Thursday, January 28, 2010

Open Mic on Monday February 1st



This month we will be celebrating Black History Month with with a few guest poets at the beginning of the show.

In response to the earthquake in Haiti, RETRO will be collecting items to send to Haiti with Children of the Nations (http://www.cotni.org/).
Bring anything from the following list:
http://www.cotni.org/pages/245-donate-resources
Feel free to create your own "Hygiene SmilePack" or "Let's Eat SmilePack", or just bring the supplies for it, and RETRO will put it together.

To sign up for Open Mic use the following link:
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/openmic/94215

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Haiti Relief Concert Hosted by Sol and Neumos


On February 4th, in an act of solidarity, Neumos and artists from the Seattle Hip Hop community will be hosting an All-Ages night of music and fundraising for the non-profit Doctors Without Borders efforts in Haiti. Featuring Common Market, The Physics, Sol, and Dyno Jamz, and hosted by Khingz.


100% of the money raised from The Haiti Relief Show will go towards medical care in Haiti provided by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders. This show is $10 Advance/12 at the door, and All-Ages/Bar with ID. Doors will open at 7 P.M. Advance tickets are on sale now at: neumos.com, Moe Bar, Rudy's Barbershops, and select QFCs.



Sunday, January 24, 2010

RETRO has a blog!

The RETRO Revolutionary Poets at the University of Washington now has a blog!
We are so much more than just "Open Mic every first Monday of the month"....we are all unique individuals that are making a difference in our society through everything we do, and when we combine our efforts something amazing happens.

Find us on:
Twitter - twitter.com/RETROOpenMic
Youtube- youtube.com/RETROopenmic
Facebook - search R.E.T.R.O.

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