Eat your heart out Vancouver! On January 29, Johnny MacRae is all ours. The first slam of 2012 will feature two-time Vancouver Poetry Slam team member, the 2010 Vancouver Grand Slam Champion, a finalist at the inaugural Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship, and the first-ever winner of the Underground Individual Championship held in Toronto at the 2011 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. For more about Johnny, read his bio further down in this post or visit www.johnnymacrae.com.
Official Slam & Open Mic feat. JOHNNY MACRAE
Doors at 7 // Show at 8
$7 general admission
$5 with student ID or QWF membership
No one turned away
Check out the Facebook event page
SLAM FORMAT
The slam will unfold in our standard and generally magical format. 12 slots will be available for slammers — want to secure yours in advance? Just post on the event wall and we’ll set one aside one for you! We will reserve a maximum of 6 slam spots in advance – but you can always show up on the night of the event (you must arrive by 7:30 p.m.), where we’ll conduct a draw to determine which of the interested poets will score the last six spots. Keep in mind that your spot is only reserved once someone from the Collective responds with a confirmation.
OPEN MIC
We’ll also have 4 open mic spots available for those who don’t want to slam (be brave, we will love you), with two spots prioritized for Francophone poets.
QUESTIONS?
If you have a question, leave comment on our Facebook wall and a Collective member will respond. If you’re not a Facebooker, email media@throwcollective.com.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PERFORMERS >> ARRIVE BY 7:30 PM (SERIOUSLY)
In order to guarantee your open mic or slam spot, whether your signed-up in advance or want to participate in the draw on the night of the show, you MUST arrive at the venue by 7:30 p.m. (no exceptions).
Get ready for our last slam of the year! And you had better believe that we’re gonna make it count. We’re welcoming Ottawa’s Brandon Wint and we couldn’t be more excited. To learn more about Brandon, read his bio located further down the page or visit him at www.brandonwint.com.
Official Slam & Open Mic feat. BRANDON WINT
Doors at 7 // Show at 8
$7 general admission$5 with student ID or QWF membership
No one turned away
Check out the Facebook event page.
SLAM FORMAT
The slam will unfold in our standard and generally magical format. 12 slots will be available for slammers — want to secure yours in advance? Just post on the event wall and we’ll set one aside one for you! We will reserve a maximum of 6 slam spots in advance – but you can always show up on the night of the event (you must arrive by 7:30 p.m.), where we’ll conduct a draw to determine which of the interested poets will score the last six spots. Keep in mind that your spot is only reserved once someone from the Collective responds with a confirmation.
OPEN MIC
We’ll also have 4 open mic spots available for those who don’t want to slam (be brave, we will love you), with two spots prioritized for Francophone poets.
QUESTIONS?
If you have a question, leave comment on our Facebook wall and a Collective member will respond. If you’re not a Facebooker, email media@throwcollective.com.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PERFORMERS >> ARRIVE BY 7:30 PM (SERIOUSLY)
In order to guarantee your open mic or slam spot, whether your signed-up in advance or want to participate in the draw on the night of the show, you MUST arrive at the venue by 7:30 p.m. (no exceptions).
BILINGUALISM/BILINGUISME
EN // Our Collective is committed to creating bilingual space for spoken word and we’re aiming to achieve a high level of bilingualism in all our publications and events as of January 1st, 2011. Can you assist with translation? Email volunteer@throwcollective.com to express your interest.
FR // Le bilinguisme nous tient à coeur. Nous, les membres du Collectif de poésie Throw, avons l’intention d’atteindre un niveau élevé de bilinguisme, dans tous nos évennements et communications, à compter du 1er janvier, 2012. Pouvez-vous nous donner un coup de main avec la traduction? Si ça vous intéresse, envoyez-nous un courriel volunteer@throwcollective.com.
Are you interested in joining the Throw Poetry Collective? Do you want to meet all kinds of cool people while helping promote poetry and spoken word in the Montreal area? Come hang out at Casa del popolo, eat free nachos and get to know us better. It’ll be fun!
Open volunteer meeting with free nachos
Monday, December 5th from 6 – 8 p.m.
Casa del popolo, 4873 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/174450555985250/
In no particular order, here’s a sample of the volunteer roles that are available:
- Score keeping and/or time keeping
- Working the door
- Staffing the merch table
- Blogging
- Event coordination
- Finances (balance sheets anyone?)
- Graphic design
- Grant application writing
- Photography and/or videography
- Traduction (anglais à français)
All Throw Poetry Collective volunteers get in to events for free. They also get random love from strangers. Please note that volunteering with Throw may cause you to become cooler, more poetic and/or more happy.
