Calgary Poetry Slam Finals-Calgary's Best Compete for Nationals 2025!

Name: Calgary Poetry Slam Finals-Calgary's Best Compete for Nationals 2025!
Start: 2025-03-03T18:30:00-07:00
Location: Dickens

Schedule

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Dickens | Calgary, AB

*𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 (and should) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵!*
The best spoken word artists in Calgary have competed year round and we've tallied the scores-the top 10 will compete at finals! The winner of this slam will go on to represent Calgary at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam—the national slam competition held yearly in Vancouver in April! The winner will also receive $650 towards travel costs.
Competitors are selected based on year round scoring stats, so come out to see the best Calgary has to offer and watch them duke it out for the title of Calgarys official slam representative!
𝗧𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂-𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀, 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁! 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀-𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿!
We will keep 4 non-competitive open mic slots open for this slam, so even if you aren’t competing, you might have a chance to get on stage!
Doors open at 6:30PM
Sign up opens at 7:00PM
Show starts at 7:30PM
Tickets are at the door, cash only!
General Admission - $10
Student or low income - $5
This venue is wheelchair accessible, but the washrooms have limited accessibility features-please call Dickens for more details. Access the wheelchair accessible washroom, please reach out to staff-they'll show you where it is. To access the elevator through the main door of the building, call ahead ((403) 233-7550) or ask staff for assistance.
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