Fruit Salad: a monthly queer open mic night!

2500 West Chicago Avenue,Chicago IL 60622

15 February, 2023

Description

Fruit Salad is Dorothy's monthly queer open mic night! Hosted by Rainn and co-produced by Whitney LaMora, this open mic night gives ten performers the chance to share their work in front of our supportive & gorgeous group of attendees before we hand it over to our feature performer of the night. Our open mic sign up is based on a lottery system! Attendees will get a link immediately after purchasing a ticket to sign up for the open mic until Sunday February 13th. Five open mic slots are reserved for BIPOC performers and the other five slots are open for all submissions. Our open mic list will be announced via our Instagram @fruitsaladchicago. After our open mic for the evening, we welcome our featured for the month - Tiara Dee! Tiara (Sola) Dee (she/her) is a femme writer, tarot reader, organizer, and certified coach located in Chicago. She is the founder & editor of SWEET BROKEN- a zine focused on Blackness, polyamory, and mental health. Tiara has recently published essays and short stories with Autostraddle and Messy Misfits Club and she can usually be found working on her novel, grabbing bubble tea with friends, or planning her next solo date. You can connect with her on Instagram at @blackfemmewonderland. Entry is $15 [tickets limited to 2 per purchase] and proceeds are shared with the performers, the production team, our home base Dorothy and our giveback partner for this month chosen by Tiara: House of the Lorde! House of the Lorde is a site of collective liberation, memory, and edification of the lives and work of Black women and femmes. Doors for the evening open at 6:45pm and our show starts at 7:30pm. Performers should arrive by 7:15pm at the latest and check in with our host to be guaranteed their slot. Our feature follows after intermission. Dorothy is 21+ and requires a physical ID for entry. Dorothy is also ADA accessible. Upon arrival, our security team and staff can help with any elevator access needed. NOTE: Refund requests for Fruit Salad are given until 12pm the day of the show. Tickets sold outside of Eventbrite are not accepted for entry. No tickets, no waitlist at the door.