HAPPY MARCH!
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In this blog you will find Special Announcements, Unique events for this month, Monthly Events, Opportunities, Future Events and other Blogs for information.
Legend:
blue underlined: hyperlinks to web addresses that have more information
+: events that I will be participating in either by giving art or by hosting
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
HELP ME OUT! ALL MONTH - I AM RAISING FUNDS TO GO TO WOWPS - GO FUND ME COMING SOON BUT YOU CAN STILL DONATE TO THE CAUSE! CLICK FOR DETAILS OR GO STRAIGHT HERE TO DONATE!
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THIS MONTH'S EVENTS
March 1, 2018 7:00pm to 9:00pm
FREE ADMISSION
Pete's Place 12044 Blueridge Blvd. Grandview, MO 64030.
Souls of Poetic Expression is an opportunity for poets and musicians to recite poetry or display musicianship that is based on Women and Women's history, progress, love, frustration, hope, success, etc, that will encourage and provide some type of emotional and psychological relief for listeners. Join us as we have Author, Poet, and Radio Personality, Serenity as your host. This event is free to the public.
MARCH MADNESS FOR POETRY IS HERE!!!!! WOOOT LET THE BABIES REIGN
This Poetry festival for high school students is in it's 5th year and will have 19 competing teams this year. The winning team will represent Kansas City at the National Brave New Voices Competition!
Preliminary Bouts - 6-9pm
February 27 - At the Black Archives of Mid America 1722 E 17th Ter, Kansas City, Missouri 64108 Competing Schools: Hyman Brand / SM Northwest / Washington / Winnetonka
March 1 - At Rockhurst University 1100 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Competing Schools: Blue Springs South / Central Academy / Raytown South / Wyandotte
March 5 - At the Kansas City Public Library 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 in the Helzberg Auditorium
Competing Schools: Lee's Summit / SM South / Sumner Academy / University Academy Olathe Northwest
March 6 - At the Johnson County Library 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, Kansas 66212
Competing Schools: Lincoln Prep / SM West / Topeka / Highland Park / JC Harmon / Blue Valley North
March 8 - At the Kansas City Artist Coalition 201 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Competing Schools: Lawrence Free State / Liberty / Academy / Raytown High / Turner
Semi Finals will be held at the GEM Theater 1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
6pm March 19th and March 20th
Finals will be held at the GEM Theater 1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
$10 Admission -March 24, 2018
+ Kansas City Poetry Slam Featuring Samantha Slupski
March 7, 2018
Uptown Arts Bar: 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
Poetry Slam - $5 admission and $50 prize to 1st place!
+ Sunflower Slam!
March 10, 2018
Lenexa City Hall - 17101 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66219
Starting this month I will be hosting the SUNFLOWER SLAM at the LENEXA CITY HALL! Boy do I have some things up my sleeve for you! Here are the details:
$5 ADMISSION
ONE ROUND - Open Mic Style - 5 minute limit!
End of the night $50 Prize!
Come out and have a good time!
+ Poetry VS Hip-Hop Featuring Queen Sheba and MC Storm and DJ KNOWDAT
March 17, 2018
$20 General Admission
Prohibition Hall 1118 McGee, Kansas City, MO 64106
www.poetryvshiphop.com
+ Writers Workshop with Desiree Delagaciamo
March 21, 2018 5:00pm - 7:00pm and feature at 10:00pm
FREE ADMISSION
Uptown Arts Bar 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
March 22, 2018 Doors open at 6:00 - Show starts at 7:00pm
$15 ADMISSION
Uptown Arts Bar 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
March 23, 2018 7:00pm - 9:30pm
$5.00 ADMISSION
4 slam teams...
THAT'S RIGHT 4 SLAM TEAMS will duke it out on stage with 1 coming out on top.
This is a regional qualifier for the National Poetry Slam
Competing Teams:
For The Win KC Slam Team
Kansas City Poetry Slam
St Louis Slam Team
Omaha Slam Team
March 23, 2018 10:00pm
$20-$60 Admission
Uptown Arts Bar 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
+ The Hub Feature Speaker Kelly Williams Brown the author of Adulting
March 27, 2018 6:00pm - 9:00pm
FREE ADMISSION
New Life city Church 1717 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Event will be catered by Jack Stack and feature poetry by Sheri Purpose Hall!
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MONTHLY EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
EVERY MONDAY
Juke House: 1700 E 18th Street, Kansas City MO, 64108
Join Simmy and crew for the best Monday's in town! This event brings some of the city's best talent including singers, poets, musicians and comedians. Open mic sign up begins at 7pm, Cover charge is $10.
EVERY TUESDAY STARTING FEB 20th
Jambo Restaurant: 9922 Holmes Rd. Kansas City MO
Join the Tones and Vibes crew for POETRY POETRY and more POETRY! Doors open at 7pm (happy hour specials from 7-10p), sign up starts at 7:30 to 9:30p, show will start 8pm no later than 8:30 and run until about 12am. $5 entry before 9pm, after 9p it is $10.
