Cytopoetics is pleased to announce the fifth instalment of ARTiculated Noise! The series takes place at 8pm on the third Wednesday of every month. The purpose of ARTnoise is to provide Toronto with an open mic event that caters specifically to those who predominantly engage in performance poetry.
Bring your poems to share on the open mic in the first half and then check out Burlington Slam Project founder Tomy Bewick in the second half!
ARTiculated Noise is a proud member of the Southwestern Ontario Spoken Word Circuit and graciously acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for the SOSWC.
Sign-Up 7:30pm | Show 8pm | All Ages | $5 at the door
ABOUT OUR FEATURE
With a full time career as an Accredited Professional in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (with a Specialty in Building Design and Construction), Tomy dedicates all other hours to family, friends and sharing his art-as-therapy. Heavily influenced by diverse communities and determined to provide a platform for any voice that needs it, Tomy founded “The Burlington Slam Project” in July of 2008. Tomy is the acting host, artistic director and talent booking agent in Burlington, but has represented Toronto on the Canadian National stage multiple times and is a 4 time finalist at the National level. Having featured and competed at poetry slams/spoken word events across Canada (and the US Midwest) since 2005; Tomy focuses on community building, youth outreach and artist mentoring. In 2012, The Burlington Slam Project team became the first ever Ontario Provincial Champions, and were also finalists at the US National Poetry Slam for their group work (which ranked in the top 10 out of 72 teams).
Location: Charlie's Gallery, 112 Harbord St, Toronto, ON
Time: 8p - 10:30p
For more info please see:
Twitter - @TommyBuick and @burlington_slam
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