The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ A Different Booklist, Toronto, ON - Sun Jan 21st!

THE ROOTS LOUNGE

Got some talent that the world needs to hear? Don't forget that the Roots Lounge Open Mic goes down the third Sunday of every month

Location:  A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON  @Bloor Street

Doors open at 7pm. Show is 8pm, admission is only $5.

Bring your talent and your cheering section, and come have a good time!

This Sunday will be hosted by Up From The Roots member, Scribe.

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ A Different Booklist, Toronto, ON - Sun Dec 17th!

The Roots Lounge

For all of my aspiring performers out there, the Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam will be back on Sunday, November 19th, inside of A Different Booklist

Location:  A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St @ Bloor.

Doors:  7pm

Show:  8pm

Cover:  $5

Website

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ A Different Booklist, Toronto, ON - Sun Nov 19th!

The Roots Lounge

For all of my aspiring performers out there, the Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam will be back on Sunday, November 19th, inside of A Different Booklist

Location:  A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St @ Bloor.

Doors:  7pm

Show:  8pm

Cover:  $5

Website

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ A Different Booklist, Toronto, ON - Sun Oct 22nd!

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam will be back on Sunday, October 22nd

Location:  A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St @ Bloor.

Doors:  7pm

Show:  8pm

Cover:  $5

Website

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Aug 17th!

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam

Got poems? Like poems? This Sunday, we're back at Harlem, 67 Richmond Street East for the August edition of the Roots Lounge Open Mic and poetry slam.

Doors 7pm.

Show 8pm,

$5

Location: Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON

Info:  info@dwaynemorgan.ca

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam Season Finale @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun May 18th!

2014 STANDINGS (points)

15 - Dwayne Morgan

12 - Scribe - 1.5

10 - Patrick de Belen - 2.5

7 - Ian Creo Walters - 4 

6 - Optimus Rhyme - 4.5

5 - Spin - 5

5 - IF - 5

3 - Same Difference - 6

1 - Ray - 7

1 - Patrick Walters - 7

Hosted by: Patrick de Belen and Dwayne Morgan

Music by: Randy 'Manifest' Reid

Time: 7:30pm sign up, 8pm Slam 

Place:  Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON

Cost: $5 

Welcome to the longest running poetry slam series in Toronto 'The Roots Lounge' -( #RootsLounge )-. Are you an aspiring poet/musician/songwriter looking for some stage time? Maybe a skilled spoken word artist looking to master their craft, and possibly gain points towards being a part of a championship 'Up From the Roots' slam team? Interested in hearing one of the best DJs in Toronto on his 1s and 2s? Do you have ears? 

Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't, you should definitely come check us out, and learn for yourself why this is one of the best poetry slams in the dot. 

3 round slam. Top 3 poets at the end of the night will receive points towards earning a spot on the 2014 Up From the Roots slam team. 

Peace. 

Up From The Roots Entertainment

Twitter: @Dwayne_Morgan - @UpFromtheRoots - @Patrick_deBelen - #RootsLounge

Info:  info@dwaynemorgan.ca

The Roots Lounge @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Apr 20th!

2014 STANDINGS (points)

10 - Dwayne Morgan
10 - Patrick de Belen
9 - Scribe
7 - Ian Creo Walters
6 - Sabrina
6 - Optimus Rhyme
5 - Spin
5 - IF
3 - Same Difference
1 - Ray
1 - Bassam

Hosted by: Patrick de Belen and Dwayne Morgan
Music by: Randy 'Manifest' Reid
Time: 7:30pm sign up, 8pm Slam
Place:  Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON
Cost: $5

Welcome to the longest running poetry slam series in Toronto 'The Roots Lounge' (#RootsLounge). Are you an aspiring poet/musician/songwriter looking for some stage time? Maybe a skilled spoken word artist looking to master their craft, and possibly gain points towards being a part of a championship 'Up From the Roots' slam team? Interested in hearing one of the best DJs in Toronto on his 1s and 2s? Do you have ears?

Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't, you should definitely come check us out, and learn for yourself why this is one of the best poetry slams in the dot.

3 round slam. Top 3 poets at the end of the night will receive points towards earning a spot on the 2014 Up From the Roots slam team.

Peace.

