Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Chazen Museum of Art 750 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Annual competition by 10 high school regional champs, 12:30 pm, 3/14, Chazen Museum of Art, with emcee Jim Fleming, readings by judges Andrea Musher, Fabu, George Tzougros, Colleen Madden. Free. jmpmartindale@gmail.com
10th Annual Poetry Out Loud Wisconsin State Finals, on Saturday, March 14 at 12:30, at the Auditorium in the Chazen Museum on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. Ten state high school students compete in this poetry recitation contest for scholarships and the chance to represent Wisconsin in the national contest. Jim Fleming, of WPR, will emcee with readings by judges: Andrea Musher and Fabu, both former Madison poet laureates and long-time POL supporters; George Tzougros, of Wisconsin Arts Board; and actor Colleen Madden of American Players Theater. Celebrate our 10th year with us in this festival of of poetry.
For more information contact Jacki Martindale, POL coordinator, at jmpmartindale@gmail.com. Find more about POL at www.poetryoutloud.org, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Poetry Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board