ARTS: Spoken Word Super-Show Tonight!

You know, it's Monday, and you're just coming down off the weekend, perhaps you'd like to take things a little easy to help transition yourself into the week, maybe just stay in, catch some Monday Night Football, who knows. Or, you could act like a grown-up and get your brain charged up and firing on all cylinders by listening to a buttload of pithy wordplay at the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival tonight at the Cameo Theatre!

Before I continue I will concede that yes, that is just about the most pretentious name you could assign the thing, but remember - this is spoken word poetry. Subtlety isn't a factor when encouragement is delivered in the form of finger-snapping. 

Anyway, tonight beginning at 8 p.m. you get the privilege, nay, the honor of seeing some of the nations finest spoken-word performers doing their best pieces for you, in rapid succession. If you've ever been afraid to go to one of these things because you think it'll be like attending a relative's stand-up routine (where all you can do is force a smile and watch the clock while your loved one dies on the stage), fear not! These folks are pros, been doing this for years, and they know what will make you laugh and what will set your ears on fire.

For a paltry $7 (or $5 if you're a student looking to fill up on credits for catching performances) you get to see heavy hitters like Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Shira Erlichman, and Robbie Q., all of whom guarantee that you'll hear something you'll like. Well, it's not a money-back guarantee, but you'll like what they've got, just trust me.

As the cooler weather reminds us, the year is coming to an end, so head on out tonight and finally start putting some work toward that New Years resolution of getting more cultured.