Name: PoeFest Student Writing Competition
Start: 2021-4-1T00-00-01-00
End: 2021-9-13T00-00-00-00
Location: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Mesa

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01apr(apr 1)12:01 am13sep(sep 13)12:00 amPoeFest Student Writing Competition(april 1) 12:01 am - (september 13) 12:00 am Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Mesa, 1056 S. Country Club Dr

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PoeFest is celebrating its 13th year commemorating the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotate nightly. PoeFest usually culminates on Halloween night with ‘The Raven’ at Rosson House Museum. But there’s something extra special about PoeFest that makes Bookmans honored to be a sponsor!

Here are the updated rules for 2021:

Short Story Contest
1. All Arizona students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2021-2022 school year are eligible.
2. Home-schooled students are eligible.
3. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
4. Submission deadline is September 13, 2021.
5. All short story submissions must be between 1,000 and 7,500 words.
6. Themes for short stories must stick to the genres of horror and/or mystery.
7. Stories must be original.
8. Authors retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF formats only, please.
11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All
authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.
12. All submissions must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2021-
2022 school year. (Homeschooled students are welcome.)
13. One winner will be declared and notified via email and/or phone on October 1st, 2021.
Public Notification on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners.
14. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.
16. Winners are invited, with their parent’s permission, to record a video of them reading their
winning submission to be shared on the social media pages of Bookman’s Entertainment
Exchange, Arizona Curriculum Theater and PoeFest – A month of madness and terror.

Poetry Contest
1. All Arizona students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2021-2022 school year are eligible.
2. Student authors must be residents of the State of Arizona.
3. Home-schooled students are eligible.
4. Submission deadline is September 13th, 2021.
5. All poetry submissions must be no more than 422 lines.
6. Themes for poems must stick to the genres of love, horror, and/or death.
5. Poems must be original.
8. Poets retain all copyrights.
9. Revised previous submissions accepted.
10. Submissions can be made in electronic form (contest@poefest.org.) Word document or PDF
file formats only, please.
11. All submissions must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. All
authors must have the permission of a parent or guardian to participate.
12. All submissions must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2021-
2022 school year.
13. All submissions will be adjudicated by a panel of judges.
14. One winner will be declared and notified via email on October 1st, 2021.
Public Notification on social media pages will be posted after contact with winners.
15. Prize packages will be provided by Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange.
16. Winners are invited, with their parent’s permission, to record a video of them reading their
winning submission to be shared on the social media pages of Bookman’s Entertainment
Exchange, Arizona Curriculum Theater and PoeFest – A month of madness and terror.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! If you have any questions, please contact MesaEvents@Bookmans.com. Happy writing everyone!

Time

April 1 (Thursday) 12:01 am - September 13 (Monday) 12:00 am

Location

Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Mesa

1056 S. Country Club Dr

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THURSDAY, JULY 22 – SUNDAY, JULY 25 | FREE FILMS AND FUN EVERY DAY!

SATURDAY, JULY 24 – A CAT IN PARIS

Available to watch for FREE on KANOPY!

PLUS: Watch the animated short film, Jonas and the Sea!

The Academy Award-nominated A Cat in Paris, from directors Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, is a beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the alleyways of Paris. Dino is a cat that leads a double life.

“A sleek, stylish animated escapade that casts a beguiling spell.” – Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter

By day he lives with Zoe, a little girl whose mother is a detective in the Parisian police force. But at night Dino sneaks out the window to work with Nico – a slinky cat burglar with a big heart, whose fluid movements are poetry in motion as he evades captors and slips and swishes from rooftop to rooftop across the Paris skyline. The cat’s two worlds collide when young Zoe decides to follow Dino on his nocturnal adventures – and falls into the hands of Victor Costa, a blustery gangster planning the theft of a rare statue. Now cat and cat burglar must team up to save Zoe from the bumbling thieves, leading to a thrilling acrobatic finale on top of Notre Dame. Rife with film references, A Cat in Paris is a warm and richly humorous love letter to classic noir and cool cats, with a jazz soundtrack featuring Billie Holiday and Django Reinhardt. Featuring the voice talents of Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award-winner Anjelica Huston and Matthew Modine. (Dir. by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, 2012, France, in English, 75 mins., Rated PG)

SHORT FILM: Jonas and the Sea. Jonas longs to be part of the underwater world, like a fish in water. All his life, he’s lived by the sea. One day, when he’s become a bearded old man, he may finally get his chance. (Dir. by Marlies van der Wel, 2015, Netherlands, no dialogue, 12 mins., Not Rated/Suitable for all ages)

Thanks to our community partner, Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter and Sanctuary.

Thanks to our Gold Program Sponsor, Long Realty Cares, our Program Sponsors, Bisbee Breakfast Club and Southwest Gas, and our Film Sponsor, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange!

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Our annual kid-tastic summer tradition continues with The Loft Kids Fest At Home! Join us for some hot fun in the summertime with a wild weekend of great family-friendly movies that you can stream for free at home, along with our own cool crafting videos and super cinematic surprises!

Each day, we’ll recommend a different fabulous film that you can stream for free. Each day’s film will be preceded by an animated short, and will also be paired with a mega-exciting Kids Fest bonus video, created by your pals at The Loft Cinema, that includes an introduction to the film, a fun crafting project with the staff of Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, and a surprise from one of our community friends! Watch our Kids Fest bonus video before you stream each movie, and you’ll be ready for action! There’s a cool daily prize raffle courtesy of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, and if you watch all the films and follow the clues we give out each day, you just might win our totally excellent Grand Prize at the end of the Fest! So let’s get ready for a super cinematic splashdown with the Loft Kids Fest At Home!

Thanks to our community partners, Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, Children’s Museum Tucson, Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, El Grupo, The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona, Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter and Sanctuary

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24jul8:00 am12:00 pmBadges and Backpacks8:00 am - 12:00 pm Pima Community College - West, 2202 W Anklam Rd

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School is just around the corner! Have you stocked up on supplies? The Pima County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting their annual Badges and Backpacks event at Pima Community College – Weston July 24th from 8:00am-12:00pm. They will be giving away FREE backpacks with supplies to school-aged children K-12. Backpacks are first come first served, child must be present. Want to pick out a book to take home with you? Bookmans will be there with orange bookshelves filled with books for kids and teens of all ages and we will be giving away a free book while supplies last! Let’s spread the love of reading and learning together!

July 24, 2021 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Pima Community College – West
2202 W. Anklam Road

Mask will need to be worn in adherence to Pima County directives.

This year the Pima County Sheriff’s Department will be giving out backpacks as a Drive-up event! Pima County Sheriff’s Department is committed to our community. While large gatherings are not feasible, under current county guidelines, we have been resolute to find a means to equip youth for the upcoming school year. Here are some important things to note for the event:

There will be a walk-up station available for those utilizing public transportation, biking, or walking to the event.
If you are not in your vehicle a mask must be worn when interacting with event volunteers.
There will be only one (1) backpack per school-aged child.
School-aged children must be present to receive a backpack.

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(Saturday) 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Pima Community College - West

2202 W Anklam Rd

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