Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and music at Hello Darlin’! As part of our New Leaves Festival of Arts and Culture, IWC is delighted to feature shayna-adjowa jones!
This venue is a honky tonk speakeasy found in BNA Brewing at the top of the stairs and through a convenience store’s pop vending machine. How cool!
Entry is a flat rate of $15 at the door. Become a member and support the IWC programming by checking out our Membership page.
Doors and sign up are at 6:30 pm. We have 10 open mic spots, so bring your stories, poems, and music! Spots are first come, first served. Both food and drink will be available from BNA.
About shayna-adjowa: shayna-adjowa jones (she/they) is a multi-disciplinary, professional spoken word artist specializing in the traditional oral storytelling of African and Afro-diasporic folklore. As an award winning actor, a spoken word poet, folklorist and playwright, shayna-adjowa has written and performed for theatre companies, festivals and schools across Canada. Learn more about her work online at www.wearestoryfolk.com or on Instagram @wearestoryfolk.
There are gender neutral and shared, multi-stall washrooms and the space is wheelchair accessible. *For Hello Darlin’, if you need to use the elevator to access this venue, please reach out directly to us through DM.
The New Leaves Festival of Arts and Culture 2026 is made possible by the support of the City of Kelowna, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, the Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Espaces Francophone, and BNA Brewing Co.
We acknowledge our events take place on the unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan Peoples and that we are uninvited guests on their ancestral lands. We invite anyone who comes to our events to check out https://www.syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/ to learn about, connect with, and endeavour towards reconciliation within our community.