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Creative Writing Contest!!!!
The Atlantic Institute is getting ready to launch the Middle and High School Creativity Contest for the 2024-2025 school year! We have always hosted this event in South Carolina and seen thousands of creative works from across the state. This next year we are expanding and accepting submissions from students all over the United States!
Please share this email with all of the English, Social Studies, Media and Art teachers as well as students and parents that you know NATIONWIDE and encourage them to sign up to get more information as the contest unfolds...Who knows, they may even win an international trip and can take you along as their guest!
----> See Link for sign up information
----> Check out website to learn more about the Atlantic Institute
Paws & pens
PAWS & PENS
The National Writing Project of Acadiana (NWP-A) is hosting an event for middle school students (6th-8th grade) to write PURFECT Kitty Litter-ature and PAW-SOME Doggy Details!
For this 2-hour event, students are invited to meet Acadiana Animal Aid (AAA) animals, participate in a descriptive writing workshop, and write pet bios and shelter stories for adoptable cats and dogs to be shared on AAA's website, displayed on kennels, or even posted to AAA's social media. Additional details below.
Where: Acadiana Animal Aid (142 Le Medicin Rd, Carencro, LA 70520)
When: Saturday, April 6 from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Who: 6th-8th grade Acadiana-area students
What to Bring: 1) Yourself!, 2) Something to write with and on, and 3) an optional donation to AAA.
What Will be Provided: 1) Water, 2) Materials to write finalized pet bios on (construction paper, markers, etc.), and 3) Adorable cats and dogs to observe
This FREE event is an opportunity for participants to engage in writing for a great cause--to help promote adoptable shelter pets and help them find their FUR-ever home!
Important Considerations:
--This event is for pre-registered, middle schoolers only. No younger siblings/small children will be permitted.
--Parents may choose to drop their child off and pick them back up OR stay at AAA for the event. If staying, a waiver will need to be signed for both child and adult.
--Please wear closed-toed shoes to this event. Also, we recommend wearing clothes that can get dirty (sometimes our four-legged friends get excited and like to jump).
Spaces are limited so please sign-up using the form below ASAP! Each attendee will need a completed waiver that includes parent/guardian consent (included on form). Once this form is submitted, you will receive an email confirming your registration. If the event fills up and there are no spaces left, we will create a waiting list in case registered participants cancel prior to the event.
If you have any questions, please email NWP-A Director, Dr. Michelle Kreamer, at hmkreamer@louisiana.edu.
Writes of Spring
2024 Writes of Spring Writing Contest
The annual Writes of Spring Writing Contest involves K–12 Grade students residing in Lafayette Parish or the surrounding parishes of Acadia, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion. These students submit original pieces of fiction, personal narrative, or poetry. Please click the link for more information.
Happy Writing!
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2023 Southern Screen Writing Challenge
2023 Southern Screen Writing Challenge
As part of the Southern Screen Festival that takes place in downtown Lafayette in November, writers are invited to submit an entry to the 2023 Short Fiction Writing Challenge! This year's theme is "A Story of Perseverance."
Some relevant challenge information (detailed on the Southern Screen website):
The challenge is open to any writer 18 years of age or older.
All submissions will be submitted electronically via the Southern Screen website and will require a $10 entry fee.
The submission deadline is Sunday, October 1.
The Top 10 Finalists will be invited to and receive a ticket for the event during the Southern Screen festival in which the prize recipient will be announced.
The prize recipient will receive $250, plus their entry will be published in the Louisiana Literature Journal and The Current.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Dr. Michelle Kreamer at hmkreamer@louisiana.edu
1_Festival of Words 2023 press release.docx2023 Festival of Words competition
The FOW Youth Writing Competition is a local writing competition open to all Acadiana area students, grades 3-12. This year there are four submission categories: poetry, fiction, multimedia, and advertisement. Students can submit one entry per category through a supervising teacher.
Some relevant contest information (detailed in the attached documents):
There are four submission categories: poetry, fiction, multimedia (new as of 2022), and advertisement (new as of 2022) and students can submit one entry per category.
All submissions will be submitted electronically to nwpacadiana@gmail.com by teacher facilitators and will require parental permission (same as in previous years).
