UPDATE -- Soul Fest ALL WEEK!
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( 1 )Tidbits. ( 2 )Berkeley WEDS. ( 3 )WordShop WEDS.
( )Monterey WEDS. ( 5 )Soul Fest ALL WEEK.
( 6 )Oak/Tourettes THURS. ( 7 )Santa Cruz THURS.
( 8 )Sacto/Life TUES. ( 9-17 )UPCOMING EVENTS.
( 18 ) ALSO RECOMMENDED: ( 18a )The Roast,
( 18b )Scourge.
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UPDATE: NorCal's Poetry Slam Fanzine.
10-31-07 Vol. 10, No. 46.
Happy Halloween!
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( 1 ) NEWS & TIBITS
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----WHAT A WEEK! All kinds of fantastic events
this week. The Dead Poets' Slam TONIGHT ( Weds )
in Berkeley, a NEW Spoken Word festival based in
Oakland ( Soul Fest ), a critically acclaimed Hiphop
Theater piece by Bamuthi ( aka Seeking )( Details:18b ),
plus a shit-talking birthday party for Jamie
DeWolf ( Details:[ 18a ] ), the WordShop ( Details:[ 3 ] ),
touring poets, great stuff! Really folks, these
are some of the most exciting developments I've
seen in the NorCal scene in years. More good news:
Khiry Malik is reviving the Sacramento Slam Team!
Stay Tuned!
----SOUL FEST is gonna be HUGE! Check out some
of this talent: Mayda Del Valle, GeorgiaMe, Queen
Sheba, Queen GodIs, Medusa, Shihan, Ursula Rucker,
Ainsley Burrows, Mahogany Browne, Tshaka, Black
Ice, Taalam Acey; and those are just some the
Visiting artists I recognize! There are so many
more, both local and from across North America!
Details: ( 5 ).
www.spokenwordsoulfest.com/
----SF SLAM IS BACK! Our first show of the new
season will be on Sunday, Nov 11th. We have a new
venue, a freaking cool ass upstairs theater space
three blocks from a BART station. The space is all
ages! Those of you out there who can't enjoy poetry
without a kick, know that it is next to a bar as
well as a couple restaurants! Details: ( 9 ).
----WORDSHOP is back! It's a weekly workshop for
poets, friendly to performance, curated by
Christian Drake. Oh yeah, BEER AND PIZZA! It's
every Wednesday, before the slam, starting at
6:30. Details: ( 3 ).
----POET ATTACKS! Sinfully funny slam champ Thadra
Sheridan is out from Minneapolis. Details:( 2 ).
---BE IN THE KNOW: If you want to find out about
events in NorCal, participate in discussions, or
post your own events on a listserve for NorCal
slam fans and poets, go to:
norcalslams/join
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( 2 )BERZERKELEY POETRY SLAM -Every Wednesday.
*2007 West Coast Champions * Best of the E.Bay*
Charles Ekabhumi checks in:
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----THIS WEEK: Dead Poets' Slam! $150 In Cash
Prizes! Live Jazz, Hot Pizza, and Irish Beer!
Ekabhumi hosts the slam.
----THE DEAD POETS' SLAM is a legendary annual
event. This year, it's on Halloween itself!!! Read
a poem by your favorite deceased bard! Bring TWO
poems, in case you make the second round ...and
dress up! $25 for Best Costume! We're gonna have
TONS of candy, beer ( of course! ), and goulish
poetry. PLUS a live beat-boxing performance of
"Thriller" by Joshua Walters and Eachbox!
----FEATURING: Minneapolis' Thadra Sheridan is a
multiple Grand Slam Champ in Minneapolis, as well
as a former member of the SF Team ( 05 ), and coach
of the Berkeley Team ( 06 ). Her deadpan delivery
of wickedly funny lines has made her fans from
both regulars and the most bitter of poetry haters.
She's a bartender by trade, and has collected
volumes of stories about the urban underbelly. She
has performed her poetry all over the U.S., and has
won awards for her writing from the Faulkner
Society and from the National Legague of American
Pen Women, and her work has been published in
several anthologies.
----LAST WEEK: Lucky 7 held it down as our emcee
whilst 100+ joined us for a night of solid slam!
