Da Salon is a literary arts incubator & community

New & original written work that longs to live beyond the page.

 

Da deal with Da Salon: Hosted by the indelible (if we do say so ourselves, and we do) Shannon and Alia, with 3 fresh readers/performers joining us each month. You might even find music, visual art, food, wine.

Right now we’re in pop-up mode, with each month having a different location and host - fun! Upcoming shows here.

Da Salon is open to all community members.

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and look at it, until it shines.” - Emily Dickinson

Why Da Salon?

Writing & creating can be lonely work. So, sometimes, is life. When we come together, we catalyze both new writing and a sense of togetherness, for both artist and community.

Mission: like pressure on coal to yield a diamond, we seek to use reading/performing for a live audience to catalyze and improve our own writing. Also, to model artists self-producing in an easeful and generative way; to support artists, especially writers with a performance bent, locally; to foster joy and inspiration after a long period of social crisis (looking at you, Covid-19).

Also: it’s fun. Hooray for fun!

 

“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” - Joan Didion