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Farnaz Fatemi, poet laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets that she will use in partnership with 抖M女仆's Wick Poetry Center to produce a series of teen poetry workshops. Fatemi is an Iranian-American poet and writer and the author of "Sister Tongue," published in 2022 by the 抖M女仆 Press. She was the winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Wick Poetry Center for a poet's first book of poems.
For five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival has nurtured young artists from all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to grow as musicians and collaborate with some of the world鈥檚 most talented musicians and teachers. With 12 performances on the calendar, the 2023 season of the Kent Blossom Music Festival runs through Aug. 6.
The Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world.
Every summer, 抖M女仆 hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.
抖M女仆鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre has kicked off the 2023 season with Broadway classic, 鈥淎 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,鈥 which runs through June 24. This Stephen Sondheim, Broadway classic merges the energy and wit of vaudevillian performance with the 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Platus.
抖M女仆 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.
抖M女仆's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 抖M女仆 Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.
A recent survey on 抖M女仆 Today asked people in the 抖M女仆 community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center.
Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus.