Going national
Cleo Cartel tellin’ it like it is.
Sacramento has always been littered with scribes reading poignant verse from well-worn notebooks in the name of self-expression, but now the Capital City steps it up with some healthy, poetic competition. The Battle of the Bay, a slam poetry contest with performers from the Bay Area and our own fair hamlet, happens Saturday at 9 p.m. The poets have three minutes to win the judges’ respect and a perfect score of 10. Get ready to witness maximum verbosity at maximum velocity. Admission is $5 and proceeds fund Team Sacramento’s trip to the National Poetry Slam in Minneapolis. (It’s the first time Sacramento will send a team to compete at the national level, so show some support. Think of them as the Kings of spoken word and bust out the pompons!) Jamaican Restaurant, 1704 Broadway. Call 320-2805 for more information.