Submissions will be due Monday, October 16 by 11:55 pm.
Winners will be announced the following week and invited to read their winning piece on Saturday, November 4 at the Festival of Words. They will receive a medal and anthology (given to them at the festival or sent to the facilitator/teacher's school to give to student).
If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Michelle Kreamer at helen.kreamer@louisiana.edu
A.C.T.- Accessible Classroom Theater Workshop
Acadiana Center for the Arts is hosting a series of professional development workshops that are paid for by LPSS for LPSS teachers to attend.
This week's workshop has been developed using ELA & Social Studies content concepts.
It is being led by one of our very own LPSS talented theatre teachers, Lian Cheramie!
Any teacher interested can sign up for through Simple Tix (link attached) OR through Wisdomwhere. Either way you will get CLU credit!
A.C.T. – Accessible Classroom Theatre presented by Lian Cheramie, Talented Theatre Instructor
January 12, 2023
4:30–6:30 pm
In this interactive workshop, learn to guide students to build their own theatre performances reflecting content concepts in ELA and Social Studies. Highlighting theatre elements of the “actor’s tools,” “yes, and” and “ensemble,” participants will be led through a lesson that focuses on building a performance from a tableau to a scripted presentation. No theatre experience needed!
Author talk with Nathan Harris
The Ernest J. Gaines Center is hosting the 2021 recipient of the Ernest J. Gaines Award of Literary Excellence Nathan Harris for a book talk about his amazing novel The Sweetness of Water.
Nathan Harris, who currently lives in Seattle, Washington, holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the Michener Center at the University of Texas. His debut novel, The Sweetness of Water, was published by Little Brown in 2021 and was a summer selection of Oprah's Book Club and President Obama's Summer Reading List. In addition to winning the 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, this novel was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Center of Fiction's First Novel Prive, and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
"Knowledge Makes a Man Unfit to Be a Slave": Avery Normal Institute and the Power of Black Education
The Ernest J. Gaines Center is excited to invite Aaisha Haykal, Manager of Archival Services at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston (South Carolina), to discuss the history of the Avery Normal Institute and the impact Black educational spaces continue to have within communities. Ms. Haykal's research areas are in community archives, Black religious history, digital humanities/projects, and Black literature.
Festival of Words 2020
WHAT: Festival of Words 2020
WHEN: Nov. 6 & 7
WHERE: Grand Coteau – Online via Zoom & FB
CONTACT: Martha Garner, fowmartha@gmail.com or 337-804-2482
The Festival of Words celebrates another year with three amazing authors and two days of memorable events! The festival will take place Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7 virtually. This year includes nationally recognized authors: Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith, Poet Erika Meitner and graphic memoirist Robin Ha. Festival events include creative writing workshops for students and the community, a community stage for open mic, and “Drive-by Poetry” in which youth give dramatic presentations of festival authors’ writings.
The Friday night event features a poetry presentation by John Warner Smith and Erika Meitner and Robin Ha reads from her work graphic memoir, “Almost American Girl.” On Saturday, Drive-by Poetry performers from the Magnet Academy of Cultural Arts will recite works by the featured authors. There will be an open mic and multiple creative writing workshops, which are open to the public. For more information, check out festivalofwords.org or contact Martha Garner at (337) 804-2482 or fowmartha@gmail.com.
AUTHORS
John Warner Smith is the author of four collections of poetry. His fifth collection, Our Shut Eyes: New & Selected Poems on Race in America, is forthcoming from MadHat Press. Smith began writing poetry while building a successful professional career as a public administrator and a bank executive. His last public sector position was service on the cabinet of Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Labor, where he led the recovery of the states workforce development system in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Smith earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of New Orleans. Upon completing the MFA, he received a fellowship from the Cave Canem Foundation to attend the prestigious writing program founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady. Smith is also a three-time participant of the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, where he studied under award-winning poets Tracy K. Smith and Terrance Hayes. Smith teaches English at Southern University in Baton Rouge. Since November 2007, he has directed a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to reforming public education in Louisiana.
