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Vibemuzik’s Ghetto Gospel

NQAF 2022
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January 20, 2022/by C Q
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QUEER PROM: OUR LEGACY!

NQAF 2022
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January 4, 2022/by C Q
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The NQAF & Stud Present: COMMANDO

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January 1, 2022/by C Q
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Join @BlackMoonAstrology and @7000coils for As Abo Join @BlackMoonAstrology and @7000coils for As Above So Below, a night where the cosmos, the ancestors, and the community gather as one. 

BlackMoon Astrology holds the mirror of the heavens up to our deepest selves. Rooted in the belief that the stars are our oldest ancestors, BlackMoon reclaims the astrological archetypes that were once overwritten by colonial violence, honoring the celestial wisdom that has always illuminated our paths forward. 

@7000coils brings the sound. A record label and holistic wellness movement fueled by the diaspora’s ritualistic alchemy, they bridge past and present through music, facilitation, and ritual, centering Black and queer voices that have been overlooked for too long. 

As Above So Below is their offering to you: live readings, meditation, collaborative ritual, and stargazing under an open Oakland sky. 

The cosmos is calling. Come as you are. 

📍 5.16.2026 | BlaQyard, Oakland | Doors 5pm | Stargazing 9pm | In-person & Livestream tickets available at the link in bio.
Tidal Mirror is coming to the Bay. On May 30th, Tidal Mirror is coming to the Bay. 

On May 30th, QTBIPOC noise & sound artists, visual creators, installation artists, and performers converge at Spire | the church to transform the space into a living altar of Queer Trans Futurism. 

Through interactive installations, live soundscapes, and prompts anchored in water — a medium for confronting and reimagining the self — we invite you to engage with your reflection, literally and metaphorically. 

5–10 PM | Spire | 825 Athens Avenue, Oakland | All Ages 
Tickets available in bio 

Use code sea2sea for NOTAFLOF access. Featuring: Monica Canilao · Tsarkoshka · Xtra.dae · Lil Bebe Cyborg · Omnisiren · Closegood · Idhaz & Emily Bouton · X Medianoche 

@lil_bebe_cyborg 
@xtra.dae 
@closegood_
@theomnisiren
@_idhaz_
@ebouts
@experimentsatmidnight
@__moreferalthan__ 
@tsark0shka
fill up your cup. 🌊✨ ꧁꫱꧂ 𝒶𝓆𝓊𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓊𝓂 ꧁꫱꧂ is a 5 hour fill up your cup. 🌊✨ ꧁꫱꧂ 𝒶𝓆𝓊𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓊𝓂 ꧁꫱꧂ is a 5 hour sound medicine festival presented by @restingbetweenwaveforms for the 2026 National Queer Arts Festival. drop in at any point, find your spot, close your eyes, and let the sound wash over you.  a sensational lineup of queer and trans Bay Area sound artists. all are welcome. plenty of vibrations to go around.  bring your mat, blankets, eye masks, and favorite pillows. hot herbal tea will be available. 📍 Community Music Center, San Francisco | May 23 | 2pm to 7pm | 18+ Tickets live at the link in bio.
What does it mean to exist in cosmic time? 🌙 @Blac What does it mean to exist in cosmic time? 🌙 @BlackMoonAstrology invites you to As Above So Below, an evening of live astrology, spiritual practice, and community gathering designed to support ancestral healing and reimagine our relationship to the cosmos. Oakland. 5.16.2026. Doors at 5pm. Stargazing at 9pm. Grab your ticket now at the link in bio.
Tickets are live. ✨ Five events. Five venues. One Tickets are live. ✨

Five events. Five venues. One festival.

Magic Mirror: Everything is Everything — the National Queer Arts Festival returns May 16–June 21 

🌌 May 16 · As Above So Below · Blaqyard 
🌊 May 23 · aquarium · Community Music Center 
🔮 May 30 · Tidal Mirror · Spire the Church 
🪞 June 11 · Mirrored Sessions · Palace Theater SF 
✨ June 21 · The Showcase · Brava Theater SF

Get your tickets at the link in bio.
For years, the heart of NQAF has been Creating Que For years, the heart of NQAF has been Creating Queer Community, our annual artist development program that culminates in events across the region. Today we’re announcing our 2026 CQC slate: five shows, two cities, May 16 through June 21. More to come on the makers behind each one. 

Presale tickets are live now for email subscribers. GA tickets drop Monday. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear about the rest of our 2026 season!
Grlhood @ Its Core by @mrsandmann   Magic Mirror: Grlhood @ Its Core by @mrsandmann  

Magic Mirror: Everything is Everything is this year’s NQAF theme. We asked our community to show us how they see it.  We received stunning submissions and selected two winners, each receiving $500 and a feature across our channels. Kaeli McLeod is one of them.  

Kaeli’s work blends digital tools with analog techniques like screen printing, zine-making, risograph and scanned textures to build rich, tactile worlds where precision and unpredictability mirror the layered experience of identity itself.  Swipe through for the work in Kaeli’s words, and find more at the links below 🌹 

IG: @mrsandmann 
Website: kaelimcleod.com
InterStellar by @artgoddexx We put out a call. O InterStellar by @artgoddexx 

We put out a call. Our community answered.

This year we invited artists to respond to our festival theme Magic Mirror: Everything is Everything with original work. We selected two winners, each receiving $500 and a feature across our channels.

G.W.S. is a multidisciplinary artist and co-founder of BEYONDEEP Productions who creates through the lens of their Black, queer, and trans identity. Through personal, vibrant, gestural work, G changes the world with magic that empowers and spreads love.

Swipe to read G’s interpretation on the theme, and find their work at the links below 🌹

IG: @artgoddexx
Fine art: gws.pixels.com
Everything: campsite.bio/beyondeep
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