Poet Laureate Appearances
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| Saturday February 1, 2020 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Discussion facilitator A Year of Reading James Baldwin with Jaki Shelton Green: If Beale Street Could Talk |
Quail Ridge Books North Hills 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd. Raleigh, NC 27609 |
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| Friday February 7, 2020 |
Residency with students | Waldorf Emerson School 6211 New Jericho Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 |
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| Wednesday February 12, 2020 |
Siler City Elementary School | ||
| Saturday February 15, 2020 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
“Building Our Human Museum”workshop | White Memorial Baptist Church 1704 Oberlin Road Raleigh, NC 27608 |
Website |
| Tuesday February 18, 2020 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. |
Reuben Brown House Preservation Society presents “An Evening with The NC Poet Laureate” |
Southeastern Community College Auditorium 4564 Chadbourn Hwy Whiteville, NC 28472 (910) 770-1078 |
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| Thursday February 20, 2020 6:30 p.m. |
Reading | Charles Mack Citizen Center 215 North Main Street Mooresville NC 28115 (704) 663-3800 |
Website |
| Saturday February 22, 2020 |
Speaker | Poetry Out Loud state finals Triad Stage 232 S Elm St. Greensboro NC 27401 |
Website |
| Friday February 28, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Poetry reading Black History Month Celebration |
Carrboro Century Center 100 N. Greensboro Street |
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| Monday March 2 to Friday March 13, 2020 |
Writer in Residence | Asheville Public Schools | |
| Thursday March 19, 2020 |
Fortner Award recipient | St. Andrews University 1700 Dogwood Mile St. Laurinburg NC 28352 (910) 277-5555 |
Website |
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Saturday |
Poetry Reading | Chatham County Library 197 N. Hwy 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312 |
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Wednesday |
Speaker/student writing workshop |
NC A&T State University |
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Thursday |
“Building Community Through Writing and Art” |
Farmville Community Arts Council/ Paramount Theatre |
Website |
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Friday, April 3 - Saturday April 4, 2020 |
Keynote address |
Historic Turnage Theatre |
Website |
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