Robin Ha grew up reading and drawing comics. At fourteen she moved to the United States from Seoul, Korea. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration, she moved to New York City and started a career in the fashion industry.
Her work has been published in independent comic anthologies including Secret Identities and The Strumpet, as well as in the pages of Marvel Comics and Heavy Metal Magazine. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling comic recipe book Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes. Her most recent publication is the highly acclaimed graphic novel "Almost American Girl."
Erika Meitner is the winner of the 2018 National Jewish Book Award for Poetry and author of five books of poems: Holy Moly Carry Me; Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore; Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls; and Ideal Cities, which was a 2009 National Poetry series winner; and Copia. Her poetry and prose have been widely anthologized. Born and raised in Queens and Long Island, NY, Meitner is a first-generation American: her father is from Israel; her mother was born in a refugee camp in Germany, which is where her maternal grandparents settled after surviving the Holocaust. Meitner is currently a professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she directs the MFA and undergraduate programs in Creative Writing.
Festival of Words 2020 press release.docxAWP: Creative Writing Contest for Students
Festival of Words
WHO: All Acadiana-area students in grades 3-12 who attend public schools, private schools, charter schools,
and homeschools
WHAT: Festival of Words Student Creative Writing Contest
WHEN: Final Deadline for online submissions via e-mail is Friday, October 23, 2020 by 11:55 p.m.
The Festival of Words event will be held virtually on November 6-7, 2020
All entrants are invited to attend the virtual festival. Contest winners will be announced on Friday, October 30, 2020 and will be invited to read their original writing pieces virtually on Saturday, November 7, 2020.
CONTACT: Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, hmkreamer@louisiana.edu
Students in grades 3-12 from across the Acadiana-area are invited to participate in a writing contest sponsored by the National Writing Project of Acadiana and the Festival of Words. Students can enter their original writing pieces in three writing categories including poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Writings should be submitted through a supervising teacher or school facilitator online by sending them to hmkreamer@louisiana.edu. Parent/guardian permission must be granted by filling out the student writing contest entry form. The supervising teacher or school facilitator should submit these forms electronically by the submission deadline as well. Awards will be given for first, second, and third place winners. Contest winners will also receive an anthology publication of winning entries.
Please feel free to contact Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, Writing Competition Coordinator for Festival of Words Student Creative Writing Contest at hmkreamer@lousiana.edu if you have questions or concerns.
HAPPY WRITING!
Words to You
A Festival of Words Fundraiser
WHAT: Words for You: A Fundraiser for Festival of Words
DATES: July 14—Sept. 27
WHERE: festivalofwords.org
CONTACT: Martha Garner, fowmartha@gmail.com or 337-804-2482
During a difficult year, creative expression is more important than ever! The Festival of Words has developed an alternative fundraiser to Word Crawl. Words for You, is a project of commissioned poems, stories and songs.
Under this project, Festival supporters have the opportunity to commission a work by a favorite author!
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Approximately 45 authors are writing custom works (including 5 Poet Laureates.)
2. Go to festivalofwords.org to begin the process
3. Choose an author to create an original work for you.
4. Make a donation online (see minimum pricing below).
5. Fill out a brief questionnaire about yourself to help the author get started.
6. The writer receives the request, and creates a new work, based on the prompts
7. A virtual performance of the new works takes place on September 10.
8. NOTE: each author writes only one piece and is not available to be commissioned again.
If you prefer to donate via check, contact Martha below.
Volunteer authors available are: Liz Burk, Josh Capps, Gavin Chesteen, Gina Ferrera, Charles Claudel I Garrett, Martha Garner, Michelle Kreamer, Katheryn Krotzer Laborde, Clare L Martin, Hailey Menard, Mc'Kaila Miller, Micaela Mone', Denise Rogers, Donney Rose, Bessie Senette, Ken Waldman.
DONATIONS:
$50 (minimum) for one original work
$100 (minimum) for a poem by a current or former Poet Laureate
If you are interested, please contact Martha at fowmartha@gmail.com or 337-804-2482 or Patrice at festivalwords@gmail.com; 337-254-9695.
