July 7th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages
July 9th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i David VS. Goliath Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$3
All ages
June 2nd:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages
June 11th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Team Hawai’i (Noa Helela, Trudy Hodnefield, Harrison Ines, Hannah Matsunaga, Ke’ala Morrell & Serena Simmons)
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages
June 24th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i INTERscholastic SummerSLAM!
Featuring poetry teams from Farrington, Kaiser, Kaimuki, Kalani, and Punahou high schools
Hosted by TBA
Farrington High School Auditorium (1564 North King St)
Doors open 6:30, show 7:00
Ticket prices $4 pre-sale, $5 student, $7 adult, $20 VIP includes t-shirt and chapbook
All ages
May 4th:
Real Word Magazine presents Speak.Easy
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Tui-Z
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com
May 5th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Featuring the Quadraphonix
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages
May 14th:
Value of Hawai’i + Youth Speaks Hawai’i
FREE
Main Stage
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds
Noon till 1:00pm
Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Amanda Hutchinson and Brian Liu
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages
May 15th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i Open House
Mission Memorial Auditorium
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds
10:00am to Noon
FREE
May 25th:
Real Word Magazine presents Green.Light
Hosted by Lancy Poo
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Open mic slam, all forms of performance welcome
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com
The Youth Speaks Hawai’i Online Store is now open!
You can purchase the 2011 t-shirts and Legends chapbook.
More merchandise will be added in time.
Shipping is only available to the United States.
Happy shopping!
Featuring the biggest First Thursday event of the year.
April 1st:
Hawai’i Theatre Slam
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Bridget Gray, Travis T and Jesse Lipman
Hawai’i Theatre, 2nd floor (1130 Bethel St)
Qualifying slam, top poets qualify for the Hawai’i Theatre Slam Finals
Poet sign-in 6:30, show 7:00
Free
All ages
First Friday: Ong King’s 5th Anniversary
Featuring Drew Dames
Ong King Arts Center (184 North King St)
Gallery opens 6pm, show at 9pm
$5 before 9, $10 after
All ages
April 6th:
Real Word Magazine presents Speak.Easy
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Tui-Z
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com
April 7th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Featuring Bluz (2-time national champion and 2-time Emmy award winner)
Hosted by Kealoha
Grand Slam Finals in April, top 5 poets qualify for the Hawai’i Slam Team
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$15 with all proceeds going to sending the team to Boston for the National Poetry Slam
All ages
April 9th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Joanna Gordon and Kamden Hilliard
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
Free
All ages
April 27:
Real Word Magazine presents Green.Light
Hosted by Lancy Poo
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Open mic slam, all forms of performance welcome
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com
Keala Morrell
Trudy Hodnefield
Harrison Ines (3-time member and BNV champion)
Serena Simmons
Noa Helela (2-time member)
and 2011 Grand Slam Hannah Matsunaga
Congratulations to the top 6 poets of the year and to all those who left their hearts on the Grand Slam Finals stage: You do YSH proud.
Don’t forget, GRAND SLAM FINALS is only six days away (March 25th at Farrington High School).
The long qualifying process has resulted in 17 poets receiving automatic placement in the finals. Points were rewarded for performance appearances, returning team members, making the second round in a 2nd SATurday qualifier, winning a qualifier and being a featured poet. After seven months of qualifying competition the final seeding for GRAND SLAM FINALS reads:
17. Ian Lactaoen
16. Solomon Stoddard
15. Chloe Selarque
14. Hannah Matsunaga
13. Leah Huber
12. Amanda Hutchinson
11. Joanna Gordon
10. Brian Liu
9. Mina Fujisaki
8. Keala Morrell
7. Kamden Hilliard
6. Trudy Hodnefield
5. Harrison Ines
4. Joe Rodriguez
3. Serena Simmons
2. Noa Helela
1. Faith Pascua
Plus four “storm” poets registered on a first come, first signed basis the night of the show. Top 10 poets of the first round move onto the second round. Top 6 poets of the second round make the team which will compete at Brave New Voices in San Francisco.
Tickets are 10 dollars. Funds go to sending the team to this year’s BNV tournament.
Be there to cheer on your favorites (but you know they’re all your favorites) and support the next generation.
YOUTH SPEAKS!