---In the Open Slam, we had 24 poets signed up!!!
Once again, time penalties played a major role in
Determinine who took home the cash, with a the
newbies and veterans battling it out for supremacy.
Much respect to audience favorites John F, and
Selene Steese, who missed making Round 2 by only
ONE TENTH of a point! Laura Yes Yes, Cynthia Sims,
Robert Vincent, and Kerel also made an impression
but came up short on scores.
---Our feature, Denver's Paulie Lipman, brought his
punk rock ethos to the mic, loudly proclaiming his
love of weird women and all things counter-culture.
If you like your poetry served with equal parts
love, laughter, and lunacy, he's your chef.
---Round 2, Ekabhumi sacrificed, D'Andre gave us
some 'Food For Thought', and Mark States'
"Quickways" went overtime and took him out of the
money. Christian's "Werewolf" bit off $20 for 3rd,
Team Palo Alto's Melissa Rose ( a rare appearance! )
earned 2nd with two quiet, but emotionally raw
pieces, and winning it all for the first time, with
the high score in BOTH rounds: Baraka!
----UPCOMING: Nov 7: Open Slam featuring Jason
Bayani, hosted by Joshua Walters & D.Silence; Nov
14: Featuring '05 National Indi Champ Sonya Renee;
Nov 21: featuring '07 National Indi Champ, Seattle's
Danny Sherard! Nov 28: SOCK PUPPET SLAM, featuring
'03 Indi Champ Mighty Mike McGee!
------STARRY PLOUGH. 3101 Shattuck. 510-841-2082.
( 1 block uphill of Ashby BART ). EVERY WEDS.
8:30-11pm. Sign-ups: 7:30. ALL AGES before 9pm.
Hosts: Charles Ellik, Betsy Gomez & Friends.
Live Music: 3 Blind Mice, & DJ Agana.
www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
www.berkeleypoetryslam. com
Contact: voluptuary @ hotmail.com
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( 3 ) WORDSHOP --Every Wednesday.
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-----Slam Veteran and audience favorite Christian
Drake curates our weekly writer's group with a
difference: we are friendly to, and understand how,
to craft a poem that works on stage.
-----The Wordshop gets started around 6:30PM every
week before the Berkeley Slam. Bring your appetite,
because we supply a large pizza. There's usually a
pitcher of the Starry Plough's finest, as well. It
is completely free, a service to the community,
supplied by the slam. Hang out, discuss poetry,
eat, drink, and stay for the show!
------STARRY PLOUGH. 3101 Shattuck. 510-841-2082.
( 1 block uphill of Ashby BART ). EVERY WEDS.
6:30-8pm. ALL AGES. Host: Christian Drake.
www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
www.berkeleypoetryslam. com
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( 4 ) MONTEREY --Every Wednesday.
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--EAST VILLAGE COFFEE LOUNGE. 498 Washington St.
( @Pearl St. ) near Downtown Monterey.
Show: 8:00-10:00pm. $3 donation.
Open Mic & slam every Wednesday.
Host: Garland Thompson.
Booking: gtpoet @ gmail.com
The Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam & Open Mic
www.westcoastslam.com
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( 5 )SOUL FEST ---Oct 31-Nov 3
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2007 1st Annual Spoken Word Soul Fest!
www.spokenwordsoulfest.com
----Hot Water Cornbread, LLC enlists the assistance
of Tony Award winning HBO Def Poets, and today's
hottest Neo Soul vocalists to breathe new life
into the City of Oakland!
----Poet Scorpio Blues and Hot Water Cornbread,
LLC have channeled their artistic resources and
solicited the help of San Francisco's Hunters Point
native Martin Luther McCoy ( vocalist/star of the
feature film "Across the Valley" ); Oakland native
recording artist, Ise Lyfe; Artemis Records' Jaguar
Wright; Tony Award Winning Def Poet GeorgiaMe, Blue
Erro Soul Entertainment's Eric Roberson and more.
----As a new way to experience amazing music,
phenomenal poetry and great people, the Spoken Word
Soul Fest offers live performances by world-renown
artists every evening from October 31st - November
4th. Engage in panel discussions, workshops and
open dialogue to address the issues plaguing our
community and solutions to begin rebuilding from
the ground up!
