APRIL 19th is our FINALS! We’re picking a TEAM!

For over 9 YEARS the Burlington Slam Project (BSP) has been providing a platform for writers and performers of all styles to find their own voice and earn bigger opportunities, while entertaining and interacting with our audience, fans and friends.

APRIL 19th, we return to provide our monthly open mic, a poetry slam, and a featured spoken word artist to the City of Burlington, Ontario.

THIS IS OUR FINALS SLAM! That means that this month’s poetry slam is by invitation only to those who have qualified throughout our competitive season. See current standings here: https://burlingtonslam.wordpress.com/the-team/scores/

The TOP FOUR this month will be invited to represent Burlington Slam Project on National and International stages, to create together, and to represent our community for the whole year!

Got Something to Say?!

Every month we have an Open Mic (anyone can sign up and share anything for 5 minutes) and a poetry slam (a competition judged by the audience). This month we will also showcase a top tier feature artist in their own performance set, courtesy of our umbrella non-profit Open Minds Respect Events (www.omre.ca).

You get all of this for ONLY $10!! (PWYC)

APRIL’s FEATURED ARTIST is MUGABI BYENKYA:

Mugabi Byenkya was born in Nigeria to Ugandan parents and is currently based between Kampala and Toronto. Mugabi is a writer, poet and rapper who honed his craft through writing workshops, poetry slams, cyphers and open mics from across North America and East Africa. Mugabi was longlisted for the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award in 2015, has been featured on Brittle Paper, The Good Men Project and his writing is used to teach international high school English reading comprehension. His debut novel, ‘Dear Philomena,’ was published in 2017 and he recently concluded an 18 city North American tour in support of this.

Come on out and see why poets from all over come to slam at “the bsp”.

Bring a friend or an enemy, take a shot at the open mic or come be a judge; it’s all a part of the show and we couldn’t have one without you!

This month’s poetry slam and open mic will be at WINDJAMMER BY THE LAKE at 5353 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario. We will be in the downstairs area. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access at this location.

Doors at 7:30, Sign-up at 7:45pm.

Show starts at 8:00 pm.

$10 cover, or PYWC; $5 if you sign up for the Open Mic (there will be a limited list this month).

Hosted by Tomy Bewick

Volunteers are always needed; get in touch directly to inquire.

See you there,

@burlington_slam #bsp2018

For Slam Rules and Guidelines check out our blog: www.burlingtonslam.wordpress.com

"The Burlington Slam Project" is a sub stream of Open Minds Respect Community Events

Open Minds Respect Community Events is a non-profit organization

www.omre.ca