The 1st WEDNESDAY MAY be UNTITLED!
May 3, 2023
6 to 9 pm
Featuring…
An Inter-generational Team Slam
Mill City Speaks (the Elders)
with
Greater Lowell Technical High School (the Upstarts)!
Plus our unabashed, unbalancing, unbelievable open mic
For all readers of all ages.
All Styles and Voices Welcome!
Hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is: home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made-to-order, locally-sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.
/// Format ///
Sign-Ups for the Open @ 6pm
Open Reading begins @ 6:30 pm
Teen Team Slam after the Open… All Done @ 9:00pm
/// About Our Slam ///
Greater Lowell Tech is sending a slam team to the Mass Poetry Festival for the first time, but first they are coming to Untitled to try out their stuff. This will also be a first test for the 2023 Mill City Speaks team as they prepare for multiple slams (in Cambridge, Boston, and at the Lizard Lounge) in the spring and summer. If you’ve never seen a team poetry slam, you have to check it out; if you know, you know why you got to be there!
/// Details ///
Free Admission
Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale
@ Coffee and Cotton
250 Jackson St. No. 401
Lowell, Mass. 01852
https://millno5.com/directions
Volunteers Needed: We are looking for judges for the slam.
Please email lowellpoetry@gmail.com
For more information lowellpoetry.com
/// ZOOM DETAILS ///
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85991508093
Meeting ID: 859 9150 8093
Passcode: Contact us here
/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///
We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.
/// Zoom Guidelines (Online) ///
1.) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.
2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.
3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.
4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.
5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.
6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.
7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.
8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.
9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.
Please reach out to Ricky Orng or Douglas Bishop with questions regarding the open mic or slam at lowellpoetry@gmail.com
“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”