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The fair will be from 12 noon to 10 p.m. and offer refreshments including a beer garden, arts & crafts, collect­ ibles & treasure booths. They will also be raffling a trip to Disneyland for four (2 adults & 2 children, airfare, hotel for 3 nights and 2 days, park admission & tra n s fe rs ). Writers, Poets Invited To Performance Competitions For Artquake Literary artists from throughout the Northwest will have an opportunity to read from their works at Artquake 91 through a series of new competitions this summer. Artquake’s Literary Arts Commit­ tee will host a series of three literary arts performance competitions in June. Twelve audience-selected winners, four from each contest, then will move to a final “ read-off” in July. The six win­ ners of the final round will be offered an Artquake reader’s contract and honorarium to perform at the Labor Day weekend festival. The competition has been designed to create an opportunity for new and little-known writers, as well as pub­ lished literary artists, to publicly per­ form and to find a larger audience for their works. The three preliminary rounds of competition will take place at 7 p.m. on successive Sundays in different areas of the community: June 16 at the Inter­ state Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate; June 23 at Satyricon, 125 N.W. Sixth, and June 30 at Echo The­ atre, 1515 S.E. 37th. Each performer will have up to seven minutes of stage time and must read his or her own original composition. Doug Marx will serve as master of ceremonies for the contests and will make the final evaluation of audience •'sponse. A $2 fee will admit perform­ ers anu u.; public. For further information on the competition and to register in advance, literary artists may call the Artquake office, (503) 227-2787. 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The keynote speaker will be the Honorable Lois DeBerry, Speaker Pro- Temporc of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Speaker DeBerry is an alumnus of Lemoyne-Owen Col­ lege and has been a member of the Tennessee General Assembly since her graduation in 1972. Speaker DeBerry’s tenure in office is characterized by her devotion to children and youth issues, education, criminal justice reform and economic development. Master of Ceremonies for the eve­ ning will be Ed Whelan, sportscaster for KOIN-TV, Channel 6. Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are Marsha Congdon, Vice president, U.S. West Communications and State Senator Jim Hill. Two local African American high school students, one male and one female, will be awarded the Vernon V. Chatman and the E. Shelton ’‘Shelly” Hill Scholarship Awards. These $ 1,500 scholarships arc granted through the Urban League and NIKE, Inc. and will be given annually to two deserving young persons. Chatman and Hill will present the scholarships to this year’s winners. The evening promises entertain­ ment, fun and a number of opportuni­ ties to network. The themeof this year’s dinner is “ Voices that Care - Working for Unity.” Include your voice with those who care and join us for the Urban League Annual Dinner. The Urban League Annual Dinner is a Community Affair! Were getting Into the graduation mode. If you have someone who has "made It" let them know how proud we are of them. Education Is a precious tool. Let our young men and women know that we support them In their efforts. At least say Congratulations!