[FAC] EVENT: The INNER EAR Poetry Jam March 19 / 7yr Anniversary May 21

[bryan medina]

Featuring this month at the EAR:
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST: Comedian Jacob Eckrich 
In the attempt to try something a little different, we will for the first time welcome a comedian in the guest artist spot at Full Circle. So bring you friends and be prepared to laugh on this special night of jokes, words, live painting with Valery Running Wolf & music by The Band Without a Name.  You don't want to miss this night at the valley's longest running poetry open mic event, The INNER EAR Poetry Jam. Including Fun, drinks & prizes!

When: March 19 
Where: Full Circle Brewing Co.
620 F St 
On the Corner of F & Ventura next to the 99
Time: 7:30-11pm 
Cost: $5 public - $3 Open Mic 
21 and Over 

The INNER EAR Poetry Jam
Medina / Scurvy / DJ Smack Jilly
 Myspace.com/the_innerear
*If you don’t know, you better ask somebody!

Bio
Stand up comedian Jacob Eckrich stems out of the indie comedy scene, being influenced by comedians such as Patton Oswalt, Doug Benson, David Cross, and Greg Behrendt, as well as mainstream comedians such as Lewis Black, Dennis Miller, Denis Leary, and Drew Hastings. He has performed in Clovis, Fresno, and Sacramento. He is currently writing a book of comedic essays,set to be out by the end of the year, or not. You can't put a time frame on a good book, or war. Visit him at www.myspace.com/jacobeckrich


* IMPORTANT NEWS * IMPORTANT NEWS * IMPORTANT NEWS *

We now have our 7 YEAR ANNIVERSARY LINE UP for May 21 '09
Here's the 411...

Featured Poets: 
Headliner DENIZEN KANE 
(HBO Def Poet, I Was Born With Two Tongues, Typical Cats)  

Co-Headliner local Poet: DAVID CAMPOS 
(Inner Ear, Food for Thought, Beat Down Slam, Pákatelas 88.1 FM)

Sacrificial Poet G.F.T.D.1
(Black Light Poetry, Inner Ear, Mic n’ Dim Lights, Food for Thought)

Live Paint Artist: RAMIRO MARTINEZ

Live Music/House Band: 40 WATT HYPE

Live Music from Blues Guitarist GABE ROLA
(Steel Records Inc.) 

and the OPEN MIC <all acts welcomed >

WHEN: MAY 21
TIME: 7-11PM
COST: $15 - $12 advanced tickets (coming soon)
21 & Over 

The valley's longest open mic is bringing da hotness back to the Fresno
spoken word scene yet again with another stellar lineup featuring local and nationally known acts including the OPEN MIC! Come see why we are the valleys longest and best spoken word open mic show bar none. 

The INNER EAR Poetry Jam 
Medina / Scurvy / DJ Smack Jilly
*If you don’t know, you better ask somebody!

BIO
Spoken Word artist/Musician DENIZEN KANE is one of the founders of I Was Born With Two Tongues an Asian American spoken word quartet. In 2000, Denizen co-founded Typical Cats, a Chicago-based hip hop collective. His poetry has been published in numerous periodicals and anthologies, including the Asian Pacific American Journal, the Columbia Review, Echoes upon Echoes: New Korean American Writings and has also performed on three seasons of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam. His newest LP, Tree City Legends, Volume 2, furthers his reputation as a precocious lyricist, style innovator, and great storyteller-in-the-making. Kane has toured from New York to Tokyo to Los Angeles, and performed with such underground luminaries as the Visionaries, Living Legends, and J-Live.