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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree featuring Truth Is...
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off the festival officially with feature poet Truth Is… All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school.\nThe Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting. It’s also where all the teams will register. Poets and coaches will receive artist passes that allow them free access to all Hullabaloo events. There will be a brief orientation and then the poetry will begin. However\, this is a public event. You don’t need to be on a participating team to attend. Don’t be shy. Come on down and help us start this festival right!\nAbout Truth Is…\nOver the past 6 years through poetry and effective communication Truth Is … has dedicated much of her time and all of herself to the betterment of community. She has headlined in several conferences focused on social equity\, gender equality\, labour safety and youth motivation.\nIn the past 2 years she has become a co-director of a not for profit arts organization by the name of Guelph Spoken Word and is now the artistic director of the Guelph Youth Poetry Slam also known as Sound Off.\nA great leader and powerful public speaker of our time has been noted for using thunderclap rhythm with a distinctive voice\, blending ecstasy and despair. That has also been used as a description of her style. Her passion is only surpassed by her desire to explore and express the truth itself. This becomes obvious when her poetry is spoken.\nTruth is … is a multiple time individual slam champion\, she is on the inaugural 2012 Slamtario championship team\, a 6x national & 7x regional spoken word team member; participating in well over 200 slams. She has participated in several of the Tedx series and has graced the stage of the prestigious ‘When Sisters Speak’ spoken word concerts 4x. She is a poet\, a writer\, a motivational speaker & an arts educator. In addition to Slam and a long list of feature performances across Canada and the U.S.\, Truth Is … has headlined in several conferences focused on social equity\, gender equality\, youth motivation and the labour movement. She has also recently opened up for Canadian Hip-Hop idol K-OS & legendary activist Angela Davis.\nThis is an all-ages event. It may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. General seating. This event is free for all festival participants and volunteers.\nAdvance tickets will NOT be mailed to buyers. They can be picked up at the Will Call station in The Roundhouse’s Exhibition Hall up to one hour before the show begins.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-word-jamboree-featuring-truth-is/
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SUMMARY:Youth Slam Finals featuring Knowmadic
DESCRIPTION:It’s all come down to this…after a full season that started back in August 2012 we have whittled it down to the top 8 youth slam poets who will be competing to make the next youth poetry slam team. The top 4 poets make the squad and will represent Vancouver and the very first Youth Can Slam National Youth Poetry Slam Competition.\nThe top 8 poets from the season are as follows\n01) 45 points Mariah Dear\n02) 32 points Andrew Warner\n03) 25 points Victoria Fraser\n04) 21 points Connor Doyle\n04) 21 points Jacob Gebrewold\n06) 18 points Floyd VB\n07) 17 points Tyler Gilbert\n08) 07 points Jarren Bato\nWe will also have a feature performance by 2011 Canadian Team Slam Champion from Edmonton\, Knowmadic\n“Ahmed Ali also known as Knowmadic\, is an award winning Somali-Canadian poet who is known to use humor and word play in his poetry to create awareness of social issues that aren’t often given attention. He feels he is continuing the legacy passed on by his ancestors who shared a common interest in spoken word. Ahmed has toured throughout Canada and the United States performing poetry.”\nFinals will be held at a special location so we can fit everyone in to the room and not turn anyone away. Finals will be held at ASTORINOS at 1739 Venables on the corner of Venables and Commercial right beside the Kettle Society and across teh street from Womyns Ware. The #20 bus stops right outside the venue on Commercial Drive.\nWe will need help setting up and cleaning up so if you can volunteer please get a hold of Kyle Mallinson.\nTickets are $5 in advance or $5-$10 sliding scale at the door.\nNOTE: this event is separate from the Hullabaloo festival (but run by the same larger organization\, Vancouver Poetry House). Participating school teams do not receive free admission to this event. But you should totally go. It will get you psyched up about poetry.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-slam-finals-featuring-knowmadic/
LOCATION:The 10 Best Poems of 2014
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Youth Slam featuring Floyd VB and Jasmine Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Floyd is the winner of the 1st ever Hullabaloo Individual Poetry Slam Championship \nand a member of the South Delta Secondary 2012 Hullabaloo Championship Team as well as a 2012 Youth Slam Team Member \nJasmine Harvey is a member of the New West Minster Secondary team that finished 3rd in BC as well as \nBeing a part of the 2012 IGNITE Spoken Word mentorship program and a 2012 Youth Slam Team Member \nThis will also be our first ever FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT as we give away prizes to audience members as well as judges and poets.   \nA night of saying thank you for all the support we’ve been getting. \nThere will also be a poetry open mic and poetry slam competition.   \nThere are two rounds in the slam so bring at least two poems to compete with.  \nSign up begins at 7pm.   \nShow starts at 8pm. \nThe youth slam is open to all youth poets between 13-22 years of age \n$3 for 18 and under $6 for everyone else \nIt takes place at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive: 2096 Commercial Drive. \nA poetry slam is a performance poetry competition where all styles of poetic expression are welcome.   \nThere are a few rules though…no props\, no costumes\, and no musical instruments or pre recordings are allowed in the performance.   \nThere is also a 3 minute time limit for each performance \nwww.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vancouver-youth-slam-featuring-floyd-vb-and-jasmine-harvey/
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SUMMARY:Finals Night featuring Two-Time US Slam Champ Khary Jackson
DESCRIPTION:The 2nd annual HULLABALOO FINALS NIGHT will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. KHARY JACKSON (2-time U.S. Slam Champion) will start the evening with a feature set of his award-winning spoken word poetry. Then\, the top four teams – who have advanced through the preliminary stages – will face off against each other with the 2012 Hullabaloo team championship at stake. Opening the night will be a mini-feature by Hullabaloo alums\, Mo Lawrence and Lee Cannon-Brown.\n\nBuy tickets online for Finals Night using VancouverTix.com’s secure ordering system\nAbout Khary Jackson aka 6 is 9\nKhary Jackson was part of the 2009 and 2010 St. Paul Minnesota National Championship Team in the United States\, plus the 2008 St Paul Grand Slam Champ and placing 6th in the nation at his first Individual Word Poetry Slam Championships in 2007. He also finished in the top 5 at the 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam Competition in Charlotte\, North Carolina. He lives/breathes/detests/adores writing poetry. He may shock\, tickle\, subtly move\, devastate or inspire you. He can be intense onstage\, but he still likes hugs from friendly strangers. \n“…a mix of Saul Williams and Pablo Neruda…”\n– Valentine Stalinas\, brilliant OKC poet and man of extraordinary taste. \n“…the freshest\, most original slam performer I’ve seen.”\n– Mighty Mike McGee\, national slam champion \nIndividual finalist\, 6th place; 2007 National Poetry Slam\nIndividual finalist\, 3rd place; 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam\nIndividual finalist\, 4th place; 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam\nChampion Saint Paul team; 2009 National Poetry Slam\nChampion Saint Paul team; 2010 National Poetry Slam\nChampion; 2007\, 2008 and 2009 Saint Paul Erotic Poetry Slam\nRecipient of the 2009 Verve Spoken Word Grant; Intermedia Arts\nRecipient of the 2005-06 Many Voices Fellowship; Playwrights’ Center\nRecipient of the 2007-08 Many Voices Fellowship; Playwrights’ Center\nJudges Choice\, MN Slam Poet of the Year; 2009 Urban Griots Awards\nRecipient of the 2010 Artist Initiative Grant; MN State Arts Board\nAbout Mo Lawrence and Lee Cannon-Brown\nOur opening features both participated with their respective schools in Hullabaloo 2011. Lee Cannon-Brown (South Delta Secondary) – known for his dead pan wit and comedic timing – had the highest scoring poem on the Team Finals Night at Hullabaloo 2011. Mo Lawrence (Howe Sound Secondary) used his manic intensity and blazing lyricism to go on to become the 2011 Youth Slam Grand Champ.\nThis is a public event.\n\nAdvance tickets available through VancouverTix.com. $12 for youth (18 and younger)\, $18 for adults (19 and older).\n$8 for school groups or youth groups. Contact Chris Gilpin at wordplaypoets@gmail.com or 604.681.2715 for discount code.\nThis event is free for all festival participants and volunteers.\nfacebook event
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/finals-night-featuring-khary-jackson-aka-6-is-9/
