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Babeland Social Calendar: National Youth Poetry Festival
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006If you live in New York, check out this fantastic event with some very inspiring young people.
BRAVE NEW VOICES - National Youth Poetry Festival and Slam!
Tuesday 4/25 – Team Check In begins 12pm
Open Mic @ Tompkins Square Library 4 – 6pm (optional)
Opening Ceremonies @ Tomkins Square Park– evening (5-7) w/ The Last Poets, Nuyorican Poets Café Founder Miguel Algarin, and L.E.S. poetry aficionado and founder of The Bowery Poetry Club Bob Holman, along with teen poets from over 40 cities nationally and abroad! Beats by DJ Raedawn.
Wednesday 4/26 – Preliminaries 12 – 5pm
and NYC Exploration,
BNV Cipher – 6 – 8pm
Party 8pm – 11pm
Thursday 4/27 – Preliminaries 12 – 5pm
Movie Premieres – 7 – 9:00pm Slam Planet
Coaches Gathering 7 – 9pm @ Bar 13
They’re FREE and open to the public, seating is first come first serve!
Friday 4/28 – School Visits – 10 – 12pm
Semifinals – 1 - 5pm
TBA – Bridging The Beat 7 – 10pmSaturday 4/29 – Social Justice Workshops 10am – 12pm
Anti / War Rally — 12 – 3pm (optional)
Writing Workshops 10 – 3pm
Open Mic - Lunch 12 – 1pm
BNV Education Summit – Professional Development for Educators. Free for Coaches!!
GRAND SLAM FINALS – 7 – 10pm
at The WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER
Open to the Public!
Tickets available at the Apollo Theater Box office (click here)
or on www.ticketmaster.comSunday 4/30 – Bagels and Lox
Closing Ceremony
