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SUMMARY:Word Circus
DESCRIPTION:A whirlwind of words occurs as Ian Ferrier\, David McGimpsey\, Tanya Evanson\, Robert Priest\, and Barbara Adler blur the line between stage and page. \nBuy tickets for Word Circus \nThe round robin format allows the artists to respond to one another and build the energy in a spontaneous way. If you’ve ever seen a ‘workshop stage’ at a folk festival\, you’ll know how exciting it is to see artists perform in this more relaxed and informal atmosphere where anything can happen. \nFrom Word Circus founder\, Justin McGrail: \nThe Word Circus began in Montreal in 1994 as a series of live performances by Fluffy Pagan Echoes\, the spoken word quintet featuring Scott Duncan\, Ran Elfassy\, Justin McGrail\, Victoria Stanton\, and Vince Tinguely. It broke away from the then standard poetry-reading format by incorporating group pieces\, memorized text\, and having the poets present in four thematic rounds. We also sat together on stage for the show\, which made alternating at the mike easier\, and made us really listen to each other’s performance. \nMoving to Vancouver in 1995\, I adapted the show format to a monthly series at the then just opened Whip Café Gallery on East 6th.  Each month\, three different local poets would be featured in a show that combined themes\, music\, and audience participation – in posters and event-listings audience members were encouraged to bring poetry. On stage were four chairs\, three of which would be occupied by our featured poets.  I would announce the theme of each round\, and ask the audience if anyone had brought a poem that worked with it. One poet from the audience would be invited onstage to join the trio\, and then we’d have four poems on one theme. Additionally\, the show featured DJ’s (mainly acid-jazz and house) who would live mix in music with each poem. The result was a groovy\, unpredictable\, fun show\, that ran for 14 months\, and included performances by Tim Lander\, David Campbell\, Alexandra Oliver\, Kedrick James\, Andrew Lithgow\, John Sobol\, Rick Keating\, Andrea Thompson\, Davy Bouvier\, Ralph Alfonso\, Sheri-D Wilson and many more. \nThe last Word Circus was in the summer of 1998\, which I hosted and performed in for the CBC on the Plaza\, with poets Diane Laloge\, Graham Olds\, SR Duncan\, and Ed Varney\, with music supplied by Jim Good. \nOne tradition maintained in Montreal and Vancouver was that the theme of the third round is always love — ’cause\, everyone’s got at least one poem about love! \nThis show is All Ages. General seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 2:30pm. 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 2:30pm. 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: \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/word-circus-2-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Music,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Verses 2015
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T221639Z
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Masterclass with Sister Outsider
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore intersectionality and the realities we experience living multiple identities at the same time. Inspired by Gloria Anzaldua’s La Fronteras/Borderlands\, we will discuss the relationships various races\, genders\, sexualities\, and languages have with each other and how we find a space to define ourselves within a world that often asks us to choose. \nBuy tickets for Spoken Word Masterclass with Sister Outsider \nSister Outsider Poetry is an award-winning duo representing two of the top three female slam poets in the world\, Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman. Their tour marks the first time that two Women of the World Poetry Slam Champions have paired up. They have appeared on six national poetry slam finals stages and have six championships collectively. Inspired by the life and work of Audre Lorde\, they write and perform their “otherness” into the centre and use spoken word as a tool for social change. \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at noon. 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 noon. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \n \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/spoken-word-masterclass-with-sister-outsider/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Masterclass with Sister Outsider
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore intersectionality and the realities we experience living multiple identities at the same time. Inspired by Gloria Anzaldua’s La Fronteras/Borderlands\, we will discuss the relationships various races\, genders\, sexualities\, and languages have with each other and how we find a space to define ourselves within a world that often asks us to choose. \nBuy tickets for Spoken Word Masterclass with Sister Outsider \nSister Outsider Poetry is an award-winning duo representing two of the top three female slam poets in the world\, Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman. Their tour marks the first time that two Women of the World Poetry Slam Champions have paired up. They have appeared on six national poetry slam finals stages and have six championships collectively. Inspired by the life and work of Audre Lorde\, they write and perform their “otherness” into the centre and use spoken word as a tool for social change. \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at noon. 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 noon. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \n \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/spoken-word-masterclass-with-sister-outsider-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Development,Verses 2015,Workshop
