Wednesday, May 23, 2007

SLAMMIN WORDS: NEW SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES FOR TEENS

PRESENTED BY JUST BUFFALO AND LOCUST ST. ART

Buffalo, N.Y—Just Buffalo Literary Center is proud to present Slammin Words, a free summer workshop series for youth ages 12-18. The series takes place each Saturday, June 30 through August 18, 1 to 3pm.

Taught by Tysheka “Spoken” Long, participating teens will learn to write, create and practice slam poems; meet national slam artists; and perform in a poetry slam. Poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry, putting dual emphasis on writing and performance.

To sign up for Slammin Words please call Locust St. Art- 852-4562 or Just Buffalo Literary Center- 832-5400. The series is free but registration is required. All Slammin Words workshops take place at Locus St. Art, 130 Locust St., Buffalo.

This series is presented by Just Buffalo Literary Center in cooperation with Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes and is made possible through the generous support of the Starbucks Foundation.

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