Sunday February 1, 2026
1:00-2:30 PM CDT
As always, we welcome anything that gives voice the honesty only poets dare to see. A dance routine that lets you move through the days with a little more joy. A song that warms your heart. We invite you to share it with the community from your home stage! Show us what you've got and let Laura know if you'd like to be a featured performer in the future. Thank you!
You can also use this form to have the link emailed to you, even if you don't want to perform! Just skip the For Performers Only section.
In the interest of keeping things accessible to all, we'll be very interested to find out how we can use the virtual space to accommodate everyone.
SIGN UP CLOSES Saturday at Midnight.
Lion & Pirate Community Guidelines:
- Please read Art Spark Texas' code of conduct
- Note that we use content warnings to keep this space safe and welcoming. Please use them if you are performing! If you have questions about content warnings, feel free to ask us before or during an open mic.
- Things we believe:
- We feel and practice respect for all people and for diversity of thought and identity.
- We see honesty as a form of love.
- We acknowledge that free speech is difficult sometimes.
- We accept that we are unaware of the traumas people within even our own communities are trying to live through, and we have to teach each other, learn from each other, make each other more aware.
Accessibility adventure notes for virtual performers or attendees:
Captions: Zoom has auto-generated captions, and those are... ok. When possible, we screen share the words/ lyrics/ poems to each performance so that attendees who need closed captions (CC) get better quality info. Performers are welcome to: screen share their words themselves, so they can stay on screen OR send an L&P host their words and they'll do the screen sharing OR paste a link to a document with their words in the chat, so attendees can decide if they want to see the words or not. If sharing your words ahead of time is not in the cards, that's ok, we'll do our best to make it work!
Sound quality: We ask all attendees to stay muted when not performing (or cheering). Are you performing with an instrument or accompanying music? Learn how to configure your Zoom settings for a live musical performance: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0059985
If this form causes you problems and you need help signing up, or if you have additional questions or requests, please email Laura at lperna@txdisabilities.org.
