City Winery Chicago Presents: Queen Sheba & Malik Yusef Wed Dec 17th 7:00P

City Winery Chicago Presents
Spoken Word & Grammy Nominee Tour
“Healed People Don’t Act Like That”

Outside is expensive. Come inside, where this Poetry Night costs less than a carton of eggs.

Queen Sheba — 3x consecutive Grammy-Nominated Spoken Word-Poet — is taping her pilot to submit to NETFLIX. Dress cute for the cameras!+ 8x Grammy Winning Artist Malik Yusef, Poet, Songwriter for Kanye West, Hip-Hop Artist, ProducerAs the only woman in the poetry nominee cohort, this year, her album is in the final round to WIN the Grammy, and she is documenting her entire journey.
This is Sheba's 3rd consecutive year being nominated in the Spoken Word-Poetry category — a testament to the power, consistency, and brilliance of her work. Cameras are following her all the way to music’s biggest night in Los Angeles on February 1.

Sheba is looking for the best poet in every city. Sign up for the Poetry Open Mic Night!

The best poet in the open mic wins $100 cash at the end of the night!

We know the economy is affecting everyone, so we are keeping the ticket cost low — some tickets as low as $25.Bring your entire neighborhood, school, or family. The audience chooses the winners.

Get there early to sign the open mic list — limited spots available.

There is no extra registration fee to participate; however, youmust:
• Have a valid admission ticket
• Follow @thequeensheba and @poetryvshiphop
on Instagram to qualify for the $100 prize

About Queen Sheba

Queen Sheba is a
2026, 2025 & 2024 Grammy® nominee in the Spoken Word-Poetry category,
a 2025 Grammy Awards presenter during the Premiere Ceremony, 
a 2025 TEDx Speaker
An international award-winning poet, recording artist, and entrepreneur based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her work fuses the written and Spoken Word, jazz, Hip-Hop, and soul with deeply personal storytelling.
She was the Chair of the 2025 Recording Academy Poetry Screening Committee and a member of the Recording Academy National Poetry Membership Committee.

Across her ten previous albums, two poetry books, global touring, professorship, and leadership within the creative arts, Sheba continues to champion the power of words to heal, witness, and transform.

More about Queen Sheba's work: https://www.thequeensheba.live/bio
Media Inquiries:
Deborah Lathan Hayter
[email protected]
310-484-3036
Sassy B Worldwide Productions, LLC
Beatrice Davis
312-933-5744
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City Winery at the Riverwalk, 11 West Riverwalk, Chicago, United States

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