TruArtSpeaks

Level Up: Poetry Workshop With Michael Kleber-Diggs
2022-10-10 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom, Online
Join us for another writing workshop designed to guide you through creating a new work of poetry. Facilitated by the prolific and award-winning author Michael Kleber-Diggs, this workshop will be fun, profoundly interactive, and thought-provoking.
About Workshop Presenter
Michael Kleber-Diggs (KLEE-burr digs) (he/him / his) is a poet, essayist, literary critic, and arts educator. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things (Milkweed Editions 2021), won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize and is a finalist for the 2022 Minnesota Book Award. His poems and essays appear in numerous journals and anthologies. Michael is married to Karen Kleber-Diggs, a tropical horticulturist and orchid specialist. Karen and Michael have a daughter pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance at SUNY Purchase.
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General Program Overview
Level Up is an affordable professional development series for artists, organizers, and community leaders. Facilitated by artists, arts leaders, and professionals from within the TruArtSpeaks network, there will be a new lead facilitator and topic each session. Please visit the website for the full schedule and come as you need/desire. If you are an artist, organizer, or anything in between and are looking to gain skills in grant writing, lesson planning, using social media to shift the narrative about your community, or if you are seeking to learn best practices as a community organizer or more— this space is for you.

Sliding scale admission is available; please pay what you can and join us as we invest in our community.

Re-Verb Open Mic
2022-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 | 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 info@truartspeaks.org.
*Dj JUST NINE will be present every first Thursday as a feature.
