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Preview - Grand Slam Finals 14, at the Historic Warfield Theatre

Grand Slam Finals 14, at the Historic Warfield Theatre / View More

    

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14th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam: SEMI-FINALS (TIX!)

This is the Semi-Finals! 500 bout it out for 18 spots, and a chance to perform at the Grand Slam Finals at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday, April 3rd. Get your Tickets early! They Sell Out EVERY YEAR!

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Unified District Poetry Slam (UDPS) Championship

Come witness the skill and power as the top 6 high school poetry slam teams from across the Bay Area perform for the title of Youth Speaks’ Unified District Slam champion! For the first time ever, the District Slam is a team slam, so each school has a team of 4-5 poets representing them. Now open to schools beyond San Francisco and Oakland, this year’s slam includes teams from across the East Bay, North Bay, and Peninsula. Preliminary slam bouts take place the week of February 15 at the deYoung Museum and Laney College.

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Registration is Now Open for the 14th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam!

Every year hundreds of Youth Poets, Performers and Emcees claim the stage, and the mic in the Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam. This year, in 6 different preliminary slam events throughout the bay area, poets will share their truths in an effort to make the finals stage.

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Living Social 2 Times :: Save Money & Give to Youth Speaks!

We’re excited to tell you about a great opportunity for you to save money and give back to Youth Speaks at the same time!
Just go to LivingSocial Deals at http://deals.livingsocial.com/cities/San-Francisco where you can find great deals on local products and services in the Bay Area.
From Dec. 3 – Dec. 20, LivingSocial Deals [...]

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Bringing The Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – January 18, 2010

radical love (and other) letters is the theme! This year, keep the tradition alive by celebrating Dr. King’s birthday with the Bay Area’s leading youth spoken word artists and performers as they remember Dr. King and the other unsung heroes in the movement.

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