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.
Link: https://bit.ly/Well-RED_February2026
Joyce Lee is an Oakland native who has been writing since the age of 8 and performing since the age of 10. Joyce is the 2009 and 2010 Oakland grand Slam champion, a noted storyteller on NPRs Snap Judgment, a community college English professor in the East Bay as well as at Santa Rita County Jail. Joyce has also performed, curated open mics and taught internationally in places such as Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Trinidad, Canada, and Colombia. Joyce Lee is the CEO and Founder of JL Soul Camp, a 4-day all expenses paid retreat and affinity space for Black women, held annually in Sonoma County.
Downtown SJ provides free parking on the street after 6:00 p.m. Available street parking is difficult to find after 6:30 p.m.
If you are unable to find parking on the street, there are two parking garages of note:
1.) 25 S. 3rd Street PARKSJ Garage (located underground, under The Globe Apartments), about 300 meters from Works/San Jose;
2.) 2nd & San Carlos PARKSJ Garage (first 90 minutes are free). This is a 5-10 minute walk to Works/San Jose
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Poetry Center San José is a member supported organization and is funded, in part, by grants from Applied Materials Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, the City of San José's Office of Cultural Affairs, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, supported by the Mellon Foundation (@MellonFdn), Knight Foundation, The Poetry Foundation, Poets & Writers, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, SVCREATES, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council and also supported in part by a SVCreates National Endowment for the Arts American Rescue Plan grant. We also thank Brandenburg Family Foundation and Anne & Mark's Art Party for their generous giving.