This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
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Kickoff Open Mic and Artist Open House
In-person
Digital & new media Nature & outdoors Performance Poetry & spoken word Writing & literatureDate and time
Location
Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre
969 Raymer Road
Kelowna, BC
Directions: No parking at the venue available. Street parking is available at the Woodhaven Regional Park parking lot at 4711 Raymer Road, with a short walk to the venue. Shuttling will be available if needed.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Come join Inspired Word Café for our Kickoff Open Mic and Artist Open House as a part of Fireweed Eco-Fest!
Hop along down to Woodhaven Regional Park on Saturday, Sept. 24th from 6-7pm to see site specific works created by Moozhan Ahmadzadegan and Xiaoxuan Huang. Then, stick around for our Kickoff Open Mic at 7pm, featuring local poet Emmett MacMillen and Calgary-based poet Sheri-D Wilson. Have something you want to read? Anyone is welcome to read at the open mic!
Open mic sign up begins at 6:30pm and is first come first serve.
Links
- More info on Fireweed Eco-Fest InspiredWordCafe.com
Organizer
Inspired Word Café
Inspired Word Café (IWC) is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit society that provides literary programming in the Okanagan, including open mics, poetry slams, youth mentorship, workshops, and more.
IWC was originally founded by business-man-turned-hippie-poet Rawle James in 2009 as a pop-up open mic. 13 years later, we are an established organization run by Executive Director Cole Mash and Managing Director Emmett MacMillen, and bolstered by the tireless work of the IWC Collective and Board of Directors.
No, coffee drinkers and pastry eaters, we are not an actual café. Maybe one day, but today we are merely a committed group of artists and organizers bringing democratic literary programming to an affordable venue near you.
IWC programming runs from September to June of each year. Our goals of awareness, arts, education, networking, and community development contributes to the cultural, social and economic vitality of the Okanagan Valley. As the core producer of literary events in the Okanagan Valley, IWC is uniquely positioned to affect change in our community