Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Mike Geffner presents…
The Inspired Word
“It’s not just a series, it’s a movement”
The Inspired Word mission: to celebrate poetry, performance, and the spoken word; to inspire action, change, and creativity; and to tear down the walls separating us by finding unity through the arts.
No age limit.
Every Wednesday
This week celebrates the 3rd anniversary of The Inspired Word, featuring an all-star lineup of 20+ spoken word artists, poets, singers, and comedians.
Hosted by Nathan P. and Advocate of Wordz.
plus Open Mic

$15 admission – purchase tickets via eventbrite.com
6-10pm
at:
116 MacDougal
116 MacDougal St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 254-9996
116MacDougal.com

Scheduled Performers (subject to change):

Gemineye – 3-Time HBO Def Poet & former Inspired Word Host

Taylor Negron – Film & Stage Actor in Punchline, Stuart Little, The Last Boyscout, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Aristocrats

Vanessa “The Hebrew Mamita” Hidary – 3-Time HBO Def Poet

Brian Dykstra – 2-Time HBO Def Poet, Actor, Playwright

Ngoma – NYC’s Godfather of Spoken Word

Mariposa Maria Teresa Fernandez – Award-Winning Poet/Author Featured on HBO Latino series, “Habla Ya!” and HBO Documentary “Americanos: Latino Life in the US,” as well as BET, Lifetime and PBS

Aimee Herman – Inspired Word Host, Poet, Erotica Writer

Bonafide Rojas – HBO Def Poet & Musician

Jane Ormerod – Poet & Founding Editor of great weather for MEDIA

Emanuel Xavier – 2-Time HBO Def Poet & Equality Forum LGBT Icon

Mike Brown – Inspired Word Host & Comedian Featured on SIRIUS XM Radio

Roberto “Simply Rob” Vassilarakis – One of the Founding Members of Latino Poets Collective El Grito de Poetas

Nore Davis – Rising Star Comedian Featured on MTV

Tai Allen– Award-Winning Singer/Poet featured on BET/CentricTV, Soultracks and Nu-Soul Magazine

Dead Rocking Horse – Rising NYC Hard Rock Band Fronted by Original Inspired Word Host Marron Chaplin

Vince Royale – Top West Coast Comedian

Thomas Fucaloro – Poet & Editor for great weather for MEDIA

Kaila and The Kid (Kaila Mullady and Kid Lucky) – Beatboxing Duo Extraordinaire

Osagyefo – Award-Winning Jamaican-Born Poet

Jane LeCroy – One-of-a-kind Poet, Singer, Performance Artist

Eliel Lucero – DJ Extraordinaire & Poet

Sylvana Joyce & The Moment – One of NYC’s Hottest Bands

Hala Alyan – Rising Star Poet