Sunrise Open Mic with the JVN Project

Alumni, students, and community members are invited to attend Alumni Park’s portion of the 2018 JVN (John Vietnam Nguyen) Day Festival. During this drop-in event, visit One Alumni Place to enjoy a light breakfast and share work in a medium of your choice focused on the themes of leadership and service in the community. This year’s theme for the JVN Project’s annual hip-hop festival is The Root, and it centers on remembering the values and experiences that make us who we are.

Attendees are encouraged to perform new or unpublished work — from poetry, rap, and dance to comedy and storytelling — or come out in support of artists in the Madison community. The JVN Project honors the life and legacy of John Vietnam Nguyen — an inspirational artist and UW–Madison First Wave Scholar. Please note that participants under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sunrise Open Mic is a partnership of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the JVN Project, a non-profit that seeks to use hip-hop as a tool for social change, community uplift, and positive youth development in every endeavor.

Questions? Contact McKenzie Glynn-Zdrale at [email protected] or 608-284-0091.

The location for this event is One Alumni Place, 650 N. Lake St. (enter through Alumni Park)

Photo courtesy of Darline Morales