Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and music at BNA Burger! As part of our New Leaves Festival of Arts and Culture, IWC is delighted to feature Shayna 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 $6-$10 sliding scale, and $5 for members. 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: Shayna Jones (she/her) is an award winning actor, a playwright, a folklorist, and a multi-disciplinary spoken word artist specializing in the traditional oral storytelling of African and Afro-Diasporic lore.

As a professionally trained performer, vocalist, and fine mover, Shayna has crafted performances for countless audiences across Canada featuring Afro-centric Folk History, Folklore and Contemporary Experience. Learn more about Shayna and her work at: www.wearestoryfolk.com

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. 

Our programming is made possible by the City of Kelowna, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan, the Province of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, and BNA Brewing.

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