April 26th: Beltway Poetry Slam. 8pm $5 at The Fridge DC http://www.facebook.com/beltwaypoetryslam http://www.thefridgedc.com
May 5: Beltway Poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals (DC Team Selection) hosted by Sonya Renee Taylor. 8pm $10 at The Fridge DC
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/beltwaypoetryslam
May 7: Opening for BUDDY WAKEFIELD at the Fridge DC. 8pm $10-15 sliding scale.
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/event.php?eid=206557459368148
June 6-7: Speakeasy DC presents “Don’t Ask, Do Tell: Stories about Coming Out, Coming Clean or Just Plan Coming.” $20
September 17: FanFreakinTastic. Overexposed: the Good, the Bad and the Naked. $15
October 24: Opening for Andrea Gibson. The FridgeDC 8pm, $10.
Interview: http://wherethegirlsgo.com/2011/10/19/qa-andrea-gibson-brings-radical-poetry-to-the-district/
Post-show: http://wherethegirlsgo.com/2011/10/31/photos-andrea-gibson-reminding-me-why-i-write/
October 29: Enough is Enough: Slam Poetry Performance at 9pm with The Coffee Party USA
December 21: Slamming at Graffeti DC. 8pm Liv Night club $10 http://www.poetry247.com/graffitidc/
January 31: Beltway Poetry Slam: http://www.facebook.com/#!/beltwaypoetryslam
February 6: Women of the World DC Qualifier http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/354650101230563/
February 13: Mothertongue Anti-Valentine’s Day Slam http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/257464044324857/
February 15: Story League Story Contest, “The Movies.” http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/171185582986117/
February 23 and 25: Born This Way: Stories about Queer Culture in America for INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival http://www.speakeasydc.com/2012/02/born-this-way-stories-about-queer-culture-in-america-for-intersections-a-new-america-arts-festival/
February 28: Beltway Poetry Slam http://www.facebook.com/#!/beltwaypoetryslam
March 7-10 Women of the World Poetry Slam (Denver Colorado) http://wow.poetryslam.com/
May 10-12: Performance and Workshop (New Mexico) Details TBA.
photo by Wess Gibbhowell
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