MIKE MCGEE on Wednesday!

CORVALLIS POETRY SLAM
Wednesday August 16
Iovino's Ristorante
126 SW 1st St, Corvallis
sign-up starts around 9:00
slam starts around 9:30
featuring MIKE MCGEE

Here's some stuff to know about Mike:
2006 Independent World Poetry Slam Champion (iWPS)
2006 San Jose Poetry Slam Individual Champion
2004 San Jose Grand Slam Champion
2003 National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Champion
2003 San Jose Grand Slam Champion
2003 San Francisco Grand Slam Champion
2002 Had a girlfriend
http://www.mikemcgee.net/

Hope to see you there: come read, listen, drink! Tacky and/or cheap and/or weird-ass prizes, of course, will be given out!

Peace out,

Michael

so, i meant to post this long ago

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12:

the first-ever
ALL-OREGON SLAM!
Featuring an open mic and teams from Corvallis, Bend, and Eugene!
Next Saturday evening, August 12th, at the World Cafe on 4th & Blair [in Eugene]- we're starting the show at 8pm sharp!
This is an all-ages venue with great food, beer & wine and we're throwing this party out on the patio. $3-$5 sliding scale.

AND on Sunday, August 13th - the very next night - come to Sam Bond's for a feature from the winning slam team and a HAIKU SHOWDOWN!

News for Eugene:
THE HAIKU SHOWDOWN IS NOW A MONTHLY EVENT! Yes, it's true, so now you have no excuse for not writing poetry! This will also be an opportunity to bring some more national features to Eugene to perform for y'all. Sam Bond's will host a Haiku Showdown on (more-or-less) the second Sunday of every month. Here are some upcoming dates: Aug 13, Sept 17, Oct 22, Nov 12 & Dec 10. Unleash your inner NINJA!