22 past events with the performance art tag

Melissa Livermore, video still Nick Witten and Danielle Joy Graves

The 2018 Spring Term PlySpace Open Studios invite the public to Madjax for Brink of Summer ArtsWalk in Downtown Muncie! Open Studios offer an opportunity to learn more about our current residents and their personal and collaborative residency projects. Ask questions about their artwork, their creative processes, and upcoming events and activities once they leave PlySpace.

Spring 2018 Residents: Melissa Joy Livermore, Nick Witten, and Danielle Graves

Melissa Joy Livermore has recently returned to Indiana from extended visits abroad where she was reminded of the importance of creating space for others to express themselves as she tried to hold conversations in China and France, constructing sentences word by word. During her time at PlySpace she has been researching linguistics and looking for connections between language learning and interpersonal communication. She will share video work that documents a computer's attempt to provide thought for thought translation of lines from the Tower of Babel in google translate.

Nick Witten and Danielle Joy Graves work collaboratively with themes of character appropriation, branding, and other elements from pop culture and entertainment— arranging, distorting, and perversing these elements to create absurd alternate versions of reality. Their time at PlySpace will result in the exhibition of new work at Kime Contemporary in Indianapolis. Their open studio event will preview the collaborative process for this new body of work.

PlySpace is a program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council in partnership with the City of Muncie, Ball State University School of Art, and Sustainable Muncie Corporation. PlySpace is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

IPR's Holiday Radio Drama features Nick Fatout

IPR proudly presents their annual holiday radio drama that hearkens back to days of yore with authentic sound effects and a live orchestra. An original work by Michael Kleeberg, A FEW HOUSES DOWN tells the Christmas story of two scattered families who are brought together by Grandpa, who imagines himself to be all of the characters in a classic holiday novel. Directed by Matthew Reeder, assistant professor of directing and Shakespeare at Ball State University. TICKETSCall Emens Box Office, 285-1539 or purchase tickets at Sursa Hall the night of the performance.

CAST LIST

Dennis Charles (Older) - Tom Cherry
Dennis Charles (Younger) - Thomas Whitcomb
Diane Charles - Abby Carter
Brett Johnston - Graham Reeder
Marlena Ritter - Eleanor Blackmer 
Lorne Johnston (Older) - Sean Orlosky
Lorne Johnston (Younger) - Benjamin Strack
Ellen Johnston (Older) - Michelle Kinsey
Ellen Johnston (Younger) - Kailyn Sprinkle
Danielle - Annika Low
Callie Johnston - Kailyn Sprinkle
Greg Brooks - Nick Fatout

Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga

Daniel Chamberlin and Mark Perretta will host Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga, monthly Yin yoga sessions at the PlySpace Gallery. The happenings will include a 75-minute yoga and meditation practice accompanied by layers of live, reverberating keyboard sounds and undulating visuals.

- $10 Drop-in
- $5 Muncie Arts & Culture Council members or students
- Free with Muncie Arts & Culture Council membership purchase at sign-in

Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Please bring your own mat. Comfortable clothes are recommended. Yin is a slow, chill (both in vibe and temperature) form of yoga, so you may want to wear layers and customize as the practice unfolds.

The PlySpace Gallery has room for about 20 participants. RSVPs are not required, but if you need the slowdown, the tape loops, the keyboard drones, and the undulating botanical mandala projections like we do and want to make sure there's space for you, simply email Daniel Chamberlin at daniel.chamberlin@gmail.com and remember to include date information!

Parking is available in the lot at the northeast corner of Main and Monroe Streets. Please use the PlySpace Gallery entrance directly off the parking lot.

Muncie Arts & Culture Council is pleased to welcome Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga to the PlySpace Gallery. Learn more about MACC and sign up for membership on our website at www.munciearts.org

Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga

Daniel Chamberlin and Mark Perretta will host Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga, monthly Yin yoga sessions at the PlySpace Gallery. The happenings will include a 75-minute yoga and meditation practice accompanied by layers of live, reverberating keyboard sounds and undulating visuals.

- $10 Drop-in
- $5 Muncie Arts & Culture Council members or students
- Free with Muncie Arts & Culture Council membership purchase at sign-in

Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Please bring your own mat. Comfortable clothes are recommended. Yin is a slow, chill (both in vibe and temperature) form of yoga, so you may want to wear layers and customize as the practice unfolds.

The PlySpace Gallery has room for about 20 participants. RSVPs are not required, but if you need the slowdown, the tape loops, the keyboard drones, and the undulating botanical mandala projections like we do and want to make sure there's space for you, simply email Daniel Chamberlin at daniel.chamberlin@gmail.com and remember to include date information!

Parking is available in the lot at the northeast corner of Main and Monroe Streets. Please use the PlySpace Gallery entrance directly off the parking lot.

