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WORLDS AFIRE in Rockland by Maine poet Paul B. Janeczko

Maine Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) is having a fund raiser on September 26th at the Lincoln Street Center for Arts in Rockland at 7:30. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors or MAAE members. The center is a charming place that was originally Rockland High School and Rockland Middle School.

Open Book Players will perform Paul Janeczko’s WORLDS AFIRE. The literary work is based on a tragic fire during a July 1944 performance of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut. On that fateful day a fire broke out in the Big Top, and in a matter of minutes 168 people lost their lives and over 500 more were injured. Janeczko’s powerful and moving collection of poems about the event has been turned into an award-winning performance by the Open Book Players under the direction of Artist Director Lucy Rioux. Bob McIntire, from the Department, will be performing with the Open Book Players.

Paul will be on hand to answer questions about that fateful circus fire. Tickets include a reception with the artist and refreshments following the performance there will be refreshments.

For further information on tickets please contact Rita Daggett at 268-4071.

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My colleague in Arizona, Lynn Tuttle, explains the importance of an integrated education. “Kids that are artistically motivated to incorporate those talents into different core-learning areas that help them go deeper in their learning and make more connections, is a beneficial pairing.”

The article is about the school called Renaissance Gifted Academy and Music Academy at Esperanza Elementary School in north Phoenix. To read the entire article please click here. And, comment below.