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Slam Poetry at UptownLive
<p>Rockford, IL's "poet laureate" Christopher D. Sims will be hosting a poetry Slam at this new, fantastic venue in Cedar Rapids, IA. Poetry slams are great artistic endeavors happening all across the country giving voices to poets and performers young and seasoned. </p><p><br></p><p>There is a $5 charge.</p><p><br></p><p>This is what the poetry Slam will look like:</p><p><br></p><p>The slam will starts off with choosing judges from the audience. And then a "sacrificial poem/poet" for judges to score and get the vibe of the slam going. I will provide a sacrificial poem.</p><p><br></p><p>Round One - First set of Slam poets. </p><p>Round Two - Second set of Slam poets.</p><p>Round Three: Consists of top three poets from the first two rounds.</p><p><br></p><p>The top three poets from the final round win with the highest scores. </p><p>We're scoring from a 1 to 10 score range. 10 is the highest score a poet can get. </p><p><br></p><p>Each Slam poet will get 3 minutes to share their pieces. After a five seconds, if the poet is still going, the poet's score is deducted by. 5 points. No props are allowed.</p><p><br></p><p>Prizes: </p><p>1st place gets $75 and bragging rights.</p><p>2nd place gets $50.</p><p>3rd place gets $25.</p><p><br></p><p>Winners also will receive shirts from RAYGUNshirts.</p> 2018-08-28 21:00:00 -0500
11/10/186:00 p.m.UptownLIVECedar Rapids -
Open Mic at Groundswell
<p>On the first Friday of every month, Matthew 25 hosts an Open Mic night at Groundswell for any artists that want to participate. The event is free, so come and enjoy yourself! Interested in performing? Open Mic at Groundswell isn't about perfection as much as sharing the art you've created and love. The audience is always supportive, and relationships are established with others that like to perform like you do. Come and join us!</p> 2018-11-02 22:00:00 -0500
11/02/187:00 p.m.Groundswell CafeCedar Rapids -
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Open Mic at Groundswell
<p>On the first Friday of every month, Matthew 25 hosts an Open Mic night at Groundswell for any artists that want to participate. The event is free, so come and enjoy yourself! Interested in performing? Open Mic at Groundswell isn't about perfection as much as sharing the art you've created and love. The audience is always supportive, and relationships are established with others that like to perform like you do. Come and join us!</p> 2018-12-07 22:00:00 -0600
12/07/187:00 p.m.Groundswell CafeCedar Rapids