Get involved
The more the merrier.
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Hey there! We'd love to have you on board with our mailing list!
We will keep you updated on live shows, podcast editions, and otherDa Salon creations, including ways to hear new work from Shannon, Alia and our readers, possible online writing groups, retreats, or suggestions on other local literary and performance events. Who knows what else we’ll birth!
We don’t email very much, so don’t worry, it won’t get too spammy. Kisses!
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Da Salon is seeking scintillating readers: open to all humans, regardless of previous experience. However, we expect you have some writing chops and what you’ve written could strike a chord with an audience.
We look for new(ish) & unproven work that would benefit from being read aloud.
Each reader gets 10 minutes, including self-introduction, context for the piece or prologue. 10 MINUTES PEOPLE!
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You like us? You reeeeaalllly like us? Like, enough to host us at your “venue” (or, ahem, home).
Here’s the DL:
We typically have about 30-40 audience members but have has audiences as small as 15 and large as 60 - we can cap ticket RSVPs at your preferred max # bodies .You will be responsible for providing a space to play: “stage”, audience seating area, bathrooms. Ideally you provide chairs or seating. We are a self-contained unit other than that, and come with our own mic, music stand, etc. We can bring a few chairs if needed.
Providing Food/drinks is optional (this is considered “sponsoring” and sooo appreciate but not required to host!) Having water available is preferred. Up to you if you want to allow outside food/drinks.
If you’d like, we can promote your name or business at the event (we usually write a jingle!) We do our own marketing but would hope you would share with anyone who you think would enjoy this event, too. :)
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We don’t currently have “official volunteers” (see those air quotes - so un-official!) but, baby, you better believe we’d love the help. Give us your info and we’ll reach out if we need help with something! Or just be a sweetie and fold up your chair after the show thaaaaanks.
Help usually looks like: setting up and taking down chairs, setting up the mic & stands, greeting people at the event, kissing babies & taking names – we mean, taking tickets.
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You want to (squeal!) give us money?! We love money. Well, Alia’s a bit squeamish, but Shannon will take it right off your hands.
No but seriously: being a sponsor can mean providing food (light fare like charcuterie, tapas or sweets) and/or drink (softies, mocktails, vino when we’re allowed) and/or atmosphere (decorations? music?).
Or if you want to skip all the fanfare and really do just want to give us a monetary donation, it will certainly help keep us going: our expenses are quite low, but it does take some dollars to pay for the website, Eventbrite or equivalent, gas, etc. We do this as a not-for-profit endeavor to foster creativity and community, but gee-whiz, everything costs money so we sure do appreciate yours when it comes our way.