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TOMORROW: Irish Evening w/ Hugo Hamilton & Music by The Narrowbacks
HoCoPoLitSo’s 34th Annual Evening of Irish Music & Writing will be held tomorrow evening in Smith Theatre at the Horowitz Performing Art Center on the campus of Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. Show time is 7:30 pm. Tickets will … Continue reading
Duly Noted: Terrance Hayes, HoCoPoLitSo Vistor Last Fall, Appointed to President Obama’s National Student Poets Program
Congratulations are in order for Terrance Hayes who was recently chosen for President Barack Obama’s new National Student Poets Program (NSPP) panel. “Hayes is one of four literary leaders who will judge students who received a National Scholastic Art & … Continue reading
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Tagged Lucille Clifton Poetry Series, Tara Betts, Terrance Hayes
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Hugo Hamilton Makes an Appearance in Howard Magazine
Check it out: Hugo Hamilton leans out of the latest Howard Magazine calendar in dramatic fashion. He will be reading as a part of HoCoPoLitSo’s 34 Annual Irish Evening fundraiser on February 17th. Tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/211558
Little Patuxent Review Launches Social Justice Issue, Saturday at 2pm
This Saturday, Little Patuxent Review, a twice yearly literary and arts publication out of Howard County, hosts a free contributor reading at Oliver’s Carriage House to celebrate the launch of its latest, Social Justice issue. The issue features Columbia resident … Continue reading
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Tagged Little Patuxent Review, Social Justice, Truth Thomas
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Shakespeare Visits Howard County Middle Schoolers
Year after year, a highlight of our literary season is being able to introduce the works of Shakespeare to students. This morning (December 19th), HoCoPoLitSo brings Bill’s Buddies, a troupe of Shakespearean actors from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill's Buddies, Howard County Public Schools, Shakespeare, Theater
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Just Who is Who? And the Annual Report.
Did you forget a face in the Annual Report post card? Click the image below to go the Annual Report page where you will find the answers you seek, as well, the 2011 Annual Report highlighting HoCoPoLitSo’s past year accomplishments. … Continue reading
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