Doors open at 7pm - Slam begins at 8pm. Presented by Soap Boxing (www.soap-boxing.com) The Poerty Slam competition is open to anyone (18+) There three rounds of poetic battle and good times. Sign up between 7 and 8 pm. 

The Artists' Quarter's hottest night opens with the Cory Wong Quartet featuring Zachary Schmidt on drums, Cory J. Wong on guitar, Andy Schuster on bass and Dan M. Musselman or Kevin Gastonguay on piano  starting at 7:00 P.M.  Cory Wong has been called one of the most versatile and exciting musicians in the Twin Cities, and has been featured in several publications and websites, including NPR, MPR, and Mpls/St. Paul magazine. His song “Upstream” was the first solo guitar recording to be in the video game “Rock Band”. Cory has also recently taken over as the Production Manager for Innovative Multiemedia Studios, and Secret Stash Records.  Check this recent video of the Cory Wong Quartet playing "Pass the Plate" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LVtoM-f2Vw