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 | 10.25.2005 | Upcoming Event This November Poets: Taylor Mali & Billy Collins Name of event: Page Meets Stage (The Ultimate Smackdown) Date: Saturday, November 12th, 2005 Time: 8:00 to 10:00 pm Venue: Bowery Poetry Club in New York City (308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to Bleecker) Ticket Price: approximately $25 10.06.2005 | 3 more events this October! Poet: Rachel McKibbens Date: October 12, 2005 Time: 7:30 Venue: Bridgewater University, Boston Ticket Price: $10 Poet: Amiri Baraka Name of event: louderARTS poetry series, hosted by Roger Bonair-Agard Date: October 17th Time: 7pm Venue: 13 Bar Lounge / www.louderarts.com 35 East 13th Street @ University Place 2nd Floor New York Ticket Price: $10 Poet: Rachel McKibbens Name of event: Two Idiots Peddling Poetry Series Date: October 19th, 2005 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Ugly Mugg Cafe, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, CA Ticket Price: $3 You can watch special airings of Def Poetry now on HBO Zone. 9.25.2005 | October Poetry Events Tour Name: The CAMP Spoken Word Workshop and Talent Showcase Tour Participants: Bruce George, 2005 & 2004 Indidvidual Poetry Slam World Champion Buddy Wakefield, 'HBO Def Poet and 2004 Canadian International World Poetry Slam Champion, Will Da Real One and Red Storm with others to be announced. Tour dates and cities:
Poet name: Paul Flores Name of event: Youth Speaks 5th Annual Living Word Festival Date(s): October 1-6, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: Project Artaud Theater 450 Florida Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Ticket Price: $5-$15 Poet name: Helena D. Lewis Name of event: Mid-Atlantic Spoken Word Festival Date: October 8, 2005 Time: Noon to Midnight Venue: Woodbury/Paulsboro Moose Family Center Moose Lodge #2585, 402 Cook Ave. Paulsboro, NJ 08066 Ticket Price: $20 (All day plus dinner) Poet:Alix Olson poetry even Name of event: Yerba Buena Cultural Center/Breast Cancer Action Anniversary Benefit Date: October 15, 2005 Time: 7:35pm Venue: San Francisco, CA Ticket price: $125 Poet name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: We Got Issues! Date: Sunday, October 16 - Monday, October 24, 2005 Time: TBD Venue: (Multiple Venues) Minneapolis, MN Ticket Price: TBD, check http://www.yellowgurl.com for updated details 8.25.2005 | September Poetry Events Poet Name: Tamara Blue Name of event: Coffee on 6th Date: September 3rd Time: 9:00pm Venue: Los Angeles, CA Poet Name: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Hawaii Slam Date: September 4th Venue: Honolulu, Hawaii Poet Name: Beau Sia Name of Event: Bumbershoot: The Seattle Arts Festival Date: September 5th, 2005 TIme: 8:15pm Venue: Bagley Wright Theater Seattle, WA Ticket Price: tickets for the festival $18+ Poet: Joe Hernandez-Kolski aka "Pocho Joe" Name of event: Downbeat 720 high school open-mic Date(s): Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, Starting September 2005 Time: Doors open at 7:20pm Venue: Miles Memorial Playhouse 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403 Ticket Price: FREE! For more information, visit www.milesplayhouse.org Poet name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: Young Chicago Authors WordPlay Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Time: 6:00-9:00 PM Venue: Blackwater Cafe/Acme Art Works, 1741 North Western Ave., Chicago, IL Ticket Price: Free Poet name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: Chicago Hip Hop Theater Festival Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Time: 7:00-9:00 PM Venue: TBD, Chicago, IL Ticket Price: TBD, check www.yellowgurl.com for updated details Tour Name: The CAMP Spoken Word Workshop and Talent Showcase Tour Participants: Bruce George, 2005 & 2004 Indidvidual Poetry Slam World Champion Buddy Wakefield, 'HBO Def Poet and 2004 Canadian International World Poetry Slam Champion, Will Da Real One and Red Storm with others to be announced. The workshops start at 1PM to 3PM and the talent showcases start at 8PM each night. Tour dates and cities:
