Ladies' Night featuring QUEEN SHEBA...
The Ladies showed up and showed out at Elevated! Ladies’ Night. On this particular night, Elevated! was special; it was given a woman’s touch. The venue featured an all female mic; from the host and deejay to the performers, women ruled the night. Ladies Night at Elevated! is a unique night as the venue is organized and produced by the First-lady of Collective Purpose, Jessica Molina, and a committee of women who share in their love for spoken word and self-expression.

The audience was ‘edutained’ by each artist who took the mic with a performance relating to womanhood, views on life, and the human experience from a woman’s perspective. One woman shared a comical piece on the frustrations of waiting in line to use the ladies restroom. Keomi Tarver, a regular at Elevated!, performed a thought provoking poem about a woman who seeks to cure her insecurities with various acts of promiscuity. It was a night of solidarity and support for the many walks of women in our community.

The Elevated! Ladies’ Night audience welcomed Queen Sheba as the special feature and she was special. With her powerful delivery, Queen Sheba, brought the house down in an outstanding performance. Her performance overflowed with comical, heartfelt, and straight to the point imagery that moved the audience to two standing ovations. She is one of the most demanded spoken word artists/poets in the world. Performing in over seven countries, Queen Sheba is currently on tour promoting her latest CD, The Domino Effect. However, her work is not limited to the art of Spoken Word poetry. As an activist, womanist, and artist, Queen Sheba incorporates activism and equality into community projects, as well as her poetry. Queen Sheba showed her reign over the mic with a commanding presence and life experience-inspired poetry. Yes, it was another night of pure inspiration at Elevated!

ELEVATED! Ladies' Night featuring Queen Sheba!

Collective Purpose presents…

Ladies' Night @

ELEVATED!

1st & 3rd THURSDAYS

The premiere open-mic in San Diego is giving you the best poets, singers, and musicians.

Come out and get your fix!

Thursday, 12/3/09 @ 9 PM

Featuring: Queen Sheba!

Queen Sheba is an Atlanta based Spoken-Soul-Hip Rock-Alternative-Word-Genius. Bringing class with an attitude back to Hip Hop. A breath of fresh air since Lauryn Hill. With a music video on BET-J and VH1 Soul, her recent performance on BETs Lyric Café constantly running, so is she. Shebas 5 th album 'Domino Affect' with several celebrity cameos was released in stores and on iTunes Sept 8 07 and has already charted thousands, with record labels liking her for the first female Spoken Word artist with a major distribution deal, 2 new music videos, several magazine appearances and rave reviews to boot.

We will also have a special Guest Host San Diego's own, Miss Angela Kinlaw. An educator, community activist and much more!

Make a visit:
- Women only on the mic: share new poems, old poems, or very first poem
- Bring a friend and expose them to spoken word poetry
- Share life with other artists
- Begin a network with women in San Diego
- Dance to a spoken word poem
- Come to inhale knowledge from others perspectives

- Listen, learn, and love

Come experience the resurrection of spoken word! Elevated! is a creative arts experience that is guaranteed to uplift, inspire and move you through spoken word, music, and visual art. Elevated! features nationally, internationally, and locally renowned poets. The open mic encourages up-and- coming artists to showcase their skills and talent. Come to listen, express, and get ELEVATED!

Eveoke Dance Theatre

2811 University Ave

San Diego, CA 92104

$5 at the door

ELEVATED! 4th Anniversary featuring Shihan!

San Diego's premiere open-mic is having a birthday bash...Elevated! is celebrating 4 years on the San Diego arts and culture scene!
Please come out and help us kick off another year of bringing you the best artists in the game.

Thursday, 11/19/09 @ 9 PM
Featuring: Shihan!

Our very special guest feature for this very special night is none other than Shihan! A veteran of HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Shihan is a National Poetry Slam Champion (2004) and has been featured on a variety of media outlets (6 appearances on HBO's Def Poetry, NBC, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network, Al Gore's Current TV, Nike's Battlegrounds, Reebok, Adidas, NBA, CNN, Artisan Films' Belly DVD, Complex and Billboard Magazine, 5 National Tours including the Tony Award Winning Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry Jam International Tour and 2 upcoming spoken word documentaries with theatrical releases, SP!T and the sequel to 1997's cult doc Slam Nation, Slam Planet). His abilities to transcend cultural and generational boundaries have made Shihan a much sought after talent.

Please come out and help us celebrate the success of your spoken word and creative arts outlet.

We have invited special guests from all over the world to come out and share their art and creativity with you. Some of them are past features and some are family from the performance community.

We will have giveaways and freebies from some of our partners and friends. It will be a night you won't soon forget. Don't be the one who missed it!

Get there early...It is definitely going to be a spectacular showcase of talent!

Eveoke Dance Theatre
2811 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92104

$7 at the door

Come experience the resurrection of spoken word! Elevated! is a creative arts experience that is guaranteed to uplift, inspire and move you through spoken word, music, and visual art. Elevated! features nationally, internationally, and locally renowned poets. The open mic encourages up-and- coming artists to showcase their skills and talent. Come to listen, express, and get ELEVATED!