Sharing Resources

I wanted to share some resources for art educators like myself:

The center for Arts Education

Career Transtion for Dancers

New York Foundation for the Arts

Dance Education Lab at 92nd Street Y

Enjoy!

Pick me up

I am always in need of a pick me up after the Mondays. Enjoy the video of Michelle Obama's plea for education:

Happenings For this Week

For over 20 years, IRT has been dedicated to supporting the work by and for the Deaf. The Emerging Deaf Artists Festival will feature an array of exciting new talent during the first week of June, 2009. The centerpiece of the festival will be a presentation of Willy Conley's play "Broken Spokes," performed by students from RIT/NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf), June 5-7, 2009. After the show on June 5th there will be talk back with Willy Conley.

Details of the week:
June 2nd- 7pm A talk back with Ann Marie"Jade" Bryan, Owner/CEO/Producer of Jade Films and Entertainment
June 3rd- 8pm Open Mic Deaf Jam
June 4-7pm Film Screening of the RIT/NTID performance of Othello and live performance
June 5-8pm Show..Broken Spokes-after the show talk back with Willy Conley
June 5-7-Show..Broken Spokes-Friday/Sat.8pm Sunday 3pm

If you are interested in being a part of the Open Mic night please contact Renee Pena rpena@irttheater.org

To purchase tickets for Broken Spokes contact Theatermania all other events are $5 suggested donation at the door-
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/155297

or call

Tickets by Phone: 212-352-3101
866-811-4111(toll free)

IRT
154 Christopher St.,Suite 3B
New York,NY 10014
212-206-6875

AWOL

I know I have been awol! However, I am back and stronger than ever! I will post three times a week.

An Event that must be Shared!

Fund For Public School is having their 2nd Annual Madison Ave Gallery Walk!

Here is the event's details:



What: 2nd Annual Madison Avenue Gallery Walk, including guided tours of participating art galleries, a children’s art scavenger hunt and artist talks



Admission: Free!



When: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday May 16, 2009



Where: Walking tours will depart from two event Information Centers, one located at East 57 Street & Madison Avenue, and the other at East 78 Street & Madison Avenue



Contact: Matthew Bauer, President of the Madison Avenue BID at 212-861-2055 or via e-mail at mbauer@madisonavenuebid.org for more information

Life Update

I will be away for a few days so there won't be any Weekend Happening as well as other post for a while. Happy Passover and Easter!

Sharing is Caring

As a product of New York Public Schools I found this article interesting. Check it out:
The Sudden Charm of Public Schools