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LTABKC 2020 Early Bird Registration Deadline FRI DEC 20!

Early Bird Registration for LTABKC 2020 is Friday, December 20.

Only your commitment is necessary to secure your team's registration and the $200 early bird fee. (Payment arrangements can be made later.)

We're also one month away from Crossing the Street. On Saturday, January 18, 10a-3:30, all participating poets will gather at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center for a day of workshops and collaboration, with special guest Elizabeth Acevedo as the keynote speaker.

Judge Signup Louder Than a Bomb KC is a youth slam poetry competition that takes place around March of every year. Each bout requires five judges. Judging requires no prior experience or expertise. Judges should arrive at least 15 minutes before bout start time. Each bout lasts roughly 90 minutes. New in 2019, a...

Starlight Offers Performing Arts Scholarships For the 14th straight year, Starlight Theatre will award $2,500 performing arts scholarships to ethnically diverse middle school students across the metro. Qualified Kansas City students in grades 6, 7 and 8 are invited to apply by Friday, March 29, for a Vincent Legacy Scholarship.

LTABKC 2019 Stakeholders Info See the video

KC Storytellers Project Story Slam

Finals TONIGHT! 7p The Gem Theater // kalligraphy, Lawrence Free State, Lincoln Prep, Raytown, Raytown South, Shawnee Mission South

Third semifinal bout 6p tonight featuring: kalligraphy, Lawrence High, Shawnee Mission South, Winnetonka

Seminfinals II are streaming live at page

Semifinals Bout II - Lincoln Prep, Raytown, Shawnee Mission Northwest, University Academy
The Gem Theater 6p tonight!

Semifinal bout I is streaming live at the LTABKC page.