[pa-info] Asylum update (06/20/08)

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Welcome to the weekly newsletter from the Poets' Asylum.
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No Reading Due to Venue Issues

Due to ongoing issues with the entertainment license at The Q Cafe we have
decided to cancel the reading for the next two weeks. We will work to
reschule the iWPS Qualifier and feature by Ryk McIntyre for dates later in
the year. As you probably have heard it was discovered two weeks ago that
The Q Cafe does not have an entertainment license. They applied for a
license this week, were told to meet with a neighborhood rep to work out
concerns and then come back. Without an entertainment license The Q Cafe
could be shutdown if we continue to hold the reading. All the organizers
loathe canceling another reading however it seems like the best thing to do
at this point in time.

The organizers are hopeful that The Q Cafe will resolve their licensing
problem in a timely manner. Please help spread the word that the Poets'
Asylum is still alive and that we will update the website (and our
LiveJournal <http://community.livejournal.com/poetsasylum/>,
MySpace<http://www.myspace.com/poetsasylum>& mailing
list <http://poetsasylum.org/staylink.html>) when we have anything of note
to share.

If you have any questions or suggestions please drop an e-mail to webmaster
@ poetsasylum.org <http://www.poetsasylum.org/webmaster@poetsasylum.org>.
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June 15th Revisited

Thanks to those who came out to support the 2008 Worcester Slam Team during
our annual *Asylum Auction*. We raised a bit over $150 before we decided
there just wasn't the right mood or mass of participants to continue the
auction. A couple of generous friends of the Asylum pushed the total over
$300 with cash donations. We really appreciate the support.

The organizers are regrouping to figure how to raise the remaining funds to
get the team to Madison (WI) for NPS '08. If you are interested in making a
donation please drop an e-mail to fundraising @
poetsasylum.org<fundraising at poetsasylum.org>
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June Art Sale

The Q Cafe has given us the walls of the establishment for the month of June
to hold *Art Sale* to support the 2008 Worcester Slam Team. We have art work
contributed by many friends of the Asylum that we adorn the walls of the The
Q. All the pieces will be priced to move so stop by and pick up something
pretty to hang on your wall.
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The Poets' Asylum is in its fifteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

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