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[April] Second Mondays $2,000 in Prizes - Sponsored by Social Change

  • Oakstop 2323 Broadway Oakland, CA, 94612 United States (map)


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Second Mondays is a monthly open mic made for Black creatives to perform art and for Black audiences to enjoy art.About this event

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Beginning in October, we'll be giving out $2,000 a month in prizes for 6 months. That's $12,000!

It's going to be a party πŸ₯³πŸΎ.

Prizes πŸ†:

  • 1st - $1,000

  • 2nd - $500

  • 3rd - $250

  • Freestyle Cypher - $250

Second Mondays πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸŽ€πŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸŽ¨πŸ§œπŸΏβ€β™‚οΈ:

Second Mondays is a multi-disciplinary open mic for Black people to share and enjoy incredible art. The stage welcomes comedy, poetry, singing, rapping, instrumentalists, and more!

It's what we at Gold Beams have been doing for three years.

And... it's fun AF!

All ages welcomed πŸ€°πŸΏπŸ‘ΆπŸΏπŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸ‘±πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈπŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸ¦±πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ¦°πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸ¦°πŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸ¦°πŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸ¦³πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ¦³

Venue - Oakstop 🏑:

  • The event is hosted at the new Oakstop location on 2323 Broadway in downtown Oakland.

  • Oakstop is a Black owned and operated business. They provide workspace and venue rentals in locations throughout the Bay Area.

Artists πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸŽ€πŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸŽ€πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸŽ€:

The Second Mondays open mic is open to Black creatives of various disciplines.

  • That includes comedians, musicians, poets, actors performing monologues, dance, etc.

  • The open mic list opens with the doors at 6 pm

  • Artists have 5 minutes to perform on stage.

  • Artist must only perform one piece.

  • If you have instrumentals, be ready to airdrop them.

  • Be prepared to perform acapella if there are issues sending your instrumentals.

  • Your art must be respectful to the people in the space. To our community.

Guests πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸ¦±πŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸ¦±πŸ‘¨πŸΏβ€πŸ¦±:

People come to Second Mondays to:

  • Network with creatives 🀝.

  • Showcase incredible art πŸŽ­πŸ–ΌπŸŽ™.

  • To enjoy incredible art πŸ€ͺ!

  • Make new friends πŸ€—.

  • To have a good ass time πŸ”₯.

This is a Gold Beams event presented in partnership with Oakstop Alliance.

We'll Be Taking πŸŽ₯ πŸ“Έ.

We'll be taking pictures for Gold Beams and Oakstop to use.

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