An evening for voices, stories, and everything in between.
Join us for Open Mic Night at Love Lyla Books in collaboration with Silk Road Institute. A space to share your words, your poetry, your thoughts or simply come and listen.
Featuring King Kimbit, bringing something special to the night.
May 21 at 7pm
95 Richmond Rd, Westboro
Tickets are $10. Sign up, show up, and be part of a night that feels a little different.
I learned a new mic drop technique 😂
Video description: the wall and the floor are two different shades of grey and there are candles spaced out on the ground. King is wearing a grey SND*TRK hoodie (which has since been permanently lent to a friend or something) and a short dark skirt (King is currently questioning her outfit choice that night, but it is done). Her long black hair is in two twists on either side of her head. She is singing to the crowd, who are providing the beat and mostly unseen in the clip. This video is from the perspective of the crowd, facing King. Eventually the microphone disconnects from its chord. lol
🎭 @shareyourpiece
🎥 @lynnspov thank u for capturing this!
The Canadian premier 🍁🎥 of @empathizerdoc happens 6pm THIS Sunday, May 10 in Toronto (at @cinecycle.cfmdc ) followed by Q&A and performances by
✨ King Kimbit @kingkimbit (Ottawa)
✨ Fred Le @fredle (LA)
✨ Andy Van @andyvanandyvan (LA)
✨ Jerry Tran @jrrytrn (Chicago)
✨ Farah Fancy @farah.fancy (Montreal)
✨ DK Phan @dkphantastic
✨ Hosted by Anto Chan @antopunfu
🎭🍁 Thanks to all-Vietnamese comedy show @embarrassedbynight and @inner.generation powerhouse Ontario artists collective for this gathering. A collaboration two months in the making!!
Join us for an evening of Asian Excellence at the awesome indie theater CineCycle in Downtown Toronto! ✍️ Sunday MAY 10 starting at 6pm with a special screening of the award-winning Việt Kiều documentary, The Empathizer, followed by a showcase featuring comics from the film and special guests, hosted by comedian & poet Anto Chan and a couple of the finest AAPI performing artists in Ontario.
🎟️Tickets are available NOW at toronto.embarrassedbynight.com 🎟️
One ticket is valid for both the documentary screening and the variety show, and comes with a free beverage!! 🍻
What’s a better way to close out Mother’s Day on AAPI Heritage month than a film & performances honoring the motherland?! 🥰
🎞️ About the film : Shot in Saigon and Hanoi, The Empathizer is an award-winning hour-long documentary which explores the second-generation immigrant experience, identity, and experience through interviews with overseas-born Vietnamese who chose to move back to the land that their parents fled. Directed by Fred Le. Executive Produced by King Kimbit.
King is an influential and active contributor in Ottawa’s growing arts scene, channeling her passion and love for the culture into uplifting the community.
Never afraid to get involved and connect with new people, she stands as a powerful voice for the younger generation.
Favourite quote: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Instagram: @kingkimbit
I forgot i did this remix 😅😆 A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke over my Fk12frfr Pt. II beat (produced by @1goldstripes ) 🥶
2023, May 11 📻 Jukebox Concert series by @nac.cna which picks up NEXT WEEK ft. @mayaspoken ! Thursday, May 7 in collaboration with @craniumartsproject to kick off the 2026 CRANIUM Conference & Showcase! 4 days jam packed with (mostly) FREE activities to nurture and grow our LOCAL MUSIC scene 🌱🎶🧠
Pretty sure video was taken @kxshana 🎥 thanks wifey 🫶🏽
Hosted by @capcitycyphers our Cranium Conference & Showcase event: OPENING MIXER / PASS THE AUX, is taking place Thursday May 7 at the @thehouseofensemble at 7:30PM.
Come connect with artists and industry for a night of networking and discovering new music 🎶
If you are an artist and want to participate in the Pass The Aux session sign up to register now 🔗 in bio
Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
A snippet of my performance from the community showcase, organized by wonderful poet and love being, Van Essa @mother.of.four.daughters . This event was to raise funds and awareness for the Coroner’s Inquest into Jamal Francique, who was killed by Peel Regional Police (Toronto) in 2020.
