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Co-host of @feelit_speakit
SOLAR MANAGER for @sunrunsolar
Creative Director of @pulsepoetry_network

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Looking back at our first ever season of HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nites! We’re grateful to everyone who joined us, onstage or in the audience, for bringing your energy and artistry into this space in Harvard Square ❤️

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THANK YOU for coming out to our HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nites, and thank you to all the amazing performers who came together to create a living collaboration:
@artbyinde
@d_ruff3
@leboah
@lyricsbyeva
@zion_rodman
@aecapelle
@iamdanmoreno
@ce.drums
@domthecomposer
@sir_babyspoon

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Featuring live collaboration by @artbyinde @d_ruff3 and @iamdanmoreno (Dear, Rose Trio)! We’ll be back with the next HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nite this Thursday:
🗓️ Thursday, September 10, 6-8 pm
📍Harvard Square

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Some powerful moments with @d_ruff3 and the Dear, Rose Trio at our first HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nite ❤️

We’ll be sharing more soon while we get ready for the next evening of music, next Thursday, September 10!

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TOMORROW is our first HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nite! Come out for @d_ruff3 , a Roxbury-bred spoken word poet, author of “Staying on 94: Tales from a Misguided Soul”, Creative Director of Boston Pulse Poetry program, and co-host of the “if you can Feel It, you can Speak It” Open Mic movement.

🗓️ Thursday, August 27, 6-8 pm
📍Harvard Square
🎟️ Free entry!

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We’re kicking off Hipstoric Cambridge KiOSK Nites August 27 ‼️ A FREE evening at Harvard Square, exploring the relationship between spoken word, music, and the continual evolution of folk traditions into the present. Featuring @d_ruff3 , @artbyinde , plus @iamdanmoreno ‘s Dear, Rose Trio‼️

In partnership with @weblackfolk , @cambridgemass , @culturehousecc , @bamsfest

🗓️ Thursday, August 27, 6-8 pm
📍Harvard Square
🎟️ Free entry!

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HipStoric Cambridge KiOSK Nites ‼️a new, FREE outdoor performance series, kicking off on August 27 with @d_ruff3 , @artbyinde , and @iamdanmoreno ‘s Dear Rose Trio for an evening exploring the relationship between spoken word, music, and the continual evolution of folk traditions into creative expression across disciplines.

Featuring @iamdanmoreno ’s Dear Rose Trio as our house band, providing a live musical backdrop for poetry, performance, and collaboration with D. Ruff and Indë to create new interpretations and spontaneous moments on stage.

In partnership with @weblackfolk , @cambridgekiosk , and @culturehousecc

🗓️ Thursday, August 27, 6-8 pm
📍Harvard Square
🎟️ Free entry!

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Chelsea, MA Saturday August 22nd!

Calling all Spoken Word Artists! Join us at the Summer in the Square stage for a special Verb, Flow & Vision. We are outside, free and all-ages. The incomparable D.Ruff co-host of @feelit_speakit and a Chelsea favorite hosts and Chelsea’s own Sargent Star Chung headlines. Sign-up is at 5:00pm for 3 min - 5 min spots. Bring your chairs and check out our local restaurants for your provisions. Link in bio.

Showtime: 5:30 - 7:30
Location: Chelsea Square, 2nd Street & Broadway.

Then keep the grooves going and stay for a free concert 8 - 10 PM featuring celebrated local R&B singer ToriTori, backed by a full band.

ToriTori is a Boston-born singer, songwriter, and loop artist whose sound moves like water — bending R&B and Soul into something entirely her own. A deep listener and bold improviser, ToriTori builds each performance like a sacred space — no moment the same, each one alive. She’s graced stages from Boston Calling to BAMSFest, TD Garden, and opened for Madison McFerrin, carrying presence and power wherever she sings. In 2023, she was named R&B Artist of the Year by the Boston Music Awards and Act of the Year by the New England Music Awards —a reflection of the resonance she creates, not just through sound, but through spirit.

#chelseama #bostonma #spokenword #openmic #livemusic

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Chelsea, MA August 22nd! Verb, Flow & Vision is outside in Chelsea Square and free!!

Join us for an Open Mic hosted by @d_ruff3 with @starnchung as our headliner with guests Hank Pena and Greg. Spoken Word & music!

Sign-up 30 min before. 3-5 min sets. Great sound system and stage. Poets - if you want to play background music - we can do that.

Bring your chairs and your friends and your words. Family-friendly. 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

Vendors and artists. Interested in displaying at the event? Please DM!

#chelseama #bostonma #spokenword #openmic #everettma

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Our collaboration with @northbeastregional x @streettheorycollective was an experience. The poets, the space, the art and the love was truly unmatched. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to collaborate. This is just the beginning.

Here is quick glimpse into the event. Our resident photographer @marianavelludo captured the magic beautifully. 💜

See you all September 24th!

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Our collaboration with @bamsfest MOMENTUM X PUMA was truly remarkable! We are so grateful for this opportunity to partner with @catherinetmorris @tokiwright @lanelle the entire team at well as @puma BBOLD team! From the food, to DJ @natethellen on the 1s and 2s, the art by @connflique & @phiaart_ , the ambiance and the powerful poetry, chefs kiss !

Thank you to everyone who shared this kickoff event with us which lead to a successful Day 2 Kidchella and Day 3 Future @thesubstationros

Shot & Edited by: @xingfilmz

#freeverse #events #spokenword #poetrycommunity #poetryofinstagram

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