Get ready for this all-ages spoken work and hip-hop poetry open-mic showcase at WBEZ’s 3rd Annual Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Art.

Hosted by HBO Def Poet Shannon Matesky. Sign up on site begins at 2:00 PM!

The Open Mic Academy is part of a larger group of events as part of the The 3rd Annual Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Arts. For more details, including times and ticket prices for the other events, see here.

Free and open to the public. This program is sponsored by WBEZ and The Public Square.