All languages welcome. Sign-up: 8:15-8:30pm. RSRS 1st Fridays Director/Host: Cynthia Alessandra Briano ABOUT: Rapp Saloon First Fridays Reading Series First Fridays is an hybrid event presenting 2-3 Featured Writers/Artists and an Open Mic in the oldest building in Santa Monica--the Rapp Saloon, a historic landmark and community space which is housed in and run by the non-profit Hostelling
International Santa Monica . Cynthia Alessandra Briano is Director and Host of Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays. The event is free and open to the public. Reception with Book Signing and Refreshments to follow the reading. IN-PERSON & ONLINE/HYBRID: The Rapp Saloon Reading Series has been running in-person since Feb 2016, virtually since April 2020, and starting July 2022, in hybrid form (in-person & online). Zoom link is posted on FB event (and in Instagram bio). OPEN MIC: Join us for OPEN MIC! OPEN MIC Sign-up OPENS at 8pm PT in person & on Zoom and CLOSES at 8:30pm. Open Mic TIME LIMIT: 4 minutes max.
**Writers elevating other writers--we invite you to join us in amplifying and celebrating Black voices by bringing a poem or prose excerpt by a Black author to read alongside your own work. All themes/formats welcome. All languages welcome.
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DIRECTOR & HOST of Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays: Cynthia Alessandra Briano , Founder of Love On Demand Global and Lecturer at . CONTACT:
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Email: rappsalon@gmail.com
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THANK YOU Kimberly Turner, Kassi Oliver, and Hostelling International Santa Monica for hosting us and making the Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays a community, literary, and performance arts venue for local, international, and diverse communities of Southern California and beyond. HI USA is a non-profit organization that believes in the power of travel to foster a deeper understanding of people, places, and the world around. HI USA’s mission is to help all especially the young, gain a greater understanding of the world and its people through hostelling and HI USA works to increase cultural exchange among all people who walk into our hostel through programs and activities. Guests will have the opportunity to meet people from around the world. HI SANTA MONICA: https://www.hiusa.org/find-hostels/california/santa-monica-1436-2nd-street
HISTORY: History of the Rapp Saloon: http://www.santamonicalandmarks.com/landmk28.html
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ABOUT: Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, ancestry, genetic information, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, pregnancy, or marital status in any of its activities or operations. Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays: All voices, arts, abilities, and identities welcome. Rapp Saloon Reading Series remains committed to creating a forum for expression that actively works towards dismantling racism, and amplifying and celebrating marginalized voices. Join us in our ongoing efforts to create spaces where voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are heard, supported, and received with joy. Artists and writers are welcome and encouraged to present their art in any language and format they prefer. All faiths welcome. All gender expressions and identities welcome. All forms of artistic expression welcome. No restrictions or expectations on theme. The fullness of your humanity welcome.
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ADDRESS: 1436 2nd St. Santa Monica CA 90410 (entrance inside HI Santa Monica Hostel). PARKING is available directly across the street in Parking Structure 6: 1431 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Expo Line Downtown Santa Monica Station is only .4 miles (about 7 mins) walking distance from the Rapp Saloon. Make a left on Colorado, then a right on 2nd street. (The station is on Colorado between 4th and 5th street, and the Rapp Saloon is on 1436 2nd Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd.) For returning home: there is a 10:06pm, 11:06pm, 12:02am, 1:02am, and 2:02am train that departs the SM Station. ACCESSIBILITY: Unloading zone directly in front of Rapp Saloon on 2nd Street. Wheelchair accessible room with ramp.
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