6pm Speakeasy @ Austin Club: a spoken word event in the heart of Ōtautahi's CBD.

Coming at you live with a fresh new feature, last Wednesday of every month.

MCed by Jor Dansaren and generously hosted by Austin Club Basement Bar - 161 Cashel Street, Christchurch.

Tickets available on following scale:

$5 - early bird/concession

$10 - general admission

$15 - generous admission

Tickets of each type limited - please consider choosing a ticket according to your capability to contribute. For any ticketing queries, please contact Jor Dansaren via Facebook.

Door sales may be available, cash only.

Open mic sign ups from 5.45pm. Open mic kicks off 6pm with feature to follow.

February feature: Ariana Tikao!

Ariana Tikao is a Kāi Tahu artist of the sound and word variety from Ōtautahi Christchurch. She was a 2023 Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence at Canterbury University, and was awarded as a New Zealand Arts Laureate in 2020. She has recently been working on her first poetry collection called ‘Pepeha Portal’ inspired by the stories of local Māori place names.

Artist photo by Ebony Lamb.

Head on down and Speakeasy with us!