The VORTEX

@themovemntlabatx @vortex_rep

Looking for the poetry? 🌟✨ Join us every first, second, and third Monday of the month for every.Word Poetry’s Free Open Mic in Austin, TX. ✨Hosted by rotating local performance poets 🎤 Open mic for poets with limited musician spots 🎟 Poets and musicians sign up on Eventbrite. 🗓 First and second Mondays are our classic open mic format with a monthly feature 🌹 Third Mondays rotate between Poesía cada.Palabra and Girls, Gays and Theys 📍 The VORTEX | Austin, TX ⏰ 8 to 10 PM 🍝 Patrizi’s food | 🍸 Butterfly Bar drinks | Fuse the World (@fuse.theworld ) The every.Word Open Mic is made possible through a partnership with The VORTEX (@vortex_rep ). every.Word Poetry is a program of The Poet House (@3220poetlane ). A sanctuary for words. A catalyst for change. 🏡✨ The Poet House is a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance (@austincreativea ). 🎥: @sumn.2do #atx #poetry #spokenword #atxlife #openmic

FREE VERSE is back. 🖤❤️💚 Join us Saturday, June 20th at 8PM for a Juneteenth Open Mic & Afterparty with every.Word Poetry at The VORTEX (@vortex_rep ). A night of poetry, music, celebration, liberation, and community. Hosted by Tender René (@millieux ) Sounds by DJ Jo (@itsdjjo ) Afterparty until 12:30AM in the Butterfly Bar (@butterfly_bar_atx ) Bring your poems. Bring your people. Bring your full self. 🎤 Performer sign up at the box office (Prioritizing Black voices on the mic) 🎟️ Sliding scale tickets: $15 / $29 / $39 📍The VORTEX — 2307 Manor Rd. 🍝 Food + drinks available from Patrizi’s & Butterfly Bar 💙 Fuse The World (@fuse.theworld ) Sponsored by The VORTEX. every.Word Poetry is a program of The Poet House (@3220poetlane ). The Poet House is a fiscally sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance (@austincreativea ). #poetry #atx #atxlife #openmic #poetrycommunity

Go stream Map of the Brown Top and come see me and @big444mizzfullmoon perform today🔊 I’ll be selling CDs of two project and uploading to Bandcamp soon! For now go check out the exclusive [untitled] release 😝 Tell me what y’all wanna know about the project and what songs y’all might wanna see videos for🎥🤭

Coming up on Memorial Day, 5/25 at The VORTEX, join us to watch this powerful documentary on a big screen, followed by a community discussion with local organizers. Synopsis: From Executive Producer Macklemore, The Encampments offers an urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions sparked a nationwide uprising, with encampments spreading across hundreds of campuses. Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and organizers, the film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe. Trailer: https://youtu.be/wD3fpHjwsbw?si=6CbChFxy6zfMsFyg The VORTEX, 5/25, doors open at 6:00, show at 6:30. Free admission. Organized by Watermelon Film Club. Co-sponsors: Palestinian Youth Movement, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Austin for Palestine Coalition.

[A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION] Before it became Federal it was a Black Holiday with deep significance to Black folks here in Texas. Our FREEDOM DAY. Our SECOND INDEPENDENCE. We show up and show out for 19 (sometimes 20) days leading up to JUNETEENTH. NOBODY does Juneteenth like TEXAS! And what better way to recognize us than through our voices? In 2024 I started an annual Black Queer Emancipation & Allies Open Mic. Through poetry, I wanted us to celebrate our resilence in the ongoing fight to Black freedom at the intersection of equality and PRIDE. As a Company Member for 10-years at the Vortex, I'm always grateful for the liberties I get to take, dreams I get to have, and joy they let me keep in programming and still being apart of the arts in Austin. This year, I'm hosting a invitational poetry slam. I made some special calls for judges and casted a wide net to my talented poetry homies in community as bout staff, contributors, and competitors. We're making history, yall! Thank you for being Trailblazers! On Friday, June 12th Austin will show up at large in loving support for the people, for the arts, and in celebration of the Black Queer Emancipation & Allies Slam at The Vortex Theater. Y'all know it's bout to be a whole lotta clapping. You can start now! Give it up for: Gigi Scotti B Breana Miller Jasmine Games Akeem Olaj Micailah OCaii Ms.Trin-I-Tee Tender René & entering the spotlight once again: JEAUX ANDERSON! Austin: Save the Date. Get your tickets now: /38-black-queer-emancipation-poetry-slam

