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April 13 Warm Wednesdays: Marc Marcel!
Marc Marcel, one of the world's most prolific and recognized Spoken Word Artist of our generation, born and raised in Baltimore MD, and diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of 10, has far exceeded the boundaries brought on by his early disability. Not only does he travel the world performing Spoken Word, but he is also a published Novelist, Producer and Public Speaker. Marc, a Novelist at heart, started writing poetry in 2000, Atlanta GA, several months after completing the first draft of his first published novel, ‘Saint Thomas,’ in efforts to place a poem at the end of the book that would give the same overall message. Little did he know at the time that he would turn poetry on the Page, into one of the rawest art forms witnessed on Stage. After publishing his first novel, he then published his first book of poetry, ‘Unchained,’ and since has released 15 Spoken Word CDs. Performing in over 150 American Cities and 4 Countries, he has also showcased, performed and/or held workshops for over 50 Universities, with Harvard, Yale, Morehouse and the University of Florida just a few to name. Having made 5 National Television appearances, including Lyrics Café, No Reservations, and a skit for The Jimmy Kimmel Show, he has also graced the stages of many legendary venues, the Smithsonian in Washington DC for the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Peace Ball for President Obama, as well as performing for Scion Night at Knots Scary Farm, in front of 12,000 people. Regularly featured in magazines, while making appearances on a number of countless radio stations across the country whether as a guest or having his work played on the air, he still finds time to stay current with his art. Through his performances he captures the emotions and feelings of several issues including politics, love, spirituality, self-revelation and the everyday struggles of life. Candid, thought-provoking, revealing, clever and honest are just a few descriptions of Marc’s work. Marc works just as hard off of the stage as he does on it. Throughout his career, he has written thousands of unreleased poems, several unreleased novels and has produced hundreds of underground tracks. Marcel lives as if his next second is the most important moment he has, and his devotion to his Art is reflected in his great body of work. He is Spoken Word, at its rawest, highest level of performance! ------- Warm Wednesdays The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation! Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones Doors Open at 8:30 PM LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM $5 before 10:00 PM $10 after 10:00 PM After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's www.whatwaltcando.com 301-728-3451 (sponsorship opportunities are available)0
Jan 19 Warm Wednesdays: LOVE the poet B-day Celebration!
LOVE began her journey artistically by testing the waters of the underground performance arts community in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. She started out as one of many poets who sign ‘open mic’ lists at spoken word poetry events in order to gain a few minutes of time onstage, and quickly distinguished herself as a talent to be reckoned with. She became a recognizable figure on the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia) performance arts scene and sought after performer. LOVE began her life onstage as a featured performer at the same open mic events she once frequented as a hopeful poet looking for an audience to share her work with. She became a much beloved fixture at the area’s premier spoken word events, and gained popularity with area media, with appearances on WERQ 92.3 (92Q) “The Love Zone” with LaDawn Black, WEAA-FM 88.9, WYPR-FM 88.1 (Baltimore’s National Public Radio station) and WHUR 96.3-FM. Her tremendous, transcendent energy and stage presence soon led her to perform at some of the most noted venues in the area like The Theater Project and Center Stage, performing with live bands, dancers, vocalists, and other noted area performance poets and hip hop artists. LOVE also hosts numerous monthly and quarterly events of her own, has received many awards and accolades from the performance arts community and media like Baltimore’s City Paper, has recorded three full-length CDs: “LOVE’s Journey: It Begins”, “LOVE’s Journey: The Middle Passage”, and “The Chrysalis: The Rebirth of Michelle Antoinette” and one DVD, “LOVE’s Journey… LIVE!”. LOVE is also becoming equally popular and prominent on the national performance arts scene, the literary scene, and in the field of creative writing/education. She has appeared on CNN as a speaker at the Jena 6 rally in Washington, D.C., has performed at college campuses nationwide and is also a member of The Punany Poets, a nationally touring erotic poetry performance troupe that has been featured on HBO’s late night series Real Sex. LOVE is also an active member of the Maryland Speaker’s Bureau, the founder of justlovepoetryink, LLC which facilitates her “Live Lyrics” creative writing workshops across the state of Maryland, and an active member of Poetry for the People Baltimore. LOVE continues to center her spoken word career on social enlightenment, community outreach, and entertainment. She explains it this way: “…you struggle with the idea of ‘do you want to be famous’, ‘do you want to be rich’…I want the world to hear my work…I want to touch as many people as I can…and if that results in fame and money, then good…but I want people to enjoy my work and hear me and know that this is what I do and that I don’t just do it for me.” www.lovethepoet.com www.facebook.com/lovethepoetLIVE Warm Wednesdays The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation! Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones Doors Open at 8:30 PM LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM $5 before 10:00 PM $10 after 10:00 PM After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's www.whatwaltcando.com 301-728-3451 (sponsorship opportunities are available)0
Warm Wednesdays
The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation!
Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones
Doors Open at 8:30 PM
LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM
2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM
$5 before 10:00 PM
$10 after 10:00 PM
After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's
www.whatwaltcando.com
301-728-3451
(sponsorship opportunities are available)
Nov 17 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring NovaKane
Kane “Novakane” Smego is the Artistic Director of the Sacrificial Poets youth organization. He won the 2008 Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) poetry slam and finished 14th out of 78 poets in the world at the 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS). The Sacrificial Poets just recently became the forstated. Chapel Hill/ Durham's International Youth Slam Poetry Team was simply known before as the Chapel Hill Slam Team. Recently a Person who was a member of the 2006 team was murdered; Ira Yarmolenko. In her honor the team was renamed the Sacrificial Poets. She is greatly missed and we strive daily to embody the ideals that she believed in. Among these are that; voice is a gift that should be shared, words are weapons that can be used to break or build and finally, a smile can change the world. The Sacrificial Poets recently returned from the International youth competition in Washington D.C. placing top 15. We have also performed at several Obama Rallys recently. We do believe in activism through artistry and believe that poetry is a powerful tool in awakening a "sleep walking" society.Nov 10 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring Tai Allen
Tai Allen is a poet, singer, musician, designer and multi-talented artist. His influences range from Bob Marley and Aretha Franklin to Norman Connor and Gil Scot-Heron to the Beatles and Post-Modernism. His writing and essays have appeared in Bomb Magazine,Uptown Magazine Online, The NYC Underground and the Daily Challenge and his chapbook, Easy Readin. He has been featured on BET/CentricTV, Okayplayer, SoulTracks and in Nu-Soul Magazine. Tai is the National Poetry Awards 2010 Winner for best album for LP For Easy Readin, the companion to his chapboo, and was a nominee for best single. As a fan of the arts, Tai is curating music and poetry shows at prestigious New York venues: The Apollo Theatre, Restoration Plaze and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tai Allen can described by one word: creative.0
Oct 27 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring Larry Lancaster
One of the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan areas funniest comedians, Larry Lancaster's stage show is a must see. Dynamic, funny and fast paced humor are just some words used to describe this comedian. This seasoned, charismamtic and thought provoking comedian provides a unique blend of humor that appeals to a diverse audience. In addition to being a naturally gifted comic, Larry is also an actor and model. Warm Wednesdays The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation! Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones Doors Open at 8:30 PM LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM $5 before 10:00 PM $10 after 10:00 PM After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's www.whatwaltcando.com 301-728-3451 (sponsorship opportunities are available)0
Oct 20 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring Xplicit
Smooth, imaginative, sultry, cunning and eloquent could all be used to describe this poet, but one word is enough XPLICIT. A spoken word artist not originally from St. Louis , but poetically birthed here has taken the scene by storm with his high energy performance combined with an array of word play that has put this poet on the map. With a diverse range of pieces from touching personal experiences, to hard-hitting consciousness, and knee weakening love and erotic poems, his work truly captures the moment and paints a vivid picture in your mind. His growth and maturity as an artist can be found on his Debut CD “Realize and Relax.” The LP combines scintillating instrumentals with thought provoking spoken word to create a unique listening experience. Xplicit’s passion for poetry and spoken word is evident in his devotion and enthusiasm towards the art. The future is bright for this young artist and in his own words “If you have to doubt in your body ignore it, sky is the limit so soar it ! Warm Wednesdays The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation! Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones Doors Open at 8:30 PM LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM $5 before 10:00 PM $10 after 10:00 PM After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's www.whatwaltcando.com 301-728-3451 (sponsorship opportunities are available)0
Oct 13 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring Soulful Jones
Marshall "Soulful" Jones Is the love child of the unstoppable force and the immovable object. The poet, emcee, singer, songwriter, producer he carries of message of light and vibration. He has performed at numerous colleges (Virginia Tech,Suffolk etc) and Universities (Utah, Colorado, Illinois, Pace, Columbia etc) toured with the Nationwide Sphere of Influence Enviornmental Awareness/Ready tour ,shared a podium with the likes of Henry Louis Gates, Mia Farrow and Julius Garvey. He has also produced music for himself and others (HBO Def Jam Poets Shanelle Gabriel, Oveous Maximus, up and coming songstress Ava, former Barrio Boys member Angel Ramirez etc. Marshall Soulful Jones currently resides in Brooklyn New York. Warm Wednesdays The Largest, Longest Running Open Mic Poetry Venue in the Nation! Hosted by Walter Maxfield Jones Doors Open at 8:30 PM LADIES FREE before 9:00 PM 2 for 1 Drinks until 9:30 PM $5 before 10:00 PM $10 after 10:00 PM After Party with DJ Harvey Dent and DJ Franchise on the 1's and 2's www.whatwaltcando.com 301-728-3451 (sponsorship opportunities are available)0
Oct 6 Warm Wednesdays: Featuring M'Reld
(pronounced like the block east of Halsted) This talented wordsmith is more than a poet; M’Reld serves as an advocate for change and an artist responsible for her generation. M’Reld speaks the naked truth as she performs her poetry, speaking on a range of topics, which include social injustice, HIV/AIDS epidemic and everyday life issues. Her dedication to the generations to follow is shown through her daily teaching and working within several art programs linked to the Chicago Public Schools, as well as, the special events that she does weekly to support the knowledge and growth of youth. M'Reld is a staple within the community at events that promote peace and encouraging the students&leaders of the future to control their destiny M’Reld founded Verbal Balance - an ensemble of talented artists, which includes poets, writers, emcees,&performers - in 2005. Verbal Balance has performed in front of many audiences engaging them in this spoken word revolution. Under M'Reld's supervision, Verbal Balance has hosted a weekly open mic for three years, one of the longest running weekly events in Chicago Spoken Word. Voted 2006 Chicago Truth Award winner for best Spoken Word Artist, &nominated again this year. M'reld also had the distinguished opportunity to perform on Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, officially earning the title of Def Poet. This year she starred in the soon to be released 4th season of BETJ's Lyric Cafe. Her powerful words &dynamic stage presence set the match for the poetry vs. spoken word debate. Let the games begin. For booking and show information: facebook.com/mreldthepoet mreldthepoet@yahoo.com www.myspace.com/mreldandherpoetry0
