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<p><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Slam U - Teen Poetry Slam Competition FINALS</span></font></b>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Friday,
April 17<br>
7 pm<br>
Ohio Theatre<br>
FREE ADMISSION </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Northeast
Ohio's best teen poets will compete for five spots on <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>'s National Youth Poetry Slam Team
at the Slam U Finals on Friday, April 17 at 7 pm in the Ohio Theatre at
PlayhouseSquare. The MC for the evening will be Shihan The Poet of Def
Poetry Jam fame.</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Admission
is FREE. Tickets can be obtained at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (<st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1519 Euclid Ave.</st1:address></st1:Street>)
or online at playhousesquare.org/artseducation.</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><O:P></O:P>The
April 17 event is the culmination of this year's Slam U program at
PlayhouseSquare - three months of workshops, after-school drop-in
sessions and practice slams. All Slam U events are free of charge to
participating teens. This is made possible by the generosity of
individual and corporate donors and sponsors including The Cleveland
Foundation, The Human Fund and The Michael Pender Memorial Fund of The
Cleveland Foundation.</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>
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