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Official HawaiiSlam - Press Release: Another quality show coming on April 3th, 2008  PRESS RELEASE: We're 5 years old, and we're celebrating with our annual Grand Slam FINALS show!! After an exciting season of qualifier rounds at First Thursdays, HawaiiSlam is ready to select the fifth team to represent Hawai`i at the National Poetry Slam (NPS), which will be held in Madison, Wisconsin this year. The 12 best poets from the 2007-2008 HawaiiSlam season will battle it out in a three round elimination competition to determine the 4-member team that will fly up to the NPS. The poets will undoubtedly bring their best pieces to the stage in what will be the greatest slam poetry show of the year!!! The proceeds from this annual show/fundraiser will fund the HawaiiSlam Team's trip up to the NPS.The show will feature Sekou tha Misfit, a two-time National Poetry Slam Champion who has been featured on ABC World News, Good Morning America, twice on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, MTV, BET, Showtime, Oprah Winfrey's celebration of Maya Angelou's 75th birthday, and P-Diddy's Annual White Party!!! For more information on this slam legend check out his website at www.blindfaithrecords.com First Thursdays is the largest registered poetry slam in the world (attendance of 600+), and takes place at the Hawaiian Hut on every first Thursday of the month. Hawaiian Hut is located on the Ala Moana Hotel grounds, near the diamond head side of the Ala Moana shopping center. Doors open at 7:45pm, and the show starts at 8:30pm. Admission is $3 before 8:30pm and $5 after. For more info, check out the website at www.HawaiiSlam.com, send an email to info@HawaiiSlam.com, or call 387-9664. About NPS: The National Poetry Slam (NPS), which is often dubbed as the superbowl of slam poetry, is an annual competition that will draw in roughly 75 poetry teams from around the world. The lineup of competitors at the NPS is loaded with professional touring poets and poets from HBO's Def Poetry Jam. For more information, check out www.poetryslam.com - Kealoha (808) 387-9664 www.KealohaPoetry.com www.HawaiiSlam.com www.YouthSpeaksHawaii.org www.myspace.com/KealohaPoetry 
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