Madtown Poetry Open Mic

Art in the cafe...

Dottie and Josie Brand (Two Peas in a Pod)


"Summer Magic"


June 2026



We are self-taught artists who create work inspired by healing, nature, travel, and personal experiences. Growing up, art became a way for us to process emotions, express ourselves, and create spaces that felt meaningful and comforting. Our first “gallery” was our college apartment, which we transformed with our own artwork and nature-inspired design and the power of the feminine. Sharing our space and work with others encouraged us to continue creating and exploring art more seriously. Inspired by our Latin culture, color, emotion, and everyday moments, our work reflects themes of connection, growth,...
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Friday, February 1, 2019
8:00 pm

Featured Reader: Matthew Charles is a poet with a decade of experience. A frequent pop-up at Just Bust, Matthew also has competed at the National level at NPS in Chicago last summer. With his poetry Matthew wants to explore what it is to be the type of vulnerable that encourages and galvanizes others into that safety risking thing we call intimacy - which every human needs - but increasingly we are afraid of. A hallmark of his art is it’s honesty, and themes include family, adoption, faith, race, trauma, and overcoming. His art tends to be quite heavy and it is in that heaviness that the audience is able to connect with him.

Sign up starts at 7:30. The event will start at 8 with the featured reader.

Hosted by Kelli Miner.

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