ISANG MAHAL (One Love) OPEN-MIC

The time has come again to gather all musicians, singers, poets, emcees, artists, and storytellers from Daly City and beyond and help us celebrate our community’s talent, creativity and positive energy! Our second Isang Mahal [One Love] Open Mic will be centered on the theme of “Kulture”. Performers are encouraged to share their thoughts on the theme, but are definitely welcome to share whatever else is on their mind.

Even though we live in Daly City. A city with a rich population of Filipinos, how much do we really know about our kulture? Young Filipinos here in Daly City often feel detached from their heritage for many reasons: some are born here and already feel less connected to the Philippines, some families strive to assimilate to American ideals and some are raised to simply not care. This is an issue. Our Kulture is who WE ARE.

“Kulture” isn’t limited to ethnicity however, it is the very core to how we live, how we interact with people, how we live our lives. WE create the kulture we choose to live. Spaces like the Liwanag Kultural Center, The Pilipino Youth Coalition of San Mateo County and our very own Isang Mahal Open Mic help to create the positive youth Kulture we want to see. Come and participate, be part of building this Kulture.

If you are interested in performing, please sign up by emailing isangmahalopenmic@gmail.com or at the event. Please note, due to time limitations, we will not be able to take everyone. Performer Sign-Ups are on a first come, first served basis. Performances should be limited to 5 minutes. We will be holding Isang Mahal Open Mics throughout the year, so if you don’t get to perform this time, on to the next one! If you’d like to show your visual art, you must email your artwork as GIFs or JPEGs no later than July 28th; we will have a projector at the event to display your artwork, but be prepared to introduce / speak about your work at the event for no longer than 5 minutes.