2017 Van SlamTeam Finals is part of Verses Festival of Words again! #VS17 #VersesFestival
Celebrate the 21st annual Van Slam Finals Night with visiting feature Desireé Dallagiacomo. Vancouver’s top nine slam poets of the season compete for a spot on this year’s team to represent Van Slam at major tournaments and festivals across North America. Poets gain points by ranking in the top four at Van Slam throughout the year to qualify for this playoff event.
Doors at 7; Slam at 8.
Competing Poets include (in no particular order):
Kit Pacilla
Spillious
Kay Kassirer
Brianna Price
Martina Dominique
Molly Billows
Johnny D. Trinh
Julia Pileggi
Lip Balm
Advance tickets $12 available at Brown Paper tickets here.
At the door tickets are $15, cash only. There is an ATM in Lounge downstairs.
Admission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass. Verses Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here.
This event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes, scented oils, etc) in our festival spaces.
Accessibility Info for Wise Hall:
You’ll note on arrival a set of 10 railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For this event there will be someone posted at the back door throughout the event.
Once inside, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall, open concept, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms are currently gendered, but will be marked “gender neutral” for Verses. There are two sets of washrooms. The one to the right of the bar, currently marked “women”, is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall. The one to the left of the bar is currently marked “men” is on the same level and is now wheelchair accessible, with 2 urinals and one wheelchair access stall and one non-wheelchair access stall. The door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users. Overall the space is great.
Read the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview for complete audit.