Events for Marginalized Voices

Free Event, All are Welcome!, Come and experience the warmth, love & culture of the Friendly Islands!, visit us on www.ntasutah.org or facebook: Talakoula, National Tongan American Society, Friendly Island Tongan Festival. Please call Ivoni M Nash at 801-467-8712 if you want to be a vedor or perform durint this festival, We need volunteers.

Join insightful lectures at SaltFire Brewery exploring gender, sexuality, and race in a safe space. Engage with experts and foster community understanding.

The lectures were envisioned as a space to start conversations about gender, sexuality, and race. They aim to provide a safe and inclusive environment. In these informal lectures, experts in their field will share their knowledge. They will invite the audience to engage with the topic by asking questions. Participants can also present their perspectives. 

The Fernandes Scholarship is dedicated to supporting the mental health of individuals in communities that are under severe mental stress due to current political climate.The scholarship will prioritize University of Utah students who identify as a member of one of more of the LGBT+, undocumented, immigrant, and BIPOC communities. 

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A double feature poetry night! -A reading and signing of Kelsey's poetry debut, followed by our Queer Poetry Night Open Mic. Poet Kelsey L. Smoot will be in conversation with Andrea Hardeman, local poet, author, and artist, talking about his debut poetry collection! Kelz will also be reading from the book and signing copies. Stay afterwards for more poetry with our monthly Queer Poetry Night Open Mic! This event is free to attend. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and masks are required and provided. ASL interpretation can be provided with 2 weeks advance notice. Please reach out with any accessibility needs.

About SOULMATE AS A VERB Poems of tender knowledge, buoyant survival, and Black, trans embodiment. The simple yet fraught experience of embodiment lies at the thrumming heart of Kelsey L. Smoot’s SOULMATE AS A VERB. Bodies make love possible, they enable tender connection and transmit electric joy, all while leaving one vulnerable to discord and abuse, heartbreak and grief. Like a body, Smoot’s daring poetry metabolizes cruelty, seeking the tender knowledge and kinships that allow for buoyant survival. The subjectivity of a Black, trans self becomes a prism, shining a variegated intellect on everything from suburbia to Palestine, top surgery to police violence. By utilizing forms such as kwansaba, calligram, Craigslist personals, and golden shovels, SOULMATE AS A VERB revels in structures that locate poet and poem in a lineage of innovative and contemporary Black, queer verse. Kelsey L. Smoot dazzles. About the Author Kelsey L. Smoot (they/he/Kelz) is a gender theorist, an elective Southerner, a writer, and a poet. Their autoethnographic style has become the lens through which they understand and reflect on their experience navigating the US sociopolitical landscape. They are the winner of the 2021 Sad Girls Club Spring Literary Contest, the 2023 The Good Life Review Honeybee Prize, and the Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Button Poetry Video Contest. He is a Tin House Workshop alum, a Pushcart Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and a Best New Poets nominee. Proudly, Kelz is the author of two chapbooks: we was bois together and Muse.

Details here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kelsey-l-smoot-soulmate-as-a-verb-tickets-1986733903587?aff=extcals

Eccles Presents Voces En Bloom: Celebrating the New Wave of Música Latina

• Saturday, September 5
• McCarthey Plaza at Eccles Theater
• FREE EVENT

Voces en Bloom is a vibrant, bilingual outdoor pop-up concert celebrating rising local Latine voices through music, art, and community. The event features a dynamic lineup of local bands and DJs, a curated mini art market honoring Latine culture, and local craft beers. Round out your experience with tasty bites at neighboring Regent Street restaurants.

This year’s musical lineup includes

• Chac Xol
• Jazzy Olivio
• Amadora

Learn more at https://www.saltlakecountyarts.org/events/voces-en-bloom/

An inspiring event to help you grow, connect, and breathe a little deeper. Whether you’re raising neurodivergent children or just want to feel more confident and connected, this event is for you. For more information and ticket purchasing please visit: https://bridgewayconnections.org/events/