Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic Series

DOORS OPEN AT 7:30PM / PERFORMANCES AT 8PM

Donation based entry: $5 Suggested Donation (No one turned away for lack of funds.)
All proceeds will go towards covering the costs of hosting this series.

La Peña Cultural Center and UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative present: THE EMPOWERING WOMXN OF COLOR OPEN MIC FALL SERIES!

Back by popular demand, this open mic series provides a space for performances celebrating the voices of women of color and will include one featured artist per month!

Come support local Bay Area talent or sign up to perform on October 18 via the link here: https://goo.gl/forms/ngSvsmDcvVDJuikm2

Performers, come dazzle the crowd with your talent and get in touch with the local artist community each month.

FEATURED PERFORMER

Sureni Weerasekera is a Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, & San Francisco-based stand up comedian, actor and writer. Currently suffering a college sentence at UC Berkeley by her immigrant parents, comedian Sureni Weerasekera combines her puppy-like heart with the void where her soul should be, to write captivating material. Starting at just seventeen, she has garnered considerable respect in San Diego and the Bay Area for her lighthearted, conversational banter to her ruthless, dark jabs that shed light on cultural dilemmas in a palatable, enticing way. In 2018, The Daily Californian described her “humorous quips” as featuring “an ease with performing typically uncommon for someone still fairly fresh to the game.”
She has featured at Desi Comedy Festival, San Francisco’s Punchline Comedy Club, San Diego’s Madhouse Comedy Club and, was recently selected as a semi-finalist for 2017 NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity Showcase.

La Peña Cultural Center: 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705