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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #1
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars! \nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam hosted by the inimitable Johnny Trinh – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n\n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \n\nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can! \nDoors: 8:45 AM\nStart: 9:30 AM\nEnd: 11:00 AM \nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public \nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more! \nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops \nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price. \n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-2/
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CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #2 - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars! \nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can! \nDoors: 11:45 AM\nStart: 12:30 PM\nEnd: 2:00 PM \nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public \nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more! \nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops \nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)\n*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price. \n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-showcase-2-sold-out/
LOCATION:Annual General Meeting on May 25th
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Slams: Round 1!
DESCRIPTION:The preliminary rounds erupt\, with all 16 teams competing in four heats of four! \nLocation: Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors: 6:00 PM\nStart: Bouts 1 & 2 6:30 PM\n          Bouts 3 & 4 8:30 PM\nEnd: 10:00 PM \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this evening\, either the first or second slate of prelims. All teams and audience members are encouraged to attend the entire evening. The 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 mandatory group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \nBout Schedule: TBA \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-slams-round-1/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Slams: Round 2!
DESCRIPTION:The second slate of prelims kicks off\, with all 16 teams competing for the second time in less than 24 hours!  Following Round 1 of preliminary competitions on Friday night\, some teams are still in it to win it and some teams are going out with a bang\, so Round 2 is bound to be mind-blowing! \nLocation: Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors: 1:00 PM\nStart Bouts 5 & 6: 1:30 PM\n         Bouts 7 & 8: 3:30 PM\nEnd: 5:00 PM \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this afternoon\, either the first or second slate of prelims. All teams and audience members are encouraged to attend the entire evening\, (especially Hullabaloo Finals at 8:00 PM!) \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 mandatory group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \nBout Schedule: TBA \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-slams-round-2/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Finals feat. Moe Clark
DESCRIPTION:The 8th annual HULLABALOO FINALS NIGHT will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. Moe Clark 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 2018 Hullabaloo team championship (and the Billy Sharkspeare Trophy) at stake! \nAlice MacKay Room.\nDoors: 7:00 PM\nStart: 8:00 PM\nEnd: 10:30 PM \nAbout the feature: Métis multidisciplinary artist Moe Clark is a nomadic songbird with wings woven from circle singing and spoken word. Originally from Treaty 7\, she’s called Tio’ti:ke (Montreal) home for nearly a decade. Moe fuses together vocal improvisation with multilingual lyricism to create meaning that is rooted in personal legacy and ancestral memory. She facilitates creative workshops in communities with a basis for deepening embodiment and awareness with personal and collective expression. Her work as an artistic producer stems from the desire to find intersections for collaboration: intercultural\, intergenerational and interdisciplinary in nature. In 2016\, she launched nistamîkwan: a transformational arts organization with an emphasis on\neducation and performance. \nIn collaboration with Katia Makdissi-Warren\, Moe co-directs Transcestral: a musical exchange between Indigenous and Sufi musical traditions. Following themes of trance as transformation\, they connect in a semi-improvised exchange of music\, dance and visual projections. In 2013 she directed the 10th Annual Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Montreal\, highlighting Indigenous languages and in 2014 she was awarded Poet of Honour. Together with Cheryl L’Hirondelle and Joseph Naytowhow\, their nêhiyawêwin lullaby “nitahkôtân” won best music video at ImagiNative Film Festival in 2015. Moe has two albums of music\, a bilingual book of poetry and\nmultiple performance videos. Her work has been featured around the world at the Lincoln Centre (US)\, Queensland Poetry Festival (AU)\, Maelstrom Poetry Festival (BE) and Planet IndigenUs festival (CA)\, among others. Moe has trained with Rhiannon (“All the Way In” Vocal Improvisation master training\, 2013/15)\, Pura Fé (Banff Centre residency) and Charles Koroneho (Grief & Lamentation Ritual Performance\, Studio 303\, MTL) among others. As a public speaker she is a sought-after presenter with feature talks at TedXMontreal (May 2012) and the Olympic Summer Games in London\, U.K. (July 2012). \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-finals-feat-moe-clark/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,Music,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180423T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180423T223000
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SUMMARY:Van Slam Team Finals featuring Christopher Michael
