Fruit Salad: a monthly queer open mic night!

2500 West Chicago Avenue,Chicago IL 60622

17 May, 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 May 14th. 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 - Eileen Doan!! Eileen (she/him) is an Asian-American Chicago-based songwriter and actor infusing intimate storytelling and bluntly truthful lyrics with her pop-folk sound, Eileen describes solitude, heartbreak, and growing pains from the inside out. As an actor, Eileen has appeared in multiple regional productions and works hard to promote Asian-Am representation in all areas of the arts. Eileen has four independently-released albums on all streaming platforms and is currently working on new releases for later in 2023. @eileeneileend 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 Eileen: Sweet Evening Breeze. Sweet Evening Breeze was founded to address the over-representation of LGBTQ+ young adults experiencing homelessness in Louisville which mirrors national data and the lack of affirming services to address the additional risk they face while on the streets compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. 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.