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.”
$10 Cover, $5 students w/ ID
7pm-10pm
Bar opens at 6pm
9/30 Featured Guest: Sergio Jimenez
SERGIO JIMENEZ is a Latinx spoken word artist hailing from the Bronx. A teaching artist with Urban Word NYC, Sergio has also taught for Cooper Union College, CityLore, Project X, and Dreamyard. With a discipline in poetry, performance, and education, Sergio has featured at The Apollo, The Mist and The Snapple Theater. His teaching has been spotlighted on Telemundo and NY1 News. Sergio has competed in a variety of slams across different states, including Virginia, Chicago, Texas and Boston. He continues to teach and perform while coaching upcoming Artists and developing his own Academy for aspiring poets. Sergio has been featured in a documentary directed by Teresa Castillo from The Bronx Documentary Center narrating his personal life, staying close to home as a father, a poet, and a visionary.
https://www.instagram.com/the.sergiojimenez
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