Doors: 7:30 PM
Performance: 8:00 PM
60 min plus intermission

Step into a night where rhythm meets vulnerability at this poetic speakeasy featuring poet and glass artist MJ Blackwell. Experience an evening of soulful storytelling as MJ brings you along (and through!) her colorful journey of self-discovery and fortitude. She will share rhythmic poetry pieces that reflect her evolution, difficulty, and resilience. Live musicians will accompany this poetic journey so be prepared to lean in. 

This is more than just a performance; it’s an invitation for you to show up in your own creative calling. Join us for an intimate night in a beautiful space. 

MJ will also offer original flameworked glass jewelry from her MJBlackwellArt line which is made right here in Brooklyn.

Duration:

60 minutes, with intermission

Part 1: 30 mins

• The Whole

• Lonely In Crowded Rooms

• The Sound of Brooklyn

• A Feel Good Poem

• Like PocketBooks: Carrying Chaos Inside

Intermission: 15mins

Part 2: 30 mins

• Glass Flame

• My Pen

• Cosmic You

• Underdogs For the Win

• I Write Poetry

Drinks and light bites will be available before, during, and after the show.
MJ’s wearable glass art will be on view and for sale throughout the night.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

MJ Blackwell is a Brooklyn-born multidisciplinary poet, performer, and glass artist. She curates and hosts Friday Night Poetry at Ciao Bella Coffee cafe and teaches creative writing workshops at Bailey's Cafe and Connect Faith’s Creativity Lab. MJ was awarded a Fall 2023 Urban Glass Bead Project fellowship for Urban Glass followed by a scholarship to Corning Museum of Glass Artist Studio. Her glass jewelry has been featured at pop-up events across Brooklyn in addition to The Urban Glass Gallery. When not writing, performing, or flameworking glass you can find her playing pickleball or in a  cozy cafe in Brooklyn. You can find her work on Instagram at MJBlackwellArt.