Co-sponsored by Works/San José art and performance center!
38 South Second Street, downtown San José.

Open mic to start the show!

If you are unable to attend in person, we welcome you to join via Zoom! Register in advance for this event via Zoom.
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Joseph Jason Santiago LaCour is a Spoken Word & Hip-Hop Artist from the Midwest now living in Santa Cruz. A Filipino and French Creole mestizo, he has struggled as a young parent and worked countless jobs. Today, his daughters are grown, he has true love in his life and he wants to share his art, his heart, with you. Along with his twin flame partner and fellow artist, Rica De La Luz Smith, he has started a small business, Sacred Poets, which is a platform for creative marketing via original art, and apparel. As a member of The Legendary Collective and co-curator of The Santa Cruz Word Church, a weekly poetry event at The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, he consciously works to contribute to a strong community.

Sophia Rodriquez is a published author of Healing My Hurts, available on Amazon, and a writer whose work highlights themes of self-love, identity, and the exploration of social and developmental issues. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from the University of Maine at Fort Kent and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology at Santa Clara University.

Sophia's writing has been featured in De Anza's Red Wheelbarrow (2019) and East Side Magazine (January 2023). An active participant in the Bay Area's poetry community, she has performed at open mics and poetry slams across the region. Notably, Sophia featured at the 2023 San Jose Museum of Art and Poetry Center San Jose Poetry Invitational and is looking forward to participating in the 2025 Poetry Invitational. You can follow Sophia on Instagram at @sr_poetry_, where she shares her latest poems, upcoming events, and more.

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