A Celebration of The Orlando Poet Laureate

Saturday, April 9, 2022 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hear from some of UCF’s finest poets and spoken word artists. Celebrate Central Florida’s vibrant poetry and spoken word community with City of Orlando Poet Laureate Shawn Welcome ’17, the city’s inaugural poet laureate Susan Lilley ’75 ’80MA, and poet laureate finalists — and UCF faculty members — Terry Thaxton, Chrissy Kolaya and Martha Brenckle.

UCF Celebrates the Arts 2022, April 5-16, showcases the creativity, innovation and collaboration that define Orlando’s hometown university at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The annual festival brings musicians, theatre practitioners and visual artists from the UCF campus to the Central Florida community in an array of offerings including jazz, dance, musical theatre, opera, symphony, bands, visual arts, talks, choirs, family events and more. See more events and read about the extensive visual arts exhibitions available throughout the festival at arts.cah.ucf.edu/celebrates.

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Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Downtown [ View Website ]

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UCF Box Office boxoffice@ucf.edu

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