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SpeakEasy Poetry Open Mic Vol. 2When: 9th April ; 6pm for 6:30 start
Where: Season Three Loft Space (carpark staircase)
Feature Poet: Bert Spinks @storytellerspinks
Hosts: Nikita Kostaschuk @by.nikita.kostaschuk ; Rae Elliot White @rae.elliot.white & Dani Ringrose @dani_ringrose
Theme : TBA
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SpeakEasy Poetry returns with their soft & powerful monthly poetry open mic in the secret second story loft studio of echo & bounce, in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. SpeakEasy Poetry's 'Studio Sessions' is an intimate imagining of a stage to bare your heart, and a return home to our shared humanity.
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Details:
Volume 2 of SpeakEasy Poetry will take place in the Season Three Loft of echo&bounce. This is most easily accessed by the external stairwell leading from the carpark. Bathrooms are available downstairs & Life Drawing will be taking place in our usual studio space.
6pm Arrival - come along early to get comfortable, snag a delicious bowl of Ramen from the venue & register for the open mic
6:30 Event Begins - a warm welcome from hosts Nikita, Rae & Dani then 1st Half of the Open Mic
7:10 - Feature Poet Set - Bert Spinks @storytellerspinks
7:30 Intermission - you can arrange to have a warm meal from the kitchen ready at the break, avail yourself to refreshments at the bar, or we invite you to engage in writing prompts & colouring in available around the room
8:00 Event Resumes - settle in for the 2nd Half of the Open Mic
9:00/9:30 Event Closes - depending on signups & venue closing times
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Where: echo&bounce
596 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4101
Public Transport : Mater Hospital Busway Stop
Ubers : use Jacob Lane for easiest drop offs
Parking : The venue unfortunately has no reliable free parking. There are two paid parking complexes next to the venue. They are accessible via Allen Street & Water Street respectively.
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Ticketing:
Sliding Scale : Complimentary, $15 +bf or $20+bf
Please secure your ticket in advance (even comp.) as there is limited capacity.
Honour system on ticketing - all money raised by SpeakEasy goes into paying the venue, hosts, technicians & feature poets, so we can all carve out a little living in this difficult time for the arts.
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Accessibility:
The Venue is multi-level & unfortunately challenging for accessibility.
Entry to the venue is at street level - Stanley St entry has a small rise, Jacob Lane entry has 4 - 6 stairs. Bathrooms are located down those small stairs. The Season Three Loft Space is 12 -platform - 16 stairs steep up to the Loft Space =, or a 13 step staircase from the Toilets
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The Land:
this event takes place in Meanjin/Magandjin, in a venue co-created on the lands of the Yagera and Turrbal people.
sovereignty over this land was never ceded. it always was & always will be Aboriginal land.
we pay respects to elders past, present and emerging. we vow to work with and listen to First Nations people in efforts towards reconciliation & reparations.
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Event Venue
echo&bounce, 2023 Speed Dating Australia Pty LTD., 598 Stanley St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia, Woolloongabba
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