The Merrymeeting Arts Center announces a Speaking Contest as the first part of its Veterans Concert to be held on Sunday November 9 from 2-5 p.m. in the Town Hall. The Speaking Contest will be open to young speakers 14 years old and under. They will memorize the selected poem and recite it from memory before the audience and three judges.
The poem being used for the contest this year is famous as the inscription on the Statue of Liberty. Written by Emma Lazarus, the poem – officially known as “The New Colossus” – is most famous for the final stanza : “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
The Veterans Concert will feature Kim Kalesti, Hal Ahlers, Bob (the Busdriver) White and Friends, all of whom have appeared before in the area. They will be joined by other speakers and performers in a concert sure to delight people of all ages! A donation of $10 will be requested.
For the full text of the poem and further information, go to merrymeetingartscenter.org
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