Muncie Arts & Culture Council is pleased to welcome Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga to the PlySpace Gallery. Learn more about MACC and sign up for membership on our website at www.munciearts.org

Lay Your Body Down - Drone Yoga

Daniel Chamberlin and Mark Perretta will host Lay Your Body Down – Drone Yoga, monthly Yin yoga sessions at the PlySpace Gallery. The happenings will include a 75-minute yoga and meditation practice accompanied by layers of live, reverberating keyboard sounds and undulating visuals.

– $10 Drop-in
– $5 Muncie Arts & Culture Council members or students
– Free with Muncie Arts & Culture Council membership purchase at sign-in

Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Please bring your own mat. Comfortable clothes are recommended. Yin is a slow, chill (both in vibe and temperature) form of yoga, so you may want to wear layers and customize as the practice unfolds.

The PlySpace Gallery has room for roughly 20 participants. RSVPs are not required, but if you need the slowdown, the tape loops, the keyboard drones, and the undulating botanical mandala projections like we do and want to make sure there’s space for you, simply email Daniel Chamberlin at daniel.chamberlin@gmail.com and remember to include date information!

Parking is available in the lot at the northeast corner of Main and Monroe Streets. Please use the PlySpace Gallery entrance directly off the parking lot.

Muncie Arts & Culture Council is pleased to welcome Lay Your Body Down – Drone Yoga to the PlySpace Gallery. Learn more about MACC and sign up for membership on our website at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.munciearts.org&source=gmail&ust=1550162540933000&usg=AFQjCNHUB02sJG_PbRRSDxeiQY51_taGuQ">www.munciearts.org

Photo credit: Deborah Cannon

PlySpace’s first playwright-in-residence, Adrienne Dawes (Heckle Her), will share the first draft of her new play Untitled Adoption Play, written during her residency with PlySpace in Summer 2019. The reading will take place on Friday, July 12th, at 7 PM at the PlySpace Gallery. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is appreciated (Link to Eventbright). Doors open at 6:30, and light refreshments will be served. Please plan to be in your seats at 7 PM for the start of the show. There will be a short intermission during the reading. This play has some mature content and language so is not recommended for children under the age of 16.

Untitled Adoption Play is a dark comedy that explores “adoption disruptions” and the evils of well-intentioned people. Audiences are invited to join a free dramatic reading of the play-in-progress. Dawes will be joined on stage by three local actors, Tyler Rainer, Zarah Shejule, and Jakob Winter. Following the reading, she will lead a short discussion and ask for audience feedback.

About the Actors:

Adrienne Dawes (reading the role of VERA/STAGE DIRECTIONS) is a mixed-race AfroLatina playwright originally from Austin, TX. Her plays include Casta, Denim Doves, Am I White, Teen Dad, and more. She received her bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College and studied sketch and improv with Second City in Chicago, IL. Adrienne has been a Literary Fellow in the Tulsa Artist Fellowship (George Kaiser Family Foundation), a NALAC Fund for the Arts grantee, a selected playwright in the 2018 Fornés Playwriting Workshop with Migdalia Cruz (University of Notre Dame), a recipient of the Stanley and Evelyn Lipkin Prize for Playwriting (Sarah Lawrence College), and received a scholarship to attend the 2018 Kenyon Review Playwrights Conference, directed by Wendy MacLeod. Her play Am I White won the David Mark Cohen New Play Award from the Austin Critics Table and an award for Outstanding Original Script by the B. Iden Payne Awards. She has a been a finalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, B Street Theatre New Comedies Festival, and a semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award. Her work has been published by Vintage Books, Playscripts, Heartland Plays, Heuer Publishing, and Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. Her full-length work has been produced at Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin, TX), Sacred Fools (Los Angeles, CA), and American Theatre Company (Tulsa, OK). Adrienne’s work has also been developed at TheatreSquared, Teatro Milagro, National Black Theatre, National Winter Playwrights Retreat (HBMG Foundation), North Carolina Black Repertory, English Theatre Berlin, Live Girls! Theater, and Echo Theatre (Dallas, TX). Adrienne is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ScriptWorks, and a company member of Salvage Vanguard Theater.

Jakob Winter (reading the role of HAIRY SPEYER) is an incoming Senior Acting Major at Ball State University. He has previously been involved in several Ball State Theatre and Dance productions. He has also just finished his second season performing at Richmond Shakespeare Festival. Jakob is excited to start this new process and collaborate on a brand new script.

Zarah Shebuje (reading the role of SHERRI SPEYER) originally hails from the wee village of Warrington, IN. She works as a Marketing Manager for an elevator interior company in Middletown. Zarah has appeared in many productions, some of her favorites being “Florinda” in Into the Woods, “Vivienne” in Legally Blond, “Kathleen” in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarden, “Aida” in Over the River and Through the Woods, “Trish Mahoney” in The 25TH Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and “Miss Lana Sherwood” in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

Tyler Rainer (reading the role of RYSHI SPEYER) is an actor/playwright originally from New Castle, Indiana and a recent graduate of Ball State University’s BFA Acting program. He most recently wrote, produced, and directed a one-person show titled Some Kubrick Shit as his senior capstone, a sci-fi project that he hopes to continue expanding. He was also recently seen in the Richmond Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 season where he played “Trinculo” in The Tempest. Other favorite credits include Veronica’s Room (Conrad), Twilight Los Angeles 1992 (Paul Parker), and Macbeth (Donalbain).

