BEFORE & AFTER

DESCRIPTION

Part beer garden, part happy hour, and part afterparty, BEFORE & AFTER is an opportunity to come together with the TBA:24 community at PICA. These dedicated gatherings bookend the festival experience with a blend of celebration, conversation, and decompression, offering space to grab a drink or a bite before the first performance of the day, or cap off the evening after daily events have wrapped up. 

With a variety of food and drink options to explore, BEFORE & AFTER is more than a pit stop—it's a time to deepen your connections and extend the magic of TBA.

BEFORE

Welcome to Happy Hour, the before of TBA's BEFORE & AFTER series! Held prior to the day's first performance, Happy Hours are the perfect prelude to an evening of artistic experiences, centered around tasty drinks, bites, and good conversation. 

Each Happy Hour features special guests who kick things off with a short toast on a specific theme, offering unique insights and sparking engaging conversations—all relevant to the day's programmatic lineup. Whether you're a longtime festival goer or new to TBA, Happy Hours provide a relaxed and welcoming environment to mingle, discuss, and connect. 

Join us at PICA for Happy Hour and expand your TBA Festival journey, starting with a toast!

BEFORE Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock Street (all)
BEFORE Tickets: Free
⁠BEFORE Time: Each weekend immediately before first event of the evening.

* The Happy Hour on September 14 will feature a performance by Yelling Choir entitled What will contain us?, directed by Maxx Katz.

AFTER

Cap off each weekend with afterparties at PICA—the second half of BEFORE & AFTER. AFTER programs include Club Alive by Kye Alive (Sept. 7), Carla Rossi’s Queer Horrors by Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi (Sept. 13), and a closing weekend celebration at PICA (Sept. 21). Click on the links above to learn more about each event.

AFTER Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock Street (all)
AFTER Tickets: Varies per event