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College Launches Search for the Next Bard of Bucks County

Bucks County Community College 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA, United States
Virtual Event

The search is on for the 49th Bucks County Poet Laureate, according to Bucks County Community College Professor Ethel Rackin, director of the longest-running poet laureate program in Pennsylvania.

Entrants must be Bucks County residents over age 18 who have never previously served as poet laureate, explained Dr. Rackin, a language and literature professor at BCCC, which administers the program. Each entrant must submit an entry form with 10 original poems of any style, form, or length to the College’s School of Language and Literature. Entries must be submitted online by Friday, September 19.

Free

Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants Announced

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. We welcome applications from first-time and returning applicants; from organizations serving rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities of all sizes; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets.

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40 ART 2025/Bucks County’s Biggest Little Art Show

40 art 2025/Bucks County's Bigglest Little Art Show
Exhibition Goes Live: Friday, July 18 7pm thru Saturday, July 19th midnight
 Where can you choose from over 300 pieces of original art to purchase at $40 each? Answer: 40 ART 2025!
Area artists, professional and self-taught, submit up to three pieces on any subject, style or medium.
For more information: phoenixartstuff.com/40art or call Phoenix: 215-345-0980

Inviting Nature’s Alchemy

Inviting Nature's Alchemy presented by Stover Mill Art Gallery with artists Kimberlee Nentwig and Evelyn King
Saturdays and Sundays throughout August from 1-5pm

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A&C First Thursdays-August 7 @7:00-8:30pm

Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

Freeman Hall, 181 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901-4336, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 First Thursday Art Share    Join us for a sharing of artwork and supportive feedback in a warm and collegial atmosphere at Freeman Hall. Bring one easily transportable piece of visual art to share. Light refreshments will be served. 7:00-8:30 pm     

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A&C First Thursday: September 4, 7-8:30pm

Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

A reading with four remarkable poets: Lake Angela, Camille Norvaisas, Ethel Rackin and Amy Small-McKinney.
Followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments.

Free

Open House at Volta

In celebration of our one-year anniversary, Volta: Center for Writing Arts, is hosting two Open Houses on Wednesday and Thursday, September 10 and 11, from 12-1:30PM. We would love to have you join us, so please stop by.

Bucks County Community College Library, 250 West Swamp Rd, Newtown, Pennsylvania

Free

No River Twice September Reading

Zoom
Virtual Event

Jump in to an interactive poetry reading where the audience selects what comes next!

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Remembering Steve Zazenski, AWS (1948-2025)

An exhibition to pay tribute to the man and his art. Patricia Hutton Galleries is extending a special invitation to all the members of the art community who knew and loved him and also to those who might like to learn about his work in watercolor and gouache.

Free

Vampire Hunters Book Release Party

Vampa Vampire and Paranormal Museum, 3686 US-202, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18902 3686 US-202, Doylestown, PA, United States

Celebrating the release of the 2025 Horror Anthology, VAMPIRE HUNTERS at the Vampa Museum in Doylestown

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