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Austin Poetry Slam Every Wednesday Night!!! Slam @ 8:00 Sign-up @ 7:30 $100 in prizes! Location: Red's Scoot Inn 4th St. @ Navasota (1/2 miles east of I-35) MAP Features |
Decathalon Slam Tonight (7/30) & Shannon Memorial this Saturday (8/2)It's the last few days before our poets head off to represent at the National Poetry Slam. That means that tonight, Wednesday, is our kickoff party as AUSTIN POETRY SLAM rolls into the Scoot Inn, 4th and Navasota. Show starts at 8 pm. And that show? Why, none other than the world-famous DECATHALON SLAM!!! We pick teams kickball style, and put the poets through ten events, some of which even involve poetry. Also count on seeing ... Improv! Sock puppets! Scrabble! Trivia! Several rounds that we make up as we go along! Let's keep in mind the unofficial slogan of the Decathalon Slam Movement: "The points are not the point, the point is combining a poetry reading with competitive eating." Hosted by Mike Henry and Phil West.  Ruta Maya World HQ / 3601 S. Congress / 8 pm Proceeds to benefit the Shannon Leigh Memorial Fund. Posted by austinsl Wednesday, July 30, 2008 (14:20:02) comments? |
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The Shannon Leigh Slam - Tonight - July 2As many of you know, our friend and beloved poet Shannon Leigh passed away on Monday. See Michael Barnes' blog on austin360.com for more details. Tonight, we slam. If there's ever been a night for all of us to get together, raise a glass or two and generally tear the roof off the sucka, tonight is that night. Red's Scoot Inn. East 4th and Navasota, 8 pm. $100 in cash prizes. And mark your calendars for Aug. 2: THEY CALL ME WARRIOR A Tribute to Shannon Leigh Ruta Maya, 8 pm Watch this space for details. Posted by austinsl Wednesday, July 02, 2008 (13:52:21) comments? |
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Poetry Slam - June 4th - Do Not Miss This Show!!!There is a big giant POETRY SLAM tonight in Austin. You don't wanna miss it. Know why? There's a SCRIMMAGE between Team Austin and Team Acme. Plus, there's $100 in prizes and some of the most electric, provocative spoken-word artistry goin' down. Tonight. The Scoot. 8:00 p.m. Be there. Andy Buck hosts. DJ Blue Valentine blows up the joint. Posted by austinsl Wednesday, June 04, 2008 (16:08:42) comments? |
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BIG POETRY SLAM TONIGHT! May 21. Special feature poet, David Hendler...Come one! Come all! I'm hosting a poetry slam tonight. THE poetry slam, in fact. This ain't your grandma's poetry reading. And we have a special guest poet, David Hendler, from San Antonio. He's a former Austinite and current champion of the San Antonio Poetry Slam. Tonight, Wednesday. 8:00 p.m. The Scoot Inn (4th and Navasota, four block east of I-35 on 4th St.) Music. Poetry. Energy. You can't beat it.  Posted by austinsl Wednesday, May 21, 2008 (15:05:37) comments? |
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Two HUGE events this week - Wednesday & Friday nightsPeoples, Break out your PDA's, iCals, little planning books, or a sharpie to write this information on your hand because we have two fantastic opportunities for you to get your AUSTIN POETRY SLAM on. To wit: 1. SLAM AT THE SCOOT Today is Wednesday and thus we gather at ye olde Scoot Inn at the corner of 4th and Navasota, just a few blocks east of I-35. Open signup with $100 in prizes for the slam, judged by five members of the audience, hosted tonight by yours truly. IN ADDITION, we have a pair of our very favorite featured poets: CRISTIN O'KEEFE APTOWICZ & SHAPPY SEASHOLTZ These two spoken word stars hail from NYC and fly their geek flags proudly. Touring in support of Cristin's incredible book, "Words in your Face: A Guided Tour Throught Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry," published by Soft Skull Press. The book is mind-blowingly good and Cristin's poetry is too. Her touring partner and sweetie, one Shappy Seasholtz, is an honorary Austin slammer and has rocked our socks many times with hilarious nerd anthems and social commentary. No kiddin' -- these two will put on one of the best shows of our season. Don't sleep. 2. FRIDAY NIGHT IS HUGE! Okay, so nobody should be at home this Friday night. First off, you can head over to Book People at 7 pm to get in on the booksigning for "Words in Your Face" which will feature a reading by Cristin and a special (and hilarious) three-round slam featuring many fave Austin slammers from today and yesteryear. Then ... roll over to the big show at 501 Theater: SPOKEN WORD II: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO & SPINNING THE BOTTLE First up at 8 pm, catch the one-woman tour de force, SPINNING THE BOTTLE: an Existential Comedy for the Cynical Romantic, featuring our homegirl KRISSI REEVES. Two-time alumnae of our slam team, Krissi moved up the road to Dallas and has been rockin' em like we knew she would. Spinning the Bottle won two awards at the recent DFW Fringe Festival. Come see why. Then, we get our nerd on. SPOKEN NERD, PEOPLE!! This showcase will feature a whole bunch of poems about a whole bunch of nerdy stuff. Our guests from NYC will lead the pop culture-infused charge, and you have a rare chance to catch a featured set by Austin slam legend ERNIE CLINE. As if that wasn't enough, there will be an all-star cast of local nerds. Mike Whalen? Tony Jackson? Phil West? Erin Livingston? Element 615? Oh yes, just to name a few. Plus musical guests STRANGE POWERS and the newest, flyest, geekiest hip hop crew in town, SHOW ME TIGER! featuring Austin slammer SUZY LA FOLLETTE. Yes friends, raise your hands in the air and wave them as if there were no reprocussions ... Plus trivia, giveaways, video, and more. The venue for this nerdy joint is 501 THEATER (myspace.com/501theater), which is located at East 5th and Brushy, only one block east of I-35. Parking lot a stone's throw away. Alrighty. There ya go. Hope to see all y'all. Posted by austinsl Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (15:06:48) comments? |
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