The Official Dwayne Morgan Page
Up From The Roots Entertainment
Twitter: @Dwayne_Morgan - @UpFromtheRoots - @Patrick_deBelen - #RootsLounge

The Roots Lounge @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Nov 17th!

2014 STANDINGS (points)

5 - Dwayne Morgan
5 - IF
3 - Scribe
3 - Optimus Rhyme
1 - Creo
1 - Sabrina

Hosted by: Patrick de Belen and Dwayne Morgan
Music by: Randy 'Manifest' Reid
Time: 7:30pm sign up, 8pm Slam
Place: The Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON
Cost: $5

Welcome to the longest running poetry slam series in Toronto 'The Roots Lounge' -( #RootsLounge )-. Are you an aspiring poet/musician/songwriter looking for some stage time? Maybe a skilled spoken word artist looking to master their craft, and possibly gain points towards being a part of a championship 'Up From the Roots' slam team? Interested in hearing one of the best DJs in Toronto on his 1s and 2s? Do you have ears?

Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't, you should definitely come check us out, and learn for yourself why this is one of the best poetry slams in the dot.

3 round slam. Top 3 poets at the end of the night will receive points towards earning a spot on the 2014 Up From the Roots slam team.

Peace.

The Official Dwayne Morgan Page
Up From The Roots Entertainment
Twitter: @Dwayne_Morgan - @UpFromtheRoots - @Patrick_deBelen - #RootsLounge

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun May 19th!

This summer, come out to the Harlem Restaurant, and share your poems, or participate in the poetry slam. This is the perfect time to get some practice in, before the regular season starts again, and we begin searching for the poets who will make our 2014 slam team.

Location:  Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON

Time: 8:00p

More info email:   info@upfromtheroots.ca

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ Yvonne`s Coffee Haus, Scarborough, ON - Sun May 5th!

Live in the East? Have some poems to share, but don't want to travel all the way downtown?

Join Dwayne Morgan at Yvonne's Coffee Haus, 98 Island Road in Scarborough (Port Union & Sheppard), for an open mic on the first sunday of each month.

Doors open at 6pm, Show is at 7pm, and the admission is $5

Get your poems, grab your friends, and we`ll see you at Yvonne's!

The Roots Lounge Finale @ Toronto, ON - Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar & Grill, Toronto, ON - Sun Apr 21st!

The Roots Lounge Finale

While our reign as the National Poetry Slam Champions doesn't come to an end until the fall, it is time to pick the team that will do battle at the Canadian Team Competition in Montreal this November.

On Sunday, April 21st, join us at Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar & Grill for the final Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam of the season. Admission for the finals is $10.


After a year of slamming, the Up From The Roots National Champions will make way for a new team that will do battle at the 2013 Nationals. Several poets have qualified, but only 4 will make the team, and their destiny is entirely in your hands!!

The poets who have qualified to make the team include:

11 - IF
10 - Dwayne Morgan
5 - Iyah
5 - JD Vishus
5 - Brian Millado
5 - Patrick De Belen
5 - Jay Roy
4 - Randell
4 - Chris Tse
3 -Alex
3 - Rollyn Stone
3 - Gavin Russell
3 - Ray
2 - Scribe
1 - Wes Ryan
1 - Ian Walters
1 - Sab
1 - David Delisca

As usual, DJ Manifest will set the mood for the night, so come out, and witness the crowning of the 2013 Up From The Roots poetry slam team!

Time: 8:00pm

Location:  Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar & Grill, 303 Augusta Ave, Toronto, Ontario

The Roots Lounge @ Yvonne`s Coffee Haus, Scarborough, ON - Sun Apr 7th!

The Roots Lounge  Ending The Regular Season

This Sunday, we will host the final Roots Lounge Open Mic of the regular season at Yvonne  Coffee Haus, 98 Island Road, in Scarborough. For those in the east, wanting something close to home, doors open at 6pm, the show begins at 7pm, and admission is only $5.

If we have enough people wanting to have a poetry slam, we will do so, with the top 3 qualifying for the team finals on the 21st.

For more info visit:   www.DwayneMorgan.ca

The Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Mar 16th!

We are back, trying to figure out who will make the 2013 Up From The Roots Poetry Slam Team.

Join us on Sunday, March 17th, for the next Edition of the Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam

Up From The Roots are officially the 2012 National Champions, and you now have the chance to start working towards the 2013 team.

