Wakefield Brewster and Page2Stage Productions Inc. Present The 4th Annual:
February In August: A Celebration of Black Excellence In The Arts
August 24
Heather Edwards Theatre | 7 PM
This Year is a poetry-musical-mashup edition that has been monikered: Allies And Artistry
A Poetically and Musically driven celebration with a full-length set performance by Calgary’s only Spoken Word Funk-Fusion Jazz Quartet: PoëThree
Starring:
On Drums and Percussion; John McCaslin
On Stand-Up and Standard Bass Guitars, Jeff Gammon
On Keyboards, composer, arranger, and conductor; Chris Tauchner
On Vocals: Poet, SpokenWord Artist, Rapper, and PoEmcee; Wakefield Brewster
Wakefield founded February In August as a tribute to Black Excellence in the Arts by celebrating this community’s creative contributions outside of the typical month of February; Black History Month.
On the opposite side of the year, in the heat of the city summer swelter, engaging the unexpected that is available to us all in Calgary, in culture, in community;
February In August asks you to embrace Black Excellence in the Arts, and those of Our Global Communities who help us make it happen.
Poetry SpokenWord Rap and Recitation;
Funk Blues Soul and a dash of Boom-Bap;
Blackness Brotherhood Communities and Culture:
All on a solid floor of Jazz.
Please like, share, comment, post, share a rumour, confirm, attend, and celebrate with us!
About the Artist
Wakefield Brewster
In January 1999, Wakefield Brewster stepped onto his first stage as a Professional Poet and Spoken Word Artist.
Today, he is known as one of Canada’s most powerful professional performance Poets.
A Black man raised in Toronto by parents from Barbados, he has resided in Calgary since 2006, and it is in CowTown where Wakefield has been able to truly flourish as a Poet, and as a person.
He is Calgary’s 1st three-time Poetry Slam Champion & Team Captain;
Wakefield fills a trifecta of services as The Resident Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the House, by sitting on The Board of Directors, and is a Founding Member of The Charles Daniels Committee, all at The Grand Theatre;
He is Calgary’s 6th Poet Laureate, and Calgary’s only Black Poet Laureate ever; Wakefield is a registered massage therapist, and operates his own clinic: WakeFull Wellness Registered Massage Therapy and HealingSpace;
He expands his community service as a volunteer and mentor for Calgary’s youth;
He advocates for accessible literacy for all, the healing arts and alternative medicine, addiction recovery, and mental wellness.
Wakefield truly loves his life and welcomes all into his Wonderful Worlds of Words and Wellness.
