BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Angelo State University//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130910T000000Z DTEND:20130910T010000Z LOCATION:Houston Harte University Center | C.J. Davidson Conference Center GEO:31.441091;-100.46645 SUMMARY:Open Mic Night featuring The Mayhem Poets DESCRIPTION:Kyle Rapps was born in Michigan and raised in Jersey\, where he learned how to "lyrically split atoms" and "Kill-em with Concepts." Hi s smooth flowing\, hard-hitting hip-hop style and dynamic theatrical pres ence have garnered him poetry slam victories across the nation\, and brou ght him all the way to the Grand Slam finals at the legendary Nuyorican P oets Cafe' in New York City. Under the name Black Skeptik\, Kyle released 2 hip hop singles: "Rent" featuring rap legend KRS ONE\, and "Frankenste in Saves Hip Hop" featuring production by Blockhead and a video with Craz y Legs of Rocksteady crew. Looking for a more cutting edge sensibility Ky le is now finishing up his debut album\, which was recorded in\, LA\, NY\ , and on a Liberian refugee camp in Ghana\, Africa with the new alias\, K yle Rapps. With a B.A. in spanish from Rutgers University\, Kyle can comm unicate with a multitude of audiences and has led writing and performance workshops around the globe. He dedicates all of his artistic endeavors t o the memory of his mother\, Barbara Sutton.Scott Raven was drawn to the stage since birth\; his pacifier his first microphone. As a teen he quick ly became active in the local Jewish community giving Shabbat speeches an d histrionic-filled haftorah portions\, assuring his Jewish identity woul d remain an important part of his writing and career. His penchant for pe rformance led him to Rutgers University where he studied Theater and Jour nalism. After graduation\, he co-created Mayhem Poets blending his love f or acting and writing. Since then he has co-authored and performed in two full length Spoken-Word Plays\, Masque (2001) and New Street Poets (2005 )\, has taken Shakespeare and Voice classes at the Stella Adler Acting St udio\, and studied improv with the UCB. He is currently working on a coll ection of Shakespearean "Sconnetts"\, a fictional novel loosely based on his touring experiences throughout elementary and middle schools\, and re cently finished shooting both a commercial and two independent films. Originally from Willingboro\, NJ\, Mason Granger took his exceptional SAT marks &\; perfect score on the Math section of the NJ High School Pro ficiency Test and\, rather than parlaying them into an ivy league scholar ship\, instead took them to Rutgers University to pursue a life of poetry . Once there\, Mason infused academia into his creative writings\, result ing in a style that both Einstein and Emerson would admire. Sweeping thru the collegiate poetry scene like a breath of fresh air\, Mason hosted th e campus open mic Verbal Mayhem for 3 years\, eventually becoming the poe t laureate of Livingston College. He's been described as everything from "brilliant" to "a sexier version of Barack." X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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