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October 31- The Jump Off @ Mouth Off
Air Lounge ( Extended Venue )
492 9th Street, Oakland, CA 94607
6:00PM - Doors
7:00PM - Show
Featuring: Bahamadia, Mystic, MoonShyne, Amir
Sulaiman, Sunni Patterson, Oveous Maximus, Andrew
Tyree, Rodzilla
and...Special Mini-Open Mic! = Share the stage
with some of your favorite artists...
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November 1 - Cafe Nuba
TBA
6:00PM - Doors
7:00PM - Show
Featuring: Fertile Ground, Martin Luther, Medusa,
Urban Folk, Shihan, Ursula Rucker, Ainsley Burrows,
Tshaka
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November 2 - The Sanctuary
Kimball's Carnival
215 Washington Street, Oakland, CA 94607
6:00PM - Doors
7:00PM - Show. Featuring: Eric Roberson, Jaguar
Wright, Anthony David, Kelsey Davis, GeorgiaMe,
Abyss, Malik Salaam, Kelly LoveJones
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November 3 - The Soul Cypher
Club Anton
428 3rd Street, Oakland, CA 94607
6:00PM - Doors
7:00PM - Show. Featuring: Conya Doss, N'Dambi,
Keite Young, Mayda Del Valle, Queen Sheba, Lemon,
Queen GodIs, J.Myers
----EVENTS HELD IN MANY LOCATIONS.
For More Info, Contact: Hot Water Cornbread, LLC
P.O. Box 22481
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 1 888 782 2244
E-mail: info @ hotwatercornbread.org
www.spokenwordsoulfest.com
www.hotwatercornbread.org/
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November 4 - The Last Word
Club Anton
428 3rd Street, Oakland, CA 94607
6:00PM - Doors
7:00PM - Show.
Closing Event: Complimentary Food & Beverages
Featuring: Black Ice, Taalam Acey, Prentice Powell,
Scorpio Blues, Mahogany Browne, Sandbloom
plus SPECIAL GUESTS!
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( 6 ) OAK/Tourettes --Next Slam: THURS, Nov 1.
Jamie DeWolf checks in:
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----THE THREE ARENAS OF OPEN COMPETITION:
$200 FREESTYLE RAP BATTLE * $100 OPEN SLAM
COMPETITION * PSYCHOTIC EROTIC VAUDEVILLE and
AUDIENCE CONTESTS!! DIRTY HAIKU BOUT! * CIRCUS
and FREAKSHOW PERFORMERS!
-------This Thursday Tourettes is bringing you a
fistful of frenzied fun with one of my favorite
performers on the planet: the one and only trash
talking pastry JELLY DONUT! Ever since the ballsy
ball of dough erupted onto the Tourettes stage
( watch his deranged debut here:
youtube.com/v/VYMb_LPN1dI ) he's pranced
and pranked his way to national prominence from
appearances on MTV's TRL to his beef with Lady
Sovereign that lead to him getting SPIT ON! youtube.com/
watch?v=orvoSJJQowc. What pranks
will he pull this time? What costume will wear when
he faces down the gold teethed grills of Oakland's
hungriest battle emcees?
----We'll also bring you the surreal stand up of
MARY VAN NOTE! Her strange delivery and evil geek
chic have made her a rising star in the Bay under
ground comedy scene, here's a taste:
youtube.com/v/6ES_ISUdg-w. We'll
also be showing the world the first taste of the
Cannabis Club Crime Caper SMOKED, starring the
Suicide Kings and Jaylee Alde, a special appearance
by THADRA SHERIDAN, the premiere of a dark short
film by DeWolf: SAFE, and Jelly D will be serving
up some cinematic controversey himself! There'll
be a menage a trois dirty haiku bout between
ELEANOR vs. TERA vs. Defending vulgar veined JUSTIN
SCALES and beatboxers from the Vowel Movement!
Dirty films, dirty minds, a rip roaring ride of
ruckus! To hell with your halloween hangover, this
is a night you don't want to miss!
