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Tuesday, December 19th, 6-8:30pm @ YCA, 1180 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Wordplay is the freshest youth open mic in the city. Open to everyone age 13-25. Hosted by Kevin Coval and featuring Jesse 5000.
Saturday, December 23rd 1-4pm @ YCA, 1180 N. Milwaukee Ave.
YCA hosts the Free Store. Come get free clothes, shoes, accessories, and more!
Welcome to the Top Five.
It's Monday and that means it's back to business. If you're looking for inspiration, we got you covered. Every Monday, we invite some of our favorite artists to share five links that inspire them. Tune in to find new music, poems, and more.
Today, we have YCA’s Marketing Manager, José Olivarez sharing his Top Five.
1) Gracie Chavez’s Remezcla Mixttape
I love this mix. I put it on and I don’t have to worry about skipping tracks. Go ahead and press play. Take a dance break. Shout out to my homie Daniel Martinez who sent me this mix.
These paintings are a gift. Ramiro Gomez paints scenes of lush wealth and leisure—pools in Beverly Hills, mansions—but with a twist, he paints the workers that make the scenes...
Welcome to The Plug, our weekly blog about competitions, events, workshops, etc. that you can partake in. Some of these competitions and events are hosted by your next-door neighbors, and some are from friends across the country. Many of these opportunities while rooted in poetry, will also allow you to explore different types of writing and art forms. If you explore any of these opportunities, share the experience on social media and tag us (@youngchiauthors on Twitter & @youngchicagoauthorson Instagram).
Welcome to the Top Five.
Welcome to The Lesson. Every Wednesday we will be sharing a writing prompt to help you write. If you choose to write, please tag us on social media: @youngchiauthors on Twitter & @youngchicagoauthors on Instagram. Today's writing prompt is pulled from The 92Y's A New Colossus series.
#ANewColossus
Read:
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
(Poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty)