July 18, 2009

Brave New Voices 2009: Spoken Word Freshness

By ayanacontreras

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This weekend is the culmination of the Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Slam Festival.  Mindblowing, bone-chilling work from youth that’ll renew your faith in “these kids today”.

Check out the Finals tonight at the Chicago Theater, hosted by Chinaka Hodge, and emceed by Chicago Spoken Word legend Kevin Coval:

175 North State

Chicago, IL

7pm-10pm

general admission $18

click here for ticket info

If you miss the event tonight, you can also catch the Brave New Voices documentary series (presented by Russell Simmons) on HBO…

About ayanacontreras

i love the transportive powers of sound. i am a radio host/producer, DJ, Sound designer, 45rpm collector, and art lover living in the city of wind. View all posts by ayanacontreras
This entry was posted on Saturday, July 18th, 2009 at 3:24 pm and tagged with , , , , , , , and posted in Arts & Culture, Events, Jive Culture, Performance, Spoken Word. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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