Sunday, October 14, 2007

Amnesty meets Hammer & Tongue for a Slam Extravaganza!

The first event in an exciting new season that sees the likes of comic genius John Hegley and two-time world slam champion Buddy Wakefield grace Oxford stages takes place this Monday. Be there, or don't.

MON 15th OCTOBER
Amnesty International and Hammer & Tongue present:

Protect The Human Poetry Slam
@ The Port Mahon, St Clements, Oxford
8-11 pm (get there at 7.30 to sign up for the Slam) £6/4 conc.

The Hammer & Tongue team up with Amnesty to deliver some powerful spoken word in the form of an open-mic poetry slam where ten contenders battle it out for the title of Slam Champion and a chance to go through to the end-of-year Hammer & Tongue Final. Featuring special guests Peter Wyton and Adam Horovitz. For further information about the Slam, please contact sophiablackwell@gmail.com

Other events coming up:

Fri 26th Oct Black History Month Special with Queen Sheba, Frank Isahak and a host of local talent @ East Oxford Community Centre, Princes Street, Oxford 8-11pm £5/£4

Fri Nov 2nd John Hegley and The Popticians with Inflatable Buddha at The Oxford Academy £10/£8 tickets 0844 477 2000 www.oxford-academy.co.uk

Sun 11th Nov Oxford Contemporary Music + Hammer & Tongue present "Slounge" with folk punk harpist Serafina Steer and poetry from Steve Larkin @ The Vaults, Radcliffe Sqaure, Oxford £4 or £12 with dinner tickets 01865 305305

Full details of all events in the autumn/winter programmes can be found at www.hammerandtongue.co.uk

* If you can't wait for the 2nd of November to see Inflatable Buddha then worry not they will be playing with The 3 Daft Monkeys (hear them at www.3daftmonkeys.co.uk) this Sunday at The Oxford Academy, for tickets call Inflatable Buddha directly on 01865 200 550 or visit the Academy Box Office.

Boomshanka
The Hammer & Tongue Team

www.hammerandtongue.co.uk "thebest live poetry is to be found at the Hammer & Tongue slams" (The Sunday Times)
Hammer & Tongue, 16B Cherwell Street, Oxford, OX4 1BG, 01865 200 550 www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
"The best live poetry is to be found at the Hammer & Tongue Slams"
(The Sunday Times)

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