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SUMMARY:New Word Series: The 2011 Western Regional Poetry Slam tournam
 ent
DESCRIPTION:The New Word Series is an audience judged team poetry Sla
 m tournament. Eight teams of 4 or 5 poets each, representing citiesÂ
  from across the west, will converge on Oakland to join in verbal com
 bat. Our Teams this year Include: Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, T
 ourettes w/o Regrets (Oakland), Las Vegas, San Jose, Brass KnucklesÂ
  (LA) &Damn Slam (LA).\n \nThis event will cover two days- Sat & Su
 n July 2nd & 3rd, which allows for collaborative cross-pollination wit
 h the Youth squads in the area for their own regionals in Stockton (on
  Fri & Sat 7/1 and 7/2).\n \nThis years tournament will be preceded b
 y \"The Battle for Oakland\" onThursday 6/30 where the Town's two tea
 ms will go head to head. We'll also have a full feature set from The C
 hris Chandler & Paul Benoit Show. \n \nIf you buy a 2 day ticket for
  Sat & Sun you get Thursday's show for free! Also included in that ti
 cket are workshops on Saturday (facilitated by mighty Mike McGee!) a
 nd a BBQ/picnic with the poets on Sunday. The Finals show will includ
 e a showcase by top teams from Youth Regionals happening Fri/Sat in 
 Stockton.\n \nSchedule of Events:\n-Thu 6/30; 8:30 - 10:00 The Battl
 e For OAKLAND H2H (Tourettes vs Oakland) w/ feature from Chris Chandl
 er & Paul Benoit (at Famous Four Colors, 1525 Webster St, between 15t
 h & 17th, Downtown Oakland)\n-Sat 7/2; 6:00 - 8:00 Workshop w/ mighty
  Mike McGee (at Famous Four Colors)\n-Sat 7/2; 8:00 - 11:00 Prelimin
 ary Bouts - two 4 team / 4 round Bouts (at Famous Four Colors)\n-Sun 
 7/3; 12:00 - 3:00 Picnic/BBQ (at The Oasis Restaurant, 135 12th St, 
 Between Madison & Oak)\n-Sun 7/3; 3:00 - 5:00 Showcase & Finals (at 
 Oasis) Stay tuned for more details!\n \nNew Word Series: The 2011 Wes
 tern Regional Poetry Slam\nSaturday & Sunday July 2nd & 3rd\nSaturday-
  Famous Four Colors Gallery, 1525 Webster\nSunday - The Oasis Restaura
 nt & Bar, 135 12th St\nPre-Sale Tickets - http://nws2011.eventbrite.c
 om/\n\"Like\" us - http://facebook.com/oaklandslam\n\"Follow\" us - @
 oaklandslam\nwatch us - http://youtube.com/oaklandslam\n\nFor more in
 formation visit http://trueskool.com/events/new-word-series-the-2011
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CATEGORIES:oakland
LOCATION:Famous Four Colors Gallery
WEBSITE:http://nws2011-eorg.eventbrite.com/
URL:http://nws2011-eorg.eventbrite.com/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Slam":http://trueskool.com/profile/Dahled
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