On February 25, Arts Council Napa Valley will present eight Napa County students in a virtual presentation of the county finals. Produced by Lucky Penny Productions, the virtual presentation will include 16 poems recited by students and will announce the Napa County Poetry Out Loud winner and runner-up. The winner will receive a $200 scholarship and the runner-up will receive a $100 scholarship. The student that takes first place in the Napa County competition will go on to the California State Finals and will have a chance to compete in the National Finals in Washington, DC.

Schools and organizations participating include, New Tech High School, Vintage High School, Napa High School, Justin-Siena High School and the Boys and Girls Club of Napa Valley.

The virtual county competition will be available to watch on February 25, 2021 at 12 p.m. To watch the event, visit ArtsCouncilNapaValley.org or @ArtsCouncilNV on Facebook.

Thank you to the program’s sponsors, The Poetry Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Lucky Penny Productions and Napa Bookmine.