The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is back with a special in-person event! This will be our first in-person open mic since the shutdown. Join your friends from the Lion & Pirate for an afternoon of poetry, music, seeing old friends, and lots more!

This special event honors the 20-year celebration of the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival  (another project of L&P co-host, the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities). Close out your CTDFF weekend by chilling with us and other like-minded folk.

We’re super excited to welcome back you old-timers and other in-person regulars who may not have been able to attend our virtual events. We can’t wait to party with you talented folks again! See you there!

What to Expect:

• The performer sign-up opens at 1:30 PM at the gate.
• This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
• The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
• We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
• The backyard of the Art Spark Texas office is a beautiful and relaxing space to perform.
• This will be an acoustic show, but we will have a microphone available for you soft-spoken folks.
• Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
• The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 2 PM to 4 PM, Sunday, October 22, 2023. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.