Poet Next Door w/ Buddy Wakefield

Hey Squamish, Poet Next Door is excited to announce our special guest for our Spring return - Buddy Wakefield! Traveling across North America for the "Greenland Shark Tour 2026", Squamish is lucky to be one of his stops!
BUDDY WAKEFIELD is an actor, writer, producer, and three-time world champion spoken word artist featured on the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC Radio National and has been signed to both Sage Francis’ Strange Famous Records as well as Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records. In 2004 he won the first Individual World Poetry Slam Finals thanks to the support of anthropologist and producer Norman Lear, then went on to share the stage with nearly every notable performance poet in the world in over 2000 venues internationally from The Great Lawn of Central Park, Zimbabwe’s Shoko Festival and Scotland’s Oran Mor to San Quentin State Penitentiary, House of Blues New Orleans and The Basement in Sydney, Australia.
LOCATION: The Bag @ 41950 Government Rd, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0
DATE: Wednesday, April 8th
DOORS @ 6:30 PM but the BAG will be open all day for food and beverage. Come early!
SHOW @ 7:00 PM
🎟️ TICKET COST: All tickets are $10 - $20 sliding scale online, $20 @ the door
ACCESSIBILITY: The BAG is wheelchair accessible. Please be prepared for loud music and flashing lights.

NOTE: Poet Next Door contains adult themes. We do not limit the artist's expression, therefore please be prepared for sensitive topics.
There will be drinks, snacks and refreshments available for purchase.
🚨 POET NEXT DOOR HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR 🚨:
Racism
Homophobia
Transphobia
Sexism
Xenophobia
Discrimination
Harassment______

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