A Communi(t)y Garden Open Mic
Thorne Malik., of Communi(t)y Garden, in partnership with Mutual Aid Hartford, invites poets, musicians, and other creatives to join us at Semilla Cafe + Studio and share work centered in WEATHERING & ENDURANCE, yet we welcome all performers with respect and consideration for the audience and community!
A Communi(t) Garden Open Mic is a space to be witnessed and to witness one another. Come to share, come to listen, come to be held—if only for a moment—as we continue finding ways to survive and soften together.
A Communi(t)y Garden Open Mic
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it is also the coldest and harshest. As things continue to escalate on both the national and global scale with increased ICE raids and continued genocide in places like Gaza and Sudan, let us gather and ruminate on what it means to survive through such cold and harsh realities!
Thorne Malik., of Communi(t)y Garden, in partnership with Mutual Aid Hartford, invites poets, musicians, and other creatives to join us at Semilla Cafe + Studio and share work centered in WEATHERING & ENDURANCE, yet we welcome all performers with respect and consideration for the audience and community!
A Communi(t) Garden Open Mic is a space to be witnessed and to witness one another. Come to share, come to listen, come to be held—if only for a moment—as we continue finding ways to survive and soften together.
i:RL: The Black Power Movement 1967-1975
Through the pandemic and beyond, we've witnessed the urgent need for healing spaces rooted in creative liberation. I:RL, invites us to Imagine, Release, and Learn together in a neighborhood kickback organized by Mutual Aid Hartford centered in connectivity through art!
We invite you to join us for an evening featuring a screening of "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975", a networking hour with sounds on vinyl, and the chance to win prizes for yourself and a friend! i:RL is more than just a party - it's a chance for us to release and grow together!
Schedule
Analog Hour 4PM -
Put your phone down! Get to know your neighbor! Make a new friend! This time is meant for connecting and networking with the people we are in community with! Everyone is invited to participate in an interactive game and the chance to win a prize for you and a friend!
“The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” 5PM -
This film is a 2011 Swedish documentary film directed by Göran Hugo Olsson, that examines the evolution of the Black Power movement in American Society from 1967 to 1975 as viewed through Swedish journalists and filmmakers!
I:RL
Tired of your screens? Overdue for a link up outside of the group chats? Let’s meet up I:RL🤝🏾
On June 7th, from 5-10pm drop into 12 Charter Oak Pl for an evening of intentional communion and connectivity through art, at the cozy community kickback. Imagine, Release, and Learn through a selection of creative workshops that you’re free to pop in and out of where we’ll be exploring collaging, the world of theater, and sticker making!
5:30 - Reconceptualizing the Future w/ @aftonaligned
7:00 - Living Room Theater: Scenes from Friendzone by @g_ferris3 + Michael Bailey
8:30 - Stickering for the Self with @bokchoy.baddy
Imaginal Cell - Cohort Learning Lab
Presentations & Feedback Loops with MAH Governance
(only for Imaginal Cell cohort members)
Imaginal Cell - Cohort Learning Lab
Podmapping with Johanna DeBari
(only for Imaginal Cell cohort members)
Imaginal Cell - Cohort Learning Lab
New Economies Panel discussion
Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust
CT Tenants Union
Hartford Childcare Collective
(only for Imaginal Cell cohort members)
Imaginal Cell - Cohort Learning Lab
Offers & Needs Market with Post-Growth Institute
(only for Imaginal Cell cohort members)
Imaginal Cell - Cohort Learning Lab
Opening Session
(only for Imaginal Cell cohort members)
FREE HART Closet - Novice Night
We’ve got a bunch of scrap glass pieces so we’re making mosaics! As with all of our Novice Nights, no experience needed! We’ll create and experiment together.
Feel free to bring your own base or use the ones we provide. If you want to add beads or other materials to your mosaic, bring them with you. You can also peruse the closet for inspiring material.
All materials will be provided. BYOB.
FREE HART Closet - Open Hours
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet - Open Hours
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet - Open Hours
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet - Open Hours
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet - Novice Night
As summer winds down, now is the perfect time to start harvesting from our gardens. In this workshop, we’ll create our own flower presses using recycled hardcover books. Then, we’ll press flowers to preserve them for future use.
If you have your own flower garden, feel free to bring your own flowers to press. If you have your own special hardcover that you’d like to use, feel free to bring it.
All materials will be provided. BYOB.
FREE HART Closet - Open Hours (Copy)
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
FREE HART Closet
FREE HART Closet is an art store that gives away new and gently used high quality art and craft supplies for free. Our mission is to make art more accessible to new artists and more affordable to seasoned artists by removing the cost barrier.
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