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Events in the Spoken Word category:

Sun, Nov 15, 2009
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cover: $5 (Free With Book Purchase)
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

Are you ready for the best food fight of the fall literary season?



MOCCA TALK

Categories: Spoken Word.
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cover:
Venue: Art Bar


Mon, Jun 29, 2009
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Cover: TBA
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

poetry music ensemble from New York with special guests
local MC rapper Nolan Natasha & spoken word performer Nichola Ward.
The Good asian Drivers:
Based out of NYC, the band is comprised of Melissa Li, award-winning singer-songwriter prominent in the Boston area for over 8 years, Kit Yan, a Lizard Lounge national slam team veteran who won the world’s largest slam before the age of 21, and their newest addition, Ashley Baier, veteran drummer with over 15 years performing experience. Combined, both Li and Yan have played at over a hundred clubs, colleges, and other venues both locally and nationally. They have been featured in Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine in the nation, the San Francisco Times, and Hyphen, a widely-read Asian-American magazine.



Tue, Jun 23, 2009
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Cover: $10/pwyc
Venue: Melody Bar

“Where Were You in the 1980′s?,” hosted by Gurbeen Bhasin with some of Toronto’s up and coming queer artists, this event will be an 80′s flashback with heart. A full piece band including piano, drums and bass will accompany this one hour set which will feature comedy, spoken word/performance and live music and spotlight some of the issues happening in the 1980′s such as AIDS and the movement of queer rights.



Mon, Jun 8, 2009
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cover: $10
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

For the first time, TheRealNews.com is partnering with SaveourNet.ca for a very special event. Held during Net Change Week in Toronto, The Real News Cafe and SaveourNet.ca present Torontos Internet Town Hall



Thu, Apr 16, 2009
8:00 pm - 1:00 am
Cover: Free
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

The annual Eco-Art and Media Festival is presented by the Wild Garden Media Centre in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. Now in its 15th, the festival celebrates diverse works from students, faculty, staff and alumni. Join York at the Gladstone Hotel for a night of music, dance, spoken word and much more. All are welcome.



Sat, Aug 23, 2008
8:00 pm - 2:00 am
Cover: $7 to $20 sliding scale
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

Join TWB in celebrating 35 years of feminism, activism and literature!



Sun, Jul 20, 2008
9:00 pm - 2:00 am
Cover: $5 before 10 / $10 after 10pm
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

All musicians, singers, freestylers, artist/performers welcome! B.Y.O.I(nstrument)



Mon, Jul 14, 2008
6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Cover:
Venue: Ballroom & Gladstone Cafe

Your childhood writing + a room full of strangers = fun



Tue, Jun 24, 2008
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Cover: Free
Venue: Melody Bar

Torontos most daring, most outrageous, and most talented performance poets will descend for an inspiring, energetic and in-your-face night of poetry.

Featuring performances by Sky Gilbert, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Kate Leadbeater and host d’bi young anitafrika.