15th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam // Grand Slam Finals!

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15th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam // Grand Slam Finals!

Time: May 20, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Davies Symphony Hall
Street: 201 Van Ness
City/State: San Francisco, CA
Info/Tickets/Map: http://www.cityboxoffice.com/…
Phone: 415.255.9035
Event Type: san, francisco, ca
Organized By: Youth Speaks
Latest Activity: May 18, 2011

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15th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam // Grand Slam Finals

Friday, May 20, 2011 7pm

 

Celebrate the voices of 21st Century America! 15 Years ago Youth Speaks hosted the first ever Teen Poetry Slam. Now, this Olympic-style month-long poetry competition remains the largest, most anticipated event of its kind. Join hundreds of Poets, with an audience in the thousands, as we champion a space where the next generation can speak for itself.

 

Co-Hosted by Former Youth Speaks Slam Champions
Rafael Casal & Chinaka Hodge

Featuring 17 Finalists:

  • Allison Kephart (16, Pacifica)
  • Cassandra Euphrat Weston (18, San Francisco)
  • EJ Walls (17, San Leandro)
  • Gabriela Pelsinger (17, San Francisco)
  • Gretchen Carvajal (16, Newark)
  • Jade Cho (18, Oakland)
  • Josh Merchant (19, Oakland)
  • Khatsini Simani (19, Oakland)
  • Maricar Bamba (16, San Francisco)
  • Marje Kilpatrick (14, Richmond)
  • Noah St. John (15, Berkeley)
  • Nyabingha McDowell (15, Richmond)
  • Obasi Davis (15, Oakland)
  • Queen Nefertiti Shabazz (16, Berkeley)
  • Shanika-Marshae Walker (19, Richmond)
  • Stephanie Yun (17, Oakland)
  • Tehan Ketema (14, Berkeley)


Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102-4585

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$6 for Youth under 24
$18 General Admission
$50 V.I.P

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