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SUMMARY:Bay Area UNIFIED Poetry Slam Team Finals w/ BUTTERSCOTCH!
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Slam Fans and Fam! You've surely heard the news by 
 now; this year, for the first time ever, The Berkeley, Oakland, Sa
 n Franisco, and San Jose Poetry Slams are joining forces to send on
 e UNIFIED team to the National Poetry Slam! On FRIDAY May 11th  20
 12 YOU will choose the FOUR poets that make up this earth shatte
 ring squad. Nine of the Bay's best and brightestperformance poets wil
 l battle it out over three rounds of scintillating competition inter
 spersed with fabulous musical acts and hilarious comedians. All ring
 mastered by that master of madcap mayhem, Jamie DeWolf and featuring
  the one and only BUTTERSCOTCH! \n\nThat's right, we're thrilled to 
 bring you not only the Bays top poetic talent but world class Beatbox
  / Vocalist / PianistBUTTERSCOTCH! You might have seen her in her stin
 t as a finalist on NBC's America's Got Talent or heard about her win
 ning one of her many beatbox championships or seen her sharing stages 
 with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Wyclef Jean, Earth, Wind & Fire, KRS
  ONE or countless other musical legends. We're thrilled to bring her 
 unique talents to our finals stage and, believe us, you are in for a 
 treat! \n We'll also have a special spotlight set from the always fu
 nny Josef Anolin. Josef, an Oakland native, likes to tell jokes that o
 ffer audiences fresh perspectives on \"hot button\" issues like race, 
 class, gender that are simultaneously respectful and tounge in cheek o
 ffensive. He's been peddling his humor to audiences throughout the Bay
  Area, Los Angeles, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii and was probably the first 
 comedian to do a joke about NY Knicks Point Guard, Jeremy Lin... albei
 t back in 2010 when he was still a Golden State Warrior and irrelevant
 . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD6vaXShvRg)\n\nThe poets qualified 
 for Finals are Sam Sax!  Tim \"Toaster\" Henderson! Katelyn Lucas! C
 am Rich! Bozz Lady! Kim Johnson! Tongo Eisen-Martin! Denise Jolly! an
 d Lisa Evans!\n \nBelieve me, you don't want to miss this first of it
 's kind event. If you only go to one show this year make THIS that sh
 ow!\n The Bay Area UNIFIED Slam Team Finals\nHosted by Jamie DeWolf - 
 featuring BUTTERSCOTCH!\nFRIDAY May 11th, 2012, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm\nTh
 e Lakeside Theater at The Kaiser Center\n300 Lakeside Drive (near 21s
 t & Harrison on Lake Merritt)\n$15 - General Admission Presale\n$25 - 
 Preferred Seating Presale (limited # available)\n$20 - General Admissi
 on at the door\nPresale at - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/24
 4074 \n\nFor more information visit http://trueskool.com/events/bay-a
 rea-unified-poetry-slam-team-finals-w-butterscotch
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CATEGORIES:"bay area", san, francisco, sf, oakland, berkeley, jose
LOCATION:The Lakeside Theater, Oakland, CA
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