this is a queer inclusive club for all skill levels! come to craft, yap, and have a good time :P please bring your own materials to work with (if you need somewhere to go, check out @thewasteshed for affordable crafts and supplies)

can’t wait to see you there <3

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“Short Stories” Open Mic

Here are the guidelines
- stories from life
- open mic style (there will be a signup sheet)
- everyone gets a maximum of 5 minutes
- be respectful

this is a queer inclusive club for all skill levels! come to craft, yap, and have a good time :P please bring your own materials to work with (if you need somewhere to go, check out @thewasteshed for affordable crafts and supplies)

can’t wait to see you there <3

#chicago #chicagocrafts #crochet #knitting queerclubs

Shaam ka Nashta translates to our evening tea: a time for gathering around biscuits and chai, conversation and gossip, grumbling and story-sharing.

We welcome mothers & daughters & anyone who would like to celebrate them! This will be a cozy gathering with 5 featured poetry readers, some chai-and-conversation, an invitation to write a postcard for a person that has nurtured you & a closing reading from the recently published collection: my mother is a mixed metaphor.

More details here:

6.00: Welcome

6.15: Readings from featured poets (Shivani Kumar, Darshita Jain & more)

6.45: Postcard writing (We’ll pass around postcards/cards and invite folks to write a note to someone who raised them (a mother, sister, grandparent, a place, a meal, a teacher, lover, friend, the earth, anyone or anything that has nurtured you).

7.00: Closing Reading (Shivani Gupta)

We will have time for signing of books, and to convene over snacks & tea (available for purchase from the wonderful Nabala Cafe).


Even more details here:

All the readings will be in English.

Capacity: 30-35 attendees.

Registration: Tip-jar based, all that is raised will be split amongst the featured readers.

We will bring stationery for you, all you have to do is arrive.

Food & beverages will be available for purchase.

We’re back! Come through for the December rendition of the radical writers’ cafe.

In times like these, we need bold visions to move us forward. Step into your creative power with other like-minded folks at this writers’ cafe. We’ll be doing a prompted writing session together, discussing our ideas, and offering each other feedback if desired.

Writers of all levels are encouraged to come participate. Feel free to write poems, scripts, essays, speeches, stream-of-consciousness, or whatever you desire. Bring your notebook, laptop, or whatever you like to write on.

Every First Wednesday of the month
7p-9p
Nabala Cafe (4660 N Broadway)

this is a queer inclusive club for all skill levels! come to craft, yap, and have a good time :P please bring your own materials to work with (if you need somewhere to go, check out @thewasteshed for affordable crafts and supplies)

can’t wait to see you there <3

#chicago #chicagocrafts #crochet #knitting queerclubs

Join us for a craft pop-up on Saturday, December 13th. We will have handmade crafts by local artists, and tatreez purses created by Nareman Obeid, a Palestinian embroiderer who is currently in Egypt, separated from her family in Gaza. All donations go directly to Nareman to help her family survive in Gaza. Come by and have a chai with us! Link to donate with more info in bio/

this is a queer inclusive club for all skill levels! come to craft, yap, and have a good time :P please bring your own materials to work with (if you need somewhere to go, check out @thewasteshed for affordable crafts and supplies)

can’t wait to see you there <3

#chicago #chicagocrafts #crochet #knitting queerclubs

So excited for this Crafternoon Chai at @nabalacafe in Chicago! Join Modern Desi x Srichi Dalai on April 26th to learning the basics of diamond art as you create your own coasters and get lost in some mindful art therapy! Tickets in bio!
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(Modern desi, SDalai art, crafternoonchai, South Asian events in chicago)

Come and join us at Nabala Cafe for arts and crafts as well as a chance to purchase Healing Our Homeland’s Art by Children of Palestine coloring book! 

All proceeds support Palestinian families through Healing Our Homeland Initiatives in Gaza.

You're invited to a poetic tour-de- force curated by Lou McNaughton!

Come on down to Nabala Cafe on April 24th at 7PM for some gorgeous poetry and an open mic that you can sign up for starting at 6:30. Celebrate National Poetry Month with words, community, and delicious food and drink.

Featured poets:
Bianca Thompson
elle
Michael Oakes
Shellie

Join us on 3/21 from 7-9pm for a zine workshop! This hands-on workshop focuses on affirmation zines, a small keepsake filled with positive quotes to keep you grounded in uncertain times. Participants are encouraged to bring personal archival materials (old journals, letters, keepsakes, photos, magazine/newspaper clippings, etc) to include in their zines. Zine making supplies will be provided. 

Suggested donation of $10.

this is a queer inclusive club for all skill levels! come to craft, yap, and have a good time :P please bring your own materials to work with (if you need somewhere to go, check out @thewasteshed for affordable crafts and supplies)

can’t wait to see you there <3

#chicago #chicagocrafts #crochet #knitting queerclubs

My first pop up of 2026 will be held at the lovely Palestinian-owned @nabalacafein Uptown �� In addition to my work, I will be featuring works from Palestinian artist @ginaalkarablieh.artavailable for purchase! Proceeds from select pieces purchased will be donated to @caritas_lebanonto support displaced families