“Pour One Out” returned with a new set of storytellers sharing their stories of jumping off the cliff (Metaphorically speaking) The event was once again held at the Volumes Book Store located on 1474 North Milwaukee.  There was a diverse set of storytellers all sharing their experiences of how they jumped off cliffs and took […]

At Ease Sunday kicked of the 2018 season with a packed house of Chicago’s finest! January’s open mic was featured by OP SAV and  Jessie 5000 Check out some of the stills and video from the event! More images and video can be found on the Openyonated.com Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Openyonated/

THE SHOW MUST GO ON! That is a famous saying in show business, when unplanned things start to happen the train cannot stop.  This is the exact mindset that Chicago Stellar nominated poet, educator, recording artist, activist, etc etc had. His resume would take up the majority of this review if I listed it. One […]

The Artist Lounge is a dope traveling open mic hosted by Awthentik Poetry ad Domenti.  Their latest set was held at the 345 Art Gallery in West Garfield Park Chgo, IL.  The location was dope and featured outstanding art and of the open mic featured some of Chicago’s best. Check out some of the stills […]

  Next Showcase Chicago brought a ton of talent together under one roof to compete for some great prizes!  The contestants  consisted of singers, rappers and spoken word artists from the Chicagoland entertainment scene. All of them were talented and had the privilege of putting on their best efforts for a panel of experienced  record […]

EPIC Night Open Mic returns for their last show of the 2017 and it was packed with talent! Take a look at the nights performances

The 2nd installment of “Am I Man Enough produced by Ada Cheng delivered another collection of great stories! I had the privilege to appear in the first event and it was an extraordinary experience. The 2nd installment was a continuation of stories around the topic of Toxic Masculinity. The contributors all come from different walks […]

Openyonated.com had the opportunity to talk to the enormously talented Mizz Wallace A.K.A “The Blue Lady”. The topic of discussion was her “Urban Boujie” collection. It’s a wonderful collection of mixed media and it’s simply beautiful. If you’ve never viewed any of The Blue lady’s art you are definitely missing out on a treat! Take […]

What is the best way to handle Black Friday?  Some shoppers have their Thanksgiving dinner in lines, some wake up in the early hours of the morning to venture out and battle crowds for deals but there are other ways to buy fantastic gifts and make your shopping purposeful. Buy Black Friday in Chicago was […]