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Prisoners of Love to Feature at Lobo Slam & Final Friday!

November 18, 2014 by in Events, Featured, News, Slam & Open Mic
Prisoners of Love to Feature at Lobo Slam & Final Friday!

Come to Winning Coffee 7PM, Wednesday the 19th and Friday the 21st for a feature from Prisoners of Love:
Kevin Holmes and Elizabeth Thorn. The Bay Area’s premier Poetry, Burlesque, and Sideshow duet.

Kevin

*7 Years combined coaching College and NPS poets

•2009 top 20 IWPS rep

•2011 & 2014 made Semifinals at NPS as poet on team Santa Cruz and coach of team Santa Cruz

•Working artist: Digital Media director at Digital Storytellers, edits poetry PSA,s through Youth Speaks, & performs across the bay area in many variety, vaudeville and slam shows.

Elizabeth

*Nationally toured poet

•From S.F. to Oakland; from Layette to Berkeley… Bay area burlesque (and nerdlesque) fixture

*Self employed make-up artist, wigstress, actress, and fetishist

ABQ Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship

November 18, 2014 by in News, Uncategorized
ABQ Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship

Join us as we crown a new ABQ Slams WOW Champion.

See Albuquerque’s top Women performance poets battle to represent the Duke City at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in March 2015 in Downtown Burque.

Hosted by Jessica Helen Lopez

Follow the link for more info.

See you there!

http://www.outpostspace.org/pages/2014-Fall-Season

Sister Outsider – Denice Frohman and Dominique Christina

October 20, 2014 by in News, Uncategorized
Sister Outsider – Denice Frohman and Dominique Christina

Women of the World 2015 Fundraiser Features National Poetry Slam and Women of the World Champions: Denise Frohman and Dominique Christina

Come down to the Harwood Art Center on November 11th at 7PM for an excellent night of poetry. Don’t miss out!

Final Friday is Cancelled for Halloween

October 20, 2014 by in News, Uncategorized

All Hallow’s Eve is a holy day at Winning Coffee.

October Final Friday falls on Halloween, so let’s enjoy the evening. Go piss off a bruja or un espiritú, poets. We’ll see you for your regularly scheduled Final Friday in November.

ABQ Slams Poets Rep the Duke City at IWPS

October 14, 2014 by in News, Uncategorized

ABQ Slams City Champion, Mercedez Holtry, places 31st at the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship in Phoenix, AZ, including a 2nd and 3rd place finish in the 4 and 3 minute rounds. Also, Damien Flores won the Last Chance Slam and advanced all the way to the finals, finishing in 6th place. Good job, poets!

Christina Perez Features at Lobo Slam! Wednesday October 15th @ Winning Coffee

October 14, 2014 by in News, Uncategorized

The inaugural Lobo Slam will feature touring poet, Christina Perez! Open mic and poetry slam as well. The slam will count as a qualifier for the UNM Lobo Slam Team, Women of the World ABQ, and the ABQ Slam Team. Show starts at 7 PM. Don’t miss it!

OUTSpoken LGBT Poetry Slam and Open Mic

October 6, 2014 by in News

Saturday, October 18th, 6:00pm @ Winnings Featuring Jesse Yelvington & Brandy Montaño.

 

The 2014 ABQ Slams City Champion is Mercedez Holtry!

September 29, 2014 by in News

After a long, long slam, Mercedez Holtry walks out of Tractor Brewing Co. with her first City Championship. She will represent Albuquerque at the Individual World Poetry Slam in Phoenix, AZ in October 2014. → Read more

Poetry & Beer Period Slam!

September 28, 2014 by in Events, News

Poetry & Beer will play host to the Period Slam in support of the ABQ Women of the World Poetry Slam-Off on Dec. 5th. Open to all self-identified women. Sign up at 7, show starts at 8. → Read more

ABQ Women of the World Champion

December 8, 2013 by in News

Congrats to Jessica Helen Lopez who will represent Albuquerque at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas in March.

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