PRELIM SLAMS _ $5 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (5 High Schools x
4 Rounds of Poetry Slam)
Five high school
poetry slam teams from the DMV area compete in four rounds of
spoken word competition. The two top-scoring teams from each
Prelim move on to Semi-Finals. Each team consists of 4-6 poets
representing the high school's poetry club.
_ Prelim 1: Sun. May 4,
5:00 _ 7:30pm (Oxon Hill, Wilson, Washington-Lee, McKinley
Tech, Woodlawn High)
Busboys and Poets 5th & K,
1025 5th St, NW, Washington, DC 20001
_ Prelim 2: Thurs. May 8, 7:00 _ 9:30pm
(Friendly, Dunbar, Hayfield, School Without Walls, Frederick
Douglass High)
Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021
14th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009
_ Prelim 3: Sat. May 10, 2:00 _ 6:00pm (Ballou, Robinson,
TC Williams, Bishop McNamara, ConneXions High)
Hayfield Secondary High, 7630 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA
22315
_ Prelim 4: Sun. May 11,
5:00 _ 8:00pm (Madeira, Roosevelt, Archbishop Carroll,
Blair, Phoenix High)
Busboys and Poets Hyattsville,
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsvile, MD 20781
_ Prelim 5: Weds. May 14, 7:00 _ 10:00pm
(Chavez Capitol Hill, Falls Church, HD Woodson, Parkdale,
Anacostia High)
Busboys and Poets Shirlington, 4251
Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206
WORKSHOPS
Tues. May 6, 4:30-6:30pm @ MLK Library Teen Space
901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001
Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro
Tues. May 13, 4:30-6:30pm @ MLK Library Teen Space
901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001
Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro
Tues. May 20, 4:30-6:30pm @ MLK Library Teen Space
901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001
Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro
Tues. May 27, 4:30-6:30pm @ MLK Library Teen Space
901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001
Gallery Pl/Chinatown Metro
OPEN MIC?S
Sat. May 17,
5:00 _ 8:00pm Busboys and Poets Youth Open Mic _ $5
Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St, NW, Washington,
DC 20001
Gallery Pl/Chinatown or Mt. Vernon Sq.
Metro
Fri. May 23, 5:00 _
8:00pm Floetic Fridays _ $Free
Metro TeenAIDS Freestyle
Youth Center, 651 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Washington, DC
20003
Eastern Market Metro
Semi-Finals
SUN. MAY 18, 2014 1:00 _ 6:00PM _
$5
Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St NW, Washington,
DC 20009
U Street/Cardozo Metro
The teams who place 1st and 2nd in Prelims come
back for two Semi-Finals Bouts with 5 teams in each. Again, in
each Semi-Finals Bout, the teams placing 1st and 2nd advance to
Finals.
LOUDER THAN A BOMB 2014
BLOCK PARTY
SAT. MAY 31, 2014 1:00 _ 5:00PM _
$FREE
GWU Kogan Plaza, 22nd & H Streets, NW,
Washington, DC 20052
Foggy Bottom/ GWU Metro
MC Olympics | Food | Games |
Performances
GRAND SLAM
FINALS
SAT. MAY 31, 2014 6-9PM _ $15 ADV/ $20 DOOR
Dorothy Betts Theatre
GWU
Marvin Center
800 21st St, NW, Washington, DC
20052
Foggy Bottom/ GWU Metro
Featuring Slam Champion from Los Angeles, Rudy
Francisco
And the top 4 teams from this year?s slam tournament.