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Cal State-Chico                  8/25
Los Angeles, CA                8/31
Dakota State, SD               9/12
Augustana, SD                   9/14
Northern State, SD           9/15
Carthage College, WI       9/16
Heidelberg College, OH   9/19
Radford College, VA        9/20
Iowa State, IA                   9/21
Marian State, WI              9/22
Stevens-Point, WI            9/23
Ripon College                   9/24
Dickinson, ND                  9/28
UW Osh-Kosh                   9/29
Viterbo, WI                        9/30
Colorado State                  10/12
South Milwaukee             10/17
Silver Lake, WI                 10/18
Platteville, WI                   10/19
UW- Marshfield Wood    10/20
UW-Whitewater               10/20
Lyndon State, VT             10/27
Santa Margarita Catholic 11/2
Tourettes w/o Regrets     11/3
Minot State, ND                11/7
Valley City State, ND        11/7
ND State, Fargo                11/8
MNS Tech Moorhead       11/9
Concordia, MN                  11/11
Wartburg, IA                      11/12
New Kensington, PA        11/14
Edinboro, PA                     11/15
Penn-State Dubois           11/16
Penn-State Shenango      11/17
Clarke College, IA            11/29
U of Dubuque                   12/1
Cornell College                 12/2
Coe College, IA                 12/2
UW-Green Bay                 12/5
Wisconsin Indian Tech    12/6
UW-Stout                          12/8

Past Events

2010
12/2/10 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
11/22/10 Loyola Maryland, Baltimore, MD
11/20/10 Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
11/19/10 Elizabethtown College, PA
11/18/10 Shippensburg University, PA
11/12/10 NACA-West, Ontario, CA
11/11/10 Drew University, Madison, NJ
11/7/10 Jung Institute, San Francisco, CA
10/23/10 NACA-Mid America, Grand Rapids, MI
10/21/10 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
10/19/10 Herbst Theater, (Event Host- Brower Youth Awards), San Francisco, CA
10/15/10 NACA-Mid Atlantic, Lancaster, PA
10/14/10 Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
10/13/10 Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
10/12/10 Knox College, Galesburg, IL
10/11/10 Missouri Institute of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
10/3/10 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
9/30/10 Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT
9/23/10 Bates College, Lewiston, ME
9/22/10 Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH
9/21/10 University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth, MA
9/20/10 Husson College, Bangor, ME
9/19/10 Exeter Academy, NH
9/18/10 Roanoke College, Salem, VA
9/17/10 Western Front, Cambridge, MA
9/16/10 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
9/15/10 Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
9/9/10 Marywood University, Scranton, PA
8/26/10 Montana State-Bozeman
7/30/10 Cain Park Theater, Cleveland Heights, OH
7/27/10 Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA
7/21/10 Nokia Theater (Speak Green Event Host) Los Angeles, CA
7/18/10 Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
7/2/10 Springfield, OH
4/29/10 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
4/10/10 Cutler Majestic Theater, Boston, MA
4/9/10 St. Ben’s College, MN
3/14/10 Morningside College, Sioux City, IA
3/16/10 Stonehill College, MA
3/5/10 Holland Theater, Bellefontaine, OH
2/23/10 Westside Comedy Theater, Santa Monica, CA
2/19/10 Kentucky Council of English Teachers Conference, Louisville, KY
2/18/10 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2/14/10 NACA National Showcase, Boston, MA
1/28/10 St. Scholastica University, Duluth, MN
1/15/10 Centre College, Danville, KY

