Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and music at Hello Darlin’! IWC presents our Open Mic and Open Slam! 

Entry is a $6 - $10 sliding scale, and $5 for members. Become a member and support the IWC programming by checking out our Membership page.

We have 6 open mic spots and 6 open slam spots! Bring your stories, poems, and music! Spots are first come, first served.

Following our Open Mic, we’ll be hosting our ever-wonderful Open Slam! Have you ever wanted to compete for cash prizes with your poems? Look no further! 6 poets sign up and 5 judges are chosen from the crowd. 3 poets move on to read a second poem and compete for prizes! Bring three original poems for the Open Slam should you wish to enter—the third is needed in case of a tie breaker.

Doors and sign up are at 6:30 pm. Typically, we have a line outside the door so if you’d like to participate, arrive promptly!

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. Both food and drink will be available from BNA.

There are gender neutral and shared, multi-stall washrooms and the space is wheelchair accessible. Note: If you need to use the elevator to access this venue, please reach out directly to us through DM!

Our programming is made possible by the City of Kelowna, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan, and BNA Brewery.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work in the unceded, ancestral territory of the Syilx people. It is a privilege to be able to put on events as uninvited guests on their land.