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SUMMARY:2017 Verses Festival of Words passes now only $30!
DESCRIPTION:Your 2017 Verses Festival of Words Pass gives you full access to all #VS17 events:\nHullabaloo Youth Poetry Slam Competition – free at VPL Central\nThree Showcases:\n“Oceans to Sail” Showcase with Saul Williams and Guests\nSounds Like Fire: Femme4Femme\nThe Body Is Not An Apology\nFive Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championships bouts:\nDay One Preliminary Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils\nDay One Preliminary Bouts at Havana Theatre\nDay Two Preliminary Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils\nDay Two Preliminary Bouts at Havana Theatre\nCanadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship Finals\nFive afternoon group shows:\nJangle & Shout HullaVerses Remixer\nBlack Lives Matter Showcase\nSpoken Nerd\nRadical (Re)Imaginings: Visions of a Queer Future\nChicken Session #26\nTwo night-time cabaret shows:\nMashed Poetics: Spice by the Spice Girls\nMighty Mike McGee & Friends Featuring Sheri-D Wilson’s Dragon Rouge CD Launch with the Orbiting Ouroboros\nTwo Launches in One:\nGeist 104 and Oratorealis 3\nAnd two Talk the Talk community discussions:\nActivism and the Arts\nIntersectionality and Arts Communities \nAll this for only $75. http://bpt.me/2925794 \nFestival passes do not apply to Masterclasses or workshops; those require separate registration.
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LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Book launch,CIPS,Comedy,Community Stage,Development,Hullabaloo 2017,Music,Open Mic,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Storytelling,Verses 2017
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils
DESCRIPTION:Forty of 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 \nBOUT 1 / 6:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils\nBOUT 3 / 8:00 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils \nTickets for this night (both bouts included) are $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass. Verses Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here. \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there 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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-championship-preliminary-bouts-day-one-at-cafe-deux-soleils/
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CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Slam,Verses 2017
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day One Bouts at Havana Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Forty of 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! \nBOUT 2 / 6:30 pm / Havana Theatre\nBOUT 4 / 8:00 pm / Havana Theatre \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there early! \n  \nAdvance tickets for this night (both bouts included) are available for $8 on Brown Paper Tickets here: http://cipsdayonehavana.bpt.me. Or $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass. Verses 2017 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10. \n  \nAccessibility Info: \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-day-one-bouts-at-havana-theatre/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2017
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