2009
12/28/09 330 Ritch, San Francisco, CA
12/13/09 East Meadow Main Library, East Meadow, NY
12/6-7/09 Where the Magic Happens, Boston Center for the Arts
11/20/09 Dover Brickhouse, Dover, NH
11/14/09 Hampshire College, MA
11/5/09 Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA
11/2/09 Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA
10/27/09 Ohio Arts Presenters Network, Sandusky, OH
10/1/09 St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN
9/29/09 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
9/26/09 Discover Green Expo, Bridgeport, CN
8/22/09 Word X Word Festival, Pittsfield, MA
7/11/09 American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
6/26/09 Alchemist Lounge, Jamaica Plain, MA
5/30/09 NCORE, San Diego, CA
5/27/09 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
5/15/09 La Peña, Berkeley, CA
5/08/09 Brave New Voices Green Tour, Washington, DC
4/22/09 Berklee College of Music, MA
04/02/09- 4.04.09 Harold’s Fall @ Newfest, MA
03/31/09 Providence College, RI
03/26/09 Drew University, NJ
03/25/09 Johnson and Wales University, RI
03/15/09 University of Pennsylvania, PA (CUPSI)
03/06/09 University of Wisconsin- Madison
03/05/09 University of Wisconsin- Lacrosse, WI
03/04/09 Knox College, IL
02/07/09 NAACP Image Awards, LA, CA
01/31/09 Ripon College, Ripon, WI
01/30/09 University Wisconsin- Stevens Point, WI
01/29/09 Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
01/28/09 University Wisconsin- Parkside, WI
01/27/09 College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, MN
01/26/09 Minnesota State- Mankato, MN
01/23/09 Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York, NY

2008
12/04/08 Providence Poetry Slam, RI

11/26/08 Wet Bar, Portsmouth, NH
11/20/08 Green Build, Boston, MA
11/15/08 Central College, Pella, IA
11/14/08 Wartburg College, Waverly, IA
11/13/08 Morningside College, Sioux City, IA
11/12/08 Drake University, Des Moines, IA
11/11/08 Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
11/10/08 Boston College, Boston, MA
11/08/08 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
11/07/08 Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
10/27/08 Ford Foundation, New York, NY
10/11/08 Massachusetts Poetry Festival, Lowell, MA
10/10/08 Boston Arts Academy, Boston, MA
10/9/08 Thomas College, Waterville, ME
10/8/08 Cantab Lounge, Cambridge, MA
9/26/08 Rock The Debate, Oxford, MS
9/25/08 University Wisconsin River Falls, WI
9/24/08 Bill’s Bar, Boston, MA
9/13/08 St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
9/12/08 Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
9/11/08 University of Iowa, IA
9/04/08 Emerson College, Boston, MA
7/17/08 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
7/16/08 Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington, DC
7/16/08 George Washington University, Washington, DC
7/15/08 US Capitol Building, Washington, DC
7/08/08 Hip Hop Theater Festival, Washington, DC
6/13/08 Santa Barbara Community College, CA
5/30/08 Dog Eared Books, San Francisco, CA
5/24/08 Carnaval, San Francisco, CA
5/16/08 de Young Musem Theater, San Francisco, CA
5/15/08 Black New World, Oakland, CA
4/19/08 Boston Commons, MA
4/17/08 College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
4/08/08 Semel Theater, Boston, MA
4/83/08 NACA Northern Plains, St. Paul, MN
3/22/08 San Francisco Opera House– Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals, CA
3/20/08 North Idaho College, Couer D’Alene, ID
3/11/08 Da Poetry Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
3/05/08 Wildwood School, Los Angeles, CA
2/21/08 Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY
2/19/08 Paradise Lounge, Allston, MA
2/11/08 Green Cities Conference, Sydney, AU
1/19/08 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
1/11/08 Milk Bar, San Francisco, CA
1/07/08 Urban School, San Francisco, CA

