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 _ 9:30 (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 _
7:30pm (Madeira, Roosevelt, Archbishop Carroll, Blair,
Phoenix High)
Busboys and Poets Hyattsville, 5331
Baltimore Ave, Hyattsvile, MD 20781
_ Prelim 5: Weds. May 14, 7:00 _ 9:30pm
(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.
