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Saturday Night Love - O
Venue: Ritz Caribbean Restaurant, 3rd Floor
Street: 606 Yonge Street (N. Wellesley Station)
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: May 24, 2008
Time: 8:00pm

Mother's Day Event
Venue: Royal Canadian Legion Hall 101
Street: 3850 Lakeshore Blvd.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: May 11, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

The Roots Ladies First Edition - O
Venue: Concord Cafe
Street: 937 Bloor Street West
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: May 3, 2008
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Diversity Week - Poetry Event
Venue: Women's Place
Street: 31 Tapscott Road
City: Scarborough, Ontario
Date: April 22, 2008
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Acoustic Soul - O
Venue: Trane Studio (souljazzlounge - artbar)
Street: 964 Bathurst St.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: April 8, 2008
Time: 9:00pm - 1:00pm
Price: $10

SPEAK UP (Colombia Youth Fundraiser)
Venue: Cervejaria Bar and Restaurant
Street: 842 College Street (at Ossington)
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: January 1, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 1:00am
Price: $10

Saturday Night Love - O
Venue: 424 College St. (at Bathurst)
Date: March 22, 2008
Time: 9:00pm-10:30pm

SWC Presents: International Women's Day
Women in 21st Century-Many Voices: Many Lives
Venue: Delta Toronto East, 2035 Kennedy Road
Date: March 6, 2008
Time: 6:00pm

Mayworks Festival
Venue: 10 Trinity Square
Date: January 1, 2008
Time: 3:00pm
www.mayworks.ca

Nefer Akhi Poetree Open Mic Series
Venue: 593 Yonge Street, Suite 200
Date: December 21, 2007
Time: 8:00pm

Writing Outside the Margins Festival
Venue: Church St. and Wellesy
Date: August 26, 2007
Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm

He Said...She Said & The Truth 2
Presented by: Life & Style Entertainment
Venue: Armenian Theatre (50 Hallcrown Place)
Date: May 19, 2007
Time: 7:30pm sharp!

"The Other Woman"
Presented by: Life and Style Entertainment
Venue: Armenian Theatre (50 Hallcrown Place)
Date: Feb. 28, 2007
Time: 7:30pm sharp!

Black History Variety Show
Venue: 79 Richmond Street East
Date: February 24, 2007

Exoduc Movement Live
Presented by: Whole Wheat Brothers Music
Venue: Notorious Nightclub (Richmond & Duncan)
Date: Novemeber 30, 2006
Time: 10pm

Canada Day Jazz Slam
Hosted by: David Silverberg
Venue: Dominion Pub, 500 Queen St. E.
Date: July 1, 2006
Time: 11pm

Live Urban Vibe
Hosted by: RISE; Raising Awareness for the Horn of Africa
Venue: Lucky Moon Club
Date: May 12, 2006
Time: 7pm-11pm

Sugar Candy Pt. 2
Venue: Degrassi House
Date: December 4, 2006
Time: 7pm

Sugar Candy Pt. 1
Venue: Degrassi House (780 Queen Street East)
Date: November 27, 2005
Time: 7:00pm

Cryptic Chatter
Hosted by Valentino Assenza
Venue: Renaissance Cafe (1938 Danforth Avenue)
Date: November 4, 2005
Time: 7:30 pm

The Golden Star Lounge Urban Poetry Night
Venue: Golden Star Lounge (376 Rideau Street)
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Date: October 28, 2005
Time: 8:30 - 11:00 pm

Street Reels
Venue: The Distillery Historic District (55 Mill Street)
City: Toronto, Ontario
Date: September 29, 2005
Time: 8:00pm

Angels and Devils Poetry Series
Venue: Phog Lounge (157 University Ave W.)
City: Windsor, Ontario
Date: July 28, 2005
Time: 8:00pm

SOUND THE HORN! Habesha Youth Festival by People To People Aid Organization
Venue: 5 Croatia Street (1 block S. of Dufferin Subway)
Date: June 16, 2005
City: Toronto, Ontario
Time: 8:00pm

Glendar Spring Fling 2005
Venue: Glendar Courts
Date: June 25, 2005
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Wipe da dirt (DirtFam's CD Release Party)
Venue: Degrassi House (780 Queen Street East)
Date: April 14, 2005
Time: 9:30pm

WordPlay: Poetry / Music Fusion Playtime!
Venue: Free Times Cafe - 320 College Street (one block west of Spadina)
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2005
Time: 8:00pm
WordPlay << click flyer

Culture & Exhibition - 10th Annual Black History Month Event
Venue: York Event Theatre - 101 Eglinton Ave.
Date: Sunday, February 27, 2005
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Suburban Spoken Word
Venue: Queen of Hearts Pub - 390 Steeles Ave.
Date: Sunday, February 13, 2005
Time: 8:00pm

MyUP Annual Diversity Exchange
Venue: La Rouge Executive Club
Date: September 29, 2004
Time: 8:30pm

Pussy Pen :: Consumption
Venue: Crews
Date: September 13, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

Mr. Caribbean International Inc.
Venue: Memorial Hall Mel Lastman Square
(5250 Yonge St. @ Sheppard)
Date: August 21, 2004
Time: 7:30pm sharp!