7.27.2005 | August Poetry Events Poets: Taylor Mali, Rachel McKibbens, Roger Bonair-Agard, Carlos Gomez Name of event: New York City Regional Poetry Slam #3 Date: Monday, August 1st, 2005 Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Venue: Bar-13 Lounge in New York City (35 East 13th Street at University Ave) Ticket Price: $6 (for more info, visit www.taylormali.com) Poet Name: Denizen Kane Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 Time:9pm Venue: Club Congress 311 East Congress St. Tucson, AZ Ticket Price: www.hotelcongress.com Poet Name: Denizen Kane Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: The Paper Heart 750 NW Grand Ave. Phoenix, AZ Ticket Price: $5 Poet: Tamara Blue Name of event: Da Actors Lounge Date(s): August 3, 2005 Time: 9:00pm Venue: Da Actors Lounge, Hollywood, CA Poet Name: Denizen Kane Date: Thursday, August 4, 2005 Time: TBA Venue: Mogollon Brewing Company 15 N. Agassiz St. Flagstaff, AZ Ticket Price: www.mogbrew.com Poet Name: Denizen Kane Date: Friday, August 5, 2005 Time: TBA Venue: Chula Vista Skate Park 1301 Oleander Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 Ticket Price: TBA Poet Name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: Nuyorican Poets Cafe Friday Night Slam Date: Friday, August 5, 2005 Time: 10:00 PM Venue: Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St., New York, NY Ticket Price: $7 Poet Name:Sharrif Simmons Name of event: CD RELEASE PARTY Date: Friday August 5th, 2005 Time: 10pm-until Venue: BOWERY POETRY CLUB, NYC,NY Ticket Price: $7/$5 with Flyer. For more info go to www.sharrifsimmons.com Poet Name: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: National Poetry Slam Date(s): August 6th - 9th, 2005 Venue: New Mexico Go to www.poetryslam.com for more information Poet Name: Tamara Blue Name of event: National Poetry Slam Date(s): August 8-14th, 2005 Venue: Albuquerque, New Mexico Poet:Alix Olson poetry even Name of event: Michigan Womyn's Music Festival Date(s): August 9-16, 2005 Venue: Hart, MI Poet name: Joe Hernandez-Kolski aka "Pocho Joe" Name of event: You Wanna Piece of Me? t Date(s): August 12-28, 2005 Venue: solo show @ NYC Fringe Fes More info check out www.pochojoe.com Poet: Tamara Blue Name of event: A Mic and Dim Lights Date(s): August 18, 2005 Time: 9:00pm Venue: Downtown Pomona, CA Poet name: Kelly Tsai Name of event: National Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word Summit Date: August 18-20, 2005 Venue: Boston, MA Poet name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: 3rd Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word Summit Community Showcase Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005 Time: 8:00 PM Venue: Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newton St, Boston, MA Ticket Price: TBD - check www.yellowgurl.com for updated details Poet Name: Denizen Kane Name of Event: Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word and Poetry Summit Community Showcases www.bostonprogress.org/summit Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005h Time: 8pm Venue: St. Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center 85 West Newton St. Boston, MA Ticket Price: $12 / $7 for youth For updates please visit www.galapagos4.com Poet Name: Beau Sia Name of Event: Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken aWord and Poetry Summit Community Showcases www.bostonprogress.org/summit Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: St. Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center 85 West Newton St. Boston, MA Ticket Price: $12 / $7 for youth Poet Name: Paul Flores Name of event: Fear of a Brown Planet Date: Thursday August 25, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: Galeria de La Raza 2857 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110 Ticket Price: $5-$10 Poet Name: Alix Olson poetry even Name of Event: Lincoln Out of Doors Festival Date(s): August 27-30, 2005 Venue: Lincoln Center Plaza- New York, NY Ticket price: free Poet Name: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Name of event: Women's Poetry Jam & Women's Open Mike Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., New York, NY Ticket Price: $3-$5 7.11.2005 | More Events in July Poet Name: Sharriff Simmons Name of event: Sixteenth and Sixth Date: Thursday, July 14th 2005 Time: 6:16 pm (CST) Venue: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Ticket Price: $10 Members, $15 non-members Poet Name: Sharrif Simmons Name of event: CD RELEASE PARTY Date: Thursday July 21, 2005 Time: 9pm Venue: RISE @ The loft, Birmingham, AL Ticket Price: $15/$10 with can of food Poet Name: Alix Olson Name of event: Camp Betty Campout Date: July 22, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: Black Oak Ranch- Laytonville, CA Ticket Price: $125 Poet Name: Beau Sia Name of Event: Urban Voices International Festival 2005 International Poetry Festival Joburg Programme Date: Friday, July 22 & Saturday, July 23 Time: 8.30pm Venue: Bassline, Newtown South Africa Poet: Beau