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SUMMER SOLSTICE FEST | Open Mic Night | JUNE 26, 2009 | 9pm | 2629 W Leland Av

Come one, come all. Bring your freak on + 3 friends. Lethal Poetry is a talent partner for the Summer Solstice Festival 2009, booking the featured acts for the Open Mic Night! The festival is built to raise some extra capital for Chicago 6 Corners! Emcees David Shuey & Mojdeh host a night of open call music/poetry/spontaneous-sass

**Bring any acoustic instruments**

Featured acts:
Shelly Miller
The Mojdeh Project
D-Nick the Microphone Misfit
DJ Max Abstrax
Caren Jeskey
Marty Nutley
Scarlett

Sponsors & Parnters,

Lethal Poetry is hosting a monthly live recorded event at Sam Ash Music to showcase local and national poets, comedians, acoustic musicians and bands! This event will always be free! This event is also an excellent opportunity to meet the artists and have a chat with them before/after thier performance. Selected recordings will become a compilation to be sold to the benifit of a local non-profit! Performinance roster: Belmondos (trance folk band), Gregory Pickett (poet), The Mojdeh Project (folkcore)...

Sponsors & Partners,

CANCELED UNTIL SEPTEMBER| July 14, 2009 | 7pm | @ THE SPOT | 4437 N Broadway

Lethal Poetry is turning WORDS THAT KILL into a showcase & poetry slam! We intend on taking a team to the National Poetry Slam in 2010...so we're restructuring...We will come back strong in September on a new night, with two new producers, two new hosts, & AN INCREDIBLE LINE UP!!! Keep checking the website! Please check out Vocalo.org, Chicago Public Radio, JTLB Media...these have been ongoing supporters of WTK!!

Gregory Pickett's Poetry Feature | July 26 | 7pm | $6 @ GREEN MILL | 4802 N Broadway

Lethal Poetry's 10x award winning resident poet, Gregory Pickett, will be performing a very special feature @ the most famous venue for slam poetry in the nation! Be there to also witness an incredible anouncement!! More info coming soon!

SAM ASH - 1139 S Main St, Lombard, IL - Directions: near the intersection of Roosevelt & Main.

Comedy & Poetry Showcase & SLAM| Sept 17 | 8pm | @ THE SPOT | 4437 N Broadway

Sponsors,

Night of Sight & Sound : URBAN| Nov 7 | 7pm | @ REGGIES ROCK CLUB| 2109 S State St

Lethal Poetry is producing it's first THEMED, Night of Sight & Sound. Check back soon for more info, a performance roster, and participating artists!!!

Sponsors & Parnters,

COMEDY or SPOKEN WORD SUBMISSION FOR ‘WORDS THAT KILL'

      This includes all stand-up & sketch comedy acts (solo & groups) as well as all
       slam poets, storey tellers and spoken word artists! You do not have to be local
      in order to submit, however if you are from out of town you must include examples
       of press, and a resume in addition to the standard submission. Standard
       submissions must be mailed to lethalpoetryco@gmail.com. Email subject MUST
       be “WTK: spoken word” or “WTK: comedy” Standard submissions MUST INCLUDE:
       a headshot, attached mp3 and/or a link to streaming audio or video (myspace,
       youtube, etc), your official website, your email address, full name, performance
       name, and phone number!

ART SUBMISSION FOR ‘NIGHT OF SIGHT & SOUND!

SUBMIT YOUR ARTWORK!

      This includes all non-performance based artwork! Photography, Paintings,
      Lithography, Sculpture, etc. Email lethalpoetryco@gmail.com, your
      subject MUST READ “ART SUBMISSION – NoSaS”.
      MUST INCLUDE: photo documentation of the exact art that you wish to
      have approved for the show, brief bio, brief artist’s statement, phone
      number, email, legal name, and the name that you are referred to as an artist.

SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC OR PERFORMANCE IDEA!

      This includes all musicians, theater acts, comedy acts, belly dancers, fine
      arts performances, etc. Email lethalpoetryco@gmail.com, your
      subject MUST READ “PERFORMANCE SUBMISSION – NoSaS”
      MUST INCLUDE: link to your electronic press package (myspace,
      purevolume, etc), a link to your youtube documentation of your work, or a
      link to your website. You must also include your phone number, email,
      number of performers in your group, and the name of your act.

SUBMIT YOUR FILM!!

      LP is in search of more short films, music videos, & installation videos.
      Your film MUST be between 2 and 15min if it’s presented as a
      normal film. Email your submission to lethalpoetrco@gmail.com,
      your subject MUST READ “FILM SUBMISSION – NoSaS”
      MUST INCLUDE: a link to your film somewhere online, your full name,
      phone number and email, a short bio about you and about the film! We
      will not accept film submissions in the mail!