The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON

Join your friends from The Lion & Pirate in person for an afternoon of poetry, music, seeing old friends, and lots more! Dancers welcome (as you can see from the photo above of Amy and Juan performing an improvised piece at our October 2023 open mic)!

At this inclusive open mic, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!

Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine! Sign up at the event. Contact us if you have questions about our sound set up.

What to Expect:

• The performer sign-up opens at 1:30 PM.
• This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
• The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
• We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
• This will be an acoustic show (no amplification).
• Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
• The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 2 PM to 4 PM, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.