2026.04.16📍ALŪR - Thank you @alurmtl for hosting us. 🎥 @dialehoum for @613check
Big love to fellow artists and speakers who supported this initiative:
@mrkdferguson@teigwanthetrip@remyxpicasso@g.l._glowz@iamroyala@mounfoutv@justiceforanthonyaust@freedom_is_amust@therealwidget@tokyos3nsei@choni_g@svens_telemaque
After being postponed multiple times, the Coroner’s Inquest into Jamal’s death is finally scheduled to begin on May 20, 2026. Coroner’s inquests are often the only path to the truth, when police kill a loved one, but they come with real financial barriers.
This fundraiser helps ensure Jamal’s family can be properly represented at the inquest. We have till May 15, 2026 to raise $3575.
We know this is alot, but the price for truth is expensive.
Legal fees for inquest process: $7500
Legal Fees raised to date: $3330.94
Legal Retainment: $1500 (Paid)
Legal Fees remaining: $4000
Donate / Contact: Etransfer - [email protected] (Use “Inquest” as Note) @incarcerated_voters_on
GoFundMe: Support No More Deaths in Custody
/f/no-more-deaths-in-custody-support-fund
IG - justice4jamalto https://linktr.ee/justice4jamalto
The price for truth is not cheap.
Support Jamal’s family, Stand for justice. ✊🏾🕊️
#NoMoreDeathsInCustody
#Justice4Jamal
#Montreal #Toronto #Ottawa
🎭🍁A collaboration two months in the making!! The all-Vietnamese comedy show Embarrassed by Night (@embarrassedbynight ) is joining forces with the powerhouse Ontario artists collective InnerGenerational (@inner.generation ) for an evening of Asian Excellence at the awesome indie theater CineCycle (@cinecycle.cfmdc ) in Downtown Toronto! Join us on ✍️ Sunday MAY 10 for a special screening of the award-winning Việt Kiều documentary The Empathizer (@empathizerdoc ) followed by a showcase featuring comics from the film and special guests, hosted by comedian & poet Anto Chan (@antopunfu ) and - couple of the finest AAPI performing artists in Ontario.
🔥Lineup !!
Fred Le @fredle
King Kimbit @kingkimbit
Andy Van @andyvanandyvan
Jerry Tran @jrrytrn
Farah Fancy @farah.fancy
DK Phan @dkphantastic
Hosted by Anto Chan
🎟️Tickets are available NOW at toronto.embarrassedbynight.com 🎟️
One ticket is valid for both the documentary screening and the variety show, and comes with a free beverage!! 🍻
What's a better way to close out Mother's Day on AAPI Heritage month than a film & performances honoring the motherland?! 🥰
🎞️ About the film : Shot in Saigon and Hanoi, The Empathizer is an award-winning hour-long documentary which explores the second-generation immigrant experience, identity, and experience through interviews with overseas-born Vietnamese who chose to move back to the land that their parents fled. Directed by Fred Le. Executive Produced by King Kimbit.
📣 TORONTO!! 🍁 We're absolutely chuffed to bring our grassroots tour to your beautiful city to screen at the awesome indie theater @cinecycle.toronto for the Canadian premiere of The Empathizer!!
✍️ Save the date : SUNDAY MAY 10th starting at 6PM
What better of a way to celebrate Mother's Day than an evening exploring the allure of the Motherland!
🎞️ The Empathizer is an hour-long award-winning documentary which examines second-generation experience and identity through candid interviews with overseas-born Vietnamese immigrants from all over the world, who made the choice to move back to the land their parents fled. The film will be presented with Vietnamese + English subtitles, and will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Fred Le.
🎤 The screening will be followed by a very special live Embarrassed by Night (@embarrassedbynight ) x Inner Generational (@inner.generation ) collaborative showcase of comedy, poetry, and dance. Lineup announcement coming soon!
Tickets are on sale NOW at
🎟️TORONTO.EMBARRASSEDBYNIGHT.COM🎟️!
Save the date and follow us @empathizerdoc for more announcements. Happy AAPI Heritage Month, and Happy Mother's Day 🤗
