SlamMN!'s Annual Erotica Valentine's Day Poetry Tournament

*****Purchase tickets in advance http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1157899 *** ****Register to compete here http://www.wordsprout.org/slammn-erotica-tournament.html *** Join us for our 21st year of the Erotica Slam and the 2nd full fledged Erotica Tournament! The tournament will last Thursday, February 12th-Saturday February 14th. There will be two nights of preliminary competition on Thursday and Friday and on Saturday our Finals show will bring back the top poets from each of the prelims duking it out for the $500 grand prize! Poets are traveling from Texas, Chicago, all over Minnesota and further to be crowned Erotic Champion of the year. Each night will have completely different poets, so come on down each night. There will also be post show entertainment on Friday and Saturday, so plan to stick around! The competitors: Thursday Night: Shane Hawley Orin Rubin Jacob Dodson Mollie Lacy da Black Pearll Eric Sirota Kate Bailey Neil Hilborn Fox Smoulder Friday Night: Amy Salloway 6 is 9 Adrienne Nadeau Thadra Sheridan phillip andrew bennett lowr Paul Canada Heidi Arneson Javier Inky Saturday night: The top 4 from each prelim come back with new work! Sponsors Button Poetry and Kieran's Irish Pub Thursday, Feb. 12th Preliminary Bout #1 at 8:00pm (doors at 7) Friday, Feb. 13th Preliminary Bout #2 at 9:00 pm (doors at 8) DJ: Big Cats After Party with Courtney McClean & The Dirty Curls Saturday, Feb. 14th Finals (Top 4 from each Preliminary Bout coming back) 9:00pm (doors at 8) DJ: Big Cats After Party with Courtney McClean & The Dirty Curls We suggest reserving seats in advance, but will have a small number of tickets filling in any empty space available night of. 3 levels of tickets available: *VIP Seat which are $15/person (available buy purchasing tables of 2 up to the number you need ie. 2, 4, 6 etc.) and are regular seats at tables in the first few rows. Tables are reserved for you. *General Seats which are $12/person and at a reserved table (purchased as a full table). These seats are booths or bar stools around tables in the main restaurant areas. *Bar Area Seats $10 each. First come first served to fill in seats by the bar area and there is room for standing room only after the seats are full, so get there early for a good spot! Tickets are non-refundable, but you can transfer to others if you need to! If you have questions please email wordsproutorg@gmail.com