Take Back The Mic
A Celebration of Women's Voices
7pm, Feb 11, 2010

Nathan P. Murphy's
218 South Campbell Avenue
Springfield, MO 65806     

Tickets: $5 at the door

For ticket information call: (417) 863-1909 
 

Take Back the Mic is an annual celebration of women's voices. Special musical guests include "Giulia Rusciano", "Abbie Benton", "When the Drummers were Women" and "The Ozark Mountain Gypsies".

This event is a qualifier for the third annual Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps) to be held March 10-13, 2010, in Columbus, OH. Take Back The Mic winner will represent MOPoetry Slam at the Women of the World Poetry Slam. For more information on Woman of the World Poetry Slam, please visit: http://wow.poetryslam.com/ . All proceeds will go toward the winners application fee and try to help the winning poet with trip expenses. 
 
Audience participation is encouraged.
JUDGE - WATCH - COMPETE

Rules for Take Back The Mic:
Female Poets, or individuals who live their lives as Women, who are also residents of South West Missouri are eligible to participate.
 
Round 1 - All poets may read a poem of 1 minute in length
Round 2 - All poets may read a poem of 4 minutes in length
Round 3 - All poets may read a poem of 2 minutes in length
Round 4 - All poets may read a poem of 3 minutes in length
 
* Scores are cumulative.
* First round order is by random draw.
* In subsequent rounds the order is highest scoring poet goes first and then down the list.
* Ties for first place will be settled by a tie-breaker additional round.
* The first 10 poets to sign up at the door may compete. (Poet sign up starts at 6:30pm)
* All participants will also be required to pay the $5 cover fee
* Each poem must be of the poet's own construction.
* If the poet goes over time (plus a ten-second grace period), points will be deducted from the total score.
* The poet may not use props, costumes or musical instruments.
* If winning poet is unable to attend WoWps, the runner up will move into the representative slot.
 
MOPoetry Slam will pay the winners WoWps application fee and try to help the winning poet with trip expenses.
Winning poet may ill be subject to some financial obligations toward travel costs, boarding and food.

Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=248266790562&ref=mf

1000 E. Montclair, Springfield, MO
(Please call 886-2100 to RSVP.)

 

A Special Invitation to All Dancers!

All Ages Welcome.

"The campaign is a phenomenal way for students and their families to help children in Haiti," says Ron Showers, an outreach director for Convoy of Hope. "The goal of the campaign is to assemble 100,000 hygiene kits for children in Haiti by February 1."

Students, staff and faculty are being asked to put one fullsize bottle of shampoo, one toothbrush, one bar of antibacterial soap, one hand towel and one comb into a one-gallon plastic zipper bag and return it to their school.

After the kits are assembled and collected, Convoy of Hope will place them in shipping containers at its world distribution center in Springfield, Mo. From there, the kits will be shipped to Haiti where they will be distributed to children in need.

According to Showers, Convoy of Hope feeds thousands of children each day in Haiti and has the distribution points and network to quickly get the hygiene kits into the hands of needy children.

"This campaign gives every school in the state of Missouri an opportunity to be a part of the relief effort in Haiti," he says. "Plus, its a low cost, high impact project."

To learn more on how you or your school can participate in the Kits4Kids campaign please visit www.dese.mo.gov/features/Kits4Kids.htm.

Learn about connection between humor, happiness, health at fun event

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