Funds raised by Words for You contribute to the 13th annual Festival of Words. The Festival of Words brings established authors from all over the world to Acadiana to give public readings, writing workshops in community centers and public schools during the first week of November. These funds will help to ensure the continued expansion and success of these programs. This year’s festival may be virtual and will feature graphic memoirist Robin Ha and Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith
A Festival of Words Fundraiser
A Festival of Words Fundraiser
WHAT: Words for You: A Fundraiser for Festival of Words
DATES: July 14—August 26
WHERE: festivalofwords.org
CONTACT: Martha Garner, fowmartha@gmail.com or 337-804-2482
During a difficult year, creative expression is more important than ever! The Festival of Words has developed an alternative fundraiser to Word Crawl. Words for You, is a project of commissioned poems, stories and songs.
Under this project, Festival supporters will have the opportunity to commission a work by a favorite author!
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Approximately 40 authors are available to choose from (including 5 Poet Laureates.)
2. Go to festivalofwords.org to begin the process
3. Choose an author to create an original work for you.
4. Make a donation online (see minimum pricing below).
5. Fill out a brief questionnaire about yourself to help the author get started.
6. The writer receives the request, and creates a new work, based on the prompts
7. A virtual performance of the new works takes place in early September..
8. NOTE: each author writes only one piece and is not available to be commissioned again.
If you prefer to donate via check, contact Martha below.
Volunteer authors are: Jack Bedell, Jolie Blanchard, James Blanchard, Melissa Bonin, Megan Breaux, Shya Hebert, Darrell Bourque, Liz Burk, Josh Capps, Gavin Chesteen, Dominick Cross, Toby Daspit, Cornelius Eady, Gina Ferrera, Charles Claudel I Garrett, Martha Garner, Ava Leavell Haymon, Clemonce Heard, Cidra Jackson, Kirby Jambon, Alex PoeticSoul Johnson, Destinyzoe Jones, Michelle Kreamer, Katheryn Krotzer Laborde, Tirashia Lastrapes, Jacqueline Lewis-Langston, Clare L Martin, Bonny McDonald, James “JK” McDowell, Patrice Melnick, Hailey Menard, Mc'Kaila Miller, Micaela Mone', Valentine Pierce, Denise Rogers, Donney Rose, Mona Lisa Saloy, Sandra Sarr, Tim Seibles, Bessie Senette, Tyler Robert Sheldon, Margaret Simon, John Warner Smith, Emily Thibodeaux, Ken Waldman.
DONATIONS:
$50 (minimum) for one original work
$100 (minimum) for a poem by a current or former Poet Laureate
If you are interested, please contact Martha at fowmartha@gmail.com or 337-804-2482 or Patrice at festivalwords@gmail.com; 337-254-9695.
Funds raised by Words for You contribute to the 13th annual Festival of Words. The Festival of Words brings established authors from all over the world to Acadiana to give public readings, writing workshops in community centers and public schools during the first week of November. These funds will help to ensure the continued expansion and success of these programs. This year’s festival may be virtual and will feature graphic memoirist Robin Ha and Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith.
East Texas Writing Festival
Dear Fellow Educators,
LeTourneau University in Longview, TX, is excited to announce its inaugural LETU Writes: A High School Writing Contest (deadline: April 15th).
High school students from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas are invited to submit their poetry or short stories for the chance to win a ticket to the East Texas Writing Festival (held at LeTourneau on June 12-13, 2020)*. Find out more information about the contest at letu.edu/writingcontest.
You are welcome to circulate the attached flyer with the contest deadline and submission information to your students.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see submissions from your students!
*In the event that the East Texas Writing Festival is cancelled due to the coronavirus, the winners in each category will be awarded an alternate prize.
High School Writing Contest Flyer.pdfWrites of Spring 2020
WRITES_OF_SPRING_2020_submission_form.pdfParent_Guardian Agreement Letter.pdfWRITES_OF_SPRING_2020_poster_flier_8x11.pdfSingleton's Pure Music presents a NUNU Christmas!
Emily Ortego! Lance Dubroc! Singing songs of the season and original music at the NUNU Collective in Arnaudville!
Thursday, December19!
Doors 6pm, Music 7pm!
Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door!
Dinner is included with your paid admission!
