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SUMMARY:All-Star Slam
DESCRIPTION:Are your students finding poetry boring? Unexciting? An archaic form practiced by old people obsessed with nature? Try All-Star Slam. It brings the poignancy\, hilarity\, and immediacy of slam poetry competitions to the stage. The All-Star Slam pits three former poetry slam champions head to head to head in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit. \nHow does it work? Simple. The poets perform one poem each in three rounds\, all of which are judged on a scale of zero to ten by the audience — in this case\, the students! In the end\, the winner is announced\, though in effect\, everyone has won. Students have been moved\, inspired\, and engaged by poetry\, often for the first time in their lives. \nAs one student had it: “This is better than Metallica!” The topics are engaging\, the presentation is amazing\, and the competition is riveting. Guaranteed to jumpstart students into writing careers of their own. \nTo bring a school group to this show\, contact Johnny MacRae through wordplaypoets@gmail.com. \nDoors at noon.\n Show starts at 12:30pm.\n Show ends at 2pm. \nWant to see it in action? Check out this video of the All-Star Slam (which is also called “Travellin’Slam” when it goes on tour outside of Vancouver): \n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sv-lUC17d0?rel=0] \nAccessibility: \nRead the updated overview of The Rio Theatre (completed in February 2015) or the complete updated audit for detailed accessibility information. These documents are available thanks to the important work of the Radical Access Mapping Project​.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam/
LOCATION:Annual General Meeting on May 25th
CATEGORIES:Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Day One
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the poetry slam section of Hullabaloo. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\n Doors at 6pm.\n6:30pm–8pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n8:30pm-10pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts. \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams are encouraged to attend the entire evening. \nThe poems will be judged by five random members of the audience who are not directly affiliated with any of the poets or schools. They will give each poem a score between 0 and 10. We will drop the high and low scores\, and each poem will receive a total score out of 30. Each bout has four rounds (three rounds of solo poems and a group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance. \nAccessibility info \nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-day-one-2/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:poetry,Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150424T223000
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DTSTAMP:20261109T022420
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Underground Indies
DESCRIPTION:Underground Indies is the chance for individual slammers to show the breadth and depth of their poetic skills. After day one of prelims on Friday April 24th\, we’ll take the poetry off the stage and put it into a different format. The audience will be arranged in a circle around the performance area. There will be no stage and no microphone. Instead 16 poets will compete in a head-to-head format to determine the best slam poet at Hullabaloo. \nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\n Starts after Day One Team Bouts\, around 10:30pm.\nEnds around midnight. \nRules:\n\nEach school can nominate one poet to represent them at Underground Indies. This might be the winner of your school slam or your team captain. The selection process is up to the school or organization. If we have less than 16 reps\, then we will have an open sign-up directly proceeding the competition to bring the number of slammers up to 16. \nThere are no judges\, or rather\, everyone is a judge. 16 poets are randomly chosen into 8 pairings. In each pairing\, the two poets play rock/paper/scissors to determine who goes first. After both poets have performed\, the winner is determined by audience applause. \nTo go all the way and complete the final match at Underground Indies\, a poet will need four poems. \nThe time limit of 3 minutes and 10 seconds is still in effect. If a poet goes over time\, the host will enter the circle and interrupt their poem. \nAs in previous Indies Finals\, the final round has no rules. It is the Anarchy Round. You can have multiple people\, music\, props\, costumes\, whatever you like. However\, unlike previous years\, breaking the rules is no longer a requirement of the Anarchy Round. And yes\, the time penalty is still in effect in the Anarchy Round. That is one rule you can’t break. \nAccessibility info \nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/underground-indies/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:poetry,Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
DTSTAMP:20261109T022420
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Day Two
