SOS= Save Our Scene
This winter cold has yielded the worst attendance in poetry events in the past 4 years. Our Scene desperately need's a stimulus. If you would like your open mic's & Slam's To Continue To Exist, Then We will need your attendance next week. NEXT WEEK We have 3 straight days of poetry events and we need to support if we are going to make it to March. This is not a gimik......The Scene Needs You.....
1. Tuesday Night
Urban Literation (ULIT) Presents: SLAM ULIT
Do you enjoy spoken word? Do you think you have what it takes to compete with the best poets in Kansas City, and eventually the world? Then Slam ULIT is for you!
Taking place every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, whether you come for The Tank Room's awesome happy hour and weekly $4 drink specials, Taco Tuesday, or to support/ be a one of the performing artists, Your Tuesdays just got a lot more interesting.
This Is ULIT's First PSI (Poetry Slam Inc.) registered slam. Meaning that winners of these slams will go on to our finals where they will get to Duke it out for bragging rights and the chance to go to sunny California and Represent Kansas City and ULIT at the world's largest poetry competition: NPS
Located At The Tank Room 1813 Grand
$5 Cover
$75+ for 1st place!
Happy Hour until 8.
Drink specials and Taco Tuesday* all night
Sign Up for the slammers starts at 7PM
The show begins promptly At 8:15.
Music By DJ ENSYGHT
Hosted By M'Vyonne Payne & Nightlife Jones
In Association With Stanzalife And Kc Poet Tree
*while supplies last
2. Wednesday Night
Poetic Underground: BEATNIK FREAKNIK Is Our 4th Wednesday Installation Of Poetic Underground Open Mic - This Special Night Is for Poets, Poetry Lovers , Rappers , Performance Artists and Musicians To Get Together for A Raw Uncensored & Often Times Transcendental Poetry Open Mic Experience. This Is Not A Night You Will Want To Miss. Magical Things Happen On This Night - BE THERE .. Located At Uptown Arts Bar Hosted By Miss Conception & Nightlife Jones - $$ Donations Appreciated
COME EARLY FOR A SPECIAL READING with MissC, Professor Nightlife and special guests Cheri Lou Woods & James! Show starts at 8 and goes until the open mic begins at 9:30!
3. Thursday Night
William Peck of MetaphorMedia is sending his first feature length film to festivals ... We're going to have live entertainment, a prop auction and other kinds of madness. Please be a part of this KANSAS CITY proud project!
1. $5 cover which also gets you 1 domestic beer or glass of house wine, or well drink
2. Silent auction
3. Live Music with Sterling Witt
4. One-Woman Comedic Circus act with Val Baul
5. Spoken Word Performances from Nightlife Jones, Jen Harris, Kira Daniels, Miss Conception & William Peck
In 2 weeks
Kc Poet tree is a group of local poets who have united for a teen poetry Mentorship program. Our goal is to enable the next generation with the tools needed for expression and articulation in not only the context of slam poetry but also life. our program provides vocational training to young artists who seek a career in poetry.
If you are 13-19 and would like to learn slam poetry - Come To our Tryouts For The slam team. Don't miss out On this amazing opportunity. Call 913-481-7005 For More Info
What is Louder Than A Bomb?
Louder Than a Bomb is an annual youth poetry slam every spring. Founded in 2001 by Kevin Coval and Anna West of the nonprofit organization Young Chicago Authors, it is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 70 teams competing in 2011. The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Most participants are in high school, with some in middle school or college. In the largest part, the high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the Public Enemy song of the same name.
