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SUMMARY:VideoOut Story Collection Day
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us at the Bureau on September 20th for a Story Collection Day event. The Bureau is partnering with VideoOut\, a new LGBTQ organization that’s building the largest library of coming out stories ever curated. Add your voice\, and help us collect 500 stories before October 11\, National Coming Out Day. \nTo reserve a spot\, check out the website here: https://www.videoout.org/yourstory/ \n  \nVideoOut‘s mission is to share coming out stories with the world and support the LGBTQ community. In short\, we’re a platform where you can share your story your way. VideoOut will exist in at least three phases: collect and share videos\, learn and grow the VideoOut community\, support and deeply engage LGBTQ people. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Union Square Slam presents Alain Ginsberg and NPS Qualifier 1.6
DESCRIPTION:  \nUnion Square Slam is super psyched to feature Alain Ginsberg and host our first of six qualifying slams for our 2017 National Poetry Slam Team\, headed to Denver\, CO next August!! \n6pm: Free Poetry Workshop with IS Jones\n7pm: Slam Sign-ups and Socialize\n8pm: Slam (Round One)\n(intermission)\nFeatured Poet: Alain Ginsberg\nSlam (Rounds Two and Three) \n$5 // All Ages // Wheelchair Accessible \nAbout our Feature: \nAlain Ginsberg is an agender writer and performer from Baltimore City\, MD whose work focuses primarily on narratives of gender identity\, exploration\, and performance\, sexuality\, and mental illness and trauma. Their work has been featured or is forthcoming from Public Pool\, Black Heart Magazine\, Shabby Doll House\, Voicemail Poems\, Rising Phoenix Press\, Drunk In A Midnight Choir\, Crab Fat Magazine\, and elsewhere. Alain has competed in the Individual World Poetry Slam (2014)\, Capturing Fire (2014\, finals stage ’15 & ’16)\, Word War VII\, Rouge Roulette Poetry Slam\, 2015 Louder Than A Bomb (College Stage\, 2nd place)\, as well as Baltimore’s slam scene Speak Out: Slammageddon and DC’s Beltway Poetry Slam. Outside of competitive poetry Alain has also been hired by Wesleyan University\, Rowan University\, the Maryland Institute College of Art\, and the Women of The World Poetry Slam to run writing workshops. \nAbout our Slam:\n::Union Square Slam National Team Competition:: \nThere are six opportunities to compete for the Union Square Slam National Team. The top two winners of each Open Slam have secured their spot in Finals. \nEach open slam will : \n– consist of up to 8 poet competitors \n– have a 3 min time limit for each round with a 10-second grace period \n– go from 8 in the first round to 5 in the second round and 3 in the third round (this is subject to change depending on the number of competitors that night — see below) \n– be scored cumulatively — the winner of the night will have the highest cumulative score from all three rounds. \nUnion Square Slam Nationals Qualifiers (Open Slams) are on the following dates: \nSeptember 20th\nOctober 18th\nNovember 15th\nJanuary 17th\nFebruary 21st\nMarch 21st \nUnion Square Slam National Team Selection Finals will be held on April 18th. \nThe National Poetry Slam will be held in Denver\, CO August 7-12th\, 2017. All proceeds and donations to Union Square Slam go directly to funding travel\, lodging and registration fees for representatives of Union Square Slam at national events. \nIn order to represent Union Square Slam at any National Competition\, you must meet the following requirements: \nBe 18 years old or older \nBe an active member of PSI at the time of competition (register at www.poetryslam.com you cover your annual registration fee of $20 — questions? Talk to Cecily or the current slam manager) \nRead\, sign\, and adhere to the PSI Code of Conduct \nParticipate in at least one Specialty Slam during the 2016-7 season. Specialty Slams include WOWPS qualifiers\, Nerd Slams\, Petty Slams\, Iron Poet Slams\, etc. \n  \n 
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