LISTENING SESSIONS

AN EVENING OF SOULFUL MUSIC, CONNECTION, AND community

Join us for The Listening Sessions!
On Saturday, October 18, we’re hosting a night of soulful sounds with four very talented local artists: ALMIRA ARA,

FIRST FLIGHT and MIA KAI
Come vibe with us in our cozy listening room! ***FREE ENTRY*** | Drinks available!

celebratING our local talents.

Brooklyn-based sound alchemist Almira Ara uses sound waves to create portals for people process, heal, express, and feel. With influences ranging from WILLOW to Tracy Chapman, Jimi Hendrix to Kehlani, genre is nothing but a playground to Almira. *Sound of Boston* has described Almira’s work as “pushing the boundaries of genre, emotional exploration, and their own vulnerability, while creating community in the process,” and this can be seen clearly in their current discography. Through a variety of lyrical content and music styles, Almira Ara proves that they are a Frankenstein of genres, spreading the message of radical emotion like it’s their gospel. The end of 2025 will see the 23 year-old Columbus native releasing one of their most powerful songs, “Little Black Girl”, an encouraging ballad to their inner child and those who’ve experienced some form of Black girlhood. Almira says the following about the piece: “Though I don’t identify as a woman, I did go through Black girlhood, and this song encapsulates everything I wish I could tell my younger self and the inner children of so many around me. I hope this song soothes you like a warm cup of chamomile tea and lights a flame of confidence in you as well.”

ALMIRA ARA

Born in Seoul, Korea and growing up in Okinawa, Japan and outside of DC, Mia Kai credits her multifaceted sound to her diverse upbringing. Her first love was R&B, and she taught herself to sing from a young age listening to iconic divas like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, and Brandy. Mia Kai is currently based in Brooklyn, and continues to songwrite and record with local artists. Her latest tracks “Room” and “Take Me Away” are available on Spotify - follow her @itsmiakai for updates and more music to come!

MAI KAI

FIRST FLIGHT (Sean Flight – lead singer of the First Flight Band) is a New York City–born R&B/Pop/Soul singer-songwriter, and has been an innovative performing artist since he could walk. From humble inner-city beginnings to stages across New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Switzerland, and Japan, Flight and his band are on a mission to soar, creating melodic vibes with lyrical and musical substance!

FIRST FLIGHT

ARTIST OF THE MONTH: VILLAINS MEET VILLAINS

Villains Meet Villains LLC.

“Villains Meet Villains” is a collision of antagonists and antiheroes of characters from Justin Jacquez’ “Pig Out” and fictional characters brought to you and inspired by “Dolo” , Dolo Art LLC’s logo. One world is Pig Out! featuring anthropomorphic antagonists brought to you by “Jacques Dreams Art”, while the other is based on a super humanoid reality from a oil painted canvas created by Dolo Art LLC.

Pig Out LLC.

The idea was first conceived and planted in a third-grader’s notebook paper in 2005. Initially titled “The Three Mighty Pigs”, the series began with just four characters: Michael the leader, Frankie the more cautious thinker, Tony the funny brother, and their Wolf antagonist. From there a recurring character and love interest for Tony, Suzie, joined the cast. After her introduction, the world-building of Pig Out! would gear towards hopefully becoming never ending. More side characters joined the cast, as well as more antagonists to offer unique stories. In 2016, the title would change to “Pig Out!” to reflect just how far the world of these characters had really come to being its own identity.

Dolo Art LLC.

The dedicated Dolo Art LLC. staff are all for supporting the Arts, mainly the Visual Arts community and by redefining people's quality of expression and style, we create and recreate the world in our own image. We invite people to promote and take part in our dream through the work ethic, creations and quality clothing produced to influence the state of great comfort and extravagant living. "Dolo Art LLC" varies from different art mediums to different tools and clothing. Dolo’s art pieces vary from landscape and cityscape paintings to different types of abstract work and subjective perspectives. Dolo’s work also varies from possible influential things, scenarios people in life from a subconscious thought or idea.

VERSES & VIBES

AN EVENING OF SPOKEN WORDS, POETRY, AND community

Join us at OneTwoOne Café on Saturday, Aug. 9 @ 7PM as we continue to celebrate our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, this time with another episode of VERSES & VIBES - Poetry Night. Featuring a wonderful lineup of local poets, special anniversary cocktail, mocktail, delicious bites & good vibes!