Events
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Events
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Angry Cow Poetry at the Rialto Theatre
Every first Wednesday
Watch past month’s events and learn about the upcoming ones. Each month has a featured poet and an open mic. Hosted by Keith Allison. At the Rialto Theatre. 1000 Kenmore Blvd, Akron, Ohio.
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Mixxed Rose in the Living Room
March 5, 2025
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Mixxed Rose
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BLAX Museum
February 22, 2025
BLAX Museum is an annual performance showcase created by Michelle R. Smith dedicated to honoring notable Black figures in American history and culture through original art and electrifying presentations. Filmed by Keith Allison.
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Essence in the Living Room
February 5, 2025
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Essence
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Kurt Wit in the Living Room
January 1, 2025
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Kurt Wit, and musical guest, Jim Ballard
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TaJuan Immanuel in the Living Room
December 4, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, TaJuan Immanuel
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Quartez Harris in the Living Room
November 6, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Quartez Harris
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Dezzie Jay in the Living Room
October 2, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Dezzie Jay
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Galaxy in the Living Room
September 4, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room, with feature, Galaxy
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Stephanie Ginese in the Living Room
August 7, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room, with feature, Stephanie Ginese
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One Single Rose® in the Living Room
July 3, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room, with feature, One Single Rose®
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Angry Cow Poetry Feature Showcase
June 5, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry icelebrated two years of events at the Rialto Theatre with an incredible lineup of 13 featured poets. plus DJ Verb bringing the beats. Filmed by Melvin Crockett.
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QintheStu in the Living Room
May 1, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room, with feature, QintheStu
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QuietKid in the Living Room
April 3, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, QuietKid
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TOP Slamm at Moca: Women's Edition
March 24, 2024
Temple of Passions Slamm Season at Moca with an all women lineup. Eight incredible poets fighting for top honors. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Kisha Nicole Foster in the Living Room
March 6, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Kish Nicole Foster.
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Ephraim Nehemiah in the Living Room
February 7, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Ephraim Nehemiah
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Sugg in the Living Room
January 3, 2024
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Sugar Water Baby
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Church of Starry Wisdom at Musica
December 22, 2023
Church of Starry Wisdom closed out the night magnificently. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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DreamStates at Musica
December 22, 2023
NE Ohio’s all-trans band. Natalie, Madeline, Billy, and Jo. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Angie Haze at Musica
December 22, 2023
With Rachel Osherow. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Duo Decibel System at Musica
December 22, 2023
Cleveland-based two person band. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Zach and Friends at the Rialto Theatre
December 7, 2023
Zach is joined by Chris Haas, Matthew Alec, Karen Starr, Matt Petras, Rachel Roberts, Theresa Göttl Brightman, and Keith Allison. Filmed by Keith Allison and Rachelle Farren.
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Anthony Amptified Evans in the Living Room
December 6, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Anthony Amptified Evans
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Temple of Passions Slamm at Moca
November 5, 2023
Temple of Passions slamm at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Curated by Kierra McDade. Twelve spoken word artists vying for the top prize. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Nelly B the Artist in the Living Room
November 1, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Nelly B the Artist
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Jeronimo in the Living Room
October 4, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Jeronimo
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InterpRotations
September 7, 2023
Tyler Hawes, Keith Allison, and Jeremax McShlenk each did renditions of seven different covers in entirely different ways.
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Eric Odum in the Living Room
September 6, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Eric Odum
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Rachel Wiley in the Living Room
August 2, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Rachel Wiley
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A Night of Artistic Renewal, Volume III
July 9, 2023
Curated and hosted by Dionne D. Hunter. And the Blumenthal Theatre’s Booth Playhouse. Featuring spoken word artists, Boris Bluz Rogers, Jay Ward, Linda Orji, and Keith Allison; violinst Candace “Pretty Strinz” Smith, dancers Ungraceful Jay and Vision Elite Royalty Dance Company, and vocalist Spencer “Suspense” Simms. Filmed and edited by Jarod Aaron Simms.
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Just C.O.S. and Morgan Paige in the Living Room
July 5, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with features, Just C.O.S. and Morgan Paige
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Vision in the Living Room
June 7, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Vision
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Moo, Motherfucker and Nowhere, but Somewhere dual album release show
May 19, 2023
A Band Named Ashes and King Locus and Keith Allison with lots of special guests release their new albums together at the Rialto Theatre. Featuring Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon, Dionne D. Hunter, Linda Orji, Gina Wilson, and Zach.
