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Young at Art VI, a student art exhibition and competition, is May 3-10. The event celebrates the Paris wedding of Ernest Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer, May 10, 1927, and is a feature of the Piggott Art Festival, Saturday, May 3. Students, grades 7-12,within a 30-mile radius of Piggott are invited to submit art work. Any two-dimensional medium is acceptable. Work must be matted, not framed. Deadline for entry is Wednesday, April 23. Awards will be presented at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 10th: First place - $35, Second place - $25, Third place - $15, Honorable Mention and Participant. For more information and entry forms, call HPMEC at 870-598-3487 or your school art teacher or follow the website link to Diana Sanders drsanders@centurytel.net. A Celebration of Quilting will be held on Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information on entering quilts in the show please call 870-598-3487 (Deanna Dismukes) or email ddismukes@centurytel.net Admission for viewing the quilts is $3 per adult. There is no fee to show quilts. Piggott's annual Super Cruise Rod Run will be in progress on that day at Heritage Park, two miles west of the museum. Hemingway-Pfeiffer Creative Writing Retreats (for adults) are scheduled for June 2-6 and again June 16-20, 2008. For more information contact Deanna Dismukes, Education Coordinator, 870-598-3487 Ext. 225, or email ddismukes@astate.edu Professional Development Workshops, June 2008, Schedule ADE Approved. June 2-6 & June 16-20 Creative Writers' Retreat (30 hrs each week); June 9 - AR History, Parent Involvement, Class Management (6 hrs) June 10 - "Are You Boxed IN? Teaching Outside the Box" (6 hrs); June 11 - "Variance Among Learners: Differentiated Learning" (6 hrs); June 12 - "Critical Reading: Uncovering Hidden Messages" (6 hrs); June 13 - "Practical Technology for Enhancing Classroom Effectiveness" (6 hrs) for more information contact ddismukes@centurytel.net or 870-598-3487. After touring HPMEC, visit the Matilda & Karl Pfeiffer Museum & Study Center next door to view a very special mineral and geode collection as well as a Native American collection from the local area.
PowerPoint CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS are available to schools by pre-arrangement. CIVIC ORGANIZATION PRESENTATIONS are available.
Deanna Dismukes, Education Coordinator
Phone: 870-598-3487 Fax: 870-598-1037
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