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  ST. JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER

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​Celebration of Culture and Beauty   Arts Festival,
dare to soar!

In honor of our beloved St. John Paul II, we have dedicated an evening to his vision
for Art, Culture and Beauty. 
It is an evening in which we seek to uplift the culture through art and beauty,
just as St. John Paul II desired to do.  
Check out these videos from our VIRTUAL Dare to Soar!

Thank you to all of you who participated and helped to build the culture of BEAUTY, LOVE, and LIFE!


The event features:
Culinary Arts (i.e. delicious food, apps., dessert, sides and main dishes)
Visual Arts (graphics, painting, drawing, photography, etc.)
Performance Arts (plays, music, poetry, dance, etc.)

The slideshow below features pictures of past year's events.
There are prizes awarded for the winners in each category.
Begin preparing your special talent now!!


Click here to register. 
REGISTER

Rules and Regulations:

Culinary Art:
   - Your entry must fall into one of the following categories: main dish, appetizers, dips, desserts
   - Your entry should feed at least 20-25 people.
   - You must include your ingredients on a notecard in front of your entry. 
   - You must name your entry. 
   - If you enter a dip, please provide something to dip with (chips, crackers, etc). 

 Visual Art:
   - There will be prizes for top art selections.
   -  Many different mediums of visual art will be accepted 

Performance Art:
   - You must audition your piece before the actual day of Dare to Soar. You will be giving a time slot within these 2 hours. 
   - Time limit for all pieces is 5 minutes.
   - Keep in mind the spirit of the day - beauty, uplifting of culture and hearts, elevating the human spirit.


If you have any questions please contact  Sr. Brooke Marie at srbrookemarie@stjpnc.org.
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