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Young Thomas in the Living Room
May 3, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Young Thomas
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Shaneen A. Harris in the Living Room
April 5, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Shaneen A. Harris
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Avery LaMar Pope in the Living Room
March 1, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, Avery LaMar Pope.
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Blax Museum
February 18, 2023
Created, produced, and hosted by Michelle R. Smith, many artists of different genres pay tribute to icons and inspirations. Filmed by Keith Allison and Nic Smith. Edited by Keith Allison.
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Angie Haze and Free Black
February 10, 2023
Angie Haze and Free Black joined together on the Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre.
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Gretchen Pleuss at Bop Stop
February 8, 2023
Gretchen Pleuss plays some originals and discusses Buffy Saint-Marie’s impact on folk music and the world around her at Bop Stop for Roots Of American Music’s Lift Their Voices series.
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EbaNee Bond in the Living Room
February 1, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, EbaNee Bond.
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A Night of Artistic Renewal Volume II
January 15, 2023
Celebrating the Power of Dreams. A free cultural community event. Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Michelle R. Smith in the Living Room
January 4, 2023
Angry Cow Poetry in the Living Room with feature, Michelle R. Smith
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Temple of Passions: Cover Songs Only
December 10, 2022
Temple of Passions’ Cover Songs Only, curated by Kierra McDade. Eight singers vying for the top prize. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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AKeem Rollins in the Living Room
December 7, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature, AKeem Rollins
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Gretchen Pleuss with Matthew DeRubertis
December 4, 2022
Gretchen Pleuss and Matthew DeRubertis took the stage at the Jenks Building.
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Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon at Kenmore Winter Break Music Fest
December 3, 2022
Day 2 of Kenmore Winter Break Music Fest opened with featured poet, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon.
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Raja Belle Freeman at Kenmore Winter Break Music Fest
December 2, 2022
Day 1 of Kenmore Winter Break Music Fest opened with featured poet, Raja Belle Freeman.
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Jim Ballard and the Strangs at Jilly's Music Room
November 19, 2022
Jim Ballard and the Stranges (Terry Fairfax, Joe Lang, Wes McGraw, Bill Watson) with special guests, Jack Kidney and Tim Longfellow, at Jilly’s Music Room. Filmed by Keith Allison. Edited by Jim Ballard.
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Slamm Finale
November 5, 2022
A Temple of Passions and Angry Cow Poetry event, with host AKeem Rollins, featured poet Native Child Brown and eight poets (Brave Nate, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon, Jeronimo, Kel L. Shabazz, Kisha Nicole Foster, Vision, Yemmy, Young Thomas) competing to win the slam. Filmed by Melvin Crockett.
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JT's Electrik Blackout Album Release
November 4, 2022
JT’s Eletrik Blackout (Justin Tibbs, Tommy Lehman, Andru Dennis, Jared Lees, Holbrook Riles III) took the stage at The Trailhead to release their new album. With Special guests Bethany Joy, Dan Socha, Rachel Osherow, and Floco Torres. Filmed by Keith Allison.
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Bethany Joy and Daniel So-ha at The Trailhead
November 4, 2022
Bethany and Daniel open for JT’s Electrik Blackout album release. Filmed by Keith Allison.
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L.S. Quinn in the Living Room
November 2, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature L.S. Quinn
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Angry Cow Poetry at Kenmore Branch Library
October 18, 2022
As part of the Sounds of Akron series, Angry Cow Poetry hosted features, Blak Reign and High Priest for a combination of music and spoken word.
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Angie Haze Time Thief album release show
October 15, 2022
Angie Haze releases her new album at the Rialto Theatre. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Bethany Joy at Musica
October 14, 2022
Bethany Joy’s “Planet” album release concert at Musica. Filmed and edited by Angry Cow Poetry.
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Community Shoe at Musica
October 14, 2022
Community Shoe took the stage for a killer 45 minute continuous performance as part of Bethany Joy’s “Planet” album release concert. Filmed by Keith Allison.
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Gretchen Pleuss at Musica
October 14, 2022
Gretchen Pleuss took the stage for a beautiful performance as part of Bethany Joy’s “Planet” album release concert. Filmed by Keith Allison.
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Adam Spells in the Living Room
October 5, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature Adam Spells.
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Temple of Passions at Ingenuity Fest
September 25, 2022
Adam Spells, CocoaWeaponry, Autumn Marie, and Keith Allison take the stage for Temple of Passions at Cleveland’s Ingenuity Fest. Filmed by Canon Shooter and Angry Cow Poetry.
