The Festival of Words is supported by a Grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council. The festival also receives support from Frederick l’Ecole des Arts, Inc., The Thensted Center; Casa Azul Gifts; The towns of Grand Coteau, Sunset and Arnaudville, The South St. Landry Parish Community Library,the Friends of the Library, Walmart, David and Jonella Hayes, Connie McDonald, Agnes G. Stelly, Olan Thibodeaux, and many generous donors and caffeinated volunteers.
4rd Annual
Festival of Words
November 1 - 5, 2011
Creative Writing Workshops
Literary Readings
Drive-By Poetry
Student Poetry Contest
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Locations:
Grand Coteau
Sunset
Arnaudville
Opelousas
SPONSORS WE LOVE:
The Festival of Words is funded, in part, by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts. The festival also is supported by a Grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council. Additionally, the festival also receives support St. Landry Tourism, from Frederick l'Ecole des Arts, Inc., The Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective, Casa Azul Gifts; The towns of Grand Coteau, Sunset and Arnaudville, The South St. Landry Parish Community Library, the Friends of the Library, and many generous donors and caffeinated volunteers.
THERE IS STILL TIME:
If you or your company or your nonprofit organization would like to help support educational, literary arts projects, call the Festival of Words at 337-662-1032.
AUTHORS
Darrell Bourque (poetry)
Toi Derricotte (poetry and nonfiction)
Barb Johnson (fiction)
Tim Seibles (poetry)
Latasha Weatherspoon (Spoken word)
Desireé Dallagiacomo (Spoken word)
MORE ARTISTS
Bruce Coen (Drive-by Poetry)
Jeremy Saxon (song writing)
Joseph Butts Trio (backup spoken word artists)
Jessica Bordelon (teaching artist)
Alex Johnson (teaching artist)
DRIVE-BY POETRY PERFORMERS
Bruce Coen (Master of "Drive-by")
STUDENTS OF
Beau Chene High School
The Magnet Academy of Cultural Arts
St. Martinville High School
Want to perform Drive-by Poetry on Nov. 5? Contact Patrice Melnick at 337-662-1032 or contact us
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Beau Chene High School
(Instructor, Danielle Belson)
Carencro High School
(Instructor, Anna Marquardt)
Magnet Academy of Cultural Arts
(Instructor, Dana Reed)
Opelousas Junior High
(Instructor, Lana Green)
Opelousas High School
(Instructor, Jessica Bonnem)
St. Martinville High School
(Instructor, Sherrie Jacobs)
Sunset Middle School
(Instructor, Tammy Whittington)
VENUES
Benny's Food Center, Opelousas
Casa Azul Gifts, Grand Coteau
P & D Cakes, Grand Coteau
St. Charles Church and Chapel, Grand Coteau
Nunu's/Deux Bayous Gallery, Arnaudville
South St. Landry Community Library, Sunset
More details and a schedule coming soon!
Join the Festival of Words e-mail list: Send your request to festivalwords@gmail.com
The Festival of Words is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. It is also supported by a Grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council.
The festival receives additional support from The Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective & Frederick L’Ecole Des Arts. Other sponsors include the Acadiana Writer’s Guild, the Acadiana Writing Project and Revolution Theory.
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