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Mattie Quesenberry Smith, VMI writing instructor, chosen Virginia’s Poet Laureate
FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin 11/27/24 / Breaking News / People & Places / State Government / Creative Arts /
Smith has served as a First Year Writing and Rhetoric Instructor at the Virginia Military Institute since 2013, teaching courses in rhetoric and writing. She is a published poet and has received numerous awards for her work.
Jacquemin Family Foundation makes $1 million pledge to support Hylton Center
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FROM Hylton Performing Arts Center 01/25/22 / Breaking News / Money & Taxes / People & Places / Creative Arts /
John Jacquemin and his wife, Tracie Jacquemin, have made a $1 million five-year pledge from the Jacquemin Family Foundation to support the Hylton Performing Arts Center’s building fund and the center’s permanent endowment in Prince William County.
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Piedmont Regional Art Show to be held Oct. 22-24 in The Plains for 73rd year
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09/27/21 / Benefit Event / Creative Arts /
The show is a fundraiser for the church and as a showcase for area artists to exhibit their work. There is a Friday night gala on Oct. 22 (admission $15 per person, free to artists and sponsors) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 to view the entries. Admission is free. Proof of a COVID vaccination or negative PCR test within 72 hours is required of those attending the show or gala.
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All about poetry weekend Oct. 9-10 at NVCC-Woodbridge
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FROM PWC Arts Council 09/22/21 / People & Places / Creative Arts / Just for Fun /
“In the Company of Laureates” workshop weekend marks the second year The Poet Laureate Circle is hosting a special event to highlight Prince William County’s past and present Poets Laureate.
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Virginia Museum of History & Culture gets national award for Va.‘s Women’s Suffrage 100th year
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FROM STAFF REPORTS 06/22/21 / History / Nonprofits / People & Places / Creative Arts /
Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) has been selected by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) to receive a 2021 National Award of Excellence recipient for its year-long leadership of Virginia’s Women’s Suffrage Centennial.
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Pet theme for NOVEC’s annual art contest for students in grades K-5; entries due by May 3
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FROM Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative 04/02/21 / Education / Creative Arts / Kids Konnection / Pets /
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) invites students in grades K-5 to enter art in Cooperative Living magazine's annual Youth Art Contest. Entries are due May 3. Art should reflect the theme, "How My Pet Makes Life Better."
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PWC Poet Laureate for 2020-2022 to be crowned on Oct. 24
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By NANCY KYME and ALICE MERGLER, PWC Arts Council 10/19/20 / Breaking News / People & Places / Books & Libraries / Creative Arts /
The Prince William County Arts Council and the Poet Laureate Circle invites the community to watch a live streaming of the Crowning Ceremony for the Prince William County Art Council's Poet Laureate 2020-2022, to be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3 pm.
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No PW Art Society scholarships in 2020
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04/08/20 / Education / Creative Arts /
The Prince William Art Society says it will be unable to award the Jewell Pratt Burns Scholarship for 2020 due to the early closing of school.
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Annual sale of student pottery at NOVA Annandale on Wednesday, Nov. 6
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FROM Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus 10/31/24 / Education / Benefit Event / Creative Arts /
Just in time for holiday gift shopping, this pop-up sale features "a wide variety of artisan ceramics at bargain prices," and "all of the one-of-a-kind items that will be offered for sale at the event have been handcrafted by students and teachers."
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US Senate expands healthcare for veterans; measure known as Elizabeth Dole legislation
Measure now goes to House of Representatives for consideration.