Drinking water will be available or BYOB.
nunu-emilyortego.eventbrite.com
337.314.2883
The concert is produced by the Singleton’s Pure Music Room at the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective.
Singleton’s Pure Music Room is a concert series featuring high quality, up and coming musicians in an intimate setting for enthusiastic music lovers.
FMI: nunu-emilyortego.eventbrite.com
337-314-2883.
Tickets $20 at Eventbrite or on the Facebook event page, $25 at the door.
VERMILIONVILLE EVENTS:
As the end of the year approaches and students begin getting restless, why not consider a cultural excursion learning opportunity?
Vermilionville’s Old Time Winter Traditions field trip is a great way to wrap up your first semester. Please see the attached information for more details
WinterTraditions.pdfVermilionville's old time winter
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FieldTrip.pdfvermilionville field trip information
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Litter Essay Contest--Letter to Students 08.08.2019 (2).pdfLitter essay contest
For Students in Grade 7 & 8
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Presents
Acting Up (In Acadiana)’s
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
By William Shakespeare
DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE –
Acadiana Center for the Arts presents Acting Up (In Acadiana)’s production of Shakespeare’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. This irreverent, and at times raunchy, comedy also ponders the changing roles of men and women during Shakespeare’s time—roles we continue to grapple with in 2019. Other timely themes include socio-economic status, trust, loyalty, jealousy, the “other” and more. We could almost title it THE MERRY “REAL HOUSE” WIVES OF WINDSOR. This contemporary concept of Merry Wives of Windsor is sure to have audiences laughing.
Acting Up (in Acadiana) company members anchor the production with Daniel LeBoeuf as Falstaff, Lian Cheramie as Mistress Page, Christy Leichty as Mistress Ford, George Saucier and Ford, Hannah Briggs as Mistress Quickly, Colin Miller as Dr. Caius, and Sarah Mikayla Brown as Shallow. Other company and junior company cast include Zoe Chauvin, Debbie Briant, Brooke Schexnyder, Jeff Roberts, Cathy Wagnon, Cissy Whipp, Skeet Anseman and Jessica Hackett. Acting Up (in Acadiana) is happy to welcome community actors to the cast: Duncan Thistlewaite as Page, Breanne Billeaud as Anne Page, Luke Morris as Sir Hugh, as well as Amelia Thompson, Anna Marquardt, and Kipp Gary.
Details are:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 21, 22, and 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at www.acadianacenterforthearts.org or by calling (337)233-7060.
There will be a talk-back with the director and the cast following the Friday night performance.
For more information, please contact (337) 739-4273 or www.actingupinacadiana.com
Festival of words writing contest rules and guidelines 2019.docx2019 festival of Words
WHO: All Acadiana-area students in grades 3-12 who attend public schools, private schools, charter schools,
and homeschools
WHAT: Festival of Words Student Creative Writing Contest
WHEN: Final Deadline for online submissions via e-mail is Friday, October 18, 2019 by 11:55 p.m.
Festival of Words event will be held in Grand Coteau on Saturday, November 2, 2019
All entrants are invited to attend the festival; contest winners will be announced on Friday, October 25 and invited to read their original writing pieces on the Community Stage on November 2.
CONTACT: Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, (337) 482-5781; hmkreamer@louisiana.edu
Students in grades 3-12 from across the Acadiana-area are invited to participate in a writing contest sponsored by the National Writing Project of Acadiana and the Festival of Words. Students can enter their original writing pieces into three writing categories including poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Writings should be submitted through a supervising teacher or school facilitator online by sending them to hmkreamer@louisiana.edu. Parent/guardian permission must be granted by filling out the student writing contest entry form. The supervising teacher or school facilitator should submit these forms electronically by the submission deadline as well. Awards will be given for first, second, and third place winners. Contest winners will also receive an anthology publication of winning entries.
Please feel free to contact Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, Writing Competition Coordinator for Festival of Words Student Creative Writing Contest at hmkreamer@lousiana.edu or (337) 482-5781 if you have questions or concerns. HAPPY WRITING!
