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# SM teens ‘slam’ poetry
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/sm-teens-slam-poetry/
- Published: 2004-04-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:10:54.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*‘Springtime in Paris’ on the auction block*

*By Daily Press staff*

High schoolers are offered a free ride to get their poetic license. The Santa Monica Public Library invites high school students on a free Big Blue Bus ride to the finals of the National Youth Poetry Slam to be held in Hollywood on April 17.

The bus will leave from the library at 1324 5th St. at 6:30 p.m. and return at 11:15 p.m.

Slam teams from around the country will be competing for the national championship. From Santa Monica, Downbeat 720, Santa Monica’s open mic program for teens, will be fielding a team.

A poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. Poets are judged for the quality of their poetry as well as their performing skills.

Tickets to the event at the Doolittle Theatre at 1615 Vine St. are $5\. Seating is limited.

More information and a trip registration form can be obtained at www.smplteens.org/slam, at any branch of the Santa Monica Public Library or by calling Catherine Ronan at (310) 458-8976.

An upcoming auction has a certain “je ne sais quois.” The nonprofit Waldorf School will hold its annual silent auction on April 23 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the carousel on the Santa Monica Pier. “Springtime in Paris,” the theme of auction, will feature $10,000-value vacation getaways in Europe, Asia and the Islands.

Other items on the auction block include jewels, robotic technology, critically acclaimed and collectible artwork by renowned artists, home-delivered gourmet meals, children’s furniture, astrology readings, tattooing, private yoga and pilates classes and concert tickets.

The event is the school’s largest community fundraising event, and involvement is invited in a number of ways, including matching grants, sponsorships, publicity and participation in the auction itself.

The auction is still accepting donations of goods and services to be added to the lineup, and all donations are tax-deductible, officials said.

“What makes our auction special and different,” said Beth Rubenstein, silent auction chair, “are our Waldorf-inspired handmade toys, dolls, gnomes, puppet-theater and other artful handiworks. We also offer our famous class baskets filled with handmade and unique gifts. This year, one class has made a quilt, bound to become an heirloom for some lucky family.”

Guests are invited to sip wine and champagne during the bidding, as well as feast on hors d’oeuvres and take part in a dessert tasting, featuring treats from many of the Westside’s top restaurateurs and patisseries.

Musical entertainment rounds out the evening’s festivities — je ne sais quois.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 5, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/040504.pdf?ref=smdp.com)