----Oakland Metro Operahouse. 630 3rd St ( three
blocks from Jack London Square ) 510 .763.1146
Hosts: Jamie DeWolf & Christian Drake & D Silence
& DJ F*CK OFF! ALL AGES. Full Bar. Sign up 8pm.
Show 8:30pm. $8. Onstage Freakin' by QUEEN
BLANKETY BLANK. Meat & Mayhem by MISS SUCCUBUS.
1st THURS Monthly.
Info: tongueartillery@ yahoo .com
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( 7 )Santa Cruz/UCSC Kinetic Poetics --THURS, Nov 1.
--Andrew Lowe checks in:
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----UCSC Kinetic Poetics Slam
---Last slam: We had 100+ show up even with super
group Solomon Sparrow performing on the same night.
Our features Ryler Dustin and Denise Jolly were
amazing and I heard the workshop they hosted the
next day was incredible. Congratulations to Kevin
Holmes and Jack Rusk who won spots the semifinals
for the UCSC SLAM TEAM. Our team will be formed at
our annual 5 day event: The Kinetic Poetics
Festival in February.
---Next Slam: Thursday Nov. 1st
Cowell Fireside Lounge ( UC Santa Cruz )
8:30 sign-ups
9:00 PM show ( get there early! )
Featuring: Jason Bayoni and Kat Sanford
more info: kineticpoetics @ gmail.com
---Cowell Fireside Lounge ( UC Santa Cruz )
8:30 sign-ups
9:00 PM show ( get there early! )
more info: kineticpoetics @ gmail.com
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( 8 )Sacto/Life Sentence- every Tues at 7:30
-GO checks in:
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----Life Sentence is a weekly live/webcast show
that showcases open mic acts, featured spoken word
and a $30 Slam!
----This show is online interactive! What does
that mean? It means we webcast from 7:30-10pm
every Tues live at www.artisticinsomnia.com,
( click the Life Sentence link ). You can not only
watch the show, but you can enter the chat room
and talk with others watching. One of those people
is my director who lets me know what you are
saying online.
----Our up and coming poetry features:
10/23 C-7, 10/30 Nosakare
-----Butch and Nellie's Coffe Co.
"I" & 19th in Downtown Sacramento.
$30 Cash Prize. EVERY TUES. 7:3Opm.
OPEN MIC/FEATURED POET/SLAM
DOORS OPEN 7:00pm.
$5 to watch and/or Slam, open mic acts FREE!
ALL AGES! Hosted by: -GO.
More Info: ailive @ tmail.com OR CALL ( 707 ) 803 3393
Myspace.com/LifeSentenceShow
Www.artisticinsomnia.com
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A.I. Live -- EVERY FRI NIGHT @ 1AM.
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----3rd Eye Collective presents: A.I. Live is a
WEEKLY T.V. SHOW airing on COMCAST CH. 2 in DAVIS,
SACRAMENTO, and ROSEVILLE to approximately 286,000
homes EVERY FRI NIGHT @ 1AM.
---Every week on t.v. you will see 2 open mic acts,
1 feature and the next round progression of that
months freestyle battles.
----Each month at the taping we bring you 4
features in the category of: Rock/Alternative,
Spoken Word Poetry, Stand Up Comedy, and Conscious
Hip-Hop. We also have 12 open mic sets and $100
battles. Come be on the tv/live show!
----Sol Collective 2010 DEL PASO BLVD, 95815.
3RD SAT Monthly. 8:OOpm. OPEN MIC AND BATTLE
SIGN-UPS: 7:07pm. $10
Door. NOW ALL AGES!.
Cash Prizes. $100 Freestyle Battle.
Hosted by: Lucky 7. More Info: ailive @ tmail.com
OR CALL -GO at ( 707 ) 803 3393
Myspace.com/3rdeyecollective
Youtube.com/3rdeyecollective
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( 9 )SF/The City Slam --SUN, Nov 11.
Mona Webb checks in:
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----IT'S THE REBIRTH OF THE COOL, BABY!
----Well friends, we are back! Despite many bumps
in the road, the San Francisco City Slam & Experi-
mental Mic is better than ever. We have an exciting
new art space to get cozy in at Mama Calizo's Voice
Factory. The Voice Factory is a swanky young Theater
space about to be christened by the Bay Area Slam
Poetry Scene. This venue is open to ALL AGES, and
while it is not a bar don't worry wine and beer will
be available as well as finger food folly. The debut
of the new space will be 2nd Sunday, November 11, at
an earlier time for those workin folk: 7:00-10pm.