💚🍃💚 where to find me this month! 💚🍃💚 i love may i love being a taurus i love spring!!!!! yesterday i turned 28!!!! now time for so many fun shows; come out!!!!! MAY 20TH @ 10:30PM ✨ @andtheywererommatesatx : TAROT 4 TAROT ✨ @miss_steelya_girl @rainon4th MAY 25TH 🌈 @localqueeratx : CAMP OUT DRAG BRUNCH 🌈 @campout.tx MAY 29TH @ 9PM 🎪 HOUSE OF ECLECTICS: “THE FIRST” 🎪 @justice.creates @highlandloungeatx MAY 30TH @ 3:30PM 🤡 CLOWNIDARITY FOREVER: @uncle_tito_6 FUNDRAISER 🤡 @oooo_laa_laa @lawrie.bird @vortex_rep see y’all sooooon! 💚✨ #atx #dragking #lesbian #trans #austintx

ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ! 1. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴜꜱᴛɪɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʀᴛᴇx. 2. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏɴᴊᴜʀᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ, ᴜɴᴀꜱʜᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱʜɪꜰᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇ. 3. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ 💫 ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ? ʟɪɴᴋ ɪɴ ʙɪᴏ! 💛 #austin #atxtheatre #analog #camcorder #atxcommunity

Una noche bilingüe de poesía, música y comunidad ✨ A bilingual night of poetry, music, and collective care. Este lunes regresa Poesía cada.Palabra, nuestro micrófono abierto en español y bilingüe presentado por Mazat (@yulupalmazat ) en colaboración con The VORTEX. 🌱 We’ll also be uplifting Comunidad Sol (@comunidadsol_org ), a Maya-led organization supporting Indigenous communities impacted by migration. 🎤 Open Mic / Micrófono Abierto 📅 May 18th 2026 🕗 8PM 📍 The VORTEX — 2307 Manor Rd, ATX 🎟️ Free with RSVP / Gratis con RSVP Comida • Bebidas • Poesía • Música Food • Drinks • Poetry • Music The Monday night open mic is made possible through The VORTEX’s partnership. every.Word Poetry is a program of The Poet House (@3220poetlane ). The Poet House is a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance (@austincreativea ). #poetry #atx #atxlife #openmic #spokenword

📣🧚‍♀️ Hark, fair maidens, town drunkards, and mischievous faeries! Coming this summer - Shakespeare But One Of Is Drunk: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - August 13-22, 2026 🍻 Gather ‘round for a night of comedy, live music, magic, and inebriation. We cast 6 of the best actors in Austin. For 6 months straight, we rehearsed a perfect production of Shakespeare’s greatest play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Now, one of us will get verifiably sloshed each night and our troupe will put on a show you’ll never forget... and our Drunk will never remember 🌺 📍 The VORTEX @vortex_rep @butterfly_bar_atx 📅 August 13-22, 2026 🎟️ Tickets available through the link in our bio! Featuring: Olivia Rose McCain @call_me_luu Lilly Percifield @lilly.percifield Dane Parker @dane.b.parker Campbell Duffy @campbellhale Oskar Brian @vampyrrd Hayden Daniel Cox @haydendanielcox Paisley Blair @technoreliquary Live musical accompaniment by Ritika Bhattacharjee @ritika.bhattacharjee.creative Directed by Insha Iqbal @insha0414 Stage managed by Jessika Land @jessika.land Lighting Design by Amy Lewis @amylewis4634 Intimacy Direction by Andi Lindsey @a_diehard Produced by GOBSMACKED @gobsmacked.official

Congratulations to the productions that made it to the shortlist! Follow us to stay updated on who will make it to the next round! #BIPACbuzz #weseeeverything #comesitbyus

Tonight! We are outside on the Garden Stage UNLESS the weather has another plan for us, then we will be in the Butterfly Bar. Come celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with us! 🌟✨ We’re celebrating the Asian Diaspora with an amazing feature from Tâm Lê (@tam_le_nguyen ) and poetic hostess Rachael’s Eve (@fried_steamed_boyled ) 🖤✨ 🗓️Monday, May 11th ⏰ 8-10PM 📍 The VORTEX (@vortex_rep ) 🦋 The Butterfly Bar (@butterfly_bar_atx ) 💙 Fuse The World (@fuse.theworld ) Sign ups on Eventbrite Free to attend. RSVPs helps us build! The Monday night open mic is made possible through The VORTEX’s partnership. every.Word Poetry is a program of The Poet House (@3220poetlane ). The Poet House is a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance (@austincreativea ). #poetry #atx #atxlife #openmic #spokenword