TruArtSpeaks

Re-Verb Open Mic
2026-04-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) and 8 more dates | Flava Coffee & Cafe, 623 University Ave W, St Paul, 55104, United States
A free, all-ages space for creatives to share, engage in critical dialogue, and build community with one another; Re-Verb Open Mic takes place every Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm at Flava Coffee & Cafe. Many of our favorite hometown and National artists have stopped into Re-Verb Open mic to share a song, a poem, some comedy, or music with us— we hope you do too!
The sign-up process is first-come, first serve, and we average about 15 available slots per evening. For more information on Re-Verb Open Mic, to know more about the culture of the space, or to inquire about being a feature, please head to our contact page and leave a note!
For more information on Re-Verb Open Mic, to know more about the culture of the space, or to inquire about being a feature, don’t hesitate to contact desdamona@truartspeaks.org.
*Dj JUST NINE will be present every first Thursday as the resident DJ for TruArtSpeaks.

Urgent Emergent Performance Art, Volume 4: The Poet's Circle
2026-04-19 15:00 - 20:00 | Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55123, United States
Looking for a place to celebrate National Poetry Month? Look no further! On April 19, 2026 TruArtSpeaks will host Volume Four of the Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series: The Poet’s Circle at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN. With doors at 3:00p, show at 4:00p, this Sunday soiree will feature readings from Douglas Kearney, Duaba Unenra, Sagirah Shahid, and more! Hosted by Lenora Magee, backed by the musical genius of The Urgent Band (Davu Seru, Ryan Bynum, and Khary Jackson) mixed with sounds by DJ Huh?What?? this is sure to be a reading that you do not want to miss! Plus its Aries season and we are certain to celebrate all of our ram fam throughout the evening. Early bird tickets are on sale for $12 through April 7, 2026. After that, advance tickets are available for $18 and door tickets at $25. Get your seat now, via www.truartspeaks.org and www.icehouse.com
The Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series powered by TruArtSpeaks (Urgent Art Series) is a year-long residency at Ice House in Minneapolis, MN, taking place monthly, every third Saturday,* in celebration of TruArtSpeaks’ 20th year anniversary. Founded in 2006, by Tish Jones, the arts & culture organization based in Saint Paul has a long history of providing platforms for artists to share timely and innovative work— this series is no different. The Urgent Art Series will invite new and true collaborators to share work that speaks to both the nightly theme and the series’ invitation: urgent and emergent performance art. Known for being bold in their creative work, TruArtSpeaks has curated a year of creative expression that will move the crowd, the needle, and change forward through creative cultural expression.
The Urgent Art Series is sponsored, in part, by Minnesota Public Radio.

Re-Verb Radio
2026-04-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 and 5 more dates | WFNU Frogtown Radio, Saint Paul, MN, 55103, United States
Re-Verb Radio airs Friday evenings from 7-8p in Frogtown on 94.1FM WFNU-Frogtown Radio (Saint Paul, MN) amplifying the work of Frogtown and Rondo based Spoken Word and Hip Hop artists alongside the work of statewide, national and global artists in the genre. We feature live, in-studio performances, interviews, music, poetry, dialogue and more. Re-Verb Radio is a program of TruArtSpeaks supported in partnership by WFNU – Frogtown Radio.
Hosted by MaLLy and Desdamona each week, you can stream online here or you can tune in live on 94.1FM from your radio or by downloading the app on your phone!
