Black History Month Open Mic, Hosted by Golden Light Poetry
February 7 | Doors 6:30p, Show 7p
Tickets | Early Bird Through Jan. 31

Black History is American History!

Celebrate Black History Month at our 4th annual Black History Month Open Mic, hosted by Golden Light Poetry. Created with Black visionaries in mind, we aim to magnify and honor Black storytellers, artists, and revolutionaries!

We encourage performers of all disciplines to sign up. Poetry, music & instruments, dance, film and more are welcome.

Sign ups are via email at agoldenlightpoetry@aol.com and in person! As always, priority will be given to Black voices.

See art! Just Black? a community curated art show by local Black artists is on view all weekend! 

Check it out Sat. Feb 7 & Sun. Feb 8 during gallery hours from 3-6p! Art will be ready to take home the same day.

ABOUT JUST BLACK

What do artists show when they can show…ANYTHING?

This January and February, Just Black? a community curated art show by local Black artists comes to SMUSH. Just Black? is more than the simple inquiry of how you take your coffee. It is the reframing of diversity in art spaces, a form of reparation, and an amplification of artists from ALL Black identities. Witness over 40 self-curated works from local Black artists. Featuring Artistic Afro, Gnarly Casual, Kris Charlery, Azzie Contreras, Samuel Edme, Denise Ellison, Breanna Felix, Brian Fraser, Yazmine Graham, Ibn, KâzéJewelz, Aurelia Luciano, Rayna Lucier, Myeisha Miller, Ricardo Raphael, Imani Starr, & Linsey Thezard.

Just Black? is directed by SMUSH’s Aurelia Luciano, and is an evolution of SMUSH’s previous community curated art shows, Hangups and Hangups II.

Gallery Hours | Saturday & Sundays 3-6p
Jan 17 & 18
Jan 24 & 25
Jan 31 & Feb 1
Feb 7 & 8*
Feb 14 & 15
*Feb 7 - Black History Month Open Mic, 7-9p