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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/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Van Slam,Youth
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CREATED:20150324T080903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150324T080903Z
UID:4355-1430164800-1430164800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St\, Vancouver\, BC\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150320T073049Z
UID:8472-1430164800-1430164800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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-3/
LOCATION:Alessandra Naccarato
CATEGORIES:Crackerjack Lipsmacker Youth Poetry Slam,Verses 2015
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CREATED:20150319T220044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150319T220044Z
UID:879-1430164800-1430164800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Finals
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/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St. \, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150427T200000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141319
CREATED:20150307T134710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150307T134710Z
UID:3261-1430164800-1430164800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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LAST-MODIFIED:20140206T204751Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,poetry,Slam,Verses 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T193000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141319
CREATED:20150416T220040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150417T231507Z
UID:912-1430076600-1430076600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Jangle & Shout: The Hulla-Verses Remixer
DESCRIPTION:A literary soirée with a wild side! Get a sneak peek sampling of the music and words of many of the artists yet to come in the festival\, with the best of Hullabaloo thrown into the mix. Feast your ears on an all-you-can-handle buffet of words at the York Theatre\, a venue new for this year’s Verses.  \n(Photo by Evil Patrick. Actual crowd shot from last year’s festival.) \nFeature performers include: \nIvan Coyote\nKinnie Starr\nRobert Priest\nAmber Dawn\nDavid McGimpsey\nTanya Evanson\nIan Ferrier\nMutya Macatumpag\nMolly Skye Ancel\nWes Nahanee\nBarbara Adler\nMorgan Purvis\nRussell Wallace\nPam Bentley\nLucia Misch\nYouth poets from Hullabaloo\nYouth poets from Zaccheus Legacy Project\n& more to be announced soon! \nTickets can be purchased through The Cultch’s Box Office or you could see this show with a Verses Festival Pass. \nAccessibility info: \nThe York Theatre has not had an accessibility audit. The new renovation to the space was made with the aim of creating a wheelchair accessible space. There are a few options for wheelchair seating (although none on the balcony). Call The Cultch for details. There are stalls marked as wheelchair accessible in the men’s & women’s washrooms; however\, these have not been verified by an accessibility auditor.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jangle-shout-the-hulla-verses-remixer/
LOCATION:The York Theatre\, 639 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L3W3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Hullabaloo 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T193000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141319
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SUMMARY:Jangle & Shout: The Hulla-Verses Remixer
DESCRIPTION:A literary soirée with a wild side! Get a sneak peek sampling of the music and words of many of the artists yet to come in the festival\, with the best of Hullabaloo thrown into the mix. Feast your ears on an all-you-can-handle buffet of words at the York Theatre\, a venue new for this year’s Verses. \n(Photo by Evil Patrick. Actual crowd shot from last year’s festival.) \nFeature performers include:\nIvan Coyote\nKinnie Starr\nRobert Priest\nAmber Dawn\nDavid McGimpsey\nTanya Evanson\nIan Ferrier\nMutya Macatumpag\nMolly Skye Ancel\nWes Nahanee\nBarbara Adler\nMorgan Purvis\nRussell Wallace\nPam Bentley\nLucia Misch\nYouth poets from Hullabaloo\nYouth poets from Zaccheus Legacy Project\n& more to be announced soon!\nTickets can be purchased through The Cultch’s Box Office or you could see this show with a Verses Festival Pass.\nAccessibility info:\nThe York Theatre has not had an accessibility audit. The new renovation to the space was made with the aim of creating a wheelchair accessible space. There are a few options for wheelchair seating (although none on the balcony). Call The Cultch for details. There are stalls marked as wheelchair accessible in the men’s & women’s washrooms; however\, these have not been verified by an accessibility auditor.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jangle-shout-3/
LOCATION:The 10 Best Poem of 2015
CATEGORIES:Verses 2015
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UID:3263-1430076600-1430076600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Jangle & Shout: The Hulla-Verses Remixer