Festival of Words facilitator form 2019.docxFestival of Words student writing contest entry form 2019.docx
WORD CRAWL: A 12-Hour Marathon of Creative Expression
WHEN: Saturday, September 14, 2019
TIME: noon to midnight
WHERE: 6 Venues in Downtown Lafayette along Jefferson Ave.
CONTACT: Patrice Melnick 337-254-9695; festivalwords@gmail.com
The sixth annual Word Crawl will take place on Saturday, September 14 on Jefferson Street in Downtown Lafayette. Sponsored “wordsmiths” will be scheduled to share their writings in the amazing event that will fill the air with metaphors at Acadiana Center for the Arts, Reve Coffee Roasters, the Science Museum and other locations! Word Smiths of all ages will participate, from fresh, new writers to accomplished authors from Acadiana.
This literary marathon lasts from noon to midnight, winding its way through 6 different venues over a12-hour duration. The event includes one session of French language poets and much more!
The Word Crawl will help raise funds for the 12th annual Festival of Words project. The Festival of Words brings established authors from all over the world to Acadiana to give public readings, writing workshops in community centers and public schools on November 1 and 2. Funds raised will help to ensure the continued expansion and success of these programs. This year’s featured authors are Yuri Herrera, Donney Rose and Tyler Robert Sheldon.
VENUES
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Acadiana Center for the Arts
2:00—3:30 p.m.
Courtyard at Sola Violins
(en Francais)
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Lafayette Science Museum
6:00 –7:30 p.m.
Rêve Coffee Roasters
8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
The Omni Center
10:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Cité Des Arts
Kristy Cox Bluegrass Band and Singer Songwriter Emily Ortego
DATE: Monday, July 15, 2019
TIME: 6-9 P.M.
WHERE: The NUNU Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Highway, Arnaudville, Louisiana 70512
CONTACT: David Hays, david.swayze.hays@gmail.com, 337.288.9499
COST: $20 tickets at Eventbrite or Facebook Page, $25 at the door
More Information Below!
Singleton's Pure Music presents Kristy Cox and her Bluegrass Band and Emily Ortego at the NUNU Collective in Arnaudville!
Monday, July 15!
Doors 6pm, Music 7pm!
Dinner is included with your paid admission!
Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door!
NUNU Volunteer Staff $10!
Drinking water will be available or BYOB.
337.314.2883
Kristy Cox
Kristy Cox is the new voice in Australian Bluegrass. Adored for her youthful, energy-infused bluegrass, she has been awarded with radio success and accolades for her talent. Recently signing with Bluegrass label Mountain Fever, Kristy released her brand new album ‘Ricochet’ in January 2018, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Chart for Bluegrass Albums. The first single and title track of the album had her at #1 on the Bluegrass Today Radio charts for two weeks. Kristy was nominated in the 2019 CMA’s in Australia for Female Artist of the Year and Bluegrass Recording of the Year and won her third CMA Award for her track ‘Ricochet’. The previous awards were for her singles ‘Another Weary Mile’ in 2017 and ‘One Heartbreak Away’ in 2015 from her album ‘Living For the Moment.’
Emily Ortego
Up and coming singer-songwriter Emily Ortego is an alumna of Opelousas Catholic High School, the inaugural South Louisiana Songwriters Festival and Workshop, and the most recent season of "American Idol." Emily is currently a Junior at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette where she has managed the University's Vermilion Express Bluegrass Band. She is also Choir Director at Opelousas Catholic School.
Emily's voice is beautiful and powerful, and she accompanies herself with beautiful guitar play. Her songs are heartfelt and unforgettable.
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/article_f99accd4-4b2f-11e9-8fa2-d7b93443bdbc.html
Don't miss this show!
The concert is produced by the Singleton’s Pure Music Room at the Nunu Arts and Culture Collective. Singleton’s Pure Music Room is a concert series featuring high quality, up and coming musicians in an intimate setting for enthusiastic music lovers. FMI: GCFrontPorch@gmail.com; 337-314-2883. Tickets $20 at Eventbrite or on the Facebook event page, $25 at the door.
Professional Learning
August 2019 ELA Professional Learning
District Inservice Days: August 8 and August 9, 20199
Location: Milton Elementary/Middle School
Time: 7:30 am-3:30 pm