TICKETS HERE: https://tinyurl.com/AshkenazOct19
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You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes... is an open mic event, the communal offering for us to explore the conversation of death & dying, to embrace our losses & mortality, to grieve, bereave & honor those we’ve lost & love… while all the while making room for simply being ALIVE.
Whether our own deaths feel near or far away, whether we have the privilege of coasting through life in denial of our eventual deaths & the deaths of those we love, or whether we are face to face with it all too often - most of us have something to say about it. In a world that would rather sweep sadness, anger, confusion, & grief under the rug, we will make a space for it together.
Hosted by Chelsea Coleman
at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Doors at 7:30pm.
Show at 8:15pm.
All performances end at 11pm.
Seating is first come, first served.
We recommend you buy in advance to ensure being a part of the event (parlor shows often sell out), but you can also try purchasing at the door on the night of the show (although, we do NOT set aside a block of tickets for door purchase)
Ages 12 and over are welcome. (Parental discretion is advised for all events due to the unpredictability of open mic content).
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You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes...
is an open mic event, the communal offering for us to explore the conversation of death & dying, to embrace our losses & mortality, to grieve, bereave & honor those we’ve lost & love… while all the while making room for simply being ALIVE.
Sign-ups will be the night of & the list fills up quickly, so if you want to perform, try to arrive when doors open at 7:30!
If you’re going to perform, keep it under 5 MINUTES. That’s right: 5 MINUTES. WE WILL TIME YOU. And we will hug you when we have to stop you [unless you don’t want to be hugged, in which case you do still need to leave the stage when you’re time is up].
Poetry, prose, music, dancing, comedy, drama, happy, sad, & on & on & on… Remember: EVERYTHING GOES… so do whatever you want.
You don’t have to perform anything; the audience is as essential as the performers.
Please don’t perform anything with a setup that takes much more time than the time it takes for you to walk onstage. There will be an acoustic guitar available for you to use!
IMPORTANT ::: DON’T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. Come and have fun. The end. Remember. Someday, we won’t exist and neither will the English language. If you choose to take yourself seriously, then take yourself so seriously that it’s stupid. Ridiculousness is encouraged.
You're Going to Die. No. Really. You are.
No one turned away for lack of funds (applies to advanced sales too)! Email connect@yg2d.com if you’d like a ticket reserved for you at a lower or $0 price. We got you.
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Ashkenaz is committed to making our events accessible to everyone including those with disabilities. We have an ADA-compliant ramp to the left of the main door.
Upon arrival, anyone needing access to the ADA-compliant ramp completes their purchase prior to entering the building. Ashkenaz personnel will then assist with finding an appropriate space.
In order to best accommodate any specific accessibility needs, we request that you call (510-525-5099) or email (ashkenaz@ashkenaz.com) us at least 72 hours prior to the performance with your request