Martin Behrman Charter School will Celebrate its First “Poetry on the Avenue” with Special Guests, Internationally Renowned Poets Jessica Care Moore and Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets on Friday, May 20, 2011, in New Orleans, Louisiana

Martin Behrman Charter School will celebrate its first “Poetry on the Avenue”, an evening of art, spoken word poetry, and live music on Friday, May 20, 2011.  The event will feature performances by student performers from Behrman Charter School, several local poets and musical artists, and internationally renowned feature poets Jessica Care Moore, an HBO Def Poet and Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets. The event will be hosted by New Orleans’s own Chuck Perkins and will take place on the school’s front lawn from 5pm to 8pm. The school is located at 715 Opelousas Avenue, New Orleans, LA, located in New Orleans’s historic Algiers Point.

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