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.