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SPOKEN WORD LIVE! Poetry Contest to Celebrate Literacy |
April 5, 1020
Submitted: Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, in partnership with the Arkansas Literacy Festival, Power 92 Jamz, and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, will host the second annual Spoken Word Live! Poetry Contest.
The event will take place on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is located at 501 W. Ninth Street in Little Rock. Last year’s winner, Apollo, will host the event.
Applicants can submit original poetry via Power 92 Jamz radio station website at www.power923.com or in person at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site visitor center or Mosaic Templars Cultural Center now through March 25, 2010. Finalists will be judged by local celebrities and have an opportunity to win savings bonds as follows: $500 first place, second place will receive $250 and third place will receive $150. For a complete list of submission guidelines, log on to: www.power923.com or www.nps.gov/chsc.
For more information, please contact Authur Smith at (501) 374-1957 or by email at chsc_visitor_center@nps.gov.
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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is located at 2120 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, diagonally across the street from Central High School. The visitor center is open from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Admission is free. For more information call (501) 374-1957 or email chsc_visitor_center@nps.gov.
