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2011 teen POETRY GRAND SLAM Competition

Wednesday, April 13th, 6:30pm

Cultural Center of Cape Cod
307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth

508-394-7100
www.cultural-center.org

RULES:

  • Open to all people ages 13-19 living on Cape Cod or the islands. Teens who are not in school are welcome to participate.
  • Send your name, age, address, email, school, and phone#, to Lauren Wolk at lwolkculturalccc@verizon.net. Walk-ins included as time permits.
  • No foul language. No abusive language. No props, no music, no costumes.
  • Each poem must be performed within three minutes
  • Poems should be performed, not read, but you may bring your poems on paper in case you need a prompt.
  • The slam will consist of two rounds, with all poets participating in both rounds.

PREPARE TWO POEMS

Scores will be determined by an average of the two rounds.

PRIZES:

$100 for All-Cape Teen Slam Champion
$75 second prize
$50 third prize

“Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they’re saying and how they’re saying it.” –Poetry Slam, Inc.

This free event is supported by grants from the Marion Jordan Foundation, the MA Cultural Council, and the local Cultural Councils of Falmouth, Brewster, Sandwich, Dennis, and the Mid-Cape Region. All are welcome.

There’s a downloadable, printable PDF of this information HERE

 
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Posted by on March 30, 2011 in Arts, Cape Cod, Contest, Poetry, Theatre

 

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Cape Cod arts groups tackle population shift | CapeCodOnline.com

There was a recent article in the Cape Cod Times about how loss of population, according to the recent Census, is affecting the arts on the cape. Here’s the link:
Cape Cod arts groups tackle population shift | CapeCodOnline.com

Some important questions posed in the article:

“But will more adventurous programming help? Should groups make arts experiences more social? Would daily Facebook posts bring in bigger audiences? Is “over the bridge” a largely untapped market? And is it possible to gain more arts patrons when both families and arts organizations are cutting budgets to the bone?”

The gathering was for the Fourth Annual Creative Collaborative Conference sponsored by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

One interesting note from the article for residents of Dennis:

“Parents have to “get excited” about art, [Daniel Springer] said, noting a student show at Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis brought in all ages, including a Dennis resident who had never been there but went with family to see his granddaughter’s drawing.”

 
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Posted by on March 26, 2011 in Arts, Cape Cod, Meetings

 

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2010 Dennis Arts and Culture Council Grantees

Name Project Discipline Amount
Academy of Performing Arts, Inc. Holiday student production & spring production Dance $400
Boudreau, Alexandria Station Ave. Elementary School Visual Arts $500
Culture Center of Cape Cod Rise And Shine Literature $770
Dennisport Revitalization Committee Dennis Port Mural Project Visual Arts $500
Eventide Arts Festival New Playwrights, New Plays Theater $250
Mankita, Jay The lean green clean up machine Multidisciplinary $400
Meeting House Chamber Music Festival Summer Chamber Music Series Music $300
O’Clair, Jeanmarie Gyotaku for children Visual Arts $150
Porcino, John To Life! Celebrate in story and song Storytelling $400
Root, John Popular music of the gaslight era Music $300
Stratton, Jennifer Expressive Arts for Memory Challenged Seniors Multidisciplinary $400
 
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Posted by on March 25, 2011 in Arts, Culture, Dennis, Grants

 

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Logo Design Contest for the Cape Cod Theater Coalition

The Cape Cod Theater Coalition is sponsoring a contest to design a logo for the organization. Whoever designs the winning logo will get at least 24 free (yes, free) tickets to Cape Cod live performance theaters! So, tell your friends, family, colleagues and enemies. Post to Facebook, put it on your website. Enter yourself.

Thanks so much for helping support live performance on Cape Cod!

David B. Kaplan, Co-Chair
Cape Cod Theater Coalition; Cape Cod Live!
PO Box 843
Dennis. MA 02638

Download a PDF: Logo Contest Official Rules
Download a PDF: Logo Contest for CCTC

 
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Posted by on March 25, 2011 in Arts, Contest, Theatre

 
 
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