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 22nd annual Van Slam Finals Night with visiting feature Christopher Michael. Vancouver’s top nine slam poets of the season compete for a spot on this years 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. \nThis is an All Ages show. General seating. \nDoors at 7; Slam at 8.\nBox office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Advance Tickets can be picked up at Will Call.\nBox office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located inside the building. \nBuy advance tickets for 2018 Van Slam Team Finals featuring Christopher Michael here.\n\nCompeting Poets include (in no particular order): \nMitcholos Touchie\nJB the First Lady\nJaye Simpson\nRabbit Richards\nSpillious\nKay Kassirer\nRC Weslowski\nLindi Nolte\nJenifer Williams \nHosted by the brilliant Erin Dingle! \nIf you want to find out which Vancouver spoken word 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 nine slam off at this event. \nThe Last Chance Slam is happening Monday\, April 2 with the two semi-final Slam bouts happening April 9 and 16\, all at Cafe Deux Soleils.\nOnce competitors for the Finals have been determined at these slams\, the list of nine will be posted here. \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. \n  \n  \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist in our goal of increasing accessibility to Verses events\, please do your best to be aware of this and join us in reducing the impact of personal scented products (such as perfumes\, scented oils\, etc.) in our festival spaces. \nAccessibility Info for Wise Hall:\nYoull note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For this event 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. \nOnce inside\, youll 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.\n*update as of June 2013\nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Projects WISE Hall overview or complete audit. \n2013: please note that a new\, wheelchair accessible “mens” 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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-finals-christopher-michael/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,Slam,Van Slam,Verses 2018
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180425T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180425T204500
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Story Slam Invitational Verses 2018 Edition
DESCRIPTION:A special invitational edition of the Vancouver Story Slam storytelling show just for Verses Festival of Words! \nTen storytellers share original short stories in a competition for cash and prizes. 50 audience members will receive voting ballots to select the night’s winning storytellers. \nVancouver Story Slam is Canada’s longest-running live monthly storytelling competition. New participants are always welcome; profits from the monthly show go to the VSS annual writing scholarship. Produced by Susan Cormier and hosted by Bryant Ross. \nThis show features a mix of Story Slam tellers from the past year\, as well as storytellers who are new to the Story Slam stage.\nAl Tee\nAlix Born\nCory Thibert\nCrystal Smith\nDallas Yellowfly\nDon Simpson\nEmily Kelsall\nGriffin\nNyla Carpentier\nand\nTJ Dawe. \nIn December\, the 2017 Story Slam Championship Final sold out the 420-seat Rio\, so get your tickets now!\nhttps://storyslamatverses.brownpapertickets.com/ \nDoors 6 pm / Show 6:45 / $10 Advance / $12 at the door.\n(Please note that the time is more than an hour earlier than a regular Story Slam show.)\nThis is a 19+ event (no minors); there will be a cash bar on hand.\nBox office is Cash ONLY. (There is an ATM downstairs in the lounge.) \nAdvance Tickets for Story Slam Invitational can be found here: https://storyslamatverses.brownpapertickets.com \nStory Slam will be followed by a late night Verses edition of another favourite community show\, Mashed Poetics\, from 9:30 – midnight. \nA Verses Festival pass will get you into both and all other Festival events\, except for workshops.\nEarly Bird Festival passes are available here until April 10. \nThis 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. \nAccessibility Info for Wise Hall:\nIf you are coming from Commercial Drive towards the Wise Hall on Adanac or Venables\, there is a very steep hill. If you travel by #14 or #16 bus to Victoria and Hastings\, you can avoid this hill but coming south on Victoria. Or you can go east on a street farther south from Commercial to Victoria and then travel north along Victoria. \nYou’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. \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 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. \nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-uIAp3FLiljaJuvL9JcFD83fvKD5QP5299hXov2jqwk/edit?hl=en_US) for complete audit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkEveutSlMoVdDZ1emM3VEdJX0ltZzRDaW5zOF85aEE&authkey=CInql7MB&hl=en_US#gid=0
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vancouver-story-slam-invitational/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,Slam,Storytelling,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 1: Bouts at Havana Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets sling metaphors and match wits in four-minute and one-minute rounds.  These Day One bouts at  Havana Theatre are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Cafe Deux Soleils during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \nAll poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. Which means we need you! \n(Bouts 1 and 3 take place at Cafe Deux Soleils down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Havana Theatre) \nBOUT 2 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Havana Theatre\n \nBOUT 4 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there early! \nAdvance tickets for this night (both bouts included) are available for $8 on Brown Paper Tickets here.\nOr $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get a seat!