Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series: Volume Three, Ladies First

6pm Doors 8pm Showtime Full food and beverage available for this show. 21+ $15 Adv (+fees/taxes) $25 Doors (+fees/taxes) Where are all of the ladies at?! Volume Three of the Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series: Ladies First, celebrates women in the Twin Cities music scene holding it down on the mic and for the culture! We’ve got DJ Cassieopia on the 1s and 2s with Yana the Mooncricket, Se’Anna on Da Mic, and Jandeltha Rae rocking the mic and bringing us nothing but good vibes and food for thought. Followed by a cypher of sistahs, featuring Lieutenant Sunnie, AyoMa, Mariama Imani, and more–you don’t want to miss this Women’s History Month concert event! Advance tickets are $15; Tickets at the door are $25 and available via Icehouse or the TruArtSpeaks Website. The Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series powered by TruArtSpeaks (Urgent Art Series) is a year-long residency at Ice House in Minneapolis, MN, taking place monthly, every third Saturday,* in celebration of TruArtSpeaks' 20th year anniversary. Founded in 2006, by Tish Jones, the arts & culture organization based in Saint Paul has a long history of providing platforms for artists to share timely and innovative work— this series is no different. The Urgent Art Series will invite new and true collaborators to share work that speaks to both the nightly theme and the series' invitation: urgent and emergent performance art. Known for being bold in their creative work, TruArtSpeaks has curated a year of creative expression that will move the crowd, the needle, and change forward through creative cultural expression. The Urgent Art Series is sponsored, in part, by Minnesota Public Radio. Artist Information: Yana the Mooncricket- Yana the Mooncricket is an alternative neo soul/ hip hop artist. She is always experimenting with new techniques of expression. As you will see, each song has a vibe capturing a different tone to move and feel. Se’Anna. on da Mic- Se’Anna is a Minneapolis-Born Femcee using Conversational RAP (Rhythm And Poetry) to speak more life, truth and light into the atmosphere. with a quintessential style & flow that embody the intricacies of grace & grit, she creates a distinctively regulatory experience for the mind, body and soul – giving nothing short of a good time in good rhyme. Jandeltha Rae- Jandeltha Rae is a poet, rapper, singer-songwriter and all around griot from the southside of Minneapolis. Blending elements of jazz, neo-soul and raw lyricism, her art tends to paint an authentic picture of poetry in motion. As a child born and forever rooted in culture, her work reflects a timeless, yet modern sound that challenges the idea of what hip-hop can be, while honor the foundation of what it's always been. DJ Cassieopia- DJ Cassieopia is a community organizer, cultural curator, and DJ rooted in Saint Paul’s historic Rondo Community. With over a decade in the Twin Cities music scene, she has performed at venues including First Avenue/7th Street Entry, Walker Art Center, and Guthrie Theater. As the official DJ for Lady Midnight, she toured in support of Dessa and later closed out the Northside Achievement Zone Gala at The Armory, following Diana Ross.Committed to uplifting marginalized BIPOC artists, DJ Cassieopia uses DJing not only to energize audiences but to advance equity, access, and social impact through music. Mariama Imani- Mariama Imani is a Northside native with rhythm in her bones and storytelling in her blood. Music was her first love, but expression has always been her truest language. A third-generation griot, she honors the sacred tradition of carrying memory, melody, and meaning into every room she enters. Whether behind a drum, strumming a guitar, or standing ten toes at the mic, Mariama creates moments that feel like home. Through poetry, song, and story, she invites her community to exhale, to soften, to remember who they are and whose they are. Her art is not just performance; it is practice. Healing practice. Liberation practice. Joy practice. Her voice moves between softness and strength, ancestral echo and present-day pulse. She believes art is a bridge, connecting past to future, pain to power, and strangers to kin. Every lyric carries intention. Every rhythm carries prayer. Queer. Cultural weaver. Educator. Sonic storyteller.Mariama Imani does more than rock stages. She restores spirits, sparks reflection, and leaves spaces warmer than she found them. Whether she is rapping in a cypher or holding sacred space in a circle, one thing remains true: when she steps to the mic, the energy shifts, the ancestors lean in, and your soul leaves feeling just a little lighter. Lieutenant Sunnie- Raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota’s historic Rondo neighborhood, Lt. Sunnie is a powerhouse in the Midwest music scene with over a decade of experience. She has headlined major events across the region, delivered charged up halftime show performances, completed a milestone 10-stop tour, and brought her commanding vocals to an 11-piece band on some of the nations biggest stages. Lt. Sunnie is celebrated for headlining her own acclaimed EP releases— Big Feelings and Who She Think She Is?!—and for captivating audiences at signature events nationwide! From co-producing multidisciplinary productions to collaborating with a renowned rap collective and gracing stages with an 11-piece band, Lt. Sunnie’s journey is marked by fearless creativity and relentless dedication. As an alum of esteemed programs like the Ordway GreenRoom Fellowship and TruArtSpeaks, she continues to break barriers and inspire radical spirits everywhere. Every performance is a testament to her sharp skills as an entertainer—delivering raw honesty, outstanding movement, influential and heartfelt storytelling that speak to the transformative power of music and community. Lt. Sunnie’s artistry is a vibrant celebration of identity and radical joy—uplifting women’s voices and championing fierce individuality. Her unapologetically queer, Black, and big-bodied presence redefines the stage and invites everyone to celebrate their own story. Learn more about Lt Sunnie at ellteesunnie.com AyoMa AyoMa is an interdisciplinary artist bridging art, ritual, and community transformation. Her work honors Black ways of being fractured by the transatlantic slave trade yet carried forward through cultural continuity and innovation. A daughter of the African diaspora, she is a mother, wife, author, and co-founder moving at the intersection of memory and radical imagination.