DESCRIPTION:By the second day of prelims\, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high\, others will be working hard to improve their ranking. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\n Doors at 12:30pm.\n 1pm–2:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n 3pm-4:30pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts. \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams are encouraged to attend the entire evening. \nThe poems will be judged by five random members of the audience who are not directly affiliated with any of the poets or schools. They will give each poem a score between 0 and 10. We will drop the high and low scores\, and each poem will receive a total score out of 30. Each bout has four rounds (three rounds of solo poems and a group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance. \nAccessibility info: \nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-day-two-2/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:poetry,Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Finals featuring Lucia Misch
DESCRIPTION:The 5th annual HULLABALOO FINALS NIGHT will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. Lucia Misch will start the evening with a feature set of her award-winning spoken word poetry. Then the top four teams from the preliminary bouts will face off against each other with the 2015 Hullabaloo team championship at stake. \nAlice MacKay Room.\n Doors at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.\nShow followed by after party with pizza & pop. \nAbout the feature: \nLucia Misch grew up at an astronomical observatory near San Jose\, California\, and began writing and performing at fifteen. She placed second at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (2011)\, was a member of the Vancouver Slam Team (2012)\, and continues to perform and teach poetry across North America. Lucia has written and presented spoken word pieces for organizations including Human Rights Watch and the United Food Workers Union Women’s Network\, regularly facilitates writing workshops with the Vancouver Poetry House’s WordPlay program\, and is an ArtStarts project poet in residence. She currently lives and writes on unceded Coast Salish territory. \nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance. \nAccessibility info: \nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-finals-featuring-lucia-misch-2/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015,poetry,Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150427T200000
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SUMMARY:Van Slam Finals Night
DESCRIPTION:The 19th annual Van Slam Finals Night features Vancouver’s top eight slam poets competing for a spot on this year’s Van Slam team. Poets have been gaining points by ranking in the top four at Van Slam throughout the year to qualify for this playoff event. The Van Slam team will represent Van Slam at major tournaments and festivals across North America. \nBuy tickets for Van Slam Finals Night \nIf you want to find out which Vancouver slam poets will be performing\, follow our winter season standings updated every week after Monday’s weekly poetry slam. The top 16 poets from the regular season make the playoffs. Half are eliminated at two semi-final slams\, and the remaining eight slam off at this event. \nHosted by Brendan McLeod. \nThis show is 19+. General seating. Cash bar. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located inside the building. \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. \n Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading…Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.  \nAccessibility Info: \nYou’ll note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For certain events there will be someone posted at the door throughout the event and/or a bell system will be rigged up to ensure no one has to wait out there to be let in. If this has not been clarified by organizers already\, please consider contacting them for details. \nOnce 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 sometimes will be marked “gender neutral”. There are two sets of washrooms. 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 one to the right of the bar\, currently marked “women”\, is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall. *update as of June 2013: please note that a new\, wheelchair accessible men’s bathroom has been created. The finishing touches are still being added\, and the door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users\, but overall the space is great. \nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-finals-night-2/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,poetry,Slam,Verses 2015
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SUMMARY:Youth Anarchy Slam featuring Zaccheus Legacy Project
DESCRIPTION:Youth poets (aged 12–20) are asked to break one of the classic poetry slam rules. Wear a costume\, use props\, perform a cover poem\, perform a group piece\, play a musical instrument or combine all those together. Whatever you do though you must break one of the slam rules. Open sign-up. Be creative\, have fun! In addition to the slam\, this show will feature youth performing original work inspired by\, in response to\, and in honour of Zaccheus Jackson Nyce. \nThis show is All Ages. General seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located directly across the street. No advance tickets are available for this show\, but festival passes will be accepted. \nAccessibility Info: \nCafé Deux Soleils has been the main venue for the Vancouver Poetry Slam since 1999. It is sold out every Monday by fans of spoken word poetry. It is an iconic venue run by a staff that are friendly and promote progressive values. \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However there is no wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-anarchy-slam-featuring-zaccheus-legacy-project-2/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Verses 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150430T190000