2007
12/20/07 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA
12/07/07 Milly’s Tavern, Manchester, NH
12/01/07 Boston University, Boston, MA
11/30/07 Green Gala, Los Angeles, CA
11/16/07 Haverford College, Haverford, PA
11/15/07 Pittsburg State University, KS
11/09/07 NACA West, Spokane, WA
11/08/07 Coalition for Essential School Conference, Denver, CO
11/07/07 Green Build, Chicago, IL
11/04/07 Powershift– University of Maryland, College Park, MD
11/01/07 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
10/21/07 Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
10/18/07 University of Delaware, Newark, DE
10/17/07 Milky Way Lounge, Jamaica Plain, MA
10/11/07 Hip Hop Theater Festival Critical Breaks, New York, NY
10/7/07 Phoenix Landing, Cambridge, MA
10/02/07 Providence College, Providence, RI
9/29/07 Washington College, Chestertown, VT
9/22/07 Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
9/21/07 APCA Midwest, Coralville, IA
9/09/07 Sundance, UT
8/10/07 Silk, Sacramento, CA
8/03/07 San Francisco State University, SF
7/25/07 Starry Plough, Berkeley CA
7/12/07 La Peña, Berkeley, CA
7/06/07 Rutgers University, NJ
6/27/07 Union Square, SF, CA
6/21/07 Hard Rock Cafe, San Francisco, CA
6/16/07 Galeria de la Raza, SF, CA
5/30/07 2nd Verse Premier/ Panel Dolby Screening Room, SF, CA
5/29/07 NCORE National Conference, San Francisco, CA
5/13/07 Hip Hop Literati, Berkeley, CA
5/09/07 Hip Hop Theater Festival, Berkeley, CA
5/04/07 Sonoma Academy, Sonoma, CA
4/20/07 So Many Levels, Greene Theater, Boston, MA
4/13/07 University of New Hampshire
4/03/07 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
3/17/07 Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals, Masonic Auditorium, SF
3/06/07 University California, Berkeley
3/02/07 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
2/20/07 NACA National, Nashville, TN

2006
11/14/06 Sundance, UT
11/04/06 Club Modern, Boston, MA
10/09/06 Def Poetry Filming @ Supper Club, New York, NY
8/17/06 Bimbo’s 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
5/13/06 Cody’s Books, Berkeley, CA
4/30/06 Apollo Theater, New York, NY
4/28/06 Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York, NY
3/18/06 San Francisco Opera House, CA
1/16/06 Yerba Buena Theater, San Francisco, CA

2005
10/28/05 San Jose Museum of Art Theater, CA
10/18/05 San Francisco Jazz Festival, CA
10/07/05 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
6/18/05 Zeum Theater, San Francisco, CA
6/11/05 Black and White Ball, San Francisco, CA
4/24/05 Brave New Voices International Slam Finals, Masonic Auditorium, SF
3/05/05 Southern California Progressives Forum, North Hills, CA

George Watsky has opened for or shared the stage with:

  • President William Jefferson Clinton
  • Vice President Al Gore
  • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
  • Member of the House Van Jones
  • Robert Redford
  • Ellen Degeneres
  • Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
  • Mohammed Ali
  • Beyonce
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Jennifer Hudson
  • Seal
  • Will.I.Am
  • Will Smith
  • Sean Penn
  • Halle Berry
  • Rosario Dawson
  • Danny Hoch
  • Dakota Fanning
  • Eddie Griffin
  • Stephen Lynch
  • Pablo Francisco
  • Mos Def
  • Talib Kweli
  • Matisyahu
  • Blackalicious
  • Lyfe Jennings
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Taj Mahal
  • Me’shell Ndegeocello
  • Michael Franti
  • Saul Williams
  • Big Boi
  • Sonya Sanchez
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca
  • Buddy Wakefield
  • Mayda de Valle
  • Beau Sia
  • Mike McGee
  • Marc Bamuthi Joseph
  • Suicide Kings
  • Jessica Hagedorn
  • Carlos Andres Gomez
  • Jared Paul
  • Oveous Maximus
  • Ill-Literacy
  • Rafael Casal
  • Chinaka Hodge
  • Rives
  • Gemineye
  • Aya de Leon
  • Amir Sulaiman
  • Black Ice
  • Sunni Paterson
  • Kelly Tsai
  • Denizen Kane
  • Celena Glenn
  • Jeff Chang
  • Adam Mansbach
  • Marcus Shelby
  • Crown City Rockers
  • Zion I
  • MC Supernatural
  • DaKah Hip Hop Orchestra


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