Red Velvet Curtain Open Mic Feb 16th

Benson Theatre, Iowa

8-11pm. Doors open at 7pm, sign up ends at 9pm. No tickets required!

Cory Chiles, aka Corro Corleone has been a rapper and spoken word artist since high school when he joined Nebraska Writers Collective's Louder Than a Bomb Program and the FAYD Program at North Magnet High School. He went on to hone his craft, having released 2 albums of work, collaborated with Marcey Yates and the Culxr House. He has been a slam poetry coach with The Nebraska Writers Collective for 5 years having taken many young people under his wing. A showcase coordinator for 4 sold out "House Full of Artists" events, assistant and performer for 7 years of the Juneteenth Youth Arts Festival and performer for multiple festivals, events and shows throughout the Omaha Metro area, Cory is a lover of words, poetry and Hip Hop Culture. 

Poetry, rap, music, dance, comedy, and all art forms are welcome on our stage.