of the 2022 Women of the World Poetry Slam, an inaugural Bronx Poet Laureate finalist, a two-time recipient of the Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Award, and the 2015 Syracuse University Poet of the Year. She’s a graduate of the Public Relations program at Syracuse University, a Masters degree recipient of the Higher Education & Student Affairs program at NYU, and a current Social Justice Education Doctoral student at UMass Amherst studying the intersections of arts and activism.
“Lyrical Faith is masterful when she stands behind a microphone and begins to speak.”
Music by
DJ Level
$10 Cover, $5 students w/ ID
7pm-10pm
Bar opens at 5pm
5/27 Featured Guest: Tarishi "M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T.” Shuler
Award winning American Artist Tarishi "M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T.” Shuler altered the status quo of the spoken word art scene by presenting an ingenious style of delivery using clever metaphors and a dance between two dimensional storylines.
Resonating with audiences nationwide, by 2011, Tarishi had begun dominating stages with his dramatic performances taking home numerous awards year after year and raising the bar for his counterparts. Often abrupt, always gracefully delivered yet playfully unfiltered, his poetry hangs in an intrinsic balance of raw truth and art imitating life.
Among his many accolades, Tarishi has opened for notable individuals such as Saul Williams, Grammy nominated Neo-Soul Artist Dwele, Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets, and former US President Bill Clinton. In 2020, he shared a stage with Omari Hardwick at Da' Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles, California.
A native of Connecticut, you can find Tarishi modeling, acting, bodybuilding, teaching or directing while also discovering new audiences in stages close to home, and as far as Tokyo, Japan.