Check the dates below to find a show or event near you. This calendar is always being updated, so come back soon to find more!
Tuesday, January 10
UC-Davis
Spoken word performance.
Griffin Lounge (Memorial Union), UC-Davis.
Sunday, January 15
Oakland Peace Center
Spoken word performance.
111 Fairmount Ave, Oakland.
Performances and panel with Rev. Phil Lawson, Jakada Imani, and Nicole Lee
Saturday, January 21
St. Ignatius High School
Spoken Word performance & workshop.
San Francisco, CA.
In-school event.
Friday, February 3
Bentley High School
Spoken Word performance & workshop
Lafayette, CA.
In-school event.
Friday, February 3
Mill Valley Library
“Naked Truth” Storytelling Series
With Glynn Washington, Samantha Schoech, and Ruby Unger.
Mill Valley Library. 375 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA.
7:00 pm. Free and open to the public.
Saturday, February 18
United Students against Sweatshops – National Conference at UW-Madison
Keynote performance.
Union South, UW-Madison campus.
Free for conference participants and UW-Madison students and staff.
Monday, February 20
Hip Hop Pedagogy and Politics at University of Wisconsin
Short performance and panel discussion.
Hosted by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, alongside Dawn-Elissa Fisher & Davey D.
7:00pm. Grainger Hall, UW-Madison Campus
Free and open to the public.
Friday, February 24
Literary Death Match
Storytelling/comedy/sumo-wrestling.
Beatbox – 314 11th Street, San Francisco
$7-10. Doors at 6:30, Show at 7:15
Thursday, March 1
UC-Berkeley: Occupy Education Day of Action
Spoken word performance & speech.
12:00 noon. UC-Berkeley campus.
Thursday, March 8
Cal State – East Bay
Spoken Word Performance.
New Union, CSU-East Bay campus. Hayward, CA.
Free and open to the public. 7:00pm.
Monday, March 12
UC-Berkeley
“Other Voices” Performance and Lecture.
Heller Multicultural Lounge (MLK Student Union, room 205). Berkeley, CA.
Free and open to the public. 12:00-1:00pm.
Monday-Friday, March 19-23
Tigertail Productions & National Performance Network residency in Miami
Performances, workshops, and showcase events.
In-school and community events throughout the week.
Miami, FL.
Tuesday, March 27
California College of the Arts
‘Art and Activism’ Seminar. Guest lecture and performance.
Oakland, CA. In-school event.
Thursday, March 29
Oakland School for the Arts
Storytelling Performance and Workshop.
Oakland, CA. In-school event.
Tuesday, April 17
St. Mary’s College
Performance and Workshops.
Moraga, CA.
Wednesday, April 18
Sonoma Academy
Spoken Word performance & workshop.
Sonoma, CA. In-school event.
Sunday, April 22
Progressive Jewish Alliance
Spoken Word performance.
Oakland, CA
Sunday, April 22
Mill Valley Library
Judge for the “Poetry World Series!”
with Lemony Snicket, Brian Murphy, and more.
Mill Valley, CA.
Friday, April 27
Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals
Host and hype man.
Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
7pm. All-ages. Tickets for sale here.
Monday, April 30
Jewish Community High School
Spoken Word performance & workshops.
San Francisco, CA. In-school event.
Thursday, May 3
Santa Clara University
“Immigration Week” – Performance & May Day Celebration.
Santa Clara, CA.
Friday, May 4
Writers Corps
Spoken Word performance & workshops.
Mission High School, SF. In-school event.
Thursday, May 17
UC-Davis
Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) Annual Summit and Slam.
With Dahlak Brathwaite, Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, and more.
Spoken Word and Political Education workshops.
UC-Davis. Conference participants only.
Friday, May 18
Cal State Poly
Anthem Poetry Slam Invitational.
with Buddy Wakefield, Rudy Francisco, Tatyana Brown, and more.
Chamush Auditorium. 7:00pm.
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Sunday, May 20
Previously Secret Information
Comedy & stories.
Stage Werx Theatre.
446 Valencia St, San Francisco.
7:00pm. $15.
Monday, July 9
Comedy at El Rio
Stand-up Comedy.
El Rio, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco.
$7-10. 21 & up.