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sin ft. @ #unlimitedpoetryslam
Posted on January 23, 2017 Leave a Comment
Sin is an up and coming spokenword artist from Fort Worth Texas.
He has performed all around DFW and his unique style is always in demand.
With a blend of traditional and hip hop influences he brings a one of a kind energy to the mic. Be sure to visit http://www.sinspokenword.com.
Join us Monday January 23, 2017 @ Unlimited Poetry Slam for this featured artist and every Monday for local and national poets. Enter to win tickets to 2017 Women of the World Finals Stage!
7:30-9:30pm @ Fusha's Enterprises 130 E. Bardin Rd. Arlington, TX 76018
#WordPlay update
Posted on January 18, 2017 Leave a Comment
due to recent storms, our venue has sustained roof damage rendering the building unsafe. we have a tentative venue for upcoming weeks until repairs can be made. thank you for your ongoing support! #WordPlay
ed mabrey ft. @ unlimited poetry slam
Posted on January 15, 2017 Leave a Comment
Unlimited Poetry Slam presents Ed Mabrey as our featured artist Monday 1.16.17 @ Fusha's Enterprises 130 E. Bardin Rd. Arlington, TX 76018 $5 admission BYOB food & mixers available for purchase. An accomplished poet, spoken word artist, writer, life coach, motivational speaker, comedian and actor, Ed Mabrey is driven by an incredible passion for creating experiences with every performance. His performances are often noted for their unique blend of passion, grace, creativity and fire. Ed has created characters that are unforgettable and experiences that prove to be life changing.
Ed Mabrey is the current and only four time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, (2007, 2012, 2014 & 2016). He is the first person of color to win the title and continues to be a trailblazer, consistently raising the bar and setting new and ambitious standards for this performance art form. Ed is also a two-time winner of the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational Spokenword Slam (2014 & 2016), two-time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Champion, Great Plains Pile Up Slam Champion and many more.
Ed can be seen on Season 3, 5 & 6 of TV One's Verses and Flow and performed each season on HBO's All Def Digital.
Some of his other achievements are: 2012 Poetry Slam Artist of the Year (National Poetry Awards), Emmy nominated actor, National Best Selling poetry anthology contributor ("Spoken Word Revolution Redux/Sourcebooks"). He has served as Host/Master of Ceremony for over 200 events in the past 4 years and over 600 events in the past 8 years. During the course of his career, he has toured internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 70 colleges and universities.
Ed Mabrey is the founder of Black Pearl Productions LLC. Black Pearl Poetry, an offspring of Black Pearl Productions, LLC, one of the most successful poetry shows in the nation, has hosted and produced over 1,000 poetry events and concerts, including shows featuring The Roots, Umar Bin Hasan, The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, Ursula Rucker, and Saul Williams, to name a few.
Utilizing his diversity of artistic skills, Ed has curated for the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, been featured in the Whitney Museum (NY, NY), was founder of the first CUPSI/ Poetry organization for Arizona State University, mentored the first ever Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Slam team to come out of Phoenix, Arizona and Charlotte, North Carolina.
As an actor, Ed Mabrey has appeared in Oscar Nominated feature films, was a member of an Emmy winning cast for a Movie-of-the-week on Fox and ABC, has worked with Kuumba Theater and Red Herring Theater.
Ed earned the honor of being a recipient of "Poet of the Year" by the Ohio Poetry Association in 2007. Ed is a Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam Champion, Lake Eden Arts Festival champion, Great Plains Poetry Slam champion and continues to perform competitively in poetry slam.
In his most recent career addition, Ed Mabrey has added comedy to his artistic endeavors. Since pursuing comedy in January of 2013, Ed is a two-time finalist in The World Series of Comedy and has hosted and opened at several of the Comedy Zone locations in North and South Carolina. His more than 25 comedic appearances include opening for such notable comedians as Ian Bagg, DL Hughley, Charlie Murphy, Roy Wood, Jr. and Rob Schneider.
While currently residing in Charlotte, NC, Ed is currently touring nationally performing poetry and conducting workshops as a solo artist.
Unlimited Poetry Slam is registered with Poetry Slam, Inc. and is comprised of spoken word artists and supporters promoting the development of the art for writer/performers and audiences alike and operates weekly spoken word open mic & poetry slam competitions where all are invited to share on the mic for the first time, as a professional or sit back and enjoy others' performance. This is our first year participating in national competition and we need your support to build a home team in the heart of Arlington, Texas. Unlimited Poetry Slam is dedicated to the development of an inclusive community that celebrates the art of spoken word for all, join us.
(bio information composed from the following sources: artistecard.com,luxuryawaits.com and edmabrey.com)
happy new year!
Posted on January 2, 2017 Leave a Comment
Unlimited Poetry Slam, Lil Cajun Open Mic & WordPlay will resume next week, subscribe to make sure you don't miss any of our events!
volition unlimited events!
Posted on December 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
we look forward to seeing you in 2017! enjoy the celebrations, xo
WordPlay Wednesdays
Posted on December 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
Delicious food in a great atmosphere including outdoor patiowill have you coming back for more!
To perform on the open mic just show up, sign up and get up when your name is called! If you have a performance track, cd is preferred, downloaded to device or thumb drive is also acceptable. (back up vocals okay, full vocals on track is HIGHLY DISCOURAGED)
We are always seeking qualified local talent for paid feature performances.
Arrive early to sign up, show starts @ 9p BYOB
1101 Oak Grove Road is the place to be on wednesday nights in
Fort Worth, don't miss it! no cover before 9pm
unlimited poetry slam
Posted on December 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
During the semester break Texadelphia will be undergoing a remodel followed by a grand reopening when the spring semester commences. Stay tuned for schedule dates!
we're back!
Posted on August 17, 2016 Leave a Comment
we've been planning some exciting things behind the scenes this summer! including #lilcajunopenmic which resumes weekly on tuesdays starting september 6th @ Lil Cajun Grill & Sports 5215 Singing Hills Dr. Dallas, TX 75216 in the heart of Oak Cliff. Stage is open to all talent, so be a friend n tell a friend n see you there! xo
head's up!
Posted on July 22, 2016 Leave a Comment
be on the lookout for events from volitionunlimited.org coming soon…
please be advised
Posted on April 29, 2016 Leave a Comment
it is with much dismay to announce Volition Unlimited will suspend operation of South Side Open Mic – Community Voice and #lilcajunopenmic until further notice. host Annika Michelle's attention is needed to address family concerns at this time. volition unlimited will continue to share poetry and empowerment related posts and be available online and at the home office. please feel free to contact as needed. thank you for your understanding and support, xo


