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The Give Back

Awesome fundraising event to provide a recording studio for youth in north Minneapolis. The line-up is going to be awesome, and includes your OUTspoken! hosts Nikolas Martell and Paul Canada (along with some other familiar OUTspoken! faces).

More info.

#the give back #art matters #community art

Venus DeMars & Others + Arts Community Dialogue & Q/A

We like to keep you up to date on what our fabulous features are up to. If you missed Venus' last show (or if you didn't and you'd like to see more), check out Eclectic Electric.

Entertainment includes music, dance, and performance art. Conversation around artistic community, plus an update on Venus' ongoing audit dispute with the state.

(Also, it's at Patrick's Cabaret which is a cool space if you've haven't checked it out already.)

#queer arts #community dialogue #Venus DeMars #Patricks Cabaret

Remember our ft. Venus DeMars?

We don't know how you could forget! Time to mark your calendars: Venus DeMars' group All The Pretty Horses will be performing at the Icehouse MPLS on 05/24. More info!

#Venus Demars #OUTspoken!

More on OUTspoken! ft. Guante

If you loved our May feature Guante, you should check out his website. If you didn't, then you should still check out his website because we're guessing you missed something. (Admittedly, we are biased.)

If you forgot how incredible his performance was, here's a refresher: Cherry Spoon Bridge To Nowhere

#OUTspoken!#guante #elguante #buttonpoetry

Community Announcements

Well-Placed Commas: A Weekly Poetry Workshop will be hosting its first open workshop this Sunday from 12-2 at the Fox Egg Gallery on 38th and Chicago! Ages 16+. Run by Ollie Renee Schminkey.

Our affiliate Word Sprout Productions hosts multiple regular spoken word events. This Friday is the New Sh!t Show at the Fox Egg Gallery.

#OUTspoken!#community #oliverreneeschminkey #wordsprout #newsh!tshowMN #foxegggallery #well-placedcommas

Glitters of Gratitude

Thank you to everyone who made last night's show the incredible force of awesome that it was. Your hosts were moved beyond words, and humbled to our sparkly centers.

A shout out to Fox Egg Gallery and our feature Guante, as well as to our regulars and all the new folk we can't wait to see again next month.

Feedback is welcome! Please feel free to use our anonymous feedback survey, to email us at [email protected], or to message us on Facebook.

Next show is June 11 - see you there!

#OUTspoken!#wordsprout #foxegggallery #elguante #guante #queer #openmic