Between The Lines: Poetry Special

Most shows give you a slot. A timeframe. A theme you have to fit into.

But Between the Lines: Chapter 30 is different.

This isn’t about boxes — it’s about creating space for raw, unedited truth. Not just from me, but from the incredible artists I’ve called to the stage.

On November 2nd, expect more than poems. Expect live music. Expect instruments. Expect the stories behind the art. This is a full experience where words, sound, and community come together.

🎶 Musical Feature – Fuzz X

An extraordinary lyricist and musician with multiple projects on streaming platforms, Fuzz X blends sharp wordplay and raw energy to move the room.

🎻 Instrumental Feature – Ashanti Norwood

A gifted violinist whose sound brings both warmth and intensity, setting the tone and guiding the flow of the evening.

🎤 Hosted by Eric Thompson Jr.

Keeping the night rooted, flowing, and connected.

🎨 Live Painting – Daniel Geanes

A visual artist who will capture the energy of the night in real time, creating a one-of-a-kind piece inspired by the poetry, music, and spirit in the room.

🛍️ Vendors

Introducing the ESE Vendor Tables — a new way for community brands to sell, collaborate, and grow together. Every product comes with a purpose.

🍸 Food + Drinks

The venue’s full bar will be open, with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails available during the Connection Hour.

✨ The Feature – True Avery

For Chapter 30, I’ll be giving you the rawest version of myself yet — laughter, weight, tears, and lessons behind my poems. Stories of my mom, my daughter, my love, and my resilience. This night will be captured live as a poetry special, and those in the room won’t just watch it — they’ll help create it.

This is more than a show. It’s an experience. A gathering. A night that will stay with you long after it ends.

Info: • Guests welcomed into a warm, intimate venue with a full bar.
• Food provided by the house kitchen — appetizers included in every ticket.
• Vendor tables active through the launch of the ESE Vendor Tables, a new model where:
• Vendors sell collaboratively under one shared space.
• Products are highlighted and sold even when the creator cannot be present.
• ESE ensures community brands have a place to exist and grow.

Info: ESE is a growing concept designed to bring people, brands, and communities together. Think of it as an ecosystem where resources, services, and opportunities can be exchanged — not only with money, but through collaboration, trade, and support. The idea is simple: nobody should have to grow alone.

This moment in the show is our chance to present the idea to you, our first audience. You’ll hear how ESE can create a catalog of community skills, products, and connections, making it easier for everyone to find the help they need and offer what they have in return.

Consider it a live pitch session — where you get to be part of the test audience, helping us see how the idea resonates. If it speaks to you, you’ll have the chance to sign up, add your brand, or connect directly into the catalog

Info:
• Fuzz X opens up the show with 3 songs

Info:
• A 20-35 minute performance blending poetry and dialogue.
• More than just pieces — the stories behind the poems.
• A night of laughter, tears, new thoughts, and raw honesty.
• Professionally filmed as a mini special, capturing Chapter 30 for posterity.

Info:
• Fuzz X returns with 3 more songs + short talk (15 min).

Info: True Avery performs second half of set (25 min).

Info: • Fuzz X closes his portion with final 3 songs (10 min).

Info: Closing & Fellowship (7:15 – 8:00 PM)
• Host offers closing notes.
• Optional reprise from the instrumentalist.
• Photo ops with True Avery.
• Continued mingling, vendor support, and bar service.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

17410 E Warren Ave, 17410 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, United States

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