From GRAND RAPIDS ARTS COUNCIL
The deadline to submit poetry in the The Grand Rapids Sixth Poetry Contest and Challenge is midnight on Friday April 4. Entries shoud be submitted to grandrapidsartscouncil@gmail.com.
Winners will read their work at a poetry Renaissance & Open Mic on Sunday, April 13t at 2 p.m. Other attendees are encouraged to read their original poems, favorite song lyrics or a favorite poem as well.
Contest has two divisions: Grades 6-12 and Adult.
Town Hall is a step back in time — a classic Opera House built in 1898 and on the National Register of Historic Places. This hidden gem has held a diverse range of events from musicals/plays, poetry readings, travelling medicine shows, knife-throwing acts and even a jail.
