Expected At The Hartford Club
For
GABY VERSUS THE ICEMAN
A CT YOUNG WRITERS TRIPLE KNOCKOUT EVENT
I’m not sure what it is,
but I certainly don’t want to miss it!
-- Hartford Club President Pat Sheehan
PAT'S MESSAGE:
Bear with me on this -– please consider joining us this Friday at the Club for the historic event of LIVE BOXING in the Ballroom. No kidding. The event is actually sponsored by the Connecticut Young Writers Trust and the State University System, who stage an annual competition among young poets and writers from schools and colleges around Connecticut. As you may know, the state has a wealth of writing talent, and this year the group has been exploring the region’s sports history -– with a focus on boxing!
This coming Friday, the Clubhouse will be filled with young students, sportswriters, poets and musicians as the Writers Trust approaches its annual scholarship contest deadline with an eclectic event that includes (of course) a Big Band performance with star vocalists at lunchtime ... poetry readings from a REAL boxing ring set up in the Ballroom … an appearance by a celebrated New York police detective who was the real-life hero of one highly-acclaimed book on fighting corruption and the author of another ... all capped off by a [professional boxing exhibition] featuring several star athletes from the region. And in case you were wondering: yes, state-certified schoolteachers will be receiving Continuing Education credits for attending. I just want to share with you my confusion and delight about the entire event. I’m not sure what it is, but I certainly don’t want to miss it! And I hope you will come by, as well.
[still ok
to rsvp:
call 860-690-0211
or
write to
tntcomm82@cs.com]
The Hartford Club
46 Prospect St.
Hartford CT
860-522-1271
SCHEDULE
11 am
Workshops
POETRY WORKSHOP
LED BY
DAVID “THE BODY SNATCHER” CAPPELLA
SPORTSWRITING WORKSHOP
LED BY
PAUL “DING-A-LING” DOYLE
12 noon - 1:15 pm
Lunch
To The Sounds
Of The Jen Allen Big Band, With Vocalists
JEN ALLEN BIG BAND
JEN ALLEN, keyboard
KRIS ALLEN, alto sax
BEN BILELLO, drums
MATT DWONSYK, bass
GEOFF BROOKES. trumpet
JAKE THIBAULT, tenor sax
PETER McEACHERN, trombone
KEITH GIBSON, guitar
VOCALISTS
Tamara Almai, Shannon Gunnip, Laura McCabe, DominiQue Padilla
1:30 pm
Undercard Of Poets &Writers
Leading Up
To Gaby v. Iceman Set 1
Undercard
FRANZ "ONIONS OREGANATO” DOUSKEY
KATE “LA TERRIBLE” RUSHIN
CHANDRA “BONECRUSHER” PRASAD
RICH “SIX HEADS” ESPOSITO
BOB “THE BREEZE” LEUCI,
AKA PRINCE OF THE CITY
SHOUHUA “HARD ROCK” QI
BINNIE “THE DEMON BARBER” KLEIN
“MERICILESS” AMY MA
THE MAIN EVENT
GABY “SHE BE STINGING” CALVOCORESSI
V.
ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
Reading From Their Works
Co-Masters Of Ceremonies
‘IRISH’ RAVI SHANKAR
JEFFREY “NO DICE” DRESSLER
RAND “BLOOD” COOPER
Break,
Mid-Afternoon
6 pm
Evening Reception & Events
Hors d'oeurves Courtesy Of The Warren Group
Reception Entertainment:
Teen Rocker Phenom
Desiree Bassett & The Time Machine
Robert Goddfried, aka Rob The Drummer
Bob Larime, bass guitar
7 pm
Gaby v. Iceman, Set 2
National Anthem,
Sung By DominiQue
Of The Hartford Conservatory
& The Jen Allen Big Band
Boxing Exhibition
Coordinated By
Sammy Vega, Iceman John Scully,
Mike Mike Machine Gun Oliver
Cash Bar
At All Times
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