Connecting children in Biddeford and Iraq
In today’s Portland paper there is an article about an artist who painted two murals – one in Biddeford and one in Iraq with a person of connecting children in both countries. The Biddeford one includes a boy on the phone and the one in Iraq a girl on the phone. Read the article HERE.
March 22
I love this poster created by Rachel Brask, Class of 2021!
Poetry Out Loud
High school students compete in national poetry recitation contest
Augusta, ME—The Maine Arts Commission invites you to attend the 2016 Southern Maine Regional Finals of the national, Poetry Out Loud program. The competition will take place February 10 at City Theater in Biddeford. Doors open to the public at 2:30 p.m. and the event begins at 3 p.m.—the event is free and no tickets are required.
Poetry Out Loud is a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. Since it began, millions of students at more than 7,300 schools nationwide have participated. This great program also gives students an opportunity to master public-speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage.
2015 Poetry Out Loud Maine State Finals
“Participating in Poetry Out Loud has been a wonderful experience, providing me with an
outlet to express my love of poetry,” said student participant Christopher Richardson.
“I recommend that all students participate in P.O.L. and experience the invigorating feeling
only possible through poetry recitation.”
Poetry Out Loud is organized by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and is administered at the state level by the Maine Arts Commission. It begins in Maine’s high schools where each school selects a school champion to compete in two regional finals at which 10 students are ultimately selected to participate in the Maine State Finals. One student moves on from the State Finals to represent Maine at the National Finals in Washington D.C., where students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico will compete for a total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends for the purchase of poetry books.
Students representing the following schools will participate in the Southern Maine Regional Finals at City Theater in Biddeford on February 10.
For more information, please visit http://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Education/POL-Home or contact Argy Nestor, Maine Arts Commission Director of Arts Education at argy.nestor@maine.gov or 207-287-2713.
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