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2009 Urban Erotic Poetry Festival Three Days of Poetry, Music and Performance

EchoVerse Entertainment produced the fifth installment of Passion Fruit at 1515 Broadway Theater in downtown Detroit. The Passion Fruit Festival in 2009 will feature an erotic slam competition, special performances and a special erotic open mic. Congrats to ONE on two great performan(view slam rules & guidelines).

Johnny Jenkins Jr., the Resident Host of the EchoVerse Poetry & Slam Series, serves as emcee/slammaster along with Soundcircle Collective Dj's Andre Royster and Free Thought providing deep house, soul and hip-hop for festival patrons.

Feature Performances:

Sandbloom (Los Angeles)
S'retsel Dnal (Detroit)
Exerdance
BerHenda (Poetry Pages & Scribes)
Johnny "Obadele" Jenkins Jr. (Black Butter)
Andre Royster SoundCircle Dj (Deep House, Soul)

This is a 21 and over show due to strong language and visual content. Show includes vendors selling erotic toys and sensual gifts, and distributing safe-sex and AIDS/HIV awareness information.

VIEW PREVIOUS PASSION FRUIT FESTIVALS 2005 | 2007

EVENT DETAILS

Date: February 13 - 15th

Time: 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday

Venue: 1515 Broadway Theater, Detroit

Phone: (313) 965-1515

Pre-Paid Ticketst: $15.00 USD

Cover: $20.00 USD

Ticket distribution points:

1515 Broadway - Box Office
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PASSION FRUIT SLAM CHAMPIONS 2009 TBD 2008 Lonnie Hamilton (ONE), -Toledo, OH 2007 Sparrow -Detroit, MI 2006 Bo Ellis -Atlanta, GA	Passion Fruit 5.o Poetry Slam Rules & Guidelines: All poems must be erotic, sensual or sexual in nature. Slam poets must pre-register with the EchoVerse Slam Master via email by phone (313) 289-8669. Formally register at venue by 8:30 p.m. on 02/23/07 or slot offered to other poets. Only ten spots available, first come - first serve. Prepare for three rounds and a tie breaker. Special guest judges will score each performance between 1 and 10. $200 Cash Prize, 2009 Passion Fruit Slam Title, and double slam points to winning performance towards 2009 SlamMadness. Props and team performances allowed. Slam fee included in ticket/door price. Sign video waiver at venue (all rights to poems remain with the original writer). Must be an original work.

PASSION FRUIT SLAM CHAMPIONS

2009 TBD

2008 Lonnie Hamilton (ONE), -Toledo, OH

2007 Sparrow -Detroit, MI

2006 Bo Ellis -Atlanta, GA

Passion Fruit 5.o Poetry Slam Rules & Guidelines:

All poems must be erotic, sensual or sexual in nature.

Slam poets must pre-register with the EchoVerse Slam Master via email by phone (313) 289-8669.

Formally register at venue by 8:30 p.m. on 02/23/07 or slot offered to other poets.

Only ten spots available, first come - first serve.

Prepare for three rounds and a tie breaker.

Special guest judges will score each performance between 1 and 10.

$200 Cash Prize, 2009 Passion Fruit Slam Title, and double slam points to winning performance towards 2009 SlamMadness.

Props and team performances allowed.

Slam fee included in ticket/door price.

Sign video waiver at venue (all rights to poems remain with the original writer).

Must be an original work.

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