The Joplin Toad

11/29/2024

New , HOLIDAY EDITION:

The theme is… “The Santa Clause!”

Yes. THAT one. The Tim Allen movie (honestly you’ve got like 4 in the series to choose from).

You could knit an ugly sweater in honor of Neil! paint a portrait of Tim Allen as SC! Write a sonnet about Bernard the head elf!

For those who hate Tim Allen and/or cheesy 90s Christmas movies… maybe this inspires something with a darker note for you. Maybe your art comes from protest. We’ll take that too.
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DEADLINE: midnight, Dec 20
SUBMIT TO: joplintoad [at] gmail.com
WIN: $25 local gift card and ‘the Santa Claus’ on VHS
WE ACCEPT: any and all creative art forms
AGE LIMIT: there is none! We accept work from all ages.

11/28/2024

Happy thanksgiving to you and yours. We’re pretty daggum thankful for the lot of you, that’s for sure.

Artwork by

11/27/2024

One last creative challenge for 2024. We’ll announce it Friday. It will be ridiculous.

See you then!

11/27/2024

SAVE THE DATE! ☕️💯

Our annual Latte Art Throwdown is COMING UP! Friday, December 6th we will shut down the shop early to get ready for our big event! Doors reopen at 5pm and the throwdown begins at 6pm!

Are you a local barista?! Sign ups will be on the door the day of to compete for a chance to win grand prizes sponsored by some incredible coffee companies! (A few to mention being , , and more!)

Not a barista?! You’re welcome to come watch the fun! We will have vendors, food trucks, drinks and more ready for a full night of entertainment!

More info to come! See you there! 🤩

11/25/2024

We're opening our doors in one week!

We've got three mystery movies we'll be playing at 5pm, 7pm and 9pm! (If you want to know what we're playing join the email list or message us here)

Details:
We'll be open 4pm-11pm
Sunday Dec 1st.
Day pass: $5 (stay for as many of our showings as you'd like)
All ages event

See you there!

11/23/2024

Toad ❤️'s Bearded Lady Roasters.

It's a bittersweet day at Bearded Lady. Today is the last day at our current location on Main, so come by for one last drink before we move to our roastery. If you can't make it during regular hours we're giving everyone one last chance to celebrate an amazing five years (and many more to come) tonight from 6p-9p with live music

11/22/2024

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Toad Christmas party!!

The toad is coming out of hiding just *ONCE* before 2024 closes! All you contributors, fans and supporters are invited to come hang out at the brand new !

Put the evening of December 14th on your calendar, and stay tuned for more details as we get closer. 🐸🎄🐸🎄🎬🎄🎄🐸

11/20/2024

Spotted downtown:

A lonely biscuit.

Please post your philosophical ponderings, as inspired by lonely biscuit, in the comments below.

(Photo by )

11/20/2024

You're invited to a back to back Bearded bonanza this Saturday and next!
This is the FINAL week at our current location and we'll be having an after hours event on Nov 30th to celebrate all the wonderful memories we've made at 218 S Main with live music by .kole
Then on Nov 30th (Small Business Saturday) we're opening the doors to our roastery at 901 E 4th for the very first time to the public! See a sneak peak of the new space and get excited for all the cool things we'll be getting up to there in the future

11/17/2024

Hey, photography enthusiasts! Have you submitted your work to PhotoSpiva yet?

The entry period for PhotoSpiva 2025 ends on January 1 at midnight. Visit https://bit.ly/PhotoSpiva2025-Call to submit your work and learn more about the exhibit. PhotoSpiva is sponsored by Freeman Health System, with additional support from the Missouri Arts Council.

Important Dates:
Opening Reception – Friday, March 14, 2025, 5:30–7:30 PM
Exhibit Dates – March 15–May 3, 2025
Juror’s Lecture & Portfolio Reviews – March 15, 2025

11/12/2024

Got a little sneaky peeky at the goings on over at …it’s gonna be good!!!

We’ve got some great stuff of our own to announce soon, so stay tuned…

…maybe even a series crossover between the Toad and RCL????? 🐸📺🐸🎬🐸🎥🐸🎄

10/30/2024

A big congrats to for being our grand prize winner for the “spooky” creative challenge! We loved her photo series, “What the graveyard sees.”

Photographer: Quinlyn Tosh Photo
Model: Hannah Ryan

10/14/2024

You’ve still got time!! our current is still open and runs until midnight, october 17th (that’s THURSDAY)!

The theme is SPOOKY.
email submissions to [email protected].

prize: toad swag & $25 certificate to local establishment of your choice!

🎃🎨👻✍🏼👺🎤

*toad artwork by

*we accept submissions from any creative medium, including 2D, audio, video, animation, 3D, fiber arts, edible arts, writing, and if you thought of a genre not covered here, then congrats on winning the ‘weirdest category’ award in advance…

10/01/2024

Huge news for two of Joplin’s own. A hearty congrats to them both!

Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy are returning to FX together, with the network giving out a series order to the drama "The Beauty."⁠
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Peters will star in "The Beauty" with Murphy serving as co-creator. Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope will also star in the show, which is based on the Image Comics series of the same name by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. ⁠

Get the details here: https://wp.me/pc8uak-1lENEW