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Wake Up and Smell the Poetry
| Weekly Schedule | First Airing | Second Airing | Third Airing | Fourth Airing |
| Wake Up and Smell the Poetry | Friday. 5:00 PM | Thursday, 4:30 AM | Thursday, 12:00 PM | Monday, 7:00 PM |
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This program is offered jointly by myself a host/ producer and by HCAM Station Manager Jim Cozzens. Admission is free but there is a passing of the hat for the features. There are very talented poets and musicians on board for this coming season. You can sign up for reserved seating and open mic below. Limited open mic slots are available on a first come first serve basis. (More info) - Cheryl Perreault |
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19th with WALNUT DA LYRICAL GENIE and RUTHANN SHULMAN BALER Doors Open 10:00 and the program runs 10:30 a.m.-1:00 Welcome to our 14th Season at Wake up and Smell the Poetry that takes place at HCAM-TV Studios located at 77 Main St., Hopkinton, MA. Guest features include hip hop poet and performing artist, Walnut Da Lyrical Geni and singer-songwriter Ruthann Schulman Baler. This program is filmed before a live audience who are there as contributors and enthusiasts of the literary arts and performing arts. An open mic for poetry, story and songs follows the feature performance. Filming of open mic contributors is optional. Admission is free. Advance reservations for attendance and open mic are requested to ensure adequate seating. I am always impressed and inspired by how this program unfolds itself with the people who attend and contribute their art of written word and song. I suspect those in attendance depart past programs with a multitude of voices of the arts that remain within and might get relayed beyond as well. I very much look forward to this next new season at HCAM Studios beginning on October 19th. Sincerely,     |
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 Walnut Da Lyrical GeniWalnut Da Lyrical Geni is a hip hop poet who specializes in theatrical poetry. Walnut's name symbolizes his life due to the shell's hard rough rugged surface which is the body protecting a very delicate inner being; “the soul. He also is known for his contributions in the performing arts as an author, playwright, singer/songwriter, producer/actor, comedian, music/sound engineer and facilitator of poetry/hip hop expressive writing workshops. Walnut is also highly involved in community work and has served on several local organizations including Project Enable, The Cultural Council and former President/Executive Director of Lynn Community Association. Currently he is Event Chairperson for Salem Arts Association and also works/volunteers in after-school settings promoting art as a key component of youth expressionism. Walnut is a contributing writer of the Anthology "Mad Men of Lynn" and has recorded two albums, ‘once tha shell is broken’ and ‘Love Is In Your Face.’ http://www.shelshokentertainment.com/ |
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 Ruthann Schulman BalerRuthann Schulman Baler is a singer-songwriter whose songs have been described as a blend of pop and folk, with blues and country undertones. She released her first album “Life on Mars” in 2009 and released “Rivers & Trains” in 2018. Her latest CD is a 10-track album that features rivers, trains, and roads as the symbolic channels through life’s changes. After living in the Boston area for many years she moved to NYC this year to be closer to family. She is currently working on a new music project and collaborating with several New York City-based musicians. https://ruthannbalermusic.com/ |
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More Information on our program: Features Information: Open Mic Information: This season, given our time- limited open mic program, first priority will be given to those who did not perform the previous month. Names of those who performed the previous month will be added to a wait list and notified of available spots by Wednesday before the event. The program is filmed before a live audience and later edited into weekly TV programs People come from near and far sharing poetry, spoken word and songs, some for the first time and some who are seasoned writers/performers. Regardless of experience, those who have performed at the open mic in the last three seasons have traditionally offered their best for this friendly and professional setting. This has resulted in a showcasing of a very special blend of impressive talents within each month's program so that most performances are included in either the monthly "Wake up..." series or the "All Open Mic" program. If you are interested in reserving an open mic spot or simply in reserving a seat to watch as audience, please sign up above. |
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This series is for the merging of minds and souls of poets, musicians and other performing artists... as well as those simply coming to listen. We provide a forum for a variety of talented writers and performing artists to share their words and get people awakened and excited about the diversity of voices, perspectives and insights expressed through the art form of poetry, song and spoken word.
