"Sundresses and Poetry" featuring MARC MARCEL!!!

It's Springtime :-)...and nothing is more delightful in Springtime than a woman in a sundress! Free flowing, feminine, soft, sensual, yet very lady like! Come out and hear great poetry and other art forms performed by an all male open mic featuring world renowned spoken word artist, Marc Marcel!!! It doesn't get any better!

Marc Marcel is one of the world’s most recognized and prolific

 poets of our generation. Born and raised in Baltimore MD,

 diagnosed with Dyslexia at the age of 10, Marc has far exceeded

 the boundaries brought on by his early disability. Not only does

 he travel the world performing Spoken Word, but he is also a

 published Novelist, Producer and Public Speaker. Marc Marcel

 has released 17 spokenword albums,performed in 150+ cities, 4

 countries, 5 nationally televised events, and even for the 2009

 Presidential Inaugural Peace Ball for President Obama! Marc

 has performed before a crowd of 12,000! Candid, thought-

provoking, revealing, clever and honest are just a few 

descriptions of Marc’s work. He is Spoken Word, at its rawest, 

highest level of performance!!! This month will epic!!! 

MEMPHIZM...Get some culture in yo' life!!!!BE THERE!!!

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. Com'On BRaih!!!

DECEMBER 10TH @ 9PM

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PARAGON SOULS OF ART

Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "...Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm December 10th at Paragon Souls of Art whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month Memphizm will feature Com'on BRAaih!!! Com'on BRaih is a poet, spokenword and hip hop artist from Memphis,Tn! He started performing at the tender age of 11 in church. Poems, speeched, and plays groomed him to be an attention grabbing performer. From that point on he was in every school program and anywhere else his gifts were needed.He dud this all while being raised in the heartful but not always friendly environment of South Memphis.Com'on BRaih greatest influenes include Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack, Johnny Taylor,Frankie Beverly and Maze and throughout his preteens he replayed Bob Marley's Survivor and Legend albums in his head over and over again. What do you get when you mix poetic flows, Memphis swagger, free thoughts, revolutionary ambition, and Hip Hop influences? Com'on BRaih:

 

C.onsciously

O.pening

M.inds

O.ver-riding

N.egativity

B.lack

R.enassaince

A.t

I.ts

H.ighest

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. NATASHA CARRIZOSA!!!

OCT. 8TH @ 8PM 

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Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm October 8th at Paragon Souls of Art whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month Memphizm will feature Natasha Carrizosa!!!Natasha Carrizosa is a mother, a dreamer, and a lover of music and life. She is a poet/spoken word artist who celebrates her dual heritage (African- and Mexican-American) with works that weave an intoxicating blend of cultures, languages and impressions. She has shared the stage with Maya Angelou, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, E. Lynn Harris and countless other poets, authors, and artists. Her writings have been featured in Rhapsody, Her Mark, and x magazine (United Kingdom.) She is the author of mejiafricana, a spoken word CD and nude – a collection of love and erotic poems. She recently recorded her second spoken word  CD – the dreamcatcher. In 2008 she collaborated with Joaquín Zihuatanejo on of fire and rain  - a spoken word CD that is a testimony of life/love that spans from the barrios of East Dallas to the ghettos of the west indies.  Selections from of fire and rain were published by Poetry in Motion, and organization that promotes the work of young American poets by publishing their work alongside the work of masters from the past on trains, subways, and buses across The United States.  Natasha is the 2010 Austin International Poetry Slam Champion and one of two American poets (Joaquín Zihuatanejo, being the other) chosen to represent The United States at El Proyecto Poesia Slam 2010 in Madrid, Spain. 

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"Lyrical Exercise" feat. RAGE ALMIGHTY!!!

Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!Join Memphizm June 11th at Steppin' Up Beauty and Barber Parlor whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength!

This month we will feature Rage Almighty! Rage Almighty (A YouTube sensation) offers a new approach to spoken word through clever rhyme, rant and rich lyrics saturated in satire, social commentary and hip wisdom. To captivate and engage the audience during a performance, he mixes powerful wordplay with his academically trained acting abilities coupled with a unique sense of humor. Not fitting into any category of poetry, versatile is a word commonly used to describe his creative style which has been noted to be as bold as his name.