DESCRIPTION:A literary soirée with a wild side! Get a sneak peek sampling of the music and words of many of the artists yet to come in the festival\, with the best of Hullabaloo thrown into the mix. Feast your ears on an all-you-can-handle buffet of words at the York Theatre\, a venue new for this year’s Verses.  \nBuy tickets for Jangle & Shout. \n(Photo by Evil Patrick. Actual crowd shot from last year’s festival.) \nFeature performers include: \nIvan Coyote\nKinnie Starr\nRobert Priest\nAmber Dawn\nDavid McGimpsey\nTanya Evanson\nIan Ferrier\nMutya Macatumpag\nMolly Skye Ancel\nWes Nahanee\nBarbara Adler\nAlex Lu\nMorgan Purvis\nRussell Wallace\nSean Cranbury\nPam Bentley\nLucia Misch\nYouth poets from Hullabaloo\nYouth poets from Zaccheus Legacy Project\n& more to be announced soon! \nTickets can be purchased through The Cultch’s Box Office or you could see this show with a Verses Festival Pass. \nAccessibility info: \nThe York Theatre has not had an accessibility audit. The new renovation to the space was made with the aim of creating a wheelchair accessible space. There are a few options for wheelchair seating (although none on the balcony). Call The Cultch for details at 604-251-1766. There are stalls marked as wheelchair accessible in the men’s & women’s washrooms; however\, these have not been verified by an accessibility auditor.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jangle-shout-2/
LOCATION:Agendas & Minutes
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015,Music,poetry,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Storytelling,Verses 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T221158Z
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SUMMARY:Seeding the Poem: Masterclass with Robert Priest
DESCRIPTION:We will focus on techniques for writing micro or ‘seed’ poems — aphorisms\, slogans\, hook lines\, jokes\, maxims etc. with a view to also using them as centering points for longer oral/musical pieces such as spoken word poems\, song lyrics or even formal poems such as sonnets or villanelles. Participants should come away with at least one\, and probably a lot more than one\, micro work and and at least the beginnings of a maximally sized work containing the micro work. \nBuy tickets for Seeding the Poem: Masterclass with Robert Priest \nRobert Priest\, is the author of fourteen books of poetry\, three plays\, two novels\, lots of musical CDS\, one hit song and many columns for Now Magazine . His words have been decried in the legislature\, posted in the Transit system\, quoted in the Farmer’s Almanac\, and sung on Sesame Street. His 2008 book: Reading the Bible Backwards peaked at number two on the Globe and Mail’s poetry list. Rosa Rose\, a book of children’s verse\, in praise of inspirational figures (Wolsak & Wynn) recently won a silver moonbeam award in the U.S. and is a book of honour in the Lion and Unicorn Award for Excellence in children’s poetry in North America. A new book of poems for adults\, Previously Feared Darkness\, was published in Sept 2013 by ECW press. \nOn His Poetry For Grown-Ups: \n“Poetry full of flashes of insight. Imaginative in a strange way\, he takes inordinate chances with logic\, countering absurdity with absurdity\, and expanding our sense of human emotional possibilities.”\n-The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature \n“Grand & Mystic”\n-Jason Anderson (Eye Magazine) \n“It’s lyrical\, mesmerizing and not overtly melodic or word anorexic pomo\, but tenderly sublime. There’s meat on the bones and it’s fresh. Priest renders the quotidian and intellectualizes it for us in a genius-sampling tool–himself.”\n-Broken Pencil \n“A Canadian gem. For 2-5 year olds it’s as the date perfection itself. This should be in every child’s home.”\n-CBC Radio \n“These poems will undoubtedly be memorized and sung for a long time to come.”\n-Canadian Book Review Annual \n“Rosa Rose and Other Poems is a beautiful poetry collection that needs to be on every child’s bookshelf and is sure to make young readers lovers of history and poetry.”\n-Canadian Materials Magazine \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 2:30pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located in the building. \nAdvance registrations 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 2:30pm. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \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/seeding-the-poem-masterclass-with-robert-priest/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T150000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
CREATED:20150307T111717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150307T111717Z
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SUMMARY:Seeding the Poem: Masterclass with Robert Priest
DESCRIPTION:We will focus on techniques for writing micro or ‘seed’ poems — aphorisms\, slogans\, hook lines\, jokes\, maxims etc. with a view to also using them as centering points for longer oral/musical pieces such as spoken word poems\, song lyrics or even formal poems such as sonnets or villanelles. Participants should come away with at least one\, and probably a lot more than one\, micro work and and at least the beginnings of a maximally sized work containing the micro work. \nBuy tickets for Seeding the Poem: Masterclass with Robert Priest \nRobert Priest\, is the author of fourteen books of poetry\, three plays\, two novels\, lots of musical CDS\, one hit song and many columns for Now Magazine . His words have been decried in the legislature\, posted in the Transit system\, quoted in the Farmer’s Almanac\, and sung on Sesame Street. His 2008 book: Reading the Bible Backwards peaked at number two on the Globe and Mail’s poetry list. Rosa Rose\, a book of children’s verse\, in praise of inspirational figures (Wolsak & Wynn) recently won a silver moonbeam award in the U.S. and is a book of honour in the Lion and Unicorn Award for Excellence in children’s poetry in North America. A new book of poems for adults\, Previously Feared Darkness\, was published in Sept 2013 by ECW press. \nOn His Poetry For Grown-Ups: \n“Poetry full of flashes of insight. Imaginative in a strange way\, he takes inordinate chances with logic\, countering absurdity with absurdity\, and expanding our sense of human emotional possibilities.”