When Sisters Speak @ The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON - Sat Jan 21st!

When Sisters Speak 12, is just a few days away, and will be taking place on January 21st in Toronto, and January 22nd in Ottawa, and the lineup for the 2012 edition of the show includes Toronto's Keisha Monique, Devon The Split Jones, Naila Keleta-Mae, Truth Is, Milwaukee's Dasha Kelly, and the return of Atlanta's Queen Sheba!

The show will be hosted at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, and tickets are on sale now via www.stlc.com, or at 416.366.7723. Tickets range from $35 to $45 depending on where you want to sit in the auditorium. You can also order tickets via email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca and pick them up at the box office. As is customary, everyone waits for the week before the show to get their tickets, and some people end up disappointed, so act now, and we'll see you on the 21st!!

Not familiar with When Sisters Speak?? Check out this video that was put together at last year's show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XifaYyoW8cA

If you have a product, event, or service that you want promoted through the When Sisters Speak raffle, please let us know as soon as possible.


Toronto: St Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front Street East
Ottawa: Ottawa U Alumni Auditorium, 85 University Private

When Brother's Speak @ The Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON - Sat Oct 8th!

WHEN BROTHERS SPEAK 14

After a year of planning and waiting, we are now just days away from the return of When Brothers Speak to Toronto. People are hearing about how good we have it in Toronto, and the show is now going to take place on Friday, October 7th in Ottawa, and Sunday, October 9th, in Buffalo, but the big one, will be on Saturday, October 8th, at 8pm, inside of the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge Street.

If you don't already have tickets, you can get them at the Ticketmaster link below, or by email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/When-Brothers-Speak-tickets/artist/1506102

As always, Dwayne Morgan will be hosting the show, DJ Manifest will provide the musical backdrop, and we will be entertained by the current Canadian National Poetry Champions, Open Secret and John Akpata from Ottawa, New York's Jive Poetic, Vancouver's Scruffmouth, Milwaukee's Dan Vaughn, and Toronto's Ian Kamau.

If you've never been to the show, or have questions, check out the blog post below.

http://dwaynemorgan.ca/blog/2011/09/14/when-brothers-speak-faq/

Location: George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

Tickets: $31 - 59.25

Visit http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Note: Additional shows in Ottawa on Oct 7 and in Buffalo on Oct 9.

Visit http://www.dwaynemorgan.ca

The 11th Annual When Sisters Speak Spoken Word Concert @ The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON - Sat Jan 15th!

When Sisters Speak 11, January 15th, 2011

Happy New Year everyone!!! As you should be accustomed to by now, we always start the year with the ladies, and we're very excited for this year's edition of When Sisters Speak!!

On Saturday, January 15th, Up From The Roots presents the 11th Annual When Sisters Speak Spoken Word Concert at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts at 8pm! Advance tickets are on sale now through the St. Lawrence Centre box office, in person at 27 Front Street East, online at www.stlc.com, by phone at 416.366.7723, or via email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca. Tickets range between $35 and $45.

Witness performances by Toronto's Motion and Keisha Monique, Edmonton's Titilope Sonuga, Brantford's Kiki, Miami's Renea Moss, Indiana's Tasha Jones, Buffalo's Erika Haygood, and a special dance performance from Tamla Matthews.

Get your people together, and get your tickets early!! Have friends in Ottawa? Let them know that the show will be there on Sunday, January 16th!!

When Brothers Speak in Ottawa, ON - Fri Nov 5 & Toronto, ON - Sat Nov 6th!

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is almost time for the return of Toronto's biggest annual spoken word showcase, WHEN BROTHERS SPEAK!! Now in its 12th year, there is no slowing down as this year's show promises to be something spectacular!!!

This year's show will be held on Saturday, November 6th at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, and will feature performances from the 2010 World Poetry Slam Champion, Ian Keteku from Ottawa, Ntare Ali Gault from Buffalo, Andrew Tyree from California, Poetic Speed from Ottawa, Q-Boogie from Buffalo, and this will also be the return of New York's Ainsley Burrows. As always, the show is hosted by Toronto's Dwayne Morgan!!

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000453BF27EA5B9artistid=1506102&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=53.

Tickets range in price from $20 to $40 depending on where you want to sit in the theatre. You can also purchase your tickets via email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca.

Toronto: George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON