Tag: Kevin Spak

Cantab Feature for Wednesday, February 8, 2017: Erotic Poetry Night Featuring Chloé Cunha and Love vs. Death

Flashback to EPN 2012: host Jamei Bauer has her erotic poetry listening face on. Photo by Marshall Goff.

Our annual, wildly popular, and dangerously sexy Erotic Poetry Night! Bring your naughtiest open mic poems. Featuring haiku (you know it) from Chloé Cunha and the Love vs. Death poetry slam.

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Kevin Spak at his July 24, 2014 feature. Photo by Marshall Goff.

A bittersweet night at the Cantab last night, folks: the much-beloved host and producer Kevin Spak presented a farewell feature for his birthday eve, one of the two remaining nights he’ll be a local regular at the Boston Poetry Slam. It wasn’t all tears and sadness, mind you: in honor of the night and …

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Cantab Feature for Wednesday, July 23, 2014: Kevin Spak

Kevin Spak performs at the 2012 World Qualifier Semi-Finals. Photo by Marshall Goff.

Much-beloved lovely co-host and SlamCenter founder Kevin Spak. Open poetry slam in the 8×8 series.

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, July 16, 2014

You guys. YOU GUYS. What a great slam at the Cantab last night! Thanks so much to everyone who came, and especially our kick-ass slammers from Port Veritas, Manchester, the Lizard Lounge, and Urbana NYC.

We started the night with an open mic, as usual, but a number of non-usual folks came out to …

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Encyclopedia Show: Somerville for Monday, April 21, 2014 — S2V7: FAST FOOD

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville — FAST FOOD on April 21, 2014! Art by Melissa Newman-Evans.

The season finale of our monthly variety show, featuring our all-star cast and local artists with all-new original poetry, music, comedy, and performance art on this month’s topic: FAST FOOD!

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville for Monday, March 17, 2014 — S2V6: EXPLORERS

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville — EXPLORERS on March 17, 2014! Art by Melissa Newman-Evans.

An all-star cast in an entertaining and educational variety show, plus local artists are invited to create all-new original poetry, music, comedy, and performance art on this month’s topic: EXPLORERS!

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville for Monday, February 10 — S2V5: OBSOLETE DISEASES

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville — OBSOLETE DISEASES on February 10, 2014! Art by Melissa Newman-Evans.

An all-star cast in an entertaining and educational variety show, plus local artists are invited to create all-new original poetry, music, comedy, and performance art on this month’s totally gross topic: OBSOLETE DISEASES!

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville for Monday, January 13 — S2V4: HOCKEY

Encyclopedia Show: Somerville -- HOCKEY on January 13, 2014! Art by Melissa Newman-Evans.

An all-star cast in an entertaining and educational variety show, plus local artists are invited to create all-new original poetry, music, comedy, and performance art on this month’s topic: HOCKEY!

Cantab Recap for Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Cantabbers, for the last Wednesday show of the year, we were super-proud to bring you a feature from a not-so-long-ago local favorite, David Winter. Now a resident of New York City, David returned home for the season and brought us the impeccably crafted, carefully delivered poems that have always landed so beautifully in our listening …

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Encyclopedia Show: Somerville for Monday, November 18 — S2V3: THE ZODIAC

The Encyclopedia Show: Somerville -- Monday, November 18: THE ZODIAC (artwork by Melissa Newman-Evans)

An all-star cast in an entertaining and educational variety show, plus local artists are invited to create all-new original poetry, music, comedy, and performance art on this month’s topic: THE ZODIAC!