\n-The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature \n“Grand & Mystic”\n-Jason Anderson (Eye Magazine) \n“It’s lyrical\, mesmerizing and not overtly melodic or word anorexic pomo\, but tenderly sublime. There’s meat on the bones and it’s fresh. Priest renders the quotidian and intellectualizes it for us in a genius-sampling tool–himself.”\n-Broken Pencil \n“A Canadian gem. For 2-5 year olds it’s as the date perfection itself. This should be in every child’s home.”\n-CBC Radio \n“These poems will undoubtedly be memorized and sung for a long time to come.”\n-Canadian Book Review Annual \n“Rosa Rose and Other Poems is a beautiful poetry collection that needs to be on every child’s bookshelf and is sure to make young readers lovers of history and poetry.”\n-Canadian Materials Magazine \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 2:30pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located in the building. \nAdvance registrations 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 2:30pm. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \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/seeding-the-poem-masterclass-with-robert-priest-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Development,poetry,Verses 2015,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T143000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T222923Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Masterclass with Amber Dawn
DESCRIPTION:Can poetry disrupt the dominant narrative? Can poetry be an act of taking back and paying forward power? Can poetry help us heal ourselves and our communities? Damn right! Through a series of writing prompts and peer-to-peer reflection\, workshop participants will explore the potent pairing of poetry + social justice values and personal identities. \nBuy tickets for Poetry Masterclass with Amber Dawn \nAmber Dawn’s memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir won the 2013 Vancouver Book Award. She is the author of the Lambda Award-winning novel Sub Rosa\, and editor of the anthologies Fist of the Spider Women: Fear and Queer Desire and With A Rough Tongue. Amber Dawn was 2012 winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers. She currently teaches creative writing at Douglas College and the University of British Columbia\, as well as volunteer mentors at several community-driven art and healing spaces. \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at noon. 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 noon. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \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/poetry-masterclass-with-amber-dawn/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150426T123000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
CREATED:20150307T112452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150307T112452Z
UID:3256-1430051400-1430051400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Masterclass with Amber Dawn
DESCRIPTION:Can poetry disrupt the dominant narrative? Can poetry be an act of taking back and paying forward power? Can poetry help us heal ourselves and our communities? Damn right! Through a series of writing prompts and peer-to-peer reflection\, workshop participants will explore the potent pairing of poetry + social justice values and personal identities. \nBuy tickets for Poetry Masterclass with Amber Dawn \nAmber Dawn’s memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir won the 2013 Vancouver Book Award. She is the author of the Lambda Award-winning novel Sub Rosa\, and editor of the anthologies Fist of the Spider Women: Fear and Queer Desire and With A Rough Tongue. Amber Dawn was 2012 winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers. She currently teaches creative writing at Douglas College and the University of British Columbia\, as well as volunteer mentors at several community-driven art and healing spaces. \nOnly 30 registrations are available for this exclusive workshop experience. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at noon. 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 noon. Workshop registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  \nFestival passes do NOT give you access to masterclasses. They are the only events that require separate registration. \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/poetry-masterclass-with-amber-dawn-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Development,poetry,Verses 2015,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
CREATED:20150416T214841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150416T214841Z
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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/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Hullabaloo 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150320T071752Z
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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-3/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