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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 experience spoken word poet as your guide.\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. These workshops will be led by poets featuring in Hullabaloo along with veteran versifiers from the 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.) your name\, 2.) your age\, 3.) the school you attend\, and 4.) a couple of sentences about your prior experience with writing or performing.\nParticipants in Hullabaloo have reserved spots in this event and will have a chance to sign up for specific sessions at the Spoken Word Jamboree on Tuesday\, April 10th.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/adventures-in-poetryland-4/
LOCATION:Verses Festival of Words
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SUMMARY:Individual Poetry Slam Finals featuring Slam Legend Buddy Wakefield
DESCRIPTION:The top 12 highest-scoring poets from Hullabaloo prelims will run a gauntlet of poetic challenges to decide who will become the first-ever Hullabaloo Indie Champion. They will have to survive a Lightning Round and an Anarchy Round to claim the title of best youth poet in BC. Buddy Wakefield\, Slam Champion and Write Bloody author\, will make his return to Vancouver with a feature set. The evening will begin with a mini-feature by 2011 Grand Slam Champ\, Olivia B\, and after the slam\, the evening will end with East Van favourites\, High Society\, featuring Chelsea “The Voice” Johnson.\nAbout Buddy Wakefield\nBuddy Wakefield is the two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion featured on NPR\, the BBC\, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam\, and most recently signed to Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records. In 2004 he won the Individual World Poetry Slam Finals thanks to the support of anthropologist and producer Norman Lear then successfully defended that title at the International Poetry Festival in Rotterdam\, Netherlands against the national champions of seven European countries with works translated into Dutch.\nIn 2005 he won the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship again. He has since gone on to share the stage with nearly every notable performance poet in the world\, in hundreds of venues internationally\, from The Great Lawn in Central Park\, to San Quentin State Penitentiary\, to the House of Blues New Orleans. \n“Buddy Wakefield is a honey badger. Lions will go completely out of their way to avoid a honey badger.” -Don Beck\, Theory of Spiral Dynamics \nBorn in Shreveport\, LA\, mostly raised in Baytown\, TX\, now claiming Seattle\, WA as home\, Buddy has been a busker in Amsterdam\, a lumberjack in Norway\, a street vendor in Spain\, a team leader in Singapore\, a re-delivery boy\, a candy maker\, a street sweeper\, a bartender\, a maid\, a construction worker\, a bull rider\, a triathlete and a sucker for anything unfolding. And for peanut butter. And hygiene. Wakefield is a writer\, the elated son of a guitar repair woman\, wingman of Giant Saint Everything\, and remembers Kirkwood\, NY. Sanborn too. \n“Buddy Wakefield is an unbullshit artist… and he’ll make you laugh your ass off while he does it.” -Gabrielle Bouliane \nBuddy\, a Board of Directors member with Youth Speaks Seattle\, is honoured to be published internationally in dozens of books with work used to win multiple national collegiate debate and forensics competitions. An author of Write Bloody Publishing\, Wakefield is known for delivering raw\, rounded\, high vibration performances of humour and heart.\nAbout Olivia B\nOlivia B. is a slam poet\, writer\, dancer\, aspiring actor and generally strange Vancouverite who has been involved with Vancouver’s spoken word scene since 2007. A two-time member of the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team and the 2011 Grand Slam Champion\, Olivia usually writes about extremely serious things such as her invisible boyfriend (Howard)\, children who live in potatoes\, the magic of stationery\, and internet memes\, but has occasionally been known to present more lighthearted material.\nThis is a public all-ages event. General seating.\nUPDATE (noon\, April 13\, 2012): Advance ticket sales are now closed. There is still a significant number of seats available that can be purchased by the general public at the door.\nAt the door: $8 for youth (18 and younger)\, $12 for adults (19 and older).\nThis event is free for all festival participants and volunteers.\nfacebook event
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-slam-finals-buddy-wakefield/
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SUMMARY:Second Day of Preliminary Bouts featuring Zaccheus Jackson
DESCRIPTION:By the second night of prelims\, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high\, others will be working hard to improve their ranking. Two-time Van Slam Indie Champ Zaccheus Jackson will get the crowd hyped with a feature set and then everyone will move upstairs for the team bouts.\n\nSchedule for the Evening\n4:30–4:50pm – Feature by Zaccheus Jackson in the rotunda (downstairs)\n5:00–6:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts in the heritage courtrooms (upstairs)\n7:00–8:30pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts in the heritage courtrooms (upstairs)\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 five rounds (four rounds of solo poems and a group piece round) so the highest possible score is 150.\nThe eight teams with the best results after two days of preliminary bouts will advance to compete in the Semi-Final bouts at The Rio Theatre on April 13th.\nAbout Zaccheus Jackson\nRaised by wolves since birth\, Zaccheus Jackson Nyce came of age on the streets of Western Canada. Zaccheus is a three-time VanSlam team member\, two-time Vancouver Individual Slam champ\, and 2007 GrandSlam Champ. He spent the first half of the last decade battling the demons of his addiction and credits East Vancouver’s Spoken Word scene (and Commercial Drive itself) for giving him something worthwhile to dream about. He has over 5 years’ experience workshopping at high schools all across the Lower Mainland with WordPlay and has facilitated workshops and events for at-risk youth. He currently works with Vancouver’s Full Circle First Nations Performance and is the host of SLAM CENTRAL\, New Westminster’s bi-weekly open mic/poetry slam.\nThis is a public free event.\nNo advance tickets or reserved seats are available.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/second-day-of-preliminary-bouts-featuring-zaccheus-jackson/
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SUMMARY:First Day of Preliminary Bouts featuring Ostwelve
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the competitive section of Hullabaloo. Ostwelve from Beat Nation will warm up the crowd with a feature set in the beautiful rotunda of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Then everyone will move upstairs to the heritage courtrooms where we will hold four poetry slam bouts of four teams each.\n\nSchedule for the Evening\n4:30–4:50pm – Feature by Ostwelve in the rotunda (downstairs)\n5:00–6:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts in the heritage courtrooms (upstairs)\n7:00–8:30pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts in the heritage courtrooms (upstairs)\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 five rounds (four rounds of solo poems and a group piece round) so the highest possible score is 150.\nAbout Ostwelve\nRon Dean Harris (Ostwelve) was born in the Sto:lo Territory of BC (Fraser Valley) in 1979. He grew up with grandparents until he was 13\, when he took his journey from his small town home into the city of Vancouver to find hip hop and himself. His path led him to various hip hop jams\, after-hours parties and street ciphers at an early teen age. Before moving into the city\, music was always an integral part of his life\, with a mother who played percussion\, a father who played guitar and many uncles and grandparents with musical love and talent.\nOstwelve is part of the Beat Nation collective\, which has an exhibition featured at the Vancouver Art Gallery (February 25th– June 3rd).\nRon has appeared as himself on APTN/Forcefour Productions children’s show Wakanheja on three occasions and on other APTN shows like First Story\, Beyond Words and Much/Chum’s Smartass: The Ed the Sock Report. More recently Ostwelve has been acting\, rapping\, and film-making\, landing a principal character role on the APTN/Showcase drama Moccasin Flats and the Moccasin Flats: Redemption movie of the week. Ron has also been traveling the world showcasing his talent\, performing at large international showcases such as the Nokia Jam 2006\, Global African Hip Hop Summit 2005 in Johannesburg\, opening for Snoop Dogg in 2003 and Coolio in 1999.\nThis is a public free event.\nNo advance tickets or reserved seats are available.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/preliminary-team-bouts-featuring-ostwelve/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20120410T193000
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree featuring Slam Champ Mary Pinkoski
