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The 14th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam: East Bay SEMI-FINALS

Julia Morgan Young People's Performing Arts Center
Berkeley, CA

Over 500 poets from across the Bay Area participate in the annual celebration of youth voice, literacy, and lyricism.
Bay Area youth poets who have participated in the preliminaries at community venues in Oakland and San Francisco will perform at the Semi-Finals. 18 Semi-Finalist will get the opportunity to perform at the Grand Slam Finals at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday, April 3rd.

The East Bay Semi Finals will be at the historic Julia Morgan Young People's Performing Arts Center, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley at the corner of College and Derby Streets. The U.C. Berkeley campus is 5 blocks to the north.

EAST BAY SEMI-FINALS: 7PM : $6 Youth (24 & under) and Adults 65 and over & $10 General :
Advance tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com

GRAND SLAM FINALS: 7PM : $6 Youth (24 & under) and Adults 65 and over $18 General Admission
$50 VIP tickets include reception & box seating
Featuring Emcee: Michelle "Mush" Lee, Hosted by Lauren Whitehead
April 3, 2010

The Warfield Theatre
982 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102

Note: By Bus The AC Transit 51 line passes right by The Julia Morgan on College Avenue. By BART The Rockridge and Berkeley stations are nearly equidistant from The Julia Morgan, about 2 miles each. From Rockridge Bart, head north on College until you see The Julia Morgan on your left, or take the 51 bus. From Berkeley Bart, go east to Oxford St., turn right on Oxford, left on Bancroft, right on College, or catch the 51 bus on the west side of Shattuck Ave., the street on which the Bart station is located. By Car From the South on 880/580 Heading North on 880 or 580, get on 980/24 toward Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it's one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont. Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left. From the North Get on 80 South/West towards San Francisco. Where the freeway splits 80/880/580, take the 580, then move to the right to take 24 toward Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it's one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left. From the East Take 24 West toward San Francisco. Right after the Caldecott Tunnel, take 13 (Tunnel Road) towards Berkeley. Tunnel turns into Ashby. Turn right on College Ave. Go about 1/2 mile, Theatre will be on your left just after Derby St. From the West (San Francisco) Take the Bay Bridge toward Oakland. After leaving the bridge take 580 toward Hayward, then 24 towards Walnut Creek. From the 24 take the Claremont Exit (it's one of the first ones) and turn left onto Claremont Go up about a half mile and turn left onto College. Stay on College about 2 miles, the Center will be on your left. Event Parking Street parking around Theater is regulated Monday through Saturday, with 2-hour zones from 8am to 7pm. Evening and weekend off-street parking is available 3 blocks from Theater at UC Berkeley's Underhill Field - 2612 Channing Way between Bowditch and College. Pay stations are on level P1 near the elevators. Machines accept both cash and credit cards. Weekdays, 5pm-2am, $1.00 per 30 minutes/ $12.00 max. Saturdays, 7am-2am, $1.00 per 30 minutes/ $12.00 max. Sundays, 7am-2am, $1.00 per 2 hours The lot is subject to closure for special events on the campus.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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