\nVerses 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10. \nBOUT 2: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday)\nKathleen Driscoll\nLindsey Olver\nD’Scribe the Poet\nJohn Chamelion\nAndrew Jack Livsey\nLeslie Stark\nFrankie McGee\nAshley Laframboise\nNolan (NoNo Ryan) Janssen \nBOUT 4: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday) \nSiling Zhang\nOptimus Rhyme\nSlamapalooza Rep\nVictoria Inglis\nJulia Pileggi\nPam Stewart\nRosalie Fralick\nPoetik with a Silent K\nMichelle Hillyard \n  \nAccessibility Info for Havana Vancouver: \nThe Havana Restaurant and Theatre is approached on a short path bordered by metal gating with a clearance of 85” / 216 cm. Entry is served by one set of very heavy\, equally sized double doors which swing out. One of these doors is usually propped open by the restaurant\, leaving a clearance of 31.5” / 80 cm. Exterior handle pulls the door at 41.5” / 105 cm from the ground. The threshold is a slope-sided doorsill .5 “ / .75 cm high.  \nProceeding through the space requires passage through an archway 52.5” / 134 cm across. A broad interior hall narrows at the bar to a clearance of 51” / 130 cm\, though if a person is seated at the bar this space is reduced to approximately 34.5” / 88 cm.  \nThere are two gendered washrooms in a left-hand hallway. The archway to access the hallway measures 46.5” / 117.5 cm across. The first wheelchair-accessible washroom\, marked “Damas” / Ladies is approached first\, served by a right-handed pull handle at 38” / 96.5 cm from the floor. The second wheelchair-accessible washroom\, marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen is served by a left-handed pull handle at 38.5” / 97.75 cm from the floor.  \nFirst wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Damas” / Ladies.  Door clearance is 33.75” / 85.5 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there are two stalls.   \nSink:  \n\nCounter height: 31” / 78.75 cm\nCounter clearance: 26” / 66 cm\nSink height: 35” / 89 cm\nSink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 14” / 35.5 cm to activate\n\nFirst (wheelchair-accessible) stall: \n\nArea: 56” / 142.5 cm x 56” / 142.5 cm\nStall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm\nToilet height: 17.75” / 45 cm\nGrab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: 9.25” / 23.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 5” / 12.5 cm and by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 6” / 15.25 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 32.25” / 82 cm interrupted by child care table 5” / 12.5 cm thick\, mounted on wall behind door\nToilet paper dispenser: 21” / 53.5 cm from floor\nChange table open height: 31” / 78.75 cm from floor\n\nSecond stall:  \n\nArea: 55” / 139.5 cm x 35: / 89 cm\nStall door clearance: 21” / 53.25 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm\nToilet height: 17.5” / 44.5 cm\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: [measurement missing] obstructed by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 10.5” / 26.5 cm and by toilet paper dispenser to 9.5” / 24 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 6.5” / 16.5 cm\nToilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]\n\nSecond wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen.  Door clearance is 33.5” / 85 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there is one  wheelchair-accessible stall and one urinal. \nSink: \n\nCounter height: 30.5” / 77.5 cm\nCounter clearance: 27” / 68.5 cm\nSink height: 35” / 89 cm\nSink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 12” / 30.5 cm to activate\n\nUrinal: \n\nUrinal height: 23” / 58.5 to top rim of urinal bowl\nFlusher is sensor-operated and has a manual push-button activator at 56.5” / 143.5 cm\n\nWheelchair-accessible stall: \n\nArea: 82” / 208.5 cm x 65.5” / 166 cm\nStall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm with a pull-handle mounted on the inside of the door at 39” / 99 cm from the floor\nToilet height: 18” / 45.5 cm\nGrab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: 10.5” / 26.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 7” / 17.75 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 62” / 157.5 cm\nToilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]\nChange table open height: 33” / 83.75 cm\n\nPassage to the theatre space is located to the right after the bar.  Clearance from a half-wall separating a restaurant seating area to a weight-bearing post is 65” / 165 cm. Two doors separated by a short hallway lead to the interior of the theatre. The first door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit\, a right-handed pull handle is mounted 38” / 97 cm from the floor. The hallway measures 60” / 152.5 cm across. The second door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit\, a left-handed pull handle is mounted 37.5” / 95.5 cm from the floor. Once inside this door\, free space is again impeded by a weight-bearing post allowing clearance  of 57.75” / 147 cm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-day-one-bouts-at-havana/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 1: Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets sling metaphors and match wits in four-minute and one-minute rounds.  These Day One bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Havana Theatre during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. All poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. \n(Bouts 2 and 4 take place at Havana Theatre down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils.) \nBOUT 1 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils\nBOUT 3 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils\n \nTickets for this night (both bouts included) are $10 at the door\, cash only.\nNo advance tickets for this event.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get in and get a seat.\nVerses Festival of Words 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here. \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Arrive early! \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. \nBOUT 1: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday\, April 26)\njaye simpson\nSpillious\nAnomaly\nAshley Avery\nSonya Littlejohn\nLip Balm\nRhube Knox\nLuke Reece\nZaire Sealy \nBOUT 3: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday\, April 26) \nE.J.\nTawahum\nMichelle Grove\nEmory Oakley\nJohnny Trinh\nAltogether Lisa\nYanni van der Pant\nLiberty Sky\nLady Vanessa Cardano \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-day-one-bouts-cafe-deux-soleils/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:The Fugitives presented by the Wise Hall & Verses\, introducing the "Little Death Match"
