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  • First Thursdays Poetry Slam at Fresh Cafe May 5th, 2011



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FIRST THURSDAYS: $100 NATIONALLY CERTIFIED SLAM POETRY COMPETITION AND OPEN MIC... An evening of performance poetry, music, and live art hosted by Kealoha. Featuring the "No Rules" summer. Team pieces, musical accompaniment, cover poems, props, etc are ALLOWED. Winner of the night receives $100. LOCATION: Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen Street (@ intersection with Cooke Street), Thursday 5/5/2011, 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.

The "No Rules" summer is here, and we are celebrating by bringing in a super special house band!! Join us this Thursday (May 5th) for a next-level installment of First Thursdays at Fresh Cafe. As always, this HawaiiSlam show will be hosted by Kealoha and will feature:

-- The Quadraphonix, a group that straddles the gap between avant-garde improvisation and accessible funk, jazz fusion, and world beat grooves. Their original music incorporates sounds from Latin America to India, and is derived from each of their life experiences and ethnic backgrounds growing up in Hawaii, Malaysia, Panama, Haiti, and New York. They have simultaneously earned standing as relentlessly innovative musicians and an enormously popular act, opening up for artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Ozomatli, and Eek a Mouse. Furthermore, they will join us as our house band by playing throughout the evening and making themselves available to play with the poets/performers!!
-- A "No Rules" Slam. Team pieces, musical accompaniment, cover poems, props, etc are ALLOWED (poets/performers please see note at the bottom of this email). We will be running "No Rules" slams all throughout the summer, so get ready to witness all kinds of creative pieces!!
-- Live painting by the resident artists (past artists include Solomon Enos, Erin McCullough, Kimi Werner, The Storekeeper, Dhyana Zagri, Stanstill, Nabahe, Wes Ka`uhane, Neal Uno, Pancho Abalos, Mike Fresh, Manny P, Patti Bruce, Aaron Char, Mark Agnir, Jeff Lum, Samantha Goldman, Earl Washington, Clinton "Clean" Haness, Carol Tagawa, TJ Howe, and Nikila Badua)

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PRESS RELEASE:

After an extremely successful Anniversay/Finals show, HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays is proud to present it's ninth year of poetry slams. Our show on May 5th will kick off our "No Rules" summer, where all team pieces, musical accompaniment, props, etc. are ALLOWED. However, the 3 minute time rule will still remain in effect. As always, the night will be hosted by Kealoha, and will feature live painters and a guest DJ who will provide turntable sorcery throughout the evening.

Fresh Cafe is located at 831 Queen Street (@ intersection with Cooke Street). Ample street parking and $4 valet parking will be available. Doors open at 7:30pm, 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.

The super special feature for the show is Charlotte poet Bluz... a 2-time National Poetry Slam Champion, 2-time Emmy Award Winner, and HBO Def Poet!! He has opened up for national recording artists such as Outkast, Amel Larrieux, Little Brother, Pink Floyd, Last Poets, D'Angelo, John Legend, Soulganic, De La Sol, and KRS ONE. As always, the night will be hosted by Kealoha, and will feature live painters and a guest DJ who will provide turntable sorcery throughout the evening.

The Grand Slam FINALS show will be held at Fresh Cafe. First Thursdays is the largest registered poetry slam in the world (attendance of 600+). The Grand Slam FINALS event is on Thursday, April 7th. Doors open at 7:30pm, and the show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $15, and are available Online at www.HawaiiSlam.com and at various retail stores (listed on the website) including Fresh Cafe, Jelly's, Rainbow Books, Hungry Ear, UH, and more. 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 84 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
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LOCATION: FRESH CAFE
831 Queen Street (between Ward Avenue and Cooke Street)
Phone: (808) 387-9664
Email: info@HawaiiSlam.com
Website: www.HawaiiSlam.com



First Thursdays is the largest registered poetry slam in the world (600+ in attendance)!! HawaiiSlam has official 501(c)(3) non-profit status through Poetry Slam Inc. Please forward to anybody who may be interested...

Poets/performers: you will only need one piece to compete, as we will only be doing one round of performances. The three-minute rule is still in effect. You do not have to break the rules to get up on the mic, but just know that you can (poet selection will be primarily random as usual). There will be 4 microphones, a DJ with his/her equipment, and one 1/4" cord to plug in basic instruments. If you have more sound requirements, bring your own equipment to make it happen. That being said, you have 30 seconds to set up... do not make us wait for you!! You can be in more than one piece if you are helping someone else out with theirs.

Doors open at 7:30pm, 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.

Kealoha
(808) 387-9664
www.KealohaPoetry.com
www.HawaiiSlam.com
www.myspace.com/KealohaPoetry


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