Poetic Underground (PoUnd)
EVERY WEDNESDAY, 9:30pm
Uptown Arts Bar: 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
Each Wednesday join the UAB as a different hosting team gives you a power packed poetry open mic! Every 1st Wednesday is the Kansas City Poetry Slam - $5 admission and $50 prize to 1st place!
EVERY 1ST THURSDAY, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
FREE ADMISSION
Pete's Place 12044 Blueridge Blvd. Grandview, MO 64030.
Souls of Poetic Expression is an opportunity for poets and musicians to recite poetry or display musicianship. Join us as we have Author, Poet, and Radio Personality, Serenity as your host. This event is free to the public.
Rap Asylum
EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY, 7pm
Westport Coffee House Theater: 4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64111 (downstairs)
KANSAS CITY'S MONTHLY HIP-HOP OPEN MIC! In order to participate - submissions have to be received in advance at rapasylumkc@gmail.com. $5 Admission - different features EVERY MONTH!
Sunflower Slam Hosted by Sheri Purpose Hall!
EVERY 2ND SATURDAY
Lenexa City Hall - 17101 W 87th St Pkwy, Lenexa, KS 66219
$5 ADMISSION
ONE ROUND - Open Mic Style - 5 minute limit!
End of the night $50 Prize!
Come out and have a good time!
EVERY 3RD SATURDAY, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
KUAW internet radio KUAW.ORG
#BGMPB Starts with with Roux on the Radio hosted by Angela Roux at 12:00pm and then The Gospel of Poets hosted by Sheri Purpose Hall at 1:00pm.
Community Writing and Performance Workshop
EVERY 4TH WEDNESDAY, 7pm. Free Admission
Uptown Arts Bar: 3611 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111
COME ONE COME ALL!!!! We will write 'til our hearts are content! Or maybe we will just write until our content accurately describes our hearts!I have created this workshop as an ongoing event because we have many open mics and slams, but rarely is there a space for the community to collaboratively work on the art that goes into these shows. This will be a dual workshop focusing on both the literary craft and the art of the performance.This is a safe space.All are welcome.We will learn together.We will grow together.We will share together.We will have fun and get the work done!
EVERY 4TH THURSDAY, 7pm
The Writers Place: 3607 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Join FTW for a night of incredible poetry and fun at the FTW SLAM!Slam Specifics:10 poets will be given the chance to perform their best poems in a 3-round, elimination style slam.Each poet will have 3 minutes or less to wow the audience and the randomly selected judges of the evening. AND We're giving out cash prizes to not only first place, not only second place, but the top 3 performers of the night! This is gonna be a great night on both sides of the mic! #FTWSlamDoors open at 7. The slam begins at $8.10 cover
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ARTIST RESOURCES
March 7th Deadline
Creative Writing Fellowships – NEA (National Endowment for the Arts)
Fellowships in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Non-matching grants are for $25,000.
Learn more: https://www.arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-writing-fellowships March 15th DeadlineKC Fringe Festival – Visual ArtsThis 11-day explosion of unjuried, uncensored performing and visual arts features performers and creators from all over- local, national and international, from July 19-July 29th. Learn more: https://www.tfaforms.com/4647562 March 26th DeadlineRocket Grants – from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Charlotte Street Foundation, and the KU Spencer Museum of ArtArtists, curators, collectives, collaborative groups, partnerships, and artist-run spaces residing within an 80-mile radius of the Kansas City Metropolitan area are eligible to apply. Learn more:http://rocketgrants.org/apply April 16th Artist Registration Opens - deadline June 7th
ArtPrize 10
ArtPrize is an open, independently organized international art competition which takes place for 19 days each fall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than five hundred thousand dollars in prizes are awarded each year, which include a $200,000 prize awarded entirely by public vote and another $200,000 prize awarded by a jury of art experts. Any artist working in any medium from anywhere in the world can participate. Art is exhibited throughout downtown Grand Rapids.
Learn more: http://www.artprize.org April 21st Deadline
Harpo Foundation Grants
Supports emerging visual artists. The foundation seeks to stimulate creative inquiry and to encourage new modes of thinking about art. We view the definitions of art and artist to be open-ended and expansive. Learn more: http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/grants-for-visual-artists May 31st Deadline
Art Westport KCMO
Art Westport is Kansas City's only outdoor art show and festival exclusively for LOCAL artists. The historic Westport district provides the perfect backdrop for a high-quality exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, pottery and more. The event is in its 39th year and will be on September 7, 8 and 9, 2018.
Learn more: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=6315 June - TBA
Inspiration grant deadlines are coming
Learn more: https://artskc.org/grantmaking/getfunding/inspirationresources/ December - TBA
Cave Canem
Learn More: http://cavecanem.org/