Muncie Arts and Culture Council is a nonprofit organization and the designated Arts partner for the City of Muncie. PlySpace is a program of the MACC in partnership with the City of Muncie, Ball State University School of Art and Sustainable Muncie Corporation. PlySpace is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

The Steampunk Consortium is Having their Monthly Salon.

December 7th, 2019 at 7:00p 

Learn more about The Steampunk Consortium at http://thesteampunkconsortium.com

Family Friendly and always Free to attend

Steampunk Attire admired but not required

What is a “Salon”?

Salon (gathering)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" (Latin: aut delectare aut prodesse). Salons in the tradition of the French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th and 18th centuries were carried on until as recently as the 1920s in urban settings.

Bring the kids and come share in the festivities. Learn about our plans for a Masquerade Party coming in 2020. 

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

DRIVE-THRU then MEET ON FACEBOOK!

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

We are meeting on Facebook because PANDEMIC. :)

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

* CURRENTLY ONLINE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC! *

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry at The Cup!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading at The Cup will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. There is only one rule for Cuplets: Buy something from The Cup, each and every one of you, no exceptions. They've got espresso, coffee, chai, tea, soda, juice, and yummy food too, from bagels to sandwiches and more. That's right, support your scene with a few bucks to the venue. Let's keep them busy!

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Buy Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets - Live Poetry ON FACEBOOK BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC! 

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets, Live Poetry!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza. 

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Communy + Bring Your Own Coffee! 

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading - temporarily online at Facebook due to the pandemic - will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza.

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Community

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! We sure do miss meeting at The Cup and look forward to our post-pandemic return!

And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Ahoy! Will ye sign on as we embark on a quest to sail the seas of creativity and exploration? We invite all crew to learn our secret fortune's dance, to build their fortune treasure, and to embrace their inner pirate in celebration of the new season.

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading - temporarily online at Facebook due to the pandemic - will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza.

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Community

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! We sure do miss meeting at The Cup and look forward to our post-pandemic return!

And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Here ya go, Wordsmiths, coming on the 4th SUNDAY of every month to your local Muncie:

Cuplets!

On every 4th Sunday, from 6-8p, join us in celebrating you and your words at Cuplets!

This free monthly event for open mic live poetry reading - temporarily online at Facebook due to the pandemic - will pair flow with joe, rhythm and brews, beats and beans, and result in many a steamed stanza.

#BYOC2 = Build Your Own Community

WE CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR POETRY! 

Cuplets is not curated, everyone is welcome to read. I know y'all are nice and will match the length of your reading to the attendance level so everyone has a chance to read. Read new work or old, rhyme or don't. If it's poetry to you, it's poetry at Cuplets! 

Many thanks to the owner of The Cup, Martin George, for inviting me to create this monthly event! We sure do miss meeting at The Cup and look forward to our post-pandemic return!

And a big ol' thank you to Lucian Cruor for the poetry/café word pairings above! 

#Cuplets

#OpenMic

#Poetry

#SpokenWord

#TheCup

#CafeCulture

#HeyMuncie

#Funcie

#GoDoMuncie

#HoosierBeauty 

#MuncieArts

#BetterTogether

#ExperienceMuncie

Please join us for a very special evening, presented by Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup, on Sunday, July 28th, at 5p, The Indiana Chitlin Circuit! 

RSVP HERE:

https://facebook.com/events/s/the-indiana-chitlin-circuit/8336938519661109/

This Hoosier project is based on the historical Chitlin Circuit that sprouted during the period of Jim Crow segregation. African American performers weren’t allowed to share a stage with white performers, so a network of live entertainment venues in the US emerged that catered to black audiences and black entertainers. The PuICC facilitates and shares the pride and verve of the historical entertainers that burgeoned (bur-jn) African American entertainment throughout America.

With the PuICC, three poets collaborate, creating an atmosphere of artistic excitement, all three sharing the mic, taking turns reading a piece of poetry inspired by the last piece of poetry read. Each poet feeds off the other, not knowing what to read until that VERY moment. This magical round-robin of sorts goes on for about 20 minutes. We will take a small break and then each poet gets a solo set of about 10 minutes. As a group each, our poets read a poem by lucille clifton – line by line.

This is unlike any poetry event you have been a part of and it is likely VERY different than what you’ve seen or been audience to! We are excited for you to experience this with our very own Indiana State Poet Laureate, Curtis L. Crisler, and two of our local poets, Cuplets Host, Abigayle Devendorf, and Gayle Radwick!

Admission is FREE with a purchase from the menu of The Cup! 🥯☕️

Join Cuplets monthly on every 4th Sunday at The Cup at 5p! The Cup is a coffeeshop/restaurant at 1606 West University Avenue in The Village by the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now.