DESCRIPTION:Live at the WISE and Verses Festival of Words is proud to present\nThe Fugitives album release Show for “The Promise of Strangers” . PLUS Introducing the Verses Festival of Words “Little Death Match” (a 17 syllable slam)  During intermission we dip our toes into a tantalizing tiny pool of words\, revisiting the 17 syllable slam format with four skilled champions of the sharpened tongue and keenly wielded wit: past Haiku Death Match champions Erin Kirsh\, Fernando Raguero\, RC Weslowski\, and Andre Prefontaine. \nDoors: 8pm\nAges: 19+\nPrice: $12 Advanced\, $15 at the door.\nTickets may be purchased ahead of time on Brown Paper Tickets. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 8 pm. Box office is CASH ONLY.\nAdvance Tickets online: www.BrownpaperTickets.com\n \nThe Fugitives\, established in 2007\, have released four records\, which have been nominated for multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Western Canadian Music Award. Their previous album\, Everything Will Happen\, spent ten weeks on the top ten Canadian folk charts\, and earned them a support slot across Western Canada with Buffy Sainte-Marie and an appearance at UK’s Glastonbury Festival. Their follow-up\, “The Promise of Strangers”\, is set for release on January 26th on Borealis Records.\nWebsite: www.fugitives.ca\nHere’s a taste of “The Promise of Strangers”:\n \nNo Words:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0X-E2Kkws&feature=youtu.be\n\nNorthern Lights:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xY-MK4xVJ8\n\nTill It Feels Like Home:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_31edfKJ-w\n\nFugitives FB tour page: https://www.facebook.com/events/519191311778853/\nFugitives FB page: www.facebook.com/thefugitives\nIG: @fugitivesmusic\nTW: @fugitivesmusic \n  \nThis 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. \nAccessibility Information for the Wise Hall: \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\nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.\n2013: 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. \n\n\nNo Words:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0X-E2Kkws&feature=youtu.be\n\nNorthern Lights:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xY-MK4xVJ8\n\nTill It Feels Like Home:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_31edfKJ-w\n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/fugitives-little-death-match/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Music,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 2: Bouts at Havana Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best performance poets show us their strongest two and three minute poems to decide who will advance to finals. These Day Two bouts at  Havana Theatre are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Cafe Deux Soleils during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \nAll poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. Which means we need you! \n(Bouts 5 and 7 take place at Cafe Deux Soleils down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Havana Theatre) \nBOUT 6 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nBOUT 8 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there early! \nAdvance tickets for this night (both bouts included) are available for $8 on Brown Paper Tickets here. \nOr $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get a seat!\nVerses 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10. \nThis 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. \nAccessibility Info for Havana Theatre: \nHavana Theatre is a mostly 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. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nBOUT 6: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nLady Vanessa Cardona\nSiling Zhang\nRosalie Fralick\nLip Balm\nJohnny Trinh\nJohn Chamelion\nSlamapalooza Rep\nSpillious\nE.J. \nBOUT 8: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nMichelle Hillyard\nLuke Reece\nYanni van de Pant\nLeslie Stark\nJulia Pileggi\nMichelle Grove\nLindsey Olver\nAshley Laframboise
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/5439/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 2: Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best performance poets show us their strongest two and three minute poems to decide who will advance to finals. These Day Two bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Havana Theatre during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \n(Bouts 6 and 8 take place at Havana Theatre down the street at the same time as these bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils.) \nBOUT 5 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils \nBOUT 7 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils \n  \nTickets for this night (both bouts included) are $10 at the door\, cash only.\nNo advance tickets for this event.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get in and get a seat.\nVerses Festival of Words 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here. \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Arrive early! \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. \nBOUT 5: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nZaire Sealy\nLiberty Skye\nFrankie McGee\nPam Stewart\nSonya Littlejohn\nEmory Oakley\nD’Scribe the Poet\nOptimus Rhyme\njaye simpson \nBOUT 7: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nNolan (NoNo Ryan) Janssen\nPoetik with a silent\nRhube Know\nAltogether Lisa\nAndres Jack Livsey\nVictoria Inglis\nAnomaly\nTawahum\nKathleen Driscoll
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-day-2-bouts-at-cafe-deux-soleils/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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