Plenty of time to eat ( feel free to brown bag a
meal! ), drink, and catch the BART to where ever home
is.
----Our first show of the season will feature New
York's Finest, Ainsley Burrows. But that's not all,
family! In our new show, a Visual Artist ( TBA ) will
have his/her art work featured on the walls and in
the halls of the theater for your viewing pleasure.
Plus the hardest working DJ in poetry, DJ Agana,
will be breakin down the wheels of steal for your
listening pleasures. FYI, this theater shares the
building with the well know Jon Sims Center. Please
join us for our official BIG slam season opening.
----HOST: MONA WEBB & CHARLES EKABHUMI ELLIK
----WHEN: SECOND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2007
----WHERE: MAMA CALIZOS VOICE FACTORY THEATER
( INSIDE OF THE JON SIMMS CENTER )
----NEW TIME: 7-10:00pm ( SIGN UP 6:30-7:30pm )
---CASH PRIZES OF $100 TO WINNING SLAMMERS
The City Slam & Experimental Mic
A forum for lyrical creativity: layering poetry,
music, dance, & all artistic avenues of expression.
----FEATURING: Ainsley Burrows has toured across
the US, Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom and
Germany. To date, Burrows has published two
collections of poetry, and released four CDs, and
his work has also been anthologized in several
books. Currently, Ainsley is the opening act of
TSO Productions and Manhattan Center's monthly
Reggae Cabaret series in NYC. Also in May 2007,
Burrows and his band Arson Class will perform in a
promotional concert for MTV's upcoming series Band
in the Bubble, sponsored by KFC, College Music
Journal, Dr. Pepper & MTV.
---- MAMA CALIZO'S VOICE FACTORY THEATER
( Inside the Jon Simms Cntr. )
1519 Mission ( at 11th ), SF, 94103.
www.voicefactorysf.org
$100 CASH PRIZE FOR POETRY SLAM WINNERS
Hosts: Mona Webb & Charles Ekabhumi Ellik.
Grooves provided by: DJ Agana.
Info: thecityslam @ yahoo. com
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( 10 )BERKELEY / CAL SLAM --Next SLAM: TUES, Nov 13.
Isaac Miller checks in:
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----Come back to Naia and read on November 13th
( sign-ups 7:30pm, slam at 8pm ), when we'll be having
our next open slam featuring a Bay Area Legend:
Chinaka Hodge.
----Chinaka Hodge is the associate artistic director
for Youth Speaks. She is a National Youth Poetry Slam
Champ. Last year Chinaka had her highly acclaimed
first book, For Girls With Hips, published by First
Word Press. She's been published in the McSweeney's
sponsored anthology, My Words Consume Me, and
Newsweek Magazine. Her work has also been featured
in Teen People Magazine, The San Francisco Chron,
The Oakland Tribune, Scholastic Magazine, Current
Magazine, The Annual Women of Color Film Festival,
PBS, NPR, C-Span, KPFA and HBO's Def Poetry Jam.
----II. Last week's show at UC Berkeley by Solomon
Sparrow's Electric Whale Revival was a smashing
success! Over 400 people showed up to fill the
Pauley Ballroom, cheering their hearts out for the
incredible spoken word theater of Derrick Brown,
Anis Mojgani, Dan Leamen, Mike Mcgee, and Buddy
Wakefield. It was definitely a show for the ages.
Its been a while since we here at Cal Slam have seen
so many people give a standing ovation for poetry!
----III. Don't forget to come check out the culmin-
ating event for Peace Not Prejudice Week:
*Thursday, 10/25: Peace Rally, Upper Sproul, 5 pm
Come out to see a multitude of diverse guest and
student speakers including Cal Slam poets Dinna
Omar and Isaac Miller ( both of the 2007 Cal Poetry
Slam Team that placed 4th in the nation ), who will
be performing a group piece together, Rabbi Michael
Lerner ( Tikkun ) and Basim Elkarra ( CAIR ) united in
their call for peace, not prejudice. Free concert
by hip-hop group Himalayan Project. Check them out
at: www.myspace.com/himalayanproject
----IV. Isaac Miller of Cal Slam is starting a blog.