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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/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Hullabaloo 2015,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150320T071339Z
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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-3/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
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LAST-MODIFIED:20150308T112426Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T100000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
CREATED:20150320T071053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150320T071053Z
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SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland
DESCRIPTION:The land of poetry spreads out far and vast. There’s a lot of territory to cover. You could spend a whole day just traveling from metaphor to extended metaphor. Then there’s rhyme and alliteration. Poets have spent years investigating the nooks and crannies of those areas. What about the presentation of the text? Or the magical land of improvisation?\nThere’s a lot to discover and if you’re a young\, aspiring poet\, this is your chance to travel through these lands with an experienced spoken word poet as your guide.\nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms (downstairs from main concourse).\nStarts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm.\nAdventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session\, during which you’ll circulate through a series of games\, lessons\, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range and learn a whole lot more about how wide and varied the territory of poetryland is.\nOur feature poets\, Lucia Misch and Morgan Purvis\, will be leading workshop stations at this event\, along with veteran versifiers from our WordPlay Poetry-in-Schools team.\nThis is event is open to all BC Youth aged 14–19 free of charge. You must preregister to attend by sending an email to wordplaypoets@gmail.com with: 1) you name 2) your age\, 3) the school you attend\, and 4) a couple of sentences about your prior experience with writing or performing. Participants in the Hullabaloo team competition have spots reserved for them in this event.\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/adventures-in-poetryland-4-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150425T100000
DTSTAMP:20260717T141320
CREATED:20150308T113201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150308T113201Z
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SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland
DESCRIPTION:The land of poetry spreads out far and vast. There’s a lot of territory to cover. You could spend a whole day just traveling from metaphor to extended metaphor. Then there’s rhyme and alliteration. Poets have spent years investigating the nooks and crannies of those areas. What about the presentation of the text? Or the magical land of improvisation? \nThere’s a lot to discover and if you’re a young\, aspiring poet\, this is your chance to travel through these lands with an experienced spoken word poet as your guide. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms (downstairs from main concourse).\nStarts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm. \nAdventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session\, during which you’ll circulate through a series of games\, lessons\, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range and learn a whole lot more about how wide and varied the territory of poetryland is. \nOur feature poets\, Lucia Misch and Morgan Purvis\, will be leading workshop stations at this event\, along with veteran versifiers from our WordPlay Poetry-in-Schools team. \nThis is event is open to all BC Youth aged 14–19 free of charge. You must preregister to attend by sending an email to wordplaypoets@gmail.com with: 1) you name 2) your age\, 3) the school you attend\, and 4) a couple of sentences about your prior experience with writing or performing. Participants in the Hullabaloo team competition have spots reserved for them in this event. \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/adventures-in-poetryland/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Development,poetry,Verses 2015,Workshop,Youth
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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/hullabaloo-underground-indies/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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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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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/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Hullabaloo 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-3/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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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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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.\nBuy tickets for All-Star Slam\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.\nHosted by 2005 Slam Champion and All-Star founder\, Brendan McLeod (pictured in video below).\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\n\n \nBrown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading… \nClick Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page. \n\n  \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-3-2/
LOCATION:Heading
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2015
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