[UN]BOXED: A Night of Voice and Community

[Un]Boxed: A Night of Voice & Community

✨ An Empowering Women’s Event ✨

📅 Date & Time:Friday, November 7, 20256:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST

📍 Location:Wild Goose Creative, 188 Mc Dowell St, Columbus, Ohio 43215Columbus, Ohio

🌸 Event Description

Join us for [Un]Boxed: A Night of Voice & Community, an immersive evening of storytelling, music, and reflection designed to celebrate women’s voices and challenge the “boxes” society places us in.

Through writing, performance, panel conversations, and shared creative expression, we’ll explore what it means to step out of constraints and live empowered, authentic lives.

This night will feature live performances by women musicians and poets, a guided writing and reflection activity, and a panel of powerhouse women leaders sharing their wisdom and lived experiences.

Together, we’ll affirm this truth: You are not alone. Your voice matters.

🗓️ Event Schedule (Draft Agenda – 2.5 Hours)

6:30 PM | Welcome + Settle In (15 min)

• Grab your name tag (“Ask me about…” prompts)
• Enjoy light refreshments and drinks
• Connect at the typewriter poetry table

6:45 PM | Introduction + Writing Experience (45 min)Led by Alisha Skeel

• Set our intention for the evening
• Guided writing prompts:
• • Where do you feel “boxed in”?
  • What makes you unique and powerful?
  • What would it look like to live empowered?
• Small-group sharing + reflective box-writing activity

7:30 PM | PerformancesLive music + spoken word from local women artists, including:

• Anna Rose
• Dionna Carter
• N’Shai Iman
• Alisha Skeel
• Heather Evans

8:15 PM | Panel Conversation + Live Podcast RecordingModerator: Nicole BromleyPanelists: Marlene Carson, Chelsea Skaggs, Heather Evans & Alisha Skeel

• Where have you felt silenced—and how did you find your voice again?
• What “boxes” has society tried to put you in?
• How can we live unboxed, empowered, and free?
• Audience Q&A and engagement

9 PM | Closing Encouragement (5 min)

• Pick a box that speaks to you
• Final reflection and takeaway

👩‍🎤 Featured Artists & Talent

• Music: Heather Evans, Anna Rose, N’Shai Iman
• Spoken Word: Dionna Carter, Alisha Skeel
• Panelists: Nicole Bromley (moderator), Marlene Carson, Chelsea Skaggs, Heather Evans & Alisha Skeel

🎨 Experiential & Takeaways

• Collaborative art gallery space
• “I Don’t Fit in Boxes” bracelets & hand-typed bookmarks
• Hand-painted takeaway boxes with messages of empowerment
• Typewriter poetry on demand

🍽️ Food & Drinks

• Bake Me Happy (baked goods)
• Curated charcuterie board
• Coffee and fun drinks

✨ Come ready to write, listen, connect, and leave inspired. Together, we’ll create a night of voice, creativity, and community that reminds every woman: You are not alone, your story matters, and your voice has power.

Host or Publisher Heather Evans