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  • First Thursdays Poetry Slam at Fresh Cafe - Thursday 4/4/2013



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First Thursdays: 10th Anniversary Grand Slam FINALS!! The 12 best poets of the past year square off in a 3 round elimination match to determine the 2013 HawaiiSlam Team. Featuring Mike McGee (World Champ and HBO Def Poet). Check www.hawaiislam.com for a list of ticket outlets. Location: Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen Street, Thursday 4/4/2013, 8:30pm. $15 fundraiser. Phone: 387-9664.

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We're 10 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 tenth team to represent Hawai`i at the National Poetry Slam (NPS), which will be held in Boston, MA this year. The 12 best poets from the 2012-2013 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 super special feature for the show is legendary poet Mike Mcgee... a National Poetry Slam Champion, Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and HBO Def Poet!! He has performed in thousands of venues all over North America, and was one of the first Americans ever to perform poetry at the University la Sorbonne in Paris, France. His feature performance on HBO's Def Poetry Jam was one of the highest ranked in popularity for 2005, and his humor has made him a household name in the poetry slam community. Even more amazing, Mike was born with the birth defect Spina Bifida (www.sbaa.org), and is very lucky to be walking, talking, thinking and breathing.

As always, the night will be hosted by Kealoha, and will feature live painters and DJ Toki (Sisters In Sound) 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 500+). The Grand Slam FINALS event is on Thursday, April 4th. 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, Hungry Ear, and UH. 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

-- The 12 best poets from the 2012-2013 season rocking the mic in a three-round elimination match to determine who will represent Team HawaiiSlam at the 2013 National Poetry Slam in Boston, MA. Competing poets are Jocelyn Ng, Ink, Jesse Lipman, Samson Tafolo, Melvin WonPat-Borja, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Rob Words, Tui-Z, Harrison Ines, Jon Fukui, Serena Simmons, and Liam Skilling
-- Mike Mcgee, a National Poetry Slam Champion, Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and HBO Def Poet!! He has performed in thousands of venues all over North America, and was one of the first Americans ever to perform poetry at the University la Sorbonne in Paris, France. His feature performance on HBO's Def Poetry Jam was one of the highest ranked in popularity for 2005, and his humor has made him a household name in the poetry slam community. Even more amazing, Mike was born with the birth defect Spina Bifida (www.sbaa.org), and is very lucky to be walking, talking, thinking and breathing.
-- 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)

WARD/KAKA`AKO AREA
- Fresh Cafe (831 Queen St.), phone: (808) 688-8055... open most hours of the day and night!
- Jelly's (670 Auahi St. #A-6... in the Coral Commercial Center), phone: (808) 587-7001

UNIVERSITY AREA
- UH Campus Center Ticket Desk (UH Manoa), phone: (808) 956-7236

WINDWARD SIDE
- Hungry Ear (Kailua, 418 Ku`ulei Rd.), phone: (808) 262-2175

AIEA/PEARL CITY
- Jelly's (Aiea, 98-023 Hekaha St.), phone: (808) 484-4413

INTERNET
- Internet purchase at www.HawaiiSlam.com

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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