Lyrical Sanctuary feat. Nicole Acosta

Name: Lyrical Sanctuary feat. Nicole Acosta
Start: 2025-03-12T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-12T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Union Fireside Lounge

Schedule

Wed Mar 12 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Union Fireside Lounge | Milwaukee, WI

Lyrical Sanctuary is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's monthly open mic night! Celebrating 23 years of poetic tradition, experience powerful spoken word, live art, and the opportunity to share your own creative expression. Be inspired. Speak your mind. Leave an impression.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Lyrical Sanctuary Featuring Nicole Acosta
6-6:45 p.m. | Creative Writing Workshop | Union 119
In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how to craft authentic, engaging stories for a variety of purposes, from personal branding and networking to creative writing. Through guided exercises, you’ll learn techniques to structure your stories, develop characters, and connect with your audience. Whether you’re telling stories for professional or personal reasons, you’ll leave with a practical tool to enhance your storytelling. This session offers a supportive space to share and refine your stories, with personalized feedback to help you grow. Join us to unlock your storytelling potential!

7-9 p.m. | Open Mic & Feature Performance | Union Fireside Lounge
Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, Nicole Acosta is a Mexican American multidisciplinary artist whose work primarily addresses identity, experience, place, culture, and storytelling. Acosta holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Management from Alverno College in Milwaukee. Prior to her transfer to Alverno College, she studied photography at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and Milwaukee Area Technical College. Her work is included in the collections of the Milwaukee Women’s Art Library, the Charles Allis Museum, and the Racine Art Museum.
In 2022, her piece Chicken Tikka Masala was featured on Google Arts + Culture and she had the honor of performing Break Bread Wit Me live with the Milwaukee Ballet. In 2023, Acosta became the 14th Artist in Residence at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, held a solo HOOPS exhibition at the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) Art + Culture Hub gallery, and launched the world premiere of the HOOPS stage play. Written by Eliana Pipes, the play is based on the stories told by those photographed for the HOOPS Project. Acosta’s nationally recognized HOOPS Project—which shares the photos and stories of people of the global majority who have deep connection to hoop earrings—is her current focus.

Follow Nicole’s journey on Instagram @atsocanic