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Slamm Sunday
September 11, 2022
Temple of Passions’ Slamm Sunday. Eight poets in head to head match ups until one poet remains: Autumn Marie, OJ Muffy Johnson, MiddleChild, Mo Grays, Ephraim Nehemiah, Quietkid, L.S. Quinn, and Té. At Kaiser Gallery. Hosted by Jus_Jerr. With DJ Verb. Temple of Passions curated by Kierra McDade. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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NYANSAPO: Soul Wisdom
September 10, 2022.
Hosted by ONI. With featured poets, ForH1sGlory, Adam Spells, Ladee Po3t, and Ashly Jade. Live painting by Charde Renee. At I Love Braids Academy / The Venue. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Raja Belle Freeman in the Living Room
September 7, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature Raja Belle Freeman.
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Gretchen Pleuss: Live at Montavino Wine Market
August 26, 2022
Gretchen returns to Montavino Wine Market in Wooster, Ohio. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Open Air Poets
August 18, 2022
Featured poets Stephanie Ginese, Frank Thomas Rosen, and Michelle R. Smith. Presented by Coventry Village Library Branch and Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison. Audio recorded by Jordan Davis.
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Xposyur in the Living Room
August 3, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with feature Xposyur.
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Zach: An Evening of Songs and Stories
July 28, 2022
With special guests Neil Keating and Drew Thornberry. At the Rialto Theatre. Filmed by Keith Allison and Ellen Stair. Edited by Keith Allison.
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Temple of Passions: Cover Songs Only
July 24, 2022
Temple of Passions’ Cover Songs Only featured seven amazing singers vying for the top prize of the night. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Stephanie Ginese's Unto Dogs Book Release
July 23, 2022
Stephanie reads at the release of her new book, Unto Dogs. Followed by an interview led by Isabella Moreno. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Raja Belle Freeman at Tongue in Groove Poetry Music Jam
July 17, 2022
Raja featuring with the Tongue in Groove band playing behind her. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Zach, Gretchen Pleuss, and Keith Allison
July 9, 2022
Zach, Gretchen Pleuss, and Keith Allison took the stage together for a beautiful night of music and poetry at the Rialto Theatre. With special guest, Matthew DeRubertis. You can watch the whole show or select from individual pieces.
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Gretchen Pleuss: Live at Montavino Wine Market
July 8, 2022
Gretchen performs at Montavino Wine Market in Wooster, Ohio. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison
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Steve Brightman and Theresa Göttl Brightman in the Living Room
July 6, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with features, Steve Brightman and Theresa Göttl Brightman.
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Lit Cleveland: Larchmere Porch Fest
June 25, 2022
Literary Cleveland at Larchmere Porch Fest with features Raja Belle Freeman, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon, and Kisha Nicole Foster. Hosted by Vince Robinson. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Raja Belle Freeman at University Height's Juneteenth Celebration
June 19, 2022
Raja performs a fifteen minute set. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Temple of Passions: Juneteenth Freedom Fest
June 18, 2022
Temple of Passions set at Cleveland MetroHealth’s Juneteenth Freedom Fest. Hosted by Kierra McDade and Sophii Appsolutelii. Featuring performances from Artinka Teaira, Eroc Beatz, Just c.o.s., and Vision. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Gretchen Pleuss: Live at Happy Dog
June 11, 2022
Gretchen performs at Happy Dog’s The Quiet Room in Cleveland, Ohio. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Gretchen Pleuss: Live at the Johnson Center
June 10, 2022
Gretchen performs at the Johnson Center for Worship and the Fine Arts in Canton, Ohio. Filmed and edited by Keith Allison.
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Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon in the Living Room
June 1, 2022
Angry Cow Poetry in the Rialto Living Room with our very first feature, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon
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A Night of Artistic Renewal
May 21, 2022
Many artists came together for a pre-Juneteenth community cultural celebration, organized and hosted by Dionne D. Hunter. Featuring performances by Keith Allison, Linda Orji, NuffCed, Boris ‘Bluz’ Rogers, Spencer ‘Suspence’ Sims, Ungraceful Jay, and Vision Elite Royalty Dance Company. Filmed by Byron Morant Media.
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Continuity Flaws Book Release Event
April 15, 2022
Keith Allison, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon, Adam Spells, Underground Kween, and Vision perform to celebrate the release of Keith’s latest book. At Visible Voice Books. Filmed by Ellen Stair.