Sia Name of event: Cape Town Programme Date: Sunday 24 July 2005 Time: 7.30pm Venue: Baxter Theatre, Rondebosch South Africa Poet Name: Sharrif Simmons Name of event: CD RELEASE PARTY/ Ketch A Vibe Date: Sunday, July 24th Time: 9pm Venue: The Jazz Loft, Atlanta, GA Ticket Price: $10 Poet Name: Beau Sia Name of event: Durban Programme Date: Tuesday 26 July 2005 Time: 7.30pm Venue: Bat Centre, Durban South Africa Ticket Price: For Ticket Information Visit www.artsexchange.co.za Poet Name: Denizen Kane Date: Friday, July 29th Time: 9pm Venue: Abbey Pub 3420 W. Grace @ Elston Chicago, IL 60618 Ticket Price: $10 in advance / $12 at the door 7.07.2005 | Two Upcoming Events Poet Name: Helena D. Lewis Name of event: The Naked Reading Date: July 10, 2005 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Luna Stage 695 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Ticket Price: $5.00 Poet name: Ishle Park Name of event: Serenade (a reading for lovers) Date: July 11th Time: 6:30-8pm Venue: La Lanterna Caffe, 129 MacDougal Street, New York, NY Ticket Price: $10 6.29.2005 | Events in July Poet: Tamara Blue Name of event: South African Tour Date(s): June 20th - July 13th Poet name: Angela Kariotis Name of Event: "Say Logos/Say Word", world premiere Date(s): July 1-22, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights Time: 10pm Venue: People's Light & Theatre 39 Conestoga Rd., Rt. 401, Malvern, PA 19355 Ticket Price: $15 Poet: Tamara Blue Name of event: Grahamstown Theater Festival Date(s): July 3-7 2005 Venue: Market Theater Poet name: Geoff Trenchard Name of event: Tourettes Without Regrets Date(s): July 7th Time:8:30 pm Venue: Oakland Metro - 201 broadway at 2nd, Oakland CA Ticket Price:$7 Poet name: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Black on Black Rhyme Date(s): July 8th & 9th Venue: Tallahassee Fl. Go to www.blackonblackrhyme.com for more information Poet name:M'Reld Name of event: Verbal Balance. "Encore" Date:July 9th Time:early show 7:30p.m./ late show 10:30p.m. Venue:7925 S. Exchange Ave Ticket Price:$12 advance/ $15 @ door Poet: Kelly Tsai Name of event: Kundiman Asian American Poets Retreat Date: July 13-17 Venue: Charlottesville, VA Poets: Taylor Mali & Rives Name of event: The Grudge Slam Date: Thursday, July 14th, 2005 Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Venue: Bowery Poetry Club in New York City (308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to Bleecker) Ticket Price: $6 (for more info, visit www.taylormali.com) Poet name: Paul Flores Name of event: WordSpeak Date(s): Friday July 15, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: Tigertail Productions 842 NW 9th Court Miami, Florida 33136 Ticket Price: FREE Poet: Tamara Blue Name of event: West Coast Regional Slam Date(s): July 15th- 16th Venue: Big Sur Poet name: Mike "Mike-E" Ellis Name of event: The Habesha Youth Festival Date: Saturday July 16 Time: 7 PM Venue: 5 Croatia Street, Toronto, Canada Ticket Price: $5 in advance, $10 at the door Poet name: NerCity Blues featuring Scorpio Blues Name of event: Scorpio Blues' Album Release Date: July 23rd Time: 8pm - 11pm Venue: Simone's - 380 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA Ticket Price: $20 Poet name: NerCity Blues featuring Scorpio Blues Name of event: Mahogany Date: July 27th Time: 9:00pm Venue: 1704 Broadway, Sacramento, CA Ticket Price: $5 Poets: Taylor Mali, Rachel McKibbens, Roger Bonair-Agard, Carlos Gomez Name of event: New York City Regional Poetry Slam #1 Date: Thursday, July 28th, 2005 Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Venue: Bowery Poetry Club in New York City (308 Bowery, between Houston & Bleecker F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to Bleecker) Ticket Price: $6 (for more info, visit www.taylormali.com) Poets: Rachel McKibbens, Roger Bonair-Agard, Carlos Gomez Name of event: New York City Regional Poetry Slam #2 Date: Friday, July 29th, 2005 Time: 9:30 pm - midnight Venue: Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City (236 East 3rd Street, between Aves B & C) Ticket Price: $7 (for more info, visit www.taylormali.com) Poet name: NerCity Blues featuring Scorpio Blues Name of event: The Show Date: July 30th Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: 2863 35th Street, Sacramento, CA Ticket Price: $5 6.27.2005 | louderMONDAYS Poet: Rachel McKibbens Name of event: louderMONDAYS Dates: Every Monday, rain or shine Time: 7 pm Venue: Bar 13 Lounge / Union Square NYC Ticket Price: $5 regular, $4 students 6.21.2005 | A new event in June Poet name: Paul Flores Name of