Doors are at 7pm, show 8pm, and admission is only $5. If you want to participate in the open mic or the slam, just sign up when you get there!

Current Season Standings

11 - IF
10 - Dwayne Morgan
5 - Iyah
5 - JD Vishus
5 - Brian Millado
5 - Patrick De Belen
4 - Randell
4 - Chris Tse
3 -Alex
3 - Rollyn Stone
3 - Gavin Russell
2 - Scribe
1 - Wes Ryan
1 - Ian Walters
1 - Sab

Location:  Harlem Restaurant,

Harlem Restaurant

67 Richmond St E, Toronto, Ontario

 

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Yvonne's Coffee Haus, Scarborough, ON - Sun Mar 3rd!

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam
Sunday, March 3rd
Yvonne’s Coffee Haus
98 Island Road, Scarborough, ON
Doors 6pm, Show 7pm
$5
More info visit: http://www.dwaynemorgan.ca

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Yvonne's Coffee Haus, Scarborough, ON - Sun Feb 3rd!

The Roots Lounge Returns to Scarborough This Sunday!

This Sunday, February 3rd, the Roots Lounge returns to Scarborough. Join us at Yvonne's Coffee haus, 98 Island Road, for our monthly open mic and poetry slam. Doors open at 6pm for sign up, and the show gets going at 7pm. Admission is only $5.

If you would like to be on the Up From The Roots team, going to Montreal for the National Championships this fall, you are running out of opportunities to earn points.

On February 17th, the show returns to downtown!

For more info:  http://www.dwaynemorgan.ca

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Jan 20th!

The Roots Lounge, This Sunday!

This Sunday, January 20th, the Roots Lounge returns to its downtown location.
Join us inside of the Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON for our monthly open mic and poetry slam.
Doors open at 7pm for sign up, and the show gets going at 8pm.
Admission is only $5.

If you would like to be on the Up From The Roots team, going to Montreal for the National Championships this fall, you are running out of opportunities to earn points towards the team.

On February 3rd, the show returns to Scarborough!

For info email:  dwaynemorgan2001@yahoo.com

The Roots Lounge @ Yvonne's Coffee Haus, Scarborough, ON - Sun Jan 6th!

We are back, trying to figure out who will make the 2013 Up From The Roots Poetry Slam Team.

Join us on Sunday, January 6th, for the first edition of the Roots Lounge in Scarborough @ Yvonne's, 98 Island Road, Port Union and Sheppard!

Up From The Roots are officially the 2012 National Champions, and you now have the chance to start working towards the 2013 team.

Doors are at 6pm, show 7pm, and admission is only $5. If you want to participate in the open mic or the slam, just sign up when you get there!

Current Season Standings

6 - IF
5 - Iyah
5 - JD Vishus
5 - Dwayne Morgan
5 - Patrick De Belen
3 - Rollyn Stone
3 - Randell
1 - Wes Ryan
1 - Ian Walters
1 - Chris Tse
1 - Joshua Watkis

The Roots Lounge Open Mic @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Jun 10th!

 

The Roots Lounge Open Mic is Back!!!

 

This Sunday, please join us inside of the Harlem Restaurant for the next installment of the Roots Lounge Open Mic and Poetry Slam. 

Doors open at 7pm for sign up, and the show gets going at 8pm.

 Admission is only $5. 

The host for the night will be Dwayne Morgan with music by DJ Manifest. 

Harlem is located at 67 Richmond Street East @ Church Street, Toronto, ON

For more info email  info@upfromtheroots.ca

The Roots Lounge @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Mar 18th!

THE ROOTS LOUNGE

 

On March 18th, join us inside of the Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond Street East, for the second to last chance to earn points towards making the 2012 Up From The Roots poetry slam team. Doors and sign up at 7pm, Show 8pm, Admission $5.

 

If you have poems or a song to share, come join the open mic and let us hear what you've got!

 

Here's a look at the current standings:

 

11 – Patrick De Belen

10 – Dwayne Morgan

10 - Ritallin

8 - Lishai

5 – Jovan Mays (Denver)

4 – Serafina

4 – Open Secret (Ottawa)

1 – JD Vishus

1 - Tomy Bewick

 

Visit:  http://www.dwaynemorgan.ca and http://www.harlemrestaurant.com