The Original Uptown Poetry Slam - Every Sunday at the Green Mill Jazz Lounge in Chicago

FEBRUARY 28

SPECIAL GUESTS:

From NYC performance poet extraordinaire and the surly barkeep at Bob Holman’s Bowery Poetry Club -- SHAPPY SEASHOLTZ

Shappy is the co-slammaster and host of the BPC weekly poetry slam, NYC-URBANA. He has toured with Lollapalooza, has been featured on season three of HBO'S DEF POETRY and has been running the National Nerd Slam for the past 8 years. He has complete run of H.R. Puffnstuff comics, a vintage Charlie Tuna lamp and a robot that plays 8-tracks. Shappy slammed poems all through the 90's in Chicago and is back in town for his 41st day of birth!

Plus the music of CAM’S TIE – Diana Lawrence on the piano, Cosmic Scott on the percussion, Cam McIntyre on the bass, and Cam’s Tie on his chest

WINTER SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP – J W Baz & Robbie Q competing for $50 and a spot on the 2010 Green Mill Slam Team

MARCH 7

SPECIAL GUESTS: From Colorado the traveling the troubadour duo POETRY NORMAL
-- JAKE DANNA & TIARA LOPEZ performing their unique brand of poetry and music

SPECIAL HOSTS: EMILY ROSE & J.W. BAZ will be hosting the show while Marc's away sunning his old face in the Caribbean

OPEN SLAM: Read or recite your poem and maybe win $10 WOW!

MARCH 14

SPECIAL GUESTS: From Seattle performance poet DANE KUTTLER www.danepoetry.com, and from Milwaukee the music, lyrics, and verse of MELISSA CZARNIK & the ERIC MIRE BAND www.myspace.com/melissaczarnik

OPEN SLAM: Read or recite your poem and maybe win $10 WOW!

MARCH 21

SPECIAL GUESTS: A Special Reunion performance by the PONG UNIT -- Steve Hashimoto on bass, Carter Luke on piano, Heath Chappell on drums, Marc on words, and visiting from Mexico Michael Kent Smith on guitar.

OPEN SLAM: Read or recite your poem to the music of the Pong Unit and maybe win $10. WoW!