The House Slam: Last Chance Slam Featuring Anita D
When:
Friday, Apr 14, 2017 6:30p -
10:00p
Friday, Apr 14, 2017 6:30p -
10:00p
Where:
Haley House Bakery Cafe
12 Dade St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Performing Arts
Event website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/123558691515055
"The House Slam” at the Haley House Café (12 Dade Street, Boston, 02119) is Boston’s New Poetry Slam venue located in the heart of Dudley Square. The venue offers awesome food, an open mic, a featured poet and a poetry slam every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. The venue is free of cost and welcoming to all (18+).
Doors/Seating Open at 6:30pm
Poetry Slam begins at 7:15pm (sign-up upon arrival)
Featured Poet begins at 8:45pm
Open Mic begins at 9:20pm (sign-up upon arrival)
Please bring your ID's. This is an 18+ venue.
Parking in the area is free and plentiful— The House Slam is also extremely accessible via Orange Line, Silver Line, and numerous bus routes.
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ABOUT THE LAST CHANCE SLAM
There will be A SHORT open mic this week because we are hosting our very first Last Chance Slam!
The Last Chance Slam is an opportunity for a poet to literally "sneak" their way into House Slam Team Finals. Meaning, any poet who hasn't already qualified, can slam on April 8th for the chance to compete in our Finals/Team Selection Slam on April 22, 2016.
(A little context, the last team to be selected for The House Slam went on to win the National Poetry Slam in 2015)
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SOME THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THE LAST CHANCE SLAM
- Anyone can slam! This includes semi-finalists who didn't qualify for finals & newbies to the venue.
- Sign-up is upon arrival (6:45pm is the cut-off time if the list is full). You can only sign up if you are present.
- Dont slam if you cannot participate in finals. That's kind of rude.
- Twelve (12) poets in the slam (if more than 12 poets sign up, the slammers will be determined by random draw).
- Three Rounds; and we will make cuts after each round (1st Round: 12 poets | 2nd Round: 7 poets | 3rd Round: 4 poets).
- Random draw for the 1st round.
- 2nd & 3rd round poets perform high to low (scores).
-winner cannot repeat poems from last- chance into finals
Don't know what a slam is? Check out our description at:
www.houseslamboston.org
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ABOUT THE OPEN MIC:
- Sign-up upon arrival
- 10 open mic slots (with a short wait-list)
- 3 minutes on the mic
QUALIFYING FOR THE 2017 TEAM?
-We have entered what we call "Slam Season."
H.S. Slam Season technically begins on the 2nd Friday of September and ends on the 2nd Friday of March.
-Individuals who place 1st in a slam during this time will be automatically qualified to compete for a spot on our 2017 National Poetry Slam Team.
- Individuals who place 2nd do not have a guaranteed spot; but they have a chance to qualify as well.
AFTER YOU QUALIFY FOR THE 2017 TEAM:
- Congratulate yourself.
- Finals consists of three 3-minute poems. Make sure one of these poems have never been performed at the venue.
Finals
April 28, 2017
