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Hello.

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Hi, and welcome to
the Poetry Center.

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My name is Sarah
Minor, and I'm serving

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as the Interim Education
Programs Coordinator

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here at the center.

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We're so excited to
have you here today

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joining us for this
reading by Margarita Engle.

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Can I see a show of hands
whose this is their first time

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to the Poetry Center?

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Wow, that's so great.

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Yay!

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Thank you so much for coming.

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We're glad that you're here.

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Margarita is here as part of the
Poetry Center's Spring Reading

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Series.

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And as you know, she's
also been kind enough

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to spend much of her
time participating

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in our matinee program,
during which she's

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given readings and
discussions to area

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Tucson students like yourselves.

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Can I have Mr. Rybeck's
class stand up, please?

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We're going to-- they're wearing
some special attire today.

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Can everyone see?

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Mr. Rybeck's students
went the extra mile

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and are dressed in costume.

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Thank you so much.

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[APPLAUSE]

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I'd like to give
a special thanks

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to the UA Foundation for
sponsoring our reading

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series this year and to the One
Act Foundation, the Pitt Family

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Foundation, and TCI Wealth
Advisors for sponsoring

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the educational outreach
portion of Margarita's visit

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to the center.

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After the reading,
we'll have a Q&A session

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where you'll have
the opportunity

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to ask Margarita questions.

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We're going to ask you to line
up, you'll raise your hands.

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When we'll pick
you from the crowd,

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you can line up on
this side of the stage,

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and then, you can ask
your questions in order

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through a mic that way.

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Does that sound-- is that clear?

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Sound good?

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