Category: Events

Benefit Gala Tickets Now Available Online

You can now buy tickets online for our annual gala, to be held on Sunday, April 30th at the Barkin’ Dog Grill. Join us for food and drink, music, a silent auction, and poetry. Funds raised at this benefit will help MoSt Poetry Center to continue to bring poetry to schools, senior centers, and community …

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Save the Date for our Annual Gala!

Please join us for Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center’s 5th Annual Benefit, Sunday, April 30, 2017! Our annual benefit will be held from 2-5 p.m. at the Barkin’ Dog Grill. Join us for an afternoon of music, food and drink, poetry fun and games, a silent auction, and supporting the arts in our area. Tickets will be …

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5th Annual Modesto Poetry Festival: Enter Your Work Now!

The contest deadline for our annual poetry festival is coming up soon: January 11, 2017 is the last day you can submit your work! Even if you don’t have poems to submit, please join us on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of poetry, learning, and inspiration! …

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2017 Poetry Festival Details Announced!

Each year in February we organize and hold an all-day poetry festival featuring workshops, readings, and a featured poet. This year, we are proud to welcome featured poet Susan Wooldridge as our guest poet and workshop leader. Join us on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Modesto for a day of …

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Photos from the Poet Laureate Reception

Thanks to Board member Ann Williams Bailey, we have some lovely photos from this summer’s reception at the McHenry Museum celebrating outgoing Modesto Poet Laureate Gillian Wegener. It was a lovely and well-attended party with poetry, testimonials, and a nice spread of snacks. Thank you to all to contributed and attended, and a special thanks …

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