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off the festival officially with feature poet Mary Pinkoski\, the reigning Canadian Slam Champion.\nAll teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school. Mary Pinkoski will show us some of the poems that helped her lead the Edmonton Slam Team to the national championship in just their second year of existence. Then\, we will end the evening will close with a showcase of team alternates.\nThe Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting. It’s also where all the teams will register. Poets and coaches will receive artist passes that allow them free access to all Hullabaloo events. There will be a brief orientation and then the poetry will begin. However\, this is a public event. You don’t need to be on a participating team to attend. Don’t be shy. Come on down to the café and help us start this festival right!\nAbout Mary Pinkoski\nShe is a member of  2011 Edmonton Poetry Slam Team which won the National Championship at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Mary was also voted Most Valuable Poet of the 2011 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. She was a finalist in the 2011 Edmonton Poetry Laureate competition\, as well as a finalist at the 2011 Canadian Individual Slam Championship. Mary was the winner of the 2008 National CBC Poetry Faceoff. A storyteller at heart\, her writing has been called dynamic and visceral. Mary has presented her unique style of spoken word throughout Alberta\, British Columbia\, and Washington. In addition to her live performances\, Mary’s work has been played on CBC Radio One’s Radio Active and the Key of A\, CKUA’s The Road Home\, as well as Philadelphia’s Spotlight on Jazz and Poetry. Mary has also led numerous workshops on spoken word poetry\, including work with youth. Mary’s most current chapbook is love is a tree you planted.\nThis is a public event.\n$3 for youth (18 and younger)\, $5 for adults (19 and older). Tickets are only available at the door. No advance tickets are available.\nThis event is free for all festival participants and volunteers.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-spoken-word-jamboree-featuring-2012-canadian-slam-champion-mary-pinkoski/
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SUMMARY:Last Chance Slam featuring Francis Arevalo
DESCRIPTION:This is a pre-festival event to give BC youth one last chance to gain a spot in Hullabaloo as a poet competitor. Francis Arevalo (2-time Vancouver Youth Slam Team member) will be our feature performer.\nBC youth who are 14–18 years old are eligible to compete so long as you are not on a team that is registered in Hullabaloo and have not yet graduated high school. 16 individual spots are available in the first round for poets to perform a 3-minute poem. The top 8 highest-scoring poets advance to the second round. In the second round\, they must perform a different 3-minute poem. The top 4 highest-scoring poets in the second round will form the Wild Card Team and be automatically registered in Hullabaloo.\nSign up in advance to compete in this Last Chance Slam by emailing hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com with your name\, your age\, and your school.\nRegular poetry slam rules apply: no props\, no musical accompaniment (other than music you can make with your body\, beatboxing\, singing\, clapping…)\, no costumes\, and keep the animal acts for another time. Just the poet\, their words and their performance.\nTo sign-up as a youth competitor\, you must sign up in advance or show up at the venue between 7pm-7:30pm\, and enter your name.\nIf more than 16 youth poets enter their names\, then there will be a random draw to select the 16 poets in the slam. This ensures that no poet receives preferred treatment\, and all youth poets have an equal chance to participate. This process is also in accordance with the democratic principles that poetry slam is based upon.\nThe Wild Card Team becomes the 16th team in Hullabaloo\, The BC Youth Slam Championships. These four poets will have to work together to prepare for the preliminary team bouts\, which happen the next two days\, April 10th and 11th\, at the Vancouver Art Gallery. They will have to come up with two group pieces for these bouts\, a great challenge in artistic collaboration.\nHullabaloo happens the week afterward\, April 10th-14th\, at Cafe Deux Soleils\, The Vancouver Art Gallery\, The Rio Theatre\, and the Granville Island Stage.\nAbout Francis Arevalo\nFrancis is a two-time member of the Vancouver Youth Slam Team\, a Wordplay workshop leader\, a graduate from the East Van Cultural Centre’s IGNITE! Spoken Word Intensive\, founder of the “Speak!” talent showcase\, a member of the touring spoken word Candelabra Collective\, 2009 Vancouver Youth Slam Champion\, and a 2011 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Finalist. Francis published a poetry collection in 2011 entitled This\, That\, and Whatever. In addition to his poetic works\, Arevalo is also a budding photographer and a TedXKids’s speaker.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/last-chance-slam-2/
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