DAY EVENTS

Gonna make it here by Tuesday Night? There is plenty going on!

WEDNESDAY

OPENING CEREMONIES, Electric Lounge (302 Bowie, 476-FUSE), 1-3 p.m. Competing teams and individuals meet here for the lovefest. Check-in is mandatory; stick around for the team introductions.

MASTERPIECE THEATER, Mojo's (2714 Guadalupe, 477-MOJO), 4:30-6 p.m. Slam Hall-of-Famers deliver the poems that made slam great.

INCOMMUNICADO PRESS BOOK PARTY, Fringeware (2716 Guadalupe, 494-9273), 4:30-6 p.m. A reading with authors Steve Abee and Jimmy Jazz.

5PM MATINEE SCREENING of SlamNation at the Alamo Drafthouse - Go catch the film before the bouts!

THURSDAY

POETS LIVING ROOM, BookPeople (6th and Lamar), 472-5050), noon-2 p.m. Round-robin open mic, Taos style.

GRAMMAR RODEO AND SPELLING BEE, Mojo's, 1-2:30 p.m. Not for the faint of heart, thrills and spills guaranteed.

MARC SMITH, BookPeople, 2-3 p.m. A reading with the father of the slam, Chicago poet Marc Smith.

POETICALLY INCORRECT, Mojo's, 2:30-3 p.m. Poet talk show discussing the state of contemporary poetry.

NIGHT OF THE CHIHUAHUA, Mojo's, 3-4:30 p.m. All Latino, all burrito, and looking to spread some panic. With Kenn Rodriguez (Albuquerque), Danny Solis (Albuquerque), Marta Sanchez (Seattle), Guy Gonzales (New York), Trinidad Sanchez (San Antonio), and many more.

JUSTIN CHIN, JEFF MCDANIEL, AND TARIN TOWERS, Fringeware, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

PROP SLAM, Mojo's, 4:30-6 p.m.

MANIC D PRESS BOOK PARTY, Fringeware, 4:30-6 p.m. Hosted by Juliette Torrez (San Francisco), Bruce Jackson (San Francisco) and Jeff McDaniel (Los Angeles).

5PM MATINEE SCREENING of SlamNation at the Alamo Drafthouse - Go catch the film before the bouts!

WRITERS CORP CYBER SLAM, Borders (10225 Research Blvd, 795-9553), 6 p.m.

FRIDAY

THE SOFTBALL GAME - 11am. Check out the Softball Game page.

POETS LIVING ROOM, BookPeople, noon-2 p.m.

THE TRUTH ABOUT SUPERHEROES, Mojo's, 1-2:30 p.m. Reality love bites from the writers in this gay and lesbian showcase. With Douglas A. Martin (Athens), Ken Hunt (Madison), Lyska Janacek (Fargo), Justin Chin (San Francisco), Scott Klein (Detroit), Thea Iberall (Los Angeles), and many more.

PATRICIA SMITH, BookPeople, 2-3 p.m. A reading with the four-time poetry slam champion, Boston poet Patricia Smith.

POETICALLY INCORRECT, Mojo's, 2:30-3 p.m.

CHOCOLATE CITY, Mojo's, 3-4:30 p.m. This African-American writers showcase promises to be delicious. With Boogie Man (Cleveland), Jerry Quickley (Los Angeles), DJ Renegade (Washington DC), Roger Bonair-Agard (New York), Bruce Jackson (San Francisco), and many more.

DOUG MARTIN, SPIKE GILLESPIE AND BOB REDMOND, Fringeware, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

HEAD-TO-HEAD HAIKU SLAM, Mojo's, 4:30-6 p.m.

SOFT SKULL AND MOUTH ALMIGHTY PARTY, Fringeware, 4:30-6 p.m. Hosted by Sander Hicks and Bob Holman.

POETRY TAILGATE PARTY AND BBQ, Electric Lounge, 4-6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

SLAMMASTERS' MEETING, La Quinta Inn Capitol, Lady Bird Room, 10:30-1:30 p.m.

POETS LIVING ROOM, BookPeople, noon-2 p.m.

FIRESTORM, Mojo's, 1-2:30 p.m. All-fem reading series, guaranteed to burn your ears. With Genevieve Van Cleve (Austin), Christina Springer (Pittsburgh), Lea Deschenes (Laguna Beach), Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani (Albuquerque), Lisa Martinovic (Fayetteville, AR), Anne MacNaughton (Taos) and many more.

BOB HOLMAN, Fringeware, 2-3 p.m. A reading with poetry impresario and slam godfather Bob Holman from New York.

YOUNG VOICES SLAM, Mojo's, 3-4:30 p.m. Open to poets 21 and younger.

AUSTIN CINEMAKER COOP presents EXQUISITE CORPSE FILM FESTIVAL, Public Domain, 4-5 p.m. A Super 8 film screening, made collaboratively, modeled on the poetry writing exercise.

ELLYN MAYBE W/ SPECIAL GUESTS, Fringeware, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

RAP SLAM, Mojo's, 4:30-6 p.m.

2.13.61 PUBLICATIONS PARTY, Fringeware, 4:30-6 p.m. Hosted by Ellyn Maybe.

Here is a list of Late Night Events.