Heroes of Grand Slam brings you the cast of Story Slammers you’ll see go head-to-head at the 2008 First Person Festival Grand Slam on Saturday November 15th from 9-11pm.  This one will sell out, so buy your tickets right away! You can make a day of it and check out Girls Rock from 3-6 pm and Doubletime! from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Here are our heroes, and these are their stories:

Angel Hogan, winner of the special Summertime StorySlam, part of the Kimmel Center’s Summer Solstice Celebration.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any video from that slam, and that’s a shame, because it was a real doozy.  Fortunately, if you’re not in the Complaint Choir, you can join her tonight for a Fiction Slam at the Standard Tap, with the Liberties Scribblers:

LIBERTIES SCRIBBLERS PRESENTS:
HALLOWEEN STORY SLAM
“The Stranger”
Monday October 27th 2008

THE STANDARD TAP
(901 North 2nd Street Philadelphia)
BRING IN YOUR 5-MINUTE REVELATIONS!

Ten contestants, five-minute time limit
(~600-800 words),  $5 registration to read.
Proceeds go to cash prizes for the top performers. Contestants will be judged on delivery and substance. Prose please.  Sign-up starts at 7pm, show starts 7:30. Presented by the Liberties Scribblers, a Northern Liberties writing group.

Tell your friends! SEE YOU THERE!
FREE to listen
$5 to read
For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/libertiesscribblers

Katonya Mosley, winner of May’s “Secrets”

George Dougherty, winner of June’s “On The Road”

You’ve got one more chance to get into the pantheon of Philadelphia storytellers this week at L’Etage.  The last regularly scheduled slam of the season will be “Strange Coincidence” on Tuesday, October 28th.  Doors open at 7:30 and the slam begins at 8:30.  And don’t forget your Grand Slam tickets…