DTSTAMP:20261109T022420
CREATED:20140201T004453Z
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One (Bouts #1 & #3) Plus Haiku Deathmatch
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the 2015 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship. \nOn the first night\, 40 of the best poets from across Canada will be slamming with four-minute and one-minute poems. \nDoors at 6:30pm.\n Bout #1 starts at 7pm.\n Bout #3 starts at 8:30pm.\n Haiku Deathmatch starts at 10:30pm. \nBuy tickets for Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One (Bouts #1 & #3) Plus Haiku Deathmatch \nBout #1 Line-up\nKaz Mega  (Breath In Poetry – Edmonton)\nBrendan Flaherty  (Tonight It’s Poetry – Saskatoon)\nEmilee Nimetz  (Vancouver Poetry Slam)\nGavin Russell  (Capital Slam – Ottawa)\nJayme Archibald  (London Poetry Slam)\nJohnny MacRae  (Storm)\nBarb Day  (The Brant Rant – Brantford)\nBeth Murch  (KW Poetry Slam – Kitchener-Waterloo)\nSimon Massey  (Storm)\nZiy von B  (Peterborough Poetry Slam) \nBout #3 Line-up\nWinona Linn  (CanLip – poetry video contest)\nJaimie G  (St. Catherine’s Poetry Slam)\nHerie Sun  (Throw – Montreal)\nLiam Coady  (Storm)\nJacq Brass  (Word Up – Regina)\nAyda Niknami  (Storm)\nJenni Madison  (Storm)\nApollo the Child  (Urban Legends – Ottawa)\nCarolyn McGee  (Storm)\nKortnee Stevens  (Winnipeg Poetry Slam) \nSpecial Late Night Show: Haiku Deathmatch\nUsing original haiku\, 16 poets – or haikusters – will battle it out in a head-to-head competition judged by the audience. \nSign-up is open to all and will occur from 10:00pm-10:30pm. Each poet should come prepared to perform up to 29 haiku (depending on how far they make it in the competition). Advance sign-up is not available. \nA haiku is a poem consisting of three metrical phrases of 5\, 7\, and 5 syllables. \nTraditionally\, haiku is a Japanese form\, most often used to describe nature\, but any subject matter is allowed in Haiku Death Match. The haiku can be funny\, sad\, sexy\, bizarre\, it doesn’t matter. Since the haiku is read aloud\, the emphasis will be on the number of syllables (17) not the lines. \nexample: \nthe worst time to have\na heart attack is during\na game of charades \nThis show is All Ages (but be prepared for Rabelaisian humour). \nCome for dinner and stay late. Café Deux Soleils will offer kitchen and bar service throughout the show. \nThis show is All Ages. General seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located directly across the street. \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out; they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. \n Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading…Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.  \nAccessibility Info: \nCafé Deux Soleils has been the main venue for the Vancouver Poetry Slam since 1999. It is sold out every Monday by fans of spoken word poetry. It is an iconic venue run by a staff that are friendly and promote progressive values. \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However there is no wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-day-one-bouts-1-3-plus-haiku-deathmatch/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Open Mic,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2015
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150430T190000
DTSTAMP:20261109T022420
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One (Bouts #2 & #4)
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the 2015 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship. \nOn the first night\, 40 of the best poets from across Canada will be slamming with four-minute and one-minute poems. \nDoors at 6:30pm.\n Bout #2 starts at 7pm.\n Bout #4 starts at 8:30pm. \nBuy tickets for Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One (Bouts #2 & #4) \nTickets for these bouts include admission to Haiku Deathmatch\, the special late night show at Café Deux Soleils*. \nBout #2 Line-up\nAndre Prefontaine  (Toronto Poetry Slam)\nLaforge  (Nelson Poetry Slam)\nTruth Is…  (Guelph Poetry Slam)\nTwiggy Starblade  (We Flip Tables! – Mississauga)\nIsaac Bond  (Storm)\nPrufRock Shadowrunner  (Storm)\nAaron Simm  (Vic Slam – Victoria)\nNatalie Talson  (Slamapalooza – Surrey)\nAudrey Lane Cockett  (Storm)\nShayna Stock  (Storm) \nBout #4 Line-up\nKathleen Miniely  (Storm)\nSame Difference  (Storm)\nSasha Patterson  (Storm)\nMatt Loeb  (Storm)\nKT Job  (Storm)\nErin Cotton  (Storm)\nElysia Glover  (Storm)\nDanielle Altrogge  (Storm)\nTasha Receno  (Storm)\nErin Dingle  (Ink Spot – Calgary)  \nThis show is All Ages. General seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located in the building.  \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out; they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. \n*Admission conditional on capacity not being reached. \n Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading…Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.  \nAccessibility Info: \nHavana Theatre is an accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space\, but no stairs.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-day-one-bouts-2-4/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2015
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