event: The Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word Date: Friday June 24, 2005 Time: 8pm Venue: MECA 1900 Kane St. Houston, TX 70077 Ticket Price: $5-$10 6.20.2005 | Check out different poetry events any day of the week! Monday Events Poet: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Mellow Mondays Date(s): Every Monday night Venue: 35 NE 40 street Miami Fl. Poet name: Mike McGee Name of event: San Jose Poetry Slam Date: Every Monday night Time: 8:00pm Venue: Britannia Arms, 173 W. Santa Clara Street; Downtown San Jose, California. Ticket Price: $6.00 Poet name: Tim Stafford Name of event: Mental Graffiti Date: every Monday Night Time: 8:00pm Venue: Funky Buddha Lounge 728 W. Grand, Chicago, IL Ticket Price: $5 Tuesday Events Poet: Chancelier "xero" Skidmore Name of event: The Eclectic Truth Slam and Open Mic Date(s): Tuesdays Time: 9 PM Venue: Cafe Reggae (124 W. Chimes Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802) Admission: $5.00 Poet: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Voices and Vibes Date(s): Tuesday nights Venue: 3135 Broward Blvd, Ft Lauderdale Fl. Wednesday Events Event: The Austin Poetry Slam Location: Ego's Bar (corner of riverside and congress) in Austin, TX Time: This event is every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. Ticket Price: $3 cover charge This event regularly features several def poetry performers, including Big Poppa E, Andy Buck, Amalia Ortiz, Rock Baby, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, and more. Poet: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Jook Joint Wednesdays Date(s): Every Wednesday night Venue: 16500 NW 2nd ave in Miami Fl. Poet name: Angela Kariotis Name of Event: "Say Logos/Say Word", world premiere Date(s): Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, July 1-22, 2005 Time: 10pm Venue: People's Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Rt. 401, Malvern, PA 19355 Ticket Price: $15 Thursday Events Poet name: Dan Sully Name of event: Urban Sandbox Date(s): The last Thursday of every month Time: 8 PM Venue: Ice Factory - 526 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Ticket Price: $2! All ages! Poet name: Angela Kariotis Name of Event: "Say Logos/Say Word", world premiere Date(s): Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, July 1-22, 2005 Time: 10pm Venue: People's Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Rt. 401, Malvern, PA 19355 Ticket Price: $15 Friday Events Poet name: Angela Kariotis Name of Event: "Say Logos/Say Word", world premiere Date(s): Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, July 1-22, 2005 Time: 10pm Venue: People's Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Rt. 401, Malvern, PA 19355 Ticket Price: $15 Saturday Events Poet: Will Da~Real One Bell Name of event: Literary Cafe Date(s): Every Saturday night at 9pm Venue: 12325 NE 6 ave. Miami, FL. Performs and Hosts Co-owned by Will. Go to www.willdarealone.com for more information. 6.15.2005 | Hip Hop Theater Festival Poet name: Angela Kariotis Name of Event: Hip Hop Theater Festival Date(s): June 16, 2005 Time: 7:30pm Venue: The Dance Theatre Workshop 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 Ticket Price: $20 06.14.2005 | Open mic hosted by def poet, Dan Sully Poet name: Dan Sully Name of event: Urban Sandbox Date(s): The last Thursday of every month Time: 8 PM Venue: Ice Factory - 526 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 Ticket Price: $2! All ages! 06.13.2005 | Upcoming Stacey Ann Chin Performance! BORDER/CLASH: A Litany of Desires Performances Began June 3, 2005 at "THE CULTURE PROJECT" at 45 Bleeker New York, NY Ticket Price: for a limited time only, $20 tickets are available for the first few weeks of performance, as a special offer to Def Poetry Jam fans To order your tickets, call 212-307-4100 or visit ticketmaster.com and use the code JEARLY when purchasing your seats! 06.10.2005 | Def Poet Performance One of our veteran def poets, Kelly Tsai, may be performing near you this summer. Check her out at the venues listed below: June 5, Uptown Poetry Slam, Green Mill, Chicago, Illinois June 10, Bao Phi's CD Release Party, Minneapolis, MN June 17, Creative Explosion III, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Washington D.C. July 13-17, Kundiman Asian American Poets Retreat, Charlottesville, VA August 18-20, National Asian Pacific Islander American Spoken Word Summit, Boston, MA In the fall and spring, she will be touring with We got issues! and Mango Tribe. | |
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