To get insights into collegiate spoken word ( and
other things ), check out icemillions.blogspot.com.
---Gelateria Naia Lounge. In the Student Union,
in back, near the corner of Telegraph and Bancroft.
8:00pm. All Ages. Suggested donation: $3( students )
and $5 ( general ). The event is ASUC-sponsored and
wheelchair accessible.
2nd and 4th Tuesdays MONTHLY.
www.myspace.com/calpoetryslam
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( 11 ) SAN JOSE --Next Slam: TUES, Nov 13.
Next Open Mic: TUES,
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---- The Britannia Arms. 173 W. Santa Clara,
Downtown San Jose. $6 door. 18+. 8:15pm-Sign up.
list goes out. 8:30pm-Show starts.
Slam: 2nd TUES; Open Mic: 4th TUES.
Hosted By: Bundy
Info: kat0ninetales @ aol . com
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( 12 ) MODESTO --Next Slam: WEDS, Nov 14.
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--PROSPECT Theater. 520 Scenic Drive. Directions:
( 209 ) 549-9341. 2nd WED MONTHLY. 7:00pm. For Local
Info: ( 209 ) 575-6183. Sign up starts @ 6:45pm.
Regular Admission: $3.00. Poet's Fee: $5.00
Cash Prizes: 1st & 2nd place. MC: Sam Pierstorff.
Info: www.slamonrye.com
Contact: pierstorffs @ mail. yosemite. cc.ca.us
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( 13 )INDI WORLD POETRY SLAM --October, 2009
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---iWPS 2009: This incredible event to will come
to Berkeley in 2009! 72 poets representing slam
venues from around the world converge for three days
of competition, electrifying audiences with their
talents.
---Berkeley plans to add many related day events
and side competitions to the main tournament,
transforming it into a 10-day festival. The comp-
etition itself will be held at venues near the
Ashby BART station in South Berkeley, home of the
Berkeley Slam and our venue, the Starry Plough.
Epic Arts & Poetry Flash are partners in the event.
--Epic Arts is a Performance Arts non-profit based
in South Berkeley. Their new facility will be the
epicenter of IWPS 2009.
www.epicarts .org
--Poetry Flash is a calendar and poetry journal
listing events across the state, with a circulation
of 22K. The Flash will include our program in their
journal, and curate a week-long series of readings
during the festival, pairing established poets with
published slammers.
www.poetryfl ash.org
---Our host hotel is Hotel Shattuck Plaza.
www.hotelshattuckplaza. com
---If you're interested in helping, sponsoring, or
just want to be a fly on the wall, please join:
groups. yahoo.com/ group/iWPS_ 2009_NorCal
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( 14 )Antioch Slam --Next Slam: TBA.
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----Info: ERIN JOHNSON. ( 925 )-497-7669.
More Info: jimmy6designs @ yahoo .com
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( 15 ) OAKLAND --Next Slam: TBA.
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----The Oakland Metro Theater. 201 Broadway @ 2nd,
Jack London Sq. Hosts: Nazelah & Dahled w/DJ Agana
Show Starts @ 8:00 sharp! Full Bar w/ ID
ALL AGES! Door opens: 8:00 / Show: 8:30
$6.00 General Admission ( $4 Under 18 w/ID )
www.myspace.com/oaklandslam
---More info: djefreez @ yahoo.com
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( 16 )PALO ALTO --Next Slam: TBA.
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----Jungle Copy. 542 High St. Dwntn PA.
8:00pm. All Ages. Info: Melissa Rose.
melissarose_knows @yahoo.com
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( 17 ) SACRAMENTO --Next Slam: TBA.
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----Info: Khiry Malik Moore
malikspeaks @aol .com
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( 18 )ALSO RECOMMENDED: ( 18a )The Roast ( 18b )Scourge.
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( 18a )Berkeley / The ROAST
Jamie DeWolf checks in:
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TOURETTES WITHOUT REGRETS Presents:
The ROAST OF THE YEAR!
