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First Thursdays Poetry Slam at Fresh Cafe - Thursday 9/6/2012
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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 Big Poppa E (National Champ and 3-Time HBO Def Poet). Winner of the night receives $100. LOCATION: Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen Street (@ intersection with Cooke Street), Thursday 9/6/2012, 8:30pm. Admission is $3 before 8:30pm, and $5 after. For more info, check out the website at
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The official 2012-2013 slam season begins this September!! On September 6th, the HawaiiSlam team will start qualifiers for its 10th official team. The top two poets from each monthly slam will qualify for the 2013 Grand Slam Finals for a chance to represent Hawai`i at the National Poetry Slam in Boston, MA.
The special feature for this show is Big Poppa E, a National Poetry Slam Champion who has appeared 3 times on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He has also been featured on BET, NPR, and CBS's 60 Minutes. Furthermore, he has headlined at more than 200 showcases in 44 states, and has been praised as "the leader of a new men's movement" in the LA Times and "exuberantly defiant" by the New York Times. As always, the night will be hosted by Kealoha, and will also 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). 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
Join us this Thursday (September 6th) for a top-notch installment of First Thursdays at Fresh Cafe!! As always, this HawaiiSlam show will be hosted by Kealoha and will feature:
-- Big Poppa E, a National Poetry Slam Champion who has appeared 3 times on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He has also been featured on BET, NPR, and CBS's 60 Minutes. Furthermore, he has headlined at more than 200 showcases in 44 states, and has been praised as "the leader of a new men's movement" in the LA Times and "exuberantly defiant" by the New York Times.
-- The kickoff of the 2012-2013 HawaiiSlam season. Normal slam rules apply, and the top two poets will advance to the 2013 Grand Slam Finals that will determine HawaiiSlam's 10th National Poetry Slam team.
-- Music by Jerome James (Electrojazz)
-- 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, Nikila Badua, Jeremiah Skurtu, Sarah Hodges, and Hanam Mun)
Kealoha
(808) 387-9664
www.KealohaPoetry.com
www.HawaiiSlam.com
www.myspace.com/KealohaPoetry
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Kealoha is an internationally acclaimed poet and storyteller. He is the first poet in Hawai`i's history to perform at a governor's inauguration, and in 2010 he was selected as a master artist for a National Endowment for the Arts program.
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