You are invited to this year-end celebration of creativity. This year The Artery has teamed up with Lakehead University's Get Real chapter to create this space for the Lakehead University community to share their voices through their art. The general theme of "Let Your True Colours Shine" will encompass both the sharing and telling stories focus of The Artery and the queer focus of Get Real. Come bearing your true colours!
In addition to the open mic (bring your writings to share!), Lakehead University Artists will be showing and/or auctioning off visual art they have created throughout the year. Get Real has also reached out to local drag performers, all of whom are well versed in sharing their voices, in order to showcase this form of creativity as well. In all, this will be an extraordinary evening matching the extraordinary creative talent we have in our communities.
Due to complications with the publication process, The Artery will not be available at the event. But since this event will be taking the place of what would normally be a launch party, we will make sure to have "proofs" of The Artery available for you to view and/or use for the open mic. The 2017/2018 edition of The Artery will officially be available early May in both The Bookstore and The Study. For those of you who are heading out of town for the summer, the Bookstore's online website has shipping options. We will send out more information on all of this once The Artery is available.
We hope that you will join us in The Study on April 12th from 7:00-9:00 pm on the Thunder Bay campus for this event. See the attached poster or reply to this email for more details. And thank you for a great year,

Join us at The Study to hear local Anishinabek artists, Ira Johnson and Sam Chapman, perform both original music and cover their favorite artists. This event is free and everyone is welcome!

Samantha Convey is releasing her first poetry collection "Bloom" and accompanying this event is a performance by Houseboat (emo/acoustic).
Samantha will be selling her book for $15 at the event, and it is the first time the collection will be publically available!

Arcadian Suns is an exciting new Canadian indie-folk-rock-reggae band. The trio is made up of 3 professional touring musicians and recording artists who are known for their strong lyrical imagery, well placed harmonies and diverse array of sounds and textures. They are touring across Canada this summer and fall with their new EP, The Change EP, out worldwide July 21st 2017.
www.arcadiansuns.com 

One last time this school year, CILU hosts an open stage night at The Study Coffeehouse! Come hang out with GO for PLAN B! ( The Band ) and bring your talent as well! Plan B is happy to keep you entertained but would love it if you'd entertain them as well! Jam along, or take over the stage yourself!
This is an all ages, by donation event, and it is part of our Fund Drive celebrations, so feel free to donate a little extra! :) We'll also have swag for sale and some giveaways thoughout the night!
Sign up sheet will be available at The Study about March 2nd, so make sure to get there and sign up early!

Join the English Student's Association, the Gender Issues Centre, and Pride Central for the annual GENDERF@#$!ED, a night of gender-bending and open mic.
The night will include raffle prizes and the infmaous Walk-Off (work on your strut!). There will also be a performance by Equality Rocks! Choir.
$5 at the door (includes 10 raffle tickets!)
Snacks provided!
Bring your own writing to share or slams to practice.

LU Radio Presents Open Stage At The Study!
Monday February 1st, LU Radio will once again host an open stage night at The Study Coffeehouse for all ages. Bring your talent and show off to your friends, family, strangers, baristas and LU Radio folk. You can also show off to the amazingly talented folks in Plan B (The Band) as they will act as house band and headliner for the evening!
Sign up in advance at The Study (sign up sheet will be available January 7th!)
Want to come and watch, cheer on your friends, make some new friends or catch some live music? Just make a donation at the door on the 1st! You'll still have plenty of money for coffee, goodies and maybe some swag!

LU Radio Presents Open Stage At The Study!
Monday November 23rd, LU Radio will host our third, and final for 2015, open stage night at The Study Coffeehouse for all ages. Bring your talent and show off to your friends, family, strangers, baristas and LU Radio folk. You can also show off to the amazingly talented folks in Plan B (The Band) as they will act as house band and headliner for the evening!
Sign up in advance at The Study (sign up sheet will be available November 18th), and if you are a participant, you get in for free! Want to come and watch, cheer on your friends or make some new friends? Catch some live music on a Monday perhaps? It's only a measly $2 to come and hang out!!
Yep, you read that right! If you want to perform on the stage it's free, if you want to watch and be entertained, it's only $2! Leaving you plenty of money for coffee, goodies and maybe some swag!

Love spoken word? Want to improve your skills? Want to hang out with local writers and share your work at an Open Mic?
Come out November 4th from 7-10pm to meet Desireé Dallagiacomo, a phenomenal spoken word artist from New Orleans in a worksop and pre-performance talk!
Ranking 3rd at the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam, 3rd at the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam, and 3rd at the 2015 National Poetry Slam, Desireé is an award-winning writer, performer, and educator; with deep roots in a background of poor, working class women, Desireé's work explores the intersections of gender, class, and race and challenge audiences to step into a world ignored.
RSVP to the event page, share the event and invite others! Bring some work if you want to share during The Study's Open Mic!