ECHOS DAYTON - Sunday, 6/1 - One Eyed Jacks

This week's Echos Dayton show features Bill Abbott reading and supporting his new book LET THEM EAT MOON PIE: THE SOUTHERN FRIED POETRY SLAM. Also featuring are musical acts Jordan Hull and Brandon Hawk. A workshop at 7:30 precedes the 8:30 start time for the show. Be sure to check it out! The show is free. Most the particulars can be found on the flier or by contacting Echos Dayton.

Way Past Words poetry show in Trotwood Friday night (5/30)

Local Poets Purity Chitwood and Brave Nate are hosting a pretty packed night of poetry tomorrow night in Trotwood for the 'neo soul' set. Should be a good show with a roster of performers that includes Speak Williams and others. Be sure to check it out! Click the flier for more details.

Drift @ Gregory's Thursday feat. Matthew Estvanic, Vitamin E and Dos

This week's edition of Drift @ Gregory's features local hiphop artist Vitamin E, Dayton's own Matthew Estvanic, and Dos from Columbus. Most of the pertinents can be found on the flier or on Drift's website. Be sure to check out the show!

Sexual Assault Benefit Tuesday: Feat. Buddy Wakefield, Patricia Smith & more

Mr. Dave Nichols, with help from organizers among his fellow WSU students, has put together a fantastic night of poetry tomorrow night in the name of a noble cause. The event, "Poets Against Sexual Assault", aims to raise money to benefit WSU's Sexual Assault Education Fund and will be held in the atrium of the WSU student union. Tickets are 5 dollars at the door for Wright State Students.

Details on the features, Buddy Wakefield and Patricia Smith can be found on the flier or on their personal sites. Both are, to put it mildly, giants in the world of performance poetry who blend socially relevant verse with an unaffected, naked stage presence. Both are definitely worth checking out! Also performing will be opening acts such as local poets John Booth (also, your councilperson in Yellow Springs!), Karen Sisk and Matthew Estvanic. Columbus-based poets Spike and Barbara, from the Black Pearl Poetry shows, will also appear.

For further details about the site, contact Dave Nichols.

See you there, kiddies! The first event in a busy, busy week for poetry.

Echos Dayton : Re-Launch : Tonight @ One Eyed Jacks

Tonight @ One Eyed Jacks, Echos Dayton returns to bring you more music and poetry - now on a weekly basis. Here's the rundown for the new show format-

7:30 - Writers' Workshop: Bring 10 copies of a new poem for considerate critique

8:30 - Open mic poetry, followed by performances from Echos artists

9 - features

THIS WEEK, THE EPIC RETURN features...

music from TOWHEE and ONE COOL KID

and poetry from LEO WALTER and PHIL ESTES.

show is free. if you are planning on doing open mic, arrive ON TIME.

visit Echos Dayton to get more info.

Echos Flier

Having technical issues with the uploading of images, so I'll do them as seperate blog posts!

A huge week for Dayton poetry after a huge weekend @ Rustbelt

Dear readers.

Sorry about the lack of updates the last few weeks. There was a technical problem with the blog, and the re-launch of Echos Dayton this weekend has taken up the bulk of my time. So, the page hasn't been updated in almost 2 weeks. My deepest apologies.

To begin, Rustbelt 2008 was sucessful on several fronts. Dayton's team showed respectfully, with D.M., Bill Abbott, Matthew Estvanic (yours truly) and Purity Chitwood all representing thesmelves with talent and enthusiasm. Purity reached the individual finals. Also, Dayton poet Dave Nichols, slamming for Columbus' Black Pearl Poetry team, also made (and WON!) the invidual finals. Not sure which team won the team title yet, as I had to leave early.

On to this week...

This week's events feature the Wednesday night open mic @ One Eyed Jacks that is steadily building up steam. As more folks find out about the show, I think it can be a really nice mid-week institution - once Link finds a name for it (dig! dig! with a smile!). Be sure to check that out.

Also, this week features the triumphant return of Echos Dayton to the Miami Valley at our new home at One Eyed Jacks. Some details on the show:

Admission: Free

Format:

Writer's Workshop @ 7:30- Bring TEN copies of new poem or a poem in progress to receive feedback from other poets and writers. This is designed to promote collaboration and community among local writers and hopefully be a seed for a little magazine that Fred Kirchner and I cooked up in our scheming little brains.

Open Mic @ 8:30 - All poets invited to read a poem, followed by poems from Echos folks

Features @ 9-ish - Each week, we'll have one poet feature and two bands/musical artists

ALSO- DJ Nothin' will keep the energy level up, spinning everything from classic hiphop to deep soul to afrobeat to Icelandic glitch pop.

