WOWps Rep Battle!!!
The next poetry slam has been scheduled for January 28th, and we’d love for you to pack the Echo Arts gallery. We’ll open doors at 7:30, start the slam at 8, beginning an epic battle to decide who we’re sending to Columbus, OH for the Women of the World poetry slam. There’s an open signup for the following structure: 1 minute round, 3 minute round, 2 minute round, and then a last two-poet 3 minute round to choose a rep for Punch Out Poetry in the 2011 Women of the World poetry slam in Columbus, OH this March.
Echo Arts
275 E. Fourth St., Ste. B200 (basement!)
Saint Paul, MN
November’s slam was amazing, and featured lots of new voices, new styles, and new poems. We featured Courtney McLean, who was a hit with her bawdy, open-minded uke stylings, and got an amazing sac poem from Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria. The slam was followed by a music jam/open mic, and was a great time. January’s sac will be IBé. IBé is the recipient of a 2010 Midwestern Voices Award, a 2009 Urban Griots’ Cultural Award, a 2005 Jerome/SASE Verve Grant, and a 2004 Minnesota Academy Award nominee for Best Spoken Word. Stay posted for news on our feature, and for post-slam celebrations.
November Slam results!
A brilliant slam, with lots of different styles, lots of new voices, and a great audience. I forgot to bring my camera, but this shot is by Lewis Mundt, of Courtney McLean (our feature) and all our competing poets.
Congrats to Sierra, who won the slam and guaranteed her spot in the finals slam in May; Misty, who also guaranteed her place in finals; and Syd, who guaranteed her spot in January’s slam. Thank you so much to everyone who came out. You rocked that room.
Courtney McLean features at Buy Nothing Say Everything slam!
Courtney McLean is an actress, writer, storyteller, improviser, stand-up comedian, banjo player, sister, daughter, native Californian, transplanted New Yorker, and recent Minnesotan. Her one-woman shows, “Normal-C” and “Super Glossy!” have toured to Fringe Festivals across the nation. She is a proud founding member of Rockstar Storytellers. Courtney has been seen in Girl Friday Productions’ “The Skin Of Our Teeth,” Four Humors’ “Sideways Stories From Wayside School,” “Love Is Blind… And Furry,” and Theatre Arlo’s “A Christmas Carol: The Golden Girls Remix” (remount coming Nov. 29!) Courtney is also The Dirty Curls, a one-woman naughty country band.
Our third slam of the season, in the beautiful Echo Arts gallery in lowertown St. Paul. The top two winners of the slam will earn places in the finals slam this May. October’s slam was a heated battle, presenting many styles and levels of experience and a big intelligent crowd, and November is likely to be just as amazing.
It’s our usual 3 minute, 1 minute, 3 minute round structure, and features musician, storyteller, and comedian Courtney McLean. It’s the day after Thanksgiving, get your overly full self to lowertown and binge on poetry instead of purchases.
Friday, November 26 · 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Echo Arts
275 E. Fourth St., Ste. B200 (basement!)
Saint Paul, MN
ALL AGES, just $5
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OCTOBER SLAM FEATURES
Linda Aarons and Leah Mansfield
LINDA
Linda Aarons’ quiet demeanor is a perfect set-up to her smart punchlines! Her pop-culture expertise, keen insights into human nature and dry-as-dust delivery makes her a favorite with all audiences.
Linda sharpened her comedy skills performing improv with Brave New Workshop’s Six Ring Circus. She was first runner-up was in Acme Comedy Company’s Funniest Person in the Twin Cities Contest in 2007 and a 2009 finalist in the Dubh Linn Over With Laughter Funniest Person Contest. In 2009, Linda and her teammates on the University of Minnesota Comedy Team won the Rooftop Comedy National College Comedy Competition at the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival.
“Linda Aarons is the kind of comic who makes you laugh out while she’s doing her act and again later on the way home, then again the next morning when you are making breakfast! I love her!” Louie Anderson
LEAH
Leah Mansfield is a feature level comedian out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She just returned from the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas and has opened for a number of national headliners, including Tig Notaro and Dave Mordal. She is a regular feature performer at the Joke Joint Comedy Club, where she also spent a year running the weekly workshop and open mic show. She has opened club shows on a consistent basis, such as Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy, the Comedy Quarter and Laffs Comedy Club. She has also been a feature act in casinos, such as Black Bear, and on several Tribble Runs. She’s a hard working local favorite who can draw fans of all ages and backgrounds.
IWPS QUALIFIER! Coming Your Way
October 29th, in our usual digs at Echo in lowertown St. Paul, we’ll be having a slam that will both qualify poets for our Finals AND choose a poet to rep Punch Out Poetry at the Individual World Poetry Slam.
In our usual 3 minute -1 minute -3 minute style, we will be choosing a rep for the Individual World Poetry Slam. Doors and slam will be a bit early, so you can get your Halloween plans on. Costumes are welcome, not necessary. Slam is open to all poets living their lives as women.
Stay tuned to find out who our comedians features will be!
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Echo Arts
275 E. Fourth St., Ste. B200 (basement!)
Saint Paul, MN
NEW SEASON! SLAM SCHEDULE POSTED!
After an amazing first National Poetry Slam, where our all-rookie team felt well loved and got a number of murmurs of “these are poets to watch out for”, we’re ready to start a new season of slams, and hopefully get an influx of women who are interested in getting their poetry out there. That’s right, with Syd Malicious in school, Alice Shindelar on tour, Ruth F. Kohtz in retirement, and Inky (that’s me) hosting- the stage needs new voices, and lots of them.
Drag your friend who has been writing forEVer out on Friday the 24th to Echo Arts, and encourage her to share her work. Or, you know, drag your own self out there. Guys, we love having you in the audience- don’t think you’re being excluded. We’re friendly, I promise. Sign up starts at 7:30, slam starts at 8.
