The Mic Drop (October)

Think+DO Tank is proud to present our new monthly open mic night, THE MIC DROP! 

Hosted by poet Omar Sakr at the TDTF Community House in Fairfield, on Fridays at 6pm, this is a night for everyone and anyone: if you have a story to tell, a poem to share, a song to sing, a rap to beat, a joke to light us up or a story to enthral, don't be shy! 

We have a small stage, a mighty mic, and a warm welcome waiting. There will be a delicious homemade soup and some refreshing sweets to share on the night. It's all free! Why? Because we want it to be. Because we're tired of feeling isolated. Because we want to connect. Because there's a million reasons not to, and art doesn't need to answer to any of them. 

We love stories, we love sharing, and if you want to be part of it, register here! If you're a musician with tech requirements, please get in touch in advance so we can ensure you have everything you need - everyone else wanting to perform can sign up on the night. The run sheet roughly goes like this: 6:30pm-7pm food and good vibes, 7pm-8:30pm performances, 8:30-9pm pack up!

This OCTOBER 31ST, our featured guests are FREYA DALY SADGROVE and RANI GHAZZAOUI.

Freya Daly Sadgrove is a Pākehā writer and performer from Aotearoa, currently living on Gadigal Country. She is in charge of live poetry event Show Ponies, which has been performing to sold-out crowds throughout Aotearoa and beyond since 2019. Her first poetry collection, Head Girl, was published in 2020 with Te Herenga Waka University Press. She recently premiered her poetry-rock show Whole New Woman in NZ Fringe, which won the award for ‘Best Words’.

Rani Ghazzaoui is a writer, communicator, actor, and poet. Born in Brazil to a Lebanese mother and a Brazilian father, she is a naturalised Australian. A notorious internet writer in the '00s, her readership has continued from her extinct blog to her Instagram, @ranighazzaoui. With works published online and in collections, her poems integrate the curriculum of several Brazilian schools. Writing in Portuguese and English, her poetry and prose explore human vulnerability, love, feminism, society, and self-analysis. Her debut anthology, Aorta, was published in 2022 by Lyra das Artes