OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Join us on ZOOM twice a month for our virtual Open Mic. Look for MoAD Open Mic every other Thursday this month.

Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join us for an evening of spoken word, featuring amazing poets and musicians from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Participate or just watch. Everyone is welcome.

All interested performers, please sign up using the form below. For those interested in listening as part of the audience, no need to fill out the form, just join the zoom using the link below:

Donations of any amount are always welcome, so if you are able to, please consider donating to MoAD online HERE, or donating through Give by Cell by texting the word: MOADSF to the number: 56512 on your cell phone, then follow the link provided to make a donation. All donations will go towards supporting MoAD and continuing to bring you engaging programming.

‍Here are the instructions for joining via ZOOM:

‍REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA ZOOM TO RECEIVE A LINK TO JOIN THE PROGRAM

‍https://moadsf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-GrrT8oGtAforaZfIfH2QTGN_Tk9arw

Our Featured Poet: Tanea Lunsford Lynx

tanea lunsford lynx is a fourth-generation Black San Franciscan on both sides. tanea is a writer, educator, and cultural worker. In 2018 she co-curated 'Still Here VI: Existence as Resistance,' a performance featuring queer Black San Franciscans as a part of the National Queer Arts Festival.

tanea has been awarded an individual artist grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission as well as residencies at the Headlands Center for the Arts, The San Francisco Public Library (in collaboration with RADAR), Mesa Refuge, the Vermont Studio Center, Squaw Valley, and Under the Volcano. She has more than 10 years of experience as a performing artist, curator, activist, and educator in San Francisco. You can find her work online at tanealunsfordlynx.com.