Open Mic Tonight @ Gregory's Piano Bar

Folks. I can't make it out tonight because I'm sick. Sinusitis that makes my world one of boogies and raggedy throats. Regardless, be sure to come out tonight to One Eyed Jacks for the weekly open mic. We heard there will be poetry, music, dancing girls and door prizes.

Drift Tonight @ Gregory's Piano Bar

Tonight, Drift returns with another installment of its bi-weekly blends of poetry, hip-hop, turntablism and all-around goodness for the mind and soul. Be sure to get there by 9 if you plan on reading. Tonight's show features poetry from Purity Chitwood, hip-hop from PatTheLogikal and DJ Nothin on the wheels of steel. Check out one of Dayton's most exciting shows in the beautiful space at Gregory's.

Open Mic @ One Eyed Jacks Tonight

Folks,

Open mic at One Eyed Jacks tonight with a slam. Check out the Dayton Poetry Slam's page for more details. See you there!

Dayton Poetry Slam: Wednesday, 4/23

The Dayton Poetry Slam returns with their second installment at One Eyed Jacks tomorrow night. Be sure to check out the food and drink specials as well as outstanding open mic poetry hosted by Link.

Show starts at 9 with sign-up beginning at 8:30. Be there with 5 friends.

Poetry Shows Tonight: Prelutsky @ Books & Co. and The Cavern in Xenia

Busy night tonight:

First, at 7, check out Jack Prelutsky reading at Books & Co. in The Greene. Check out Books & Co.'s website for details.

THEN

Hit up The Cavern in Xenia for their poetry open mic. Check out the Cavern's website to see info about tonight and their roster of all-ages shows.

FINALLY

Be sure not to miss Mitch Mitchell's (f.o. Guided by Voices) band, The Terrifying Experience at Tumbleweed Connection in the Oregon District. High energy rock and roll.

Busy night in the city tonight. I'll see you out.

Jack Prelutsky @ Books & Co. Tomorrow (4/18)

Author of poetry for children and all-around cool guy Jack Pretlutsky will be reading @ Books & Co. in The Greene tomorrow @ 7PM. He's there to promote his new book of poems, My Dog May be a Genius. The reading is free.

One of my earliest memories of poetry is reading NEW KID ON THE BLOCK incessantly as a kid. I can't wait to get my copy signed!

Check out Books & Co's website for more details about the reading.

Hope to see you there!

Drift Show tonight @ Gregorys Piano Bar

its time again for another Drift show!

Tonight features poetry by : Bill Abbott, author of Let Them Eat Moon Pie, the history of the Southern Fried regional poetry slam! Come check him out and buy a copy of his spankin new book!

also

musical features: Vitamin E (crazy space monkey hip hop!) and DJ Sparechange (winner of midwest DMC competitions and Scribblejam!)

also

open mic! Great food! Great dirnks! Comfy couches! Great people!

the show is free, starts at 9pm, ends at midnight, and is located at 139 N Main St, Gregorys Piano Bar

Dayton Slam returns tonight

The Dayton Poetry Slam re-launches tonight @ One Eyed Jacks. All the particulars are here on the blog. Don't miss it!!!

Shows This Week

Okay, so I'm a day off folkies, but I needed the rest because of the killer week we have here in Dayton!

Wednesday is the debut of the brand new Open Mic night over at One Eyed Jacks, 2638 Col. Glenn HWY (right behind Bob Evans) The sign up starts at 8:30 and the show kicks off at 9pm! Food and Drink specials all night and no admission charge!

Thursday night is another edition of Drift over at Gregory's Piano Bar 149 N. Main St. (across from Victoria Theatre) Sign up is at 8:30 and the show kicks off at 9pm!

So come on out and keep Poetry alive here in Dayton!

Your friendly neighborhood SlamMaster,
Link

Dayton Poetry Slam Re-Launch @ One Eyed Jacks

The Dayton Poetry Slam, Dayton's longest-running poetry series, returns this Wednesday night at One Eyed Jacks in Fairborn. Congrats to Lincoln Schreiber, Dayton's 'Slam Master', for getting this Miami Valley institution back on its tippy toes.

Event Description
What: Dayton Poetry Slam
When: Every Wednesday night
Where: One Eyed Jacks, 2638 Colonel Glenn, Hwy, Fairborn, Across from Wright State University
Cost: Free
Reading Details: Open mic with a slam the last week of the month and occasional features,Sign-Up at 8:30
Contact: Lincoln Schreiber via email or visit myspace.com/daytonslam

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