Rage has shared his straightforward verbal skills in legendary venues such as Erykah Badu’s Black Forest Theater, the African American Museum in Dallas and the famous Nuyorican Poets Café. He has also performed at engagements featuring hip hop duo/activists Dead Prez; Atlanta’s rapper TI; R&B songstress Chrisette Michele; Philadelphia’s own Kindred Family Soul and world renowned rap group Brand Nubian including community activist and leader Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. He also is a memeber of the 2011 Dallas Slam Team.

From live performances to his popular “mixtapes,” Rage Almighty is definitely one of poetry's divine omnipotent forces.

 

MEMPHIZM!!!GET SOME CULTURE IN YO' LIFE!!!



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Lyrical Exercise:: August 14th

Make sure you mark your calendars for "Lyrical Exercise"......the return of Open Mic at Steppin' Up Beauty & Barber! Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!

Southern vernacular defines his dialect, northern exposure defines a piece of his versatility.This month, our featured artist is Rhetoric. Come check him out Saturday, August 14th!

COME PREPARED FOR AN INTENSE WORKOUT AS ONLY RHETORIC CAN GIVE!
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Lyrical Exercise | Saturday, July 10th -9PM

Word play...rhyme schemes...similes...metaphors...free verse...haiku...!!! One strengthens the other and before you know it, it's like an exercise. Whether you "exercise" as a past time or if you do it for a living, you will find the workout intense and invigorating at "Lyrical Exercise"!
Join Memphizm every 2nd Saturday of the month at Steppin' Up Beauty and Barber Parlor whether you want to "exercise" or spectate you will be sure to leave with renewed strength! "Lyrical Exercise" will be straight P90X out the gate with our first feature, The Virghost Poet! COME PREPARED FOR AN INTENSE WORKOUT AS ONLY VIRGHOST CAN GIVE! Memphizm...Belief in us through action!!!



::COMPLIMENTARY WINE AND FOOD ITEMS FOR GUESTS::
When: Saturday, July 10th
Where: Steppin' UP Beauty & Barber - 4565 Quince RdTime: 9PM
Price: $10 at the door

Admission Specials:
*FIRST 10 ARTISTS FREE / SUBSEQUENT OPEN MIC ARTISTS $4
*Doors open at 8:45 / FIRST 15 Ladies $5
*FREE IF YOUR B-DAY IS JULY 10TH
* $8 W/COLLEGE I.D. OR GOVT. EMPLOYEE I.D.
Call Duran Jackson at 901.289.0490 for more info

Forecast calls for "April Showers".....

This Saturday, April 17th words of wisdom will flow just like rain. This event is featured at Steppin Up Beauty and Barber Parlor on 4565 Quince Road and features dynamic spoken-word female poets all in an intimate setting with complimentary strawberries/cherries and chocolate fountain for our guests.
Come experience "the Garden" of wisdom! 7PM-9:30PM $10 @ door. Call 901.289.0490 for more info
Encore performances will be announced

Contacting Memphizm

The key to growth is to surround yourself with people who believe in you. This is not always an easy task - the grass has to be cut every day. Believe in yourself to see change and when it’s time to factor in additional entities, make sure they believe in what you do.

We welcome the support of individuals and businesses. Our marketing goal is to form a strong horizontal platform of professional individuals and businesses in agreement.

Contact Memphizm founder, Duran Jackson - 901.289.0490
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Belief. In. Us. Through. Action!

Action is exactly what this city needs, and Memphizm vows in all its power to change the way people view Memphis when it comes to the quality and effectiveness of events, the mindset of individuals and businesses in this city, and to encourage those to utilize the power of the gifts we were given within - to share to those our network reaches.

The power and strength in our wings gives us unlimited reach as we apply our marketing mediums to every extent as allowed. We are strongly rooted in this great city of Memphis and realize that we all have the power to unite and show outsiders what Memphis is all about.

Memphis = talent and power. It’s time we all realize this.

Memphizm is a movement, force, and belief.