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Verbal Gumbo

Name: Verbal Gumbo
Start: 2025-02-15T20:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-15T23:30:00-06:00
Location: North Omaha Music and Arts (North Omaha Music Academy (KVNO))

February 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm CST

$18 – $22

A microphone cord wraps around a cooking pot. Background text says "respecting the mic since 2011". Words coming from the pot read: okra your third eye, relationshrimps, stewed haiku, oxymorhymes, rice n' beats, onomatopeace-y'all

This spoken word event will begin with a discussion of the history and cultural impact of oral tradition in shaping modern poetry, hip hop, and storytelling followed by spoken word poetry and music.

Tickets are $18 in advance, $22 at the door. Visit the Nebraska Writers Collective event page for the advance ticket link.