THE 2008 NATIONAL FINALS: APRIL 29, WASHINGTON, DC

The 2008 National Finals will be held at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. Semifinal rounds will take place all-day on Monday, April 28 and the Finals will be held in the evening on Tuesday, April 29. Admission is free and open to the public.

The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium
730 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Tel: (202) 994-6800

All events are free and open to the public. Information on the time, date, and location of State Finals will be updated as more competitions are scheduled and planned. Find your state's Poetry Out Loud coordinator here.

STATE FINALS
ALABAMA
March 20

ALASKA
March 3

ARKANSAS
March 1
Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange Street, North Little Rock

ARIZONA
March 14, 7:00 PM
Arizona State University, Galvin Playhouse, Nelson Fine Arts Center, Mill Ave. & 10th St., Tempe

CALIFORNIA
March 14
Secretary of State's Office, Sacramento

COLORADO
March 4

CONNECTICUT
March 13

DELAWARE
February 28
Schwartz Center for the Arts, 226 South State Street, Dover

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 12, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
The Charles Sumner School, 17th & M Streets, NW

FLORIDA
March 15

GEORGIA
March 16

HAWAII
March 9
Tenney Theatre, 229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu

IOWA
March 8
Iowa State Historical Museum, 600 East Locust, Des Moines

IDAHO
March 15

ILLINOIS
March 6
Springfield

INDIANA
March 8
Indianapolis

KANSAS
March 7
Brown v. Board Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Street, Topeka

KENTUCKY
March 18
Frankfort

LOUISIANA
March 15

MASSACHUSETTS
March 9

MARYLAND
March 15, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Maryland Hall, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis

MAINE
March 8

MICHIGAN
March 8, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
The Forum, Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing

MINNESOTA
March 10
Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange Street, St. Paul

MISSISSIPPI
March 7

MISSOURI
March 18
Jefferson City

MONTANA
March 8
Myrna Loy Center, 15 North Ewing Street, Helena

NEW HAMPSHIRE
March 22
Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, Keene State College, Keene

NORTH CAROLINA
February 23

NORTH DAKOTA
February 26
Bismarck

NEBRASKA
March 8
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Abbott Auditorium, 12 & R Streets, Lincoln

NEW MEXICO
February 24, 1:00 PM
Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe

NEVADA
March 15
Redfield Proscenium Theatre, UNR Campus, Reno

NEW YORK
March 13
Albany

OHIO
March 15
Southern Theatre, Columbus

OKLAHOMA
March 1
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City

OREGON
March 15
Salem

PENNSYLVANIA
March 12, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Governor's Residence, 2035 North Front Street, Harrisburg

RHODE ISLAND
March 11
Rhode Island College, Providence

SOUTH CAROLINA
March 8

SOUTH DAKOTA
March 17
Sioux Falls

TENNESSEE
March 8, 2:00 PM
Memphis

TEXAS
March 15
Austin

VIRGINIA
March 6
Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond

VERMONT
March 11

VIRGIN ISLANDS
February 28
Reichhold Center for the Arts, 2 John Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas

WASHINGTON
March 1

WEST VIRGINIA
March 15, 2:00 PM
Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater, Cultural Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East,
Charleston

WISCONSIN
March 8

WYOMING
March 10
Cheyenne