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  • Poetry Out Loud Competition slated for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival

    The state Poetry Out Loud Competition for Alabama will be held on February 20, 2012, at 12:30 p.m. at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. The event is free and open to the public.

    Alabama hopefuls will vie for another chance to place themselves as National winners in Poetry Out Loud 2012. On February 20, high school students from all over the state will convene to recite poetry, both from classic, well-known poets to original poetry, written by them especially for this competition. Read More

  • Arts advocacy briefing at ASF calls leaders to action

    At a called meeting of arts leaders and individuals from around the state on January 11 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) in Montgomery, Alabama State Council on the Arts chairman Jim Harrison (Tuscaloosa) and ASCA executive director Al Head encouraged the arts community to step up to the challenge of arts advocacy for the upcoming legislative session. Without such a united front, Head said, the consequences may be dire for state arts funding. Read More

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