

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Meets Life: 2026 Detour Slam
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 10:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We would like to invite you to this special edition of Art Meets Life. At this slam , we will be deciding who will be a part of the team who will represent Fayetteville, NC at the 2026 Southern Fried Poetry Festival in Orlando, FL in June. For poets looking to compete, here are the rules:

Though rules vary from slam to slam, the basic rules are:
-Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction;
-Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score.
-The poet may not use props, costumes or musical instruments;
-Of the scores the poet received from the five judges, the high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score of 0-30.

Doors open at 7:00pm and the slam starts at 8:00pm.
**DRAW FOR COMPETING POETS WILL BEGIN AT 7:45PM***
Poets: $15 to compete

Audience members are FREE, but donations are STRONGLY encourage. All proceeds go towards the Detour Slam Team.
We look forward to seeing you on January 3rd
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fayetteville/art-meets-life-2026-detour-slam/200029400210551
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, festivals, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 58

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029400210551?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fayetteville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Fayetteville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Sweet Palette
- **lat**: 35.052606656667
- **long**: -78.877831557333
- **full address**: The Sweet Palette, 101 Person St,Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: El'Ja Bowens (https://allevents.in/org/elja-bowens/26570682)

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Art+Meets+Life%3A+2026+Detour+Slam&date=Sat%2C+03+Jan%2C+2026+at+07%3A30+pm&bg=2
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Art+Meets+Life%3A+2026+Detour+Slam&date=03+Jan

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Sweet Palette, 101 Person St,Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** El'Ja Bowens
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, nonprofit, festivals, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Art Meets Life: 2026 Detour Slam ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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