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Finished up this model the other day. Hands down one of the most fun models I've worked on in quite some time. I really think the colors and basing go well together. The original fall theme kinda fell through, however, I kept with the earthy colors, which I think look really nice. Here she is:
One of my favorite things with her is just how strong they made her look. Yeah, she's an Elven queen, but, she looks like she would kick just about anyone's butt who decides to try to defile her realm.
Overall, one of my most favorite models GW has made in a very, very long time. I can't wait to field her!

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Expectations to particpate
While you are a client of the Halton Trauma Centre, we ask four important things from you and your family:
- Respect the privacy and confidentiality of other clients in the program.
- Keep all family members safe from abuse and abusive behaviour.
- Make attendance at the Halton Trauma Centre a high priority and only miss sessions when absolutely necessary, for example, in medical emergencies.
- Give us as much notice as possible if you can't attend a session.
Under certain circumstances there are exceptions to the eligibility criteria. The following are four exclusionary criteria for Trauma Assessments, Sexualized Behaviour Assessments, Risk Assessments and Sibling Incest Assessments
- If a client is actively suicidal, engaging in self-injurious behaviour, or is a risk to self or to the community. In such cases, a client should be sent to his or her family physician, psychiatrist, or local hospital for evaluation before service can proceed.
- If a client has made a suicide attempt or has engaged in suicidal thinking in the past three months and there has been a psychiatric evaluation completed with recommendations, but the client and/or family has not followed through. If this occurs, consultation with the Clinical Director should take place before service can proceed.
- If there is a pending custody and access ruling in the courts.
- If the victimized child remains in the home with his or her offender, or in cases of sibling-on-sibling sexual abuse, the perpetrating child/adolescent remains in contact with his/her sibling(s).
How potential disagreements are settled
In the event that a disagreement does occur between yourself and your service provider, there are some steps that you can take:
- You are encouraged to talk to your service provider, and attempt to come to an agreement.
- If an agreement is not reached you may request a meeting with the Clinical Director. Within ten days the Clinical Director will meet with you and your service provider with the hope of coming to an agreement. Although this is the favoured method, you may also request to meet with the Clinical Director in private.
- If progress is still not made, you may meet with the Executive Director. Your complaint will be given to the Executive Director, along with a summary of the steps that you have already taken to solve the issue. This meeting will take place within ten days of your complaint being received.
- If after meeting with the Executive Director a resolution is not reached, you will be encouraged to bring your complaint to the attention of the Provincial Advocates Office.


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I know now why the scrumptious products that come from Gaylord's Alpine Chocolat Haus are, as I've heard expressed so often, "to die for."
Bruce Brown, the guy who owns and operates that place, is one of the most enthusiastic businessmen I've ever had the privilege to meet. It's no wonder he's so successful.
The man just bubbles, like boiling chocolate, with pride in his business and his town.
I stopped in the other day to pick up a couple pounds of "pecan turtles." That's another story I should tell you before we continue with Mr. Chocolat.
You see, I have this standing bet with a business associate in Petoskey (Karen "Sparty"mary I call her - real name Satmary) on the Michigan-Michigan State basketball and football games. I got chocolate-creamed in basketball, but wait til this fall in the Big House.