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Open Mic Poetry Slam

2022-11-15 18:00:00 2022-11-15 20:00:00 America/Chicago Open Mic Poetry Slam Nordlof Center - Black Box Theater

Tuesday, November 15
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-11-15 18:00:00 2022-11-15 20:00:00 America/Chicago Open Mic Poetry Slam Celebrating life in words. Co-sponsored by RPL and Rockford Certified Slam Nordlof Center - Black Box Theater

Nordlof Center

Black Box Theater

Celebrating life in words. Co-sponsored by RPL and Rockford Certified Slam

This event is free to attend and repeats on the third Tuesday of every month at 6PM in the Nordlof Center. The format is comprised of an open mic followed by a poetry slam. You do not need to sign up prior to the event for either the open mic or the poetry slam. There are no rules for the open mic except that your performance must be under ten minutes; you do not have to perform poetry at the open mic. To participate in the poetry slam, the rules are as follows. You must bring two poems of under three minutes each. They must be original works written by the competitor. No costumes, props, or musical accompaniment are permitted. Three randomly chosen judges from the audience will give each poem a score from zero to ten. The top three poets from the first round will then advance to the second round. Cheesy dollar store prizes will be awarded accordingly. New performers are always welcome.

TAGS: | Culture |

Nordlof Center

Phone: 815-987-6614
Branch manager
Mary Pat Muzzarelli

Hours
Mon, Jul 07 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 8:00AM to 6:00PM

About the library

Welcome to Rockford’s newest cultural, arts and community resource. Located at 118 N. Main St., Rockford, the 30,000-square-foot facility provides a multi-use performance and classroom venue for the region’s performing arts, community events, and technology training needs. The entire building is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi access. Inside you’ll find the 280-seat J.R. Sullivan Theater, multiple meeting and classrooms and the state-of-the-art Walmart Computer Classroom.

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Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Sat, Jul 12, 5:00pm - 10:00pm
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Tue, Jul 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
J.R. Sullivan Theater
The Rockford Certified Slam is the only Poetry Slam, Inc. certified venue in Rockford

Cancelled
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