TIPS Semi-Finals
Venue: Trane Studio (964 Bathurst St.)
Date: August 13, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

1st Annual Habesha Youth Festival
Venue: 5 Croatia Street (1 block S. of Dufferin Subway)
Date: June 12, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

Feel Fridays
Venue: Down One Lounge (49 Front St. E)
Date: June 4, 2004
Time: 10:00pm - click here for flyer

Love Jones Sunday
Venue: Vivo (756 MT. Pleasant)  
Date: May 30, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

I.S.I.S. Circle Presents "MY SISTER'S KEEPER"
Venue: The Trane Studio (964 Bathurst St.)
Date: March 28, 2004
Time: 5:00pm

Sumpin Sumpin Sundays - It Takes a Village
Venue: Sarah McDonald Place  
Date: February 22, 2004

First Groove Ent.'s "Freedom Fridays"
Venue: The Chocolate Lounge  
Date: December 05, 2003

Taboo: An Evening of Seduction
Venue: Lula Lounge  
Date: June 29, 2003

IDIOM: T DOT Griots
Venue: Lula Lounge  
Date: February 27, 2003

New Year's Eve Celebration - Hip Hop
Venue: The Dynasty  
Date: December 31, 2002

Fiwi aat Space
Venue: Caliban Arts Studio  
Date: November 27, 2002

La Parole
Venue: Flava  
Date: October 25, 2002

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Hip-Hop’s Classic Stories Told by Toronto’s Finest Storytellers
Venue: Flava  
Date: October 11, 2002

Brown Girls in Da Ring
Venue: Holy Joes  
Date:  June 14, 2002

Bashment Showcase
Venue: Jamaican Canadian Association
Date: May 03, 2003

Showtime
Venue: Savannah Lounge  
Date: March 31, 2002

The Big Show
Venue: January 31, 2002  
Date: January 31, 2002

International Youth Festival
Venue: City Hall  
Date: September 02, 2001

Brown Girls in Da Ring
Venue: The Big Bop 
Date: April 10, 2001

Honey Jam
Venue: Reverb  
Date: June 03, 2001

Brown Girls in Da Ring
Venue: The Big Bop  
Date: April 06, 2001

First Impression (Play)
Venue: York University  
Date: February 10, 2001

Free Speech - The Liberation of Language
Venue: Fruition  
Date: January 21, 2001

Trust Me (Play)
Venue: York University  
Date: August 20, 2000

Mr. Caribbean Contest
Venue: Club Paradise 
Date: August 2, 2000

Culture Fest 2000
Venue: Milliken Park  
Date: July 16, 2000

Xpress Drama Showcase
Venue: Xpress  
Date: June 30, 2000

Open Mic Appearances

Dementia 5 Presents Apocalypse Smurf
Venue: Dominion Pub (500 Queen Street East)
Date: May 24, 2007
Time: 8:30pm

Dimentia 5 Poetry Reading Series
Venue: Dominion Pub
Date: 500 Queen Street East
Time: 8:00pm -- open mic

The Art Bar Poetry Series
Venue:The Victory Cafe (581 Markham Street)
Date: March 20, 2007
Time: 8:00pm

Toronto Poetry Slam
Venue: Drake Hotel, Underground Room, 1150 Queen St. W. (422 Adelaide Street West)
Date: July 22, 2006
Time: 7:00pm
www.torontopoetryslam.com

Lyricist LinkUp 4 - The Elemental Quest
Venue: Tantric Martini Lounge (422 Adelaide Street West)
Date: August 21, 2005
Time: 8:00pm

Cryptic Chatter's Two Year Anniversary!!!!
Venue: Renaissance Cafe (1938 Danforth Avenue)
Date: May 6, 2005
Time: 8:00pm

Syntactic Sunday
Venue: Free Times Cafe (320 College St.)
Date: September 12, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

The Organic Mic
Venue: The Organic Buddha Cafe (443 Danforth Ave.)
Date: July 30, 2004
Time: 7:30pm

La Parole
Venue: Flava Restaurant (606 Yonge St.)
Date: July 23, 2004
Time: 9:00pm

Pena Literaria bajo
Las Estrellas/Pena
under the Stars
Venue: Harbourfront Centre
Date: July 17, 2004
Time: 7:30pm

Groundings and Soundings
Venue: Trane Studio (964 Bathurst St.)
Date: June 5, 2004
Time: 5:00-8:00pm

We Still Got Words
Venue: IV Lounge (326 Dundas Street)
Date: May 5, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

Syntactic Sunday Reading Series
Venue: Free Times Cafe (320 College St.)  
Date April 25, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

Suburban Spoken Word
Venue: Queen of Hearts Pub (390 Steeles Ave. West)
Date: April 18, 2004
Time: 8:00pm

Pussy Pen
Venue: Tango Bar  
Date: October 13, 2003

La Parole
Venue: Flava
Date: September 06, 2002

The Roots Lounge
Venue: Southern Po Boys  
Date: August 16, 2000

Burke's Open Mic
Venue: Burke's Bookstore
Date: April 14, 2000