Special Event: Wax Poetic/Co-op Radio Fundraiser

Nestled mid-week between an alternative health program and a hiphop show, Wax Poetic has been holding its own since the early nineties, bringing some of the best and often most underappreciated spoken word artists from the local and international scenes, to CFRO radio listeners in a half hour “appointment with the muse”!

On Tuesday, April 7^th, the poetry staple celebrates 16 years of broadcasting by inviting their guests and listening audience together for a special “real world” hook up on Commercial Drive, the undisputed cradle of spoken word in the lower mainland.

Wax Poetic is the longest running radio program dedicated to the spoken word in Vancouver (and internationally), heard every Wednesday afternoon from 2-2:30 pm on Co Op Radio 102.7 FM with hosts Diane Laloge, SR Duncan and RC Weslowski.

To keep in the spirit of live radio, the broadcasters will also be turning Café Deux Soleils into an on-air studio, recording a 30 minute show in front of a live audience for future broadcast. The “studio” audience is in for quite the treat, as none other than Vancouver’s first poet-laureate George McWhirter takes the hot seat, reading his work and fielding questions from the hosts and the crowd.

This will mark one of the last readings for the poet in his position as laureate. His two-year term ends soon.

Founded in ’93 by poet Diane Laloge and performance poet Justin McGrail, Wax Poetic has been airing almost every week since then.

Engineering and programming duties are shared by the two “rookies” on the team, Steven R. Duncan (9 years) and RC Weslowski (6 years). Weslowski (AKA Randy Jacobs) is a familiar voice on local commercial radio, while Duncan worked on a similar program at Simon Fraser’s CJSF prior to coming on board Wax Poetic.

Other feature performances at the fundraiser will come from veteran artists Tanya Evanson, Susan Cormier, Rowan Lipkovits, Duncan Shields. Laloge will be reading from her recently released book of poems “I Am A War”, and Duncan and Weslowski also be performing.

”The Candyman” - Daniel Mark Patterson is scheduled to take the stage as well.

“We’re thrilled by this line-up,” comments Laloge.

“It’s just like our show – very diverse, thought-provoking and yet just plain fun at the same time. It’s also nice to get out and meet the people who tune in and listen to us from time to time face to face.”

There will also be an open mic, a raffle and a meat draw. Yes a meat draw - just in time for Easter. Actually, co-producer Duncan admits that it’s really a Tofu Turkey Draw.

“Weslowski and I had to compromise on this one. I wanted a full on meat draw for a big chunk of meat, because I think it’s so kitch, and I’d love to win a piece of meat, But he was dead – excuse the pun – set against it, being a vegetarian.

“So I said I’d spring for the tofu turkey and he said he’d bring a rubber chicken.”

The show starts at 7:30pm at Cafe Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive)

. All the money raised on April 7^th will go to support Co Op Radio and keep Wax Poetic on the air. Memberships will be available.

You can sign up to attend on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=59853480876&ref=ts

Or you can get more info by calling 604-788-8340 or emailing srduncan@shaw.ca

Spoken Word: Floetics - Tonight!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time:	7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:	Bump N' Grind Cafe
Street:	916 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
City/Town:	Vancouver, BC
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Phone:

6045693362

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A night were 4 AMAZING spoken word artist go up and do their thing.
We got:

Scruffmouth
THE 2008 VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM GRAND CHAMPION!!!
Enough said...

Sasha Langford
Sasha Langford was selected as one of five poets to represent Vancouver in the 2008 CBC Poetry Face Off, opened for Canadian Folk Music Award nominees the Fugitives as part of the 2007 Jewish Book Festival, was invited to perform at two Annual Sistahood Slams as part of Women's month, was the second runner up for the title of Women of the World Vancouver champion, graced the Vancouver Poetry Slam semi-finals stage, and featured at the Vancouver Poetry Slam, The Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam, the Spillious Speak 'n Sing and the Maple Ridge poetry slam both individually and as part of the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team, all before the age of 19.

Spillious
Spillious is a respected member of the Vancouver poetry scene. He regularly hosts the Vancouver Poetry Slam, aswell as featured at many slams. Spillious is also behind organizing many events, such as the Spillious Speak n' Sing.

Tanya Evanson
Tanya Evanson is a Caribbean-Quebecoise Lover, Writer, Oral Poet, Vocalist and Director of MotherTongue Media. Her oral poetry career spans almost 15 years in Canada where she has worked stageslarge and small, backed by delicious Jazz and World Music artists. After four years in Istanbul,where she toured Europe as a whirling dervish dancer with Mercan Dede, she returns to her belovedVancouver to launch “The Memorists” thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Afollow-up to her 2004 spoken word release “Invisible World,” the album was recorded in Istanbuland Vancouver - a treasure in your chest of poetry and song with music jewels of Africa, Anatoliaand Arabia: spoken world music. Open your arms if you want to be held www.mothertonguemedia.com

$5 Bucks at the door
with all proceeds going towards an up-coming spoken word feature film.

Sighn up for open mic @ 6:30pm

Show Starts @ 7:00pm