Fresno Famous

Ululate Productions Presents

SLAMFRESNO 2006

June 10, 2006

Fresno's first annual invitational poetry slam championship featuring national and regional slam champions!

12 Poets, 3 Rounds, 3 Minutes, $1, 000 Grand Prize

Feature Poet:

Ishle Yi Park

"Ishle Yi Park is a woman of depth and breadth"

-Yuri Kochiyama

"Dramactic reactions to Park's readings aren't uncommon, and she's been known to move the audience to tears."

-San Francisco Bay Guardian

Ishle Yi Park is the Poet Laureate of Queens, New York. Her first book, entitled The Temperature of This Water, is the winner of the 2005 PEN America Beyond Margins Award and the 2005 Members' Choice Award of the Asian American Literary Awards. Ishle has performed at over three hundred venues in the United States, Cuba, New Zealand, Singapore, and Korea. Ishle was a touring cast member of the Tony-Award winning Russell Simmons presents: Def Poetry Jam, performing in 51 cities.

Emcee:

Charles Ellik

Charles Ellick embodies a rare combination of successful published poet, award-winning performer, respected organizer, and popular emcee. He is the host of The Berkeley Slam, myriad other slams and open mics throughout California, attesting to his formidable emcee skills. His greatest sense of accomplishment comes from coaching poets and slam teams to their numerous regional and national titles.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Saturday

June 10, 2006

7:30 PM

$10 ADV- $12 DOS

Arte Americas- The Plaza

1630 Van Ness

Fresno, Ca 93650

ALL AGES EVENT

Tickets available online at www.ululateproductions.org (subject to surcharge). Ticket locations: Samba Brazilian Steakhouse: 6737 N. Palm Ave- M Restaurant: 1211 N. Wishon Ave- Arte Americas: 1630 Van Ness.

Please contact maysoon@ululateproductions.org for more information regarding event, ticket locations, etc.

Sponsored by: Arte Americas, Fresno Arts Council. Bonner Family Foundation, College of Arts & Humanities of California State University of Fresno, Individual Sponsors from the Humanities Division at Fresno City College, The Angry Poet, KingSlam,Ome'(Souled:Out), Pan-valley Institute, Samba Brazilian Steakhouse, M Restaurant, By The Sea restaurant, NDESIGN.

Location: Arte Americas- The Plaza, 1630 Van Ness, Fresno
Starts: 2006 Jun 10 - 7:30pm
Ends: 2006 Jun 10 - 11:30pm
Website: http://www.ululateproductions.org