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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 Tatyana Brown (Nationally Ranked Poet) and a "No Rules" slam. Winner of the night receives $100. LOCATION: Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen Street (@ intersection with Cooke Street), Thursday 12/6/2012, 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.

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HawaiiSlam's First Thursdays celebrates the holiday season with a special "No Rules" slam on December 6, 2012. All team pieces, musical accompaniment, props, etc. are ALLOWED. These slams are designed to break the norm and push the boundaries of live theatrical performance. This event will not be a qualifier for the 2013 HawaiiSlam finals (to be held in April 2013).

The special feature for this show is Tatyana Brown. She is a writer, educator, and community organizer based in San Francisco, and is currently ranked fourth in the world of competitive performance poetry after participating in the 2011 Individual World Poetry Slam. She has read poems to teenagers on the mountaintops of British Columbia, told stories to captivated Bay Area audiences, and sold instant literature ranging from short fiction to wedding vows as a street vending freelance writer in New York City. Tatyana is a cohost on The Oversocial Mofo Revue in San Jose, along with Mike McGee and David Perez, and represented San Francisco (10th place) in 2010 at the National Poetry Slam. She is the longest standing Dirty Haiku Deathmatch Champion at Oakland's Tourettes Without Regrets. As always, the night will be hosted by Kealoha, and will feature live painters, massages in the lounge, and a guest DJ who will provide turntable sorcery throughout the evening.


Join us this Thursday (December 6th) for a jam-packed installment of First Thursdays at Fresh Cafe!! As always, this HawaiiSlam show will be hosted by Kealoha and will feature:

-- Tatyana Brown. She is a writer, educator, and community organizer based in San Francisco, and is currently ranked fourth in the world of competitive performance poetry after participating in the 2011 Individual World Poetry Slam. She has read poems to teenagers on the mountaintops of British Columbia, told stories to captivated Bay Area audiences, and sold instant literature ranging from short fiction to wedding vows as a street vending freelance writer in New York City. Tatyana is a cohost on The Oversocial Mofo Revue in San Jose, along with Mike McGee and David Perez, and represented San Francisco (10th place) in 2010 at the National Poetry Slam. She is the longest standing Dirty Haiku Deathmatch Champion at Oakland's Tourettes Without Regrets.
-- A special "No Rules" Slam. Collaborations, musical accompaniment, cover poems, props, etc are ALLOWED (poets/performers please see note at the bottom of this email).
-- Turntable Sorcery by DJ Toki (Sisters in Sound)
-- 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, Hanam Mun, and Risa Oram)

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 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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