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Brave New Voices 13 in Los Angeles,
CA
July 19 through 24th |
 Worcester
Regional Youth Slam -
If
you're looking to check out a 'mini' Brave New Voices, get yourself to
Worcester, MA on Saturday, July 17th at 2pm.
JULY 17th / 2pm-5pm
WCUW Studios, 910 Main Street,
Worcester, MA 01610
The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival
is quickly approaching and this may be your best
opportunity to come watch your home town team perform and
compete against some of the most talented teen poets in
the area. Connecticut, Boston, Lowell and Providence have
all been invited to participate & face off against ye olde
home town squad, and we're hoping to have a packed house
to send them off in style!
Team T-Shirts & Books will be available!
Hosted by the one and only Mighty Mike McGee! |
Willimantic Boom Box Parade
Sunday, July 4th |
Better Connecticut
Television Appearance -
http://www.wfsb.com/betterct/index.html
Monday, June 28, 2010, 3pm |
SUNDAY JUNE 27th 1PM
NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ
(236 E. 3rd Street, btw Ave B & C)
$5 teens/$7 adults
Beats by DJ Flip Bundles
Hosted by Carvens Lissaint |
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BBQ
Lunch Fundraiser
The CT National Youth Slam Poetry Team 2010
June 19, 2010 at 2:00
31 Kingsbury Ave, Tolland, CT
Rockville Moose Lodge Pavilion
Tickets are $12 in advance per person / $15 at the door
Come
meet our CT National Youth Poetry Slam Team 2010. They
are raising funds for a trip to Brave New Voices in LA
this summer where they will compete and collaborate with
other national and international teams. These young poets
have chosen to use their poetry and spoken words to make
personal and social change in today’s society. Our CT team
is made up of high school students from all over the state
including Rockville, Willimantic, Bridgeport, and
Middletown.
An
Afternoon of Entertainment, Food and Raffles. For ticket
purchases or questions, please contact Tracey Arcelli at
860-872-0399 or email Elizabeth Thomas at
upwordspoetry@earthlink.net.
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June 27th, 1pm
Regional Youth Slam
Nuyorican Cafe, NYC
Urban Word NYC Regional Teen Poetry Slam
Come support the top teen poets from across the Northeast
region compete in celebration and fellowship of the word.
The performing poets have won their local slams and are
now preparing for the Brave New Voices National Teen
Poetry Slam in Los Angeles this summer. Invited cities
include teams from Philadelphia, Providence, Worcester,
Boston, Lowell, Newark, Connecticut, Rochester and your
hometown favorites from Urban Word NYC. Show some love
before they go take LA by storm.
May 27th, 6pm
Julia de Burgos Park on Jackson Street,
Willimantic, CT
Park Opening, Open Mic
May 26th, 6:30pm
Derby Library, CT
Slam and Open Mic
May 24th, 5pm
Sacred Heart University, Trumbull
Classroom visit
May 20th, 6:30pm
Youth Slam at Newtown HS
May 20th, 6:30pm
Cafemantic, Main St. Willimantic, CT
Third Thursday, Open Mic |
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Thinking about trying out for 2011? Read
on................... |
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You must be at least 13 years old and
no older than 19 (by July) to try out. You should come
prepared to do at least 3 original poems (memorization is
not mandatory). Poems cannot exceed 3 minutes. No props,
costumes or musical accompaniment. You will be scored on
content and on delivery. Practice!
Brave New Voices 13 will be in Los Angeles from July 19
to the 25th, 2010. If you make the team, you need to be
available for these dates, along with weekly practice and
feature dates to be determined. If that sounds like a
problem, you probably shouldn’t try out.
For more information email:
upwordspoetry@earthlink.net and type ‘BNV’ in the
subject line. |
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Tryout #1
The Buttonwood
Tree, Middletown
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Doors open/Sign-up at 7:15pm, Slam starts at 7:30pm |
And the top 4 winners are:
Trey (Willimantic)
Sheena (Bridgeport)
Benefit (Bridgeport)
Michael (Rockville) |
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Tryout #2
The Buttonwood
Tree, Middletown
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Doors open/Sign-up at 2:45pm, Slam starts at 3pm |
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And
the top 4 winners are:
Tashi (Bridgeport)
Evan (Middletown)
Presha (Bridgeport)
Dylan (Rockville) |
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Tryout #3
The Metropolitan Learning Center
1551 Blue Hills Avenue in
Bloomfield
Thursday, May 6th
Doors open/Sign-up at 5:45pm, Slam starts at 6pm |
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FINALS
The Buttonwood Tree,
Middletown
Saturday, May 8th
Doors open at 12:45pm, Slam starts at 1pm |
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