Yes… it’s an all female team this year… and how very fitting, in a season dedicated to the memory of Texas Youth Word Collective’s Co-Founder, Shannon Leigh. Also fitting is the return to Chicago, where Shannon served as Team Captain of the Inaugural Austin Youth Poetry Slam Team in 2003 and continued on to become one of the leading spoken word artists in the country. The rest is history! Please help us continue the dream!
July 5th, 7 pm, Spoken & Heard Feature Performance, The Austin Youth Poetry Slam Team 2009, Kick Butt Coffee, 5775 Airport Blvd., Ste. 725, 78752
July 6th, 7 pm, Feature Performance, The Austin Youth Poetry Slam Team 2009, The Hideout, 617 Congress Ave., 78701
July 7th, 7 pm, Ruta Maya Open Mic Features The Austin Youth Poetry Slam Team 2009, 3601 S. Congress, 78701
July 10th, 8 pm, Old Skool Chi-City Send Off Dance Party, $10 cover, The Independent (corner of E. 5th & Brushy St.)
“Back in the day when I was young, I’m not a kid any more.” DJ F. Scott, resident turntable-ist for the Austin Youth Slam, as well as the Austin Poetry Slam, gets to be the night’s feature by popular demand. DJ F. Scott will be spinning his special mix of old school, conscious hip-hop and dance music you can’t find on Sixth Street or in the Warehouse District even on a good night. In addition to a full night of our music master, there will be a special performance by the Austin Youth Poetry Slam Team to kick off the night! “Shake your groove thang” and help send the team off to BNV at the same time!
For Information on all of these events contact:
Dr. Sheila Siobhan – (512) 422-6653
Tova Charles – (512) 963-8292
Ron Horne – (512) 632-5033
www.txywc.org
u21slam@yahoo.com