BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160421T160000Z DTEND:20160424T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Macomb Poetry Festival DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 21 11:00-12:00 Barb Harroun & Rebekah Buchanan Black Out poetry session Malpass Library 180 All Day Poem In Your Pocket Day New Copperfield Book Service and Malpass Library Friday\, April 22 10:00-11:00 Dr. John E. Hallwas Distinguished Professor Emeritus Poets of Community and Human Struggle: Edgar Lee Masters and Carl Sandburg WIU Archives\, Garden Lounge 12:00-1:00 Voices Uplifted in a Celebration of Diversity Students\, faculty\, staff and community members reading poetry that has historically been underrepresented and even silenced. Featuring Cultural Expressions Multicultural Center 1:00-3:00 Sharing Our Favorite Poem Community members read and share their favorite poems West Central Illinois Arts Center 4:00-5:00 Boiler Room Reading Series Giving Voice to our Rich Departmental Culture University Art Gallery Saturday\, April 23 9:00 -9:40 Poetry Story Time and Craft preschool 10:00-10:40 Poetry Story Time and Craft grade school Macomb Public Library 1:00-2:30 Contemporary Midwestern Voices Featuring David Wright and Michele McDannold West Central Illinois Arts Center 3:30-5:00 Celebrating Young Adult Voices Junior high and high school students will rotate between poetry stations including Ekphrastic Poetry Station (poetry in response to exhibited work)\, Black Out Poetry Station\, Haikus & Ghazals Station\, Slam Poetry Station\, and Open Mic Corner. Students will have the opportunity to work with current faculty and students at WIU. West Central Illinois Arts Center 6:00-8:00) Poetry After Dark Closing reception and open mic for the mature (over 21) The Old Bailey House X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Thursday\, April 21 11:00-12:00 Barb Harroun &\; Rebekah Buchanan Black Out poetry session Malpass Library 180 All Day Poem In Your Pocket Day New Copperfield Book Service and Malpass Library Friday\, April 22 10:00-11:00 Dr. John E. Hallwas Distinguished Professor Emeritus Poets of Community and Human Struggle: Edgar Lee Masters and Carl Sandburg WIU Archives\, Garden Lounge 12:00-1:00 Voices Uplifted in a Celebration of Diversity Students\, faculty\, staff and community members reading poetry that has historically been underrepresented and even silenced. Featuring Cultural Expressions Multicultural Center 1:00-3:00 Sharing Our Favorite Poem Community members read and share their favorite poems West Central Illinois Arts Center 4:00-5:00 Boiler Room Reading Series Giving Voice to our Rich Departmental Culture University Art Gallery Saturday\, April 23 9:00 -9:40 Poetry Story Time and Craft preschool 10:00-10:40 Poetry Story Time and Craft grade school Macomb Public Library 1:00-2:30 Contemporary Midwestern Voices Featuring David Wright and Michele McDannold West Central Illinois Arts Center 3:30-5:00 Celebrating Young Adult Voices Junior high and high school students will rotate between poetry stations including Ekphrastic Poetry Station (poetry in response to exhibited work)\, Black Out Poetry Station\, Haikus &\; Ghazals Station\, Slam Poetry Station\, and Open Mic Corner. Students will have the opportunity to work with current faculty and students at WIU. West Central Illinois Arts Center 6:00-8:00) Poetry After Dark Closing reception and open mic for the mature (over 21) The Old Bailey House LOCATION:Downtown Macomb & Western Illinois University UID:e.2125.835 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T214233Z URL:https://business.macombareachamber.com/events/details/macomb-poetry-festival-04-21-2016-835 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR