Census Poetry Slam!

By Megan - Posted on April 7th, 2010

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Date:

Apr 12 2010 - 8:30pm

Location:

Night Life Comedy Club and Lounge: 5504 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham, NC 27707

Introduction:

Come out to Night Life Comedy Club and Lounge in Durham to hear words, rhymes and rhythms on the 2010 Census.

Black Poetry Theatre & Best Kept Spoken present Words of Wisdom (W.O.W.) Live, Census Poetry Slam!

WHAT: Census Poetry Slam! Words, rhymes and rhythms on the 2010 Census.
WHERE: Night Life Comedy Club and Lounge: 5504 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham, NC 27707
WHEN: Monday, April 12, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: $1.00

A prize of $100 will be donated by SCSJ for the best poet of the night, so come out for a night of entertainment and see why others are being counted in the 2010 Census.

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