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY NOV. 3rd!
---HOSTED BY the infamous, singular sensation
JELLY DONUT and featuring performances by
Tourettes favorites MARK SILVERMAN, psychopathic
pervert JUSTIN SCALES, the venomous verse of the
BERKELEY SLAM TEAM and a horde of rappers, poets
and pyros out to flame this son of a bitch. We'll
also be showing the preview of the upcoming feature
film SMOKED and the new controversial short by
DeWolf, SAFE. We'll also play a CHOOSE YOUR OWN
ADVENTURE film and foul and fiendish surprises
await. And best of all, the motherfuckin' shindig
is FREE!!!!
---ROAST DEWOLF! The Suicide King, slam poet
shit-talker supreme gets a overdose of come-
uppance for his 30th birthday. Many performers
have been waiting to take shots at the Tourettes
host for years, from whiplash wit comedians to
grizzled gold toothed emcees and now for ONE NIGHT
ONLY, all gloves and bets are off for a destruction
derby of insults, battle raps, and vulgar comedy
designed to destroy the El Destructo himself. You
don't even need to know the asshole, just how to
talk shit! And when it comes to this fella, below
the belt shots are expected. Open sign ups and
awards for the most brutal roasters with short
films, games and debauchery for everyone!
----EPIC ARTS
1923 Ashby Avenue * Berkeley, CA
( Right next to Ashby Bart! )
ALL AGES * Full Bar * 8:30pm
FREE! ( $5-10 donations accepted, No one Turned away )
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( 18b )SF/SCOURGE ( from a press release ):
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----November 1-3
ODC Theater| 3153 17th St., SF | 8pm | $25 General,
$10 Youth 18 and Under, Plus $65 Benefit* All Ages
----"Fabulous Choreography... beautifully and
seamlessly integrated... biting, clever wordplay...
this 75-minute, perfectly paced work of dance
theater is sharpened by its heartfelt integrity."
- The Boston Globe
----The Living Word Project repertory piece,
Scourge, completes an international tour with a
return to the Bay Area, where it originally
premiered as a commission by Youth Speaks and
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in 2005. It has
since earned critical acclaim across the U.S. and
Europe and earned its lead artist a Creative
Capital award and an inaugural United States Artist
Rockefeller Fellowship. In addition, Bamuthi has
just been named one of America's Top Young
Innovators in the Arts and Sciences by SMITHSONIAN
MAGAZINE ( see link below ). Marc Bamuthi Joseph and
his cast of musicians, poets, and dancers present
a powerful look at Haiti in its 200th year as a
sovereign nation on two consecutive weekends at
San Francisco's ODC Theater.
----*Attendees of the Scourge benefit on October
27th are invited to a complimentary reception prior
to the show and to continue celebrating afterwards
as VIPs with Clyde Stubblefield and DJ Kool Herc.
www.smithsonianmag.com...oseph.html
www.brownpapertickets.com
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
BONUS HAIKU/SENRIYU
By Yours Truly
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~
Empty candlestick
An entire book unread.
A moth finds the moon.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
--See Ya At Tha Slam!
Charles Ellik, ed.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~
--NORCAL SLAM UPDATE is my online fanzine of the
NorCal slam scene, posted every Tues. It's highly
subjective & reviews are limited to where Chaz
can visit. No ads or paid endorsements accepted.
Non-slam events included as sanity & space permits.
Beware! Slams are not for faint of heart! The
UPDATE, its editor & contributors & host sites
are not responsible for what happens if you attend
any of the shows listed.
--Weekly Circulation: approx. 3,700 world-wide.
--All local reports are edited for length.
--Slams nationwide: www.poetryslam.com
--A listserve to chat about slams in NorCal:
norcalslams-subscribe @ yahoogroups.com
--To join the oldest international slam listserve:
email: poetry_slam-subscribe @ yahoogroups.com
--For info on many non-slam poetry events in CA
( NorCal ) www.poetryflash.org/
( SoCal ) www.poetix.net
---Photo's of slams: www.poeticdream.com
---An 'incomplete history' of slam's early days:
www.e-poets.net/library/slam/
---Your Editor's Site:
people.tribe.net/charles
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