Regina Word Up

Regina Word Up is held on the first and third Fridays of every month. Regularly, the first Friday is a community stage, our regular open mic series, and our third Friday is a poetry slam. There is also a new Regina Word Up Youth series taking place once a month, more information at https://www.facebook.com/ThirstYouthSlam. Admission is $10 + GST ($10.50) or PWYC (No one turned away.) Doors at 7:30 Show around 8 All ages +19 Cash Bar with Valid ID A poetry slam is a dialogue between audience and performer. It is a competitive event wherein spoken word artists share their work in a high-spirited, fast-paced environment to an often uproarious crowd. Slammers should come prepared with 3 original pieces of less than 3 minutes and 10 seconds each. No props, no nudity, no hate speech. Sign-up starts at the door at 7:30. Maximum of 12 poets, first come first served. Five judges will be chosen at random from the audience. Each judge will provide a score between 1-10 for each poem. Of the five scores, the high and low will be dropped leaving a total score out of 30. Audience members, come prepared with snapping fingers and a good pair of lungs. Time permitting, we will also have a community stage – feel free to bring a song/monologue/poem/rant to share following the slam. If you are interested in volunteering, sponsoring, supporting, collaborating or have ideas that may benefit Regina Word Up and the development of our spoken word communities, please contact Cat Abenstein at reginawordup@gmail.com Thanks to the Department of Canadian Heritage for their support for this series through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Development Component)!