Tag: Kat Anderson

Cantab Recap For Wednesday, October 9th, 2024

Amy: We had quite the Wednesday last week, with a TON of first timers on the mic showcasing their work. We even broke a small 2024 record for most first timers in a row! Benny Alexander (all the way from Canada) read a beautiful poem about love and acceptance and relying like an outsider. Johnathan …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

Hey Cantab! What a week! We had our wonderful team showcase last week as a bittersweet end to the 2024 slam season, but more on that later. It was a more “chill” night than normal this week, but still a full open mic and one first-timer! We had beautiful poems from Sarah, Kai, March, Sam …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

It was another full night at the Cantab this past Wednesday, with an open mic that had so many highlights to keep up with it! There was “Love Island Starring Jennifer Martinez”, Cameron’s “A Note About The Dress Code At My Wedding”, Jay’s defiant take on “No Gays in the BSA”, Zack’s scrabble-themed poem that …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, July 31th, 2024

Hi Cantab! What a jam-packed Wednesday we had last week! On the mic, we had hilarity from Danny, who did an ode to a fart, and not to… gas him up, but it was incredible. Kaitie D performed a very moving piece about Gaza that involved multiple participants symbolically lying flat on stage one-by-one. Edie’s …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

Happy Wednesday everyone! Last week was one of the most sold-out shows we have had in a long time, with the basement reaching capacity before 7:45, and an additional 15-to-20 people waiting upstairs! Also, we had Kat, our wonderful social media manger, behind the bar for the first time! A wonderful bartending debut.

The open mic was …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Michael: Hey poetry fans! Have you recovered yet from our biggest Wednesday show of the past two years? Last week’s open mic had the return of old friends Gemma Cooper-Novack and Raechel Segal, a “secret agent trans” group piece from Meaghan Ford, Otto Vock, and Alex Kist, as well as great work from first-timers Ronnie …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

Amy: What a week Cantab! I’ll just get straight into it. The open mic was full, sold out, and electric with excitement! The night started off with Cameron performing two pieces, one of which being a completely memorized reciting of “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll, which turned into an unintentional group piece, with several audience members …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

Amy: Hi Cantab! I hope you all had a lovely week (and long weekend) – we sure did! Love was in the air during our special Valentine’s Day show. The mic list was full (like our hearts) and the Odeo – the Ode Rodeo – shot an arrow of incredible poetry through the audience. On …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, January 31th, 2024

Happy Cantab Wednesday! This week was jam-packed with talent, with performances on the open mic including regular Cameron’s completely memorized Cassandra de Alba cover, the return of Skylar and Isaiah after not hearing from them in awhile, and a powerful and dare I say biblically impressive poem by Jennifer Martinez.

The ✏️Line of the Wednesday✏️ …

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Cantab Recap For Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

Happy 2024 Cantab poets! We celebrated the last Wednesday of 2023 with a show that was as equally cozy as it was surprisingly off-kilter. The open mic welcomed back Charlie V, Cam, and Dank The Poet after long absences, buzzed with a pair of moving personal pieces from Daniel Letona and Logan Lopez, and even …

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