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SUMMARY:Massachusetts Poetry Olimpics (sic) Finale and Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the MAPO 2026 Finale & Award Ceremony! Come meet poets from all over MA\, celebrate your work with a champagne toast\, experience a red carpet entrance\, watch/compete in the individual competition finals\, receive your team awards\, read at our open mic\, and enjoy an after party featuring entertainment. Team awards will be presented to every participant across our 3 MA regions: Eastern MA\, Central MA\, and Western MA. \n\n\n\nLocation: Smith College Conference Center\, located in the cultural enclave of Northampton\, MA. \n\n\n\nAddress: 49 College Ln\, Northampton\, MA 01060. \n\n\n\nArrive when you can! \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\n*1-2 PM: Red carpet mix & mingle with hors d’oeuvres \n\n\n\n*2-2:15 PM: Introduction of Regional Representatives\, Judges\, and Sponsors \n\n\n\n*MAPO FINALE: Individual poets’ introductions\, poem readings\, scorings\, and Individual Medals Ceremonies: \n\n\n\n*2:15-2:45 PM: Qualified elegies \n\n\n\n*2:45-3:15 PM: Qualified villanelles \n\n\n\n*3:15-3:45 PM: Qualified sonnets \n\n\n\n*3:45-4:15 PM: Qualified free verse \n\n\n\n*4:15-4:45 PM: Top poet \n\n\n\n*4:45-5 PM: Mingle \n\n\n\n*5 PM-5:30 Team Medals Ceremony \n\n\n\n5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Mingle & Open Mic \n\n\n\n6:30 PM onwards: After Party! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapo-finale-award-ceremony-tickets-1997982646881
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/massachusetts-poetry-olimpics-sic-finale-and-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Smith College\, 49 College Ln.\, Northhampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Shawna Foundation's Shivering Mouse Open Mic @ Gray Rock Pocket Forest featuring Joanne Johnson
DESCRIPTION:The first of a three-part series\, the Shawna Foundation’s Shivering Mouse Poetry Salon hosts a poetry reading\, author Q & A\, and Open Mic from 3:00pm at Gray Rock Pocket Forest. Joanne Johnson is this part’s feature. Next installments expected April and August 2027. \n\n\n\nThe spoken word events are hosted by Art DuBois\, the Shawna Foundation’s Program Director\, and follows a format patterned after the Foundation’s monthly Shivering Mouse Poetry Salon\, with a featured poet\, an audience Q&A with the poet\, and an open mic segment that invites anyone in attendance\, poet or not\, to take part. All three 2026–2027 gatherings are free\, open to the public\, rain or shine\, with no RSVP required. Attendees are asked to bring their own chairs. \n\n\n\n“There’s something different about hearing a poem read aloud inside the Gray Rock Pocket Forest instead of a living room\, a hall\, or a bookstore\,” said Anna Chinappi\, President and Founder of the Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation. “Our goal is to bring the spirit of our Shivering Mouse Poetry Salon outdoors\, into a place our community already loves.” \n\n\n\nAbout the Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation \n\n\n\nThe Shawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation\, Inc.’s mission is to advance the arts and education\, supporting the community through scholarships\, poetry programs\, and film festival work that reaches audiences worldwide. That mission includes inviting everyone to take part in the arts\, a goal Poetry in the Park at Gray Rock puts into practice through its open mic segment. \n\n\n\nMedia Contact \n\n\n\nAnna Chinappi\, President & Founder \n\n\n\nShawna E. Shea Memorial Foundation\, Inc. \n\n\n\nannachinappi@gmail.com | 508-847-5419
URL:https://worcestercountypoetry.org/event/the-shawna-foundations-shivering-mouse-open-mic-gray-rock-pocket-forest-featuring-joanne-johnson/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
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