jacksonville, florida: soul release april activities

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
For more information, contact
Tiffany Duhart, Managing Director
(904) 626-2812
tduhart@nokturnalescape.com

National Poetry Month, Soul Release Poetry celebrates 6 years of literary entertainment in northeast Florida

Since April 2000, Nokturnal Escape Entertainment, LLC has curated Soul Release Poetry, a bi-weekly spoken word poetry event. This event has featured poetry slam competitions and some of northeast Florida’s premier talent, Al Letson, Tonya Smart, Larry Knight, David Pugh, Lady G, Shawana Brooks and national spoken word poets such as Def Poetry Jam Tony Award winning poets, Georgia Me and Poetri, and international slam champion Taalam Acey and Queen Sheba. The artists of Soul Release Poetry have been featured at the World of Nations in Metropolitan Park, Florida Black Expo at the Prime Osborne and at First Wednesday Downtown Artwalk "New Beginning, New Year" Poetry Slam. This year, Soul Release Poetry celebrates its 6 year anniversary at Boomtown Subterreana 140 West Monroe Street (across from Hemming Plaza) downtown Jacksonville.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, April 1, 2006 7:30pm - Soul Release Poetry featuring Georgia Me Boomtown Subterreana 140 West Monroe Street Jacksonville. Admission: $5 poets/$10 general audience. open mic for poets/singers and hip hop and R&B by DJ Wiz.

About GEORGIA ME: TAMIKA HARPER also known as GEORGIA ME (Poet) was born under the sign of Sagittarius in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has rocked the stages of almost every club in Atlanta. She is a frequent morning-radio guest, and in addition to winning many talent competitions, she has been an undeniable force on the SLAM circuit. She was captain of the fabulous Moore Epics Slam Team, which won the grand prize at the Nuyorican Cafe in New York and represented Atlanta in Seattle, Washington, at the National Slam Competition. In fall of 2001, Georgia Me realized one of her dreams: performing for her idol, Nikki Giovanni. She was cast in the first season of HBO's "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry." Georgia's first spoken-word album, Seeds from da S.W.A.T.Z. (Southern Woman Achieving Total Zen), is upcoming. She was a member of the touring cast of HBO's Def Poetry Jam, won a Tony Award for her performance on Broadway and has performed nationally and internationally at various colleges, universities and festivals. http://www.georgiame.com

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 7-8pm Soul Release Poetry showcase at the Florida Theatre 128 Forsythe Street Jacksonville, FL downtown.
This event will also include Complimentary wine provided by The Florida Theatre. Food bites provided by Island Café. For more information, visit http://www.downtownjacksonville.org

Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:30pm - Soul Release $300 Poetry Slam
Boomtown Subterreana 140 West Monroe Street Jacksonville. Admission: $5 poets/$7 general audience. open mic for poets/singers and hip hop and R&B by DJ Jessica/DJ Shotgun

Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. A poetry slam is an event in which poets perform their work and are judged by five random members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer select the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poet's content and performance.

12 poets will compete in a two round competition. Poets wanting to compete can register at info@nokturnalescape.com
First place: $200, Second place: $100 and Third place: cds/dvds, etc

About Nokturnal Escape Entertainment, LLC
Established in 1999, Nokturnal Escape Entertainment, LLC is a lifestyle entertainment company specializing in event planning, urban marketing and talent booking services. Our mission is to create and assist organizations in developing innovative entertainment experiences through the arts, music and culture. We have produced events such as spoken word poetry readings, theater productions, music concerts and fashion shows. In addition, we have organized entertainment for festivals (World of Nations-African Village and the Florida Black Expo), corporations (Metris Corporation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida), arts institutions (African American Cultural Arts Council of Putnam County) and various entertainment venues. For more information, visit http://www.nokturnalescape.com

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