If laying lyrical verbalisms is your skill, take a leap towards a thrill at the Birmingham Public Library‘s Bards & Brews Slam, which is awarding a total of $350 in cash prizes this Friday, February 4, 2022, at the Boutwell Auditorium.
In a competition that will separate the best from the “working-towards-being-better-than-the-best,” performers will share original work in a bid to walk away with cash at the end of the night.
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In this fantastic collaboration, Hop City Craft Beer & Wine will provide beer for the Bards & Brews Slam. Only the first 10 poets who complete their paid registration, which includes a sign-up fee of $5, will be able to take the stage to go for the cash.
ABOUT BARDS & BREWS
The Alabama State Council on the Arts, which is a sponsor of the Bards & Brews series, provides arts funding to organizations across the state of Alabama.
Bards & Brews was co-founded by the late Brian “A Free Voice” Porter Hawkins, the former Creative Director, and Emcee, who humbly notes that the event was an idea initially formed by Haruyo Miyagawa, a librarian at the Central Library in downtown Birmingham. Hawkins was an incredible advocate for the arts and strived to promote literacy as frequently as he could throughout the city of Birmingham, hosting the popular event since its launch before suddenly passing away on August 25, 2021, just short two weeks of the August 13 Bards & Brews event.
An event that continues to bring an amazing array of talented and diverse poets together, the 1st Bards & Brews Slam will kick off 2022 at the Boutwell Auditorium.
TIME:
Friday, February 4, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
The Boutwell Auditorium
1930 Rev Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35203
SCHEDULE
- 6:00 p.m. – Registration f& Sign-up
- 6:30 p.m. – Live Music / Event Kick-off
ADMISSION & PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
- Must be 18 to attend, 21 to drink. ID required for entry.
- Registration is $5 per participant,
- FREE admission for those not registering to perform.
- Awarding cash prizes totaling $350.
- Southern Fried Slam rules are observed for this poetry slam. Slam rules can be viewed here.
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