Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night), Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series, celebrates its 100th event during the poetry month .
Featured poets: Rasiqra Revulva & Andy Lee
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language
Host: Bänoo Zan
Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Place: Living Room, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
This is an in-person event.
Open Mic Sign-up: 6:30 PM EST at the venue
Show 7-10 PM EST
Admission: $10-20 Sliding Scale
Cash at the door
There is an ATM machine at the venue.
Rasiqra Revulva is a disabled queer femme multi-media writer and artist; developer and co-editor of the Hybrid/Experimental Section at The Ex-Puritan; and half of the experimental electronic duo The Databats (Slice Records). Cephalopography 2.0 (Wolsak & Wynn, 2020) is her award-nominated debut poetry collection.
Andy Lee, WGC (@realandylee) is an award-winning writer, poet, musician and lens-based artist. His poetry has appeared in Event and Vallum magazines and was shortlisted for the latter’s 2017 Chapbook Award. Andy is the author of Love Is a Side Effect of Life and Chrys and Coco, available on Amazon.
We acknowledge the support of the League of Canadian Poets and Canada Council for the Arts for our featured readings.
10-20 Sliding Scale cash at the door
2024/04/24 - 2024/04/24
Additional time info:
Open Mic sign-up: 6:30 PM at the venue
Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
There is a Green P (municipal) parking lot on the north side of the building, off of Barbara Barett Lane (accessible from Borden Street), and there is an additional Green P one block away, accessible from Lippincott Street.
Venue Accessibility:
Entrance: Main entrance at street-level with powered doors. Interior doorways (to washrooms, and performance/event spaces) are not poweredWashrooms: The main floor of the Tranzac has two communal washrooms, each containing a wheelchair accessible stall. One washroom contains 3 exposed urinals plus one stall (wheelchair accessible). The other washroom contains 3 stalls (one of which is wheelchair accessible). Please note that the hall leading to the washroom with 3 stalls has two tight corners which can be difficult for larger mobility devices to maneuver through.The washrooms do not currently have angled mirrors, and some fixtures (paper towel dispenser, powered hand dryer) are positioned high on wallsBar service: Bar service is available in the Southern Cross, and for some events in the Main Hall. Due to the height of the bar surface, Tranzac staff may provide table service upon request and/or bring the wired point of sale interface around to a patron when they approach the bar for payment as required.Second floor: The second floor of the Tranzac is accessed using a staircase (19 steps). Unfortunately the Zine Library, and Tranzac’s administrative office are not fully accessible.
Travel:
Parking: there is a Green P parking lot on the Tranzac property which has one accessible parking spot. The next nearest accessible parking spot is in the Green P parking lot on Lippincott south of Bloor.Transit: Tranzac is a short distance between Spadina (Bloor-Danforth & University lines) and Bathurst subway stations.