WORDS: come wax poetic with us at an evening of poetry, prose, and storytelling. A community-based literary series and open mic dedicated to amplifying historically marginalized voices. Hosts Erica Blumfield (Lighthouse Writers’ Workshop Fellow) and Jasmine Vallejo-Love (Lambda Literary Fellow) will be featuring artists Christian “Soulstuf” Perfas (11x poetry slam champion), J. Saravia (author of “Euthanasia”), and Benin Lemus (2026 CA Arts Council Emerging Artist Fellow). An open mic will follow, where community members are invited to read their work (3-4 minutes max).