It's official, Denver is "poet Mecca," and we are thankful, BUT I am tired of having to remember who is up on what venue and when and what the number is, blah, blah. so, here's an updated list with the name of the venue, when it occurs and who the point person is - halla at the venue you wanna get down at!! (events are All-Ages and Free UNLESS otherwise stated.) Let me know if I have forgotten a venue and note that this info is subject to change at any given moment.

Bless UP & Flyy,
~Ashara Ekundayo
Co-Founder/Curator
CAFE NUBA


SUNDAYS:

The Mercury Cafe Slam
Every Sunday @ 7:30 PM
Paulie Lipman
(Send an e-mail to both of the following addresses.)
denverpoetry@yahoo.com
paulielipman@gmail.com

MONDAYS:

Minor Disturbance Youth Slam Workshops
Every 1st Monday Of The Month @ 6:00 PM
Ken Arkind
kennyboy90proof@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/denveryouthpoetry

SlamNuba (The 2008 Ranked 6th in the U.S.!)
Every 1st & LAST Monday @ Crossroads Theater (26th & Washington)
8PM - Open Mic, 9PM Slam, ALL-AGES, $5 ($2 slammers)
Panama Soweto
ibnali93@hotmail.com
myspace.com/slamnuba_team

TUESDAYS:

The Pretty Boys School Of Public Speaking
Every Tuesday @ 7:30 PM - Common Grounds Cafe
Ken Arkind
kennyboy90proof@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/prettyboys303

WEDNESDAYS:

Poet As Muse
Every LAST Wednesday of the Month @ 8:00 PM at Gypsy House Cafe, 13th & Marion
Jessica Chernila aka JBlessed
stallionsweet@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/soullovely/poetasmuse

THURSDAYS:

The Kasbah (6th & Chambers in Aurora)
Every Thursday @ 9PM, 21+, $5
Q
720.365.7377

FRIDAYS:

Cafe Nuba
Every LAST Friday of the Month
$10 (except Special Events) - 18+ w/ ID
The Historic Roxy Theater - 2549 Welton St. - Denver - doors: 8pm (till 130am)
Ashara Ekundayo
blublakwomyn@gmail.com
myspace.com/cafenuba
www.CafeNuba.com

Cafe Cultura
Every 2nd Friday of the month @ La Academia, 9th & Galapego at 730PM
Bobby Lefebre
lefebreb@yahoo.com
myspace.com/cafecultura

Shout Out! @ South High School
Every 3rd or 4th Friday of the month
Jen Rinaldi
jenrinaldi@gmail.com

The Mercury Cafe Friday Night Open Mic
Every Friday Night
Ted Vaca
tedvaca759@hotmail.com

SATURDAYS:

The Speakout
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday
The Boneyard - Aurora, CO
7PM - $5
Contact: Oooh Weee or Puritee
speakout@thespeakout.com
myspace.com/thespeakout

Minor Disturbance Youth Slam
Every 3rd or 4th Saturday of the month
Ken Arkind
kennyboy90proof@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/denveryouthpoetry

Who Is On Deck as FEATURE @ the hottest showcase mic in the Rocky Mountain Region CAFE NUBA? (subject to change of course, but not likely):


May 25: Supanova, Rob C, Kuku, Monica McIntyre, Christopher Johnson

June 29: GeorgiaME, Scorpio Blues, Amir Sulaiman, Mercury Cafe Slam Team

July 27: NerCity, Monti Clevah, David King, Team SlamNUBA - Guest MC: Lady Speech

Aug 31: Cafe Nuba Annual $600 Open Slam feat. Droopy the Broke Baller (New Orleans/DC), Triflava & Shea Butterfly, (DC), + Rukus (CO) - Guest MC: Bianca Mikahn

Sept 28: Ainsley Burrows (BKLN), Sunni Patterson (New Orleans), Black Poet Ventures (AZ), Liza Garza (TX), Nazelah (Oakland), Dahled (Oakland)- Guest MC: ItsReaLight

Oct 26: Taalam Acey (Baltimore), Debajo Del Agua (Denver), Christopher Johnson (Boston), Rainmaker (BKLN) - Guest MC: Rukus

Nov 30: Ed Mabrey (OH), ShadoKat (NJ), John "Survivor" Blake (NYC), AKX feat DJ CaveM (Ietef Vita) - Guest MC: Isis

Dec 28: Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Guest Emcees: BluBlakwomyn & Panama Soweto feat. Rodzilla (Sac/Denver), Mannie The Defiant Sun (BKLN), SuziQ (Denver), Darian Dauchan (NY)