The 13th Annual
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam
March 12 - April 11, 2009
Over 500 poets from across the Bay Area participate in the annual celebration of youth voice, literacy, and lyricism.
Join the movement - sign up now!
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The Slam begins with preliminary rounds in San Francisco and the East Bay from March 12-21.
It all leads up to the Grand Slam Finals at the San Francisco Opera House on Saturday, April 11.
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Register NOW for the 13th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam for the opportunity to:
- Make the Bay Area team to represent at Brave New Voices, the International Youth Poetry Slam Festival - winning a free trip to Chicago, IL this summer!
- Become a published author through First Word Press!
- Win other great prizes!
- Most importantly: speak your mind and show your brilliance in front of a cheering crowd!
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How you can register:
- Send an email with your name, school, age, phone number and address
to slam@youthspeaks.org
- Call us at 415-255-9035 x 12
- Register online: www.youthspeaks.org
- Fill out a registration form at any Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Venues, Youth Speaks event, or at the Youth Speaks office: 290 Division Street, San Francisco
* You must be age 13-19 to register. Participants must not turn 20 prior to April 11, 2009.
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...And get your tickets now for
The 13th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals!
Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 7:00pm
Opera House: 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
www.youthspeaks.org
PRELIMINARIES: 7PM : FREE
March 12: Youth UpRising- 8711 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, California 94605
March 13: Oakland Museum- 1000 Oak St. Oakland, Ca
March 14: Eastside Cultural Center- 2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA
March 19: Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD)- 685 Mission Street San Francisco, Ca
March 20: Filipino Community Center- 35 San Juan Ave SF Ca
March 21: 826 Valencia- 826 Valencia St. San Francisco, Ca
SEMI-FINALS: 7PM : $6 Youth (24 & under) & $10 General :
March 27 & 28: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)-
151 Third St. San Francisco, Ca
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com
April 3 & 4: The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts-
2640 College Ave. Berkeley, Ca
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com
GRAND SLAM FINALS: 7PM : $6 Youth (24 & under) & $18 General
$50 VIP tickets include reception & box seating
Featuring Emcee: Marc Bamuthi Joseph
April 11: San Francisco Opera House-
301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA
Advance tickets at www.cityboxoffice.com | 415-392-4400
Youth Speaks Inc Presents
The 12th Annual Bringing the Noise
for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Certain Kind of Fire
The Bay Area's leading youth spoken word artists take to the stage with their tongues on fire to honor the man, the legend, the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, January 19th, 2009, 7pm
Hosted by Mr. Davis
Featuring DJ Deeandroid
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
The Herbst Theatre is located inside the War Memorial Veterans Building
Tickets $16 General Admission, $6 youth under 20, elders 65+
Advance Tix - www.cityboxoffice.com - 415-392-4400
The Bringing the Noise Reading Series is made possible through the generous support of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, The San Francisco Arts Commission, SF DCYF, The Stuart Foundation, The Nelson Fund, The Parker Foundation, and the support of individuals like you.
Youth Speaks Writing Workshops
Winter 2009
Beginning the week of January 26th
3 Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Prep Workshops in San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley
Get your game tight at any of these three FREE Teen Poetry Slam Preparation Workshops. Come kick it with some of the Bay Area's top Slam Poets, as they help you with editing, memorizing and performing your poems, just in time for you to BUST! at the 2009 Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam!
1. Wednesday's at the Oakland Museum of California with performance artist Meg Day
1000 Oak St. Oakland, Ca (One block away from the Lake Merritt Bart Station)
Starts Wednesday, January 28th at 4 pm
2. Thursday's at Berkeley High School Room C335 with former Teen Poetry Slam Champions Isaac Miller and Terry Taplin
2223 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, Ca
Starts Thursday, January 29th at 4 pm
3. Friday's at the Glen Park Library with San Jose Slam Champion Kim Johnson
2825 Diamond St. San Francisco, Ca (One block away from the SF Glen Park Bart Station)
Starts Friday, January 30th at 4 pm
All you writers out there, come to our Youth Speaks Writing Workshops in San Francisco and Oakland. Facilitated by writers Katri Foster and Lauren Whitehead, these workshops are designed to improve you as a writer, poet, and performer.
1. Thursday's at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) with Katri Foster
151 Third St. San Francisco, Ca
Breaking the Rules - This workshop will draw from many different inspirations and ideas to help tell the stories of our dreams and realities.
2. Friday's at the Downtown Oakland YMCA with Lauren Whitehead
2350 Broadway Oakland, Ca
Any Other City… – Let's explore the places we call home and really come to appreciate them for what they are and what they stand for in a larger social and political context. This workshop will explore the stories of other cities help you to look at your home base in a more critical and artistic way.
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