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September  Newsletter

In This Issue
:: Only 2 weeks Left to Pre-Register for the Fall Showcase!
:: Arts Enrichment Workshop for Arts Programmers!
:: YA Artist Featured at the Three Apples Storytelling Festival!
Coloring Dear Friends,

September is such a busy month! Teachers are readying their classrooms and parents and kids are preparing for a new school year. At  Young Audiences, we have been preparing  for the new school year as well, with some new artists on our roster, as well as some of your classic favorites.

The Fall Showcase is less than 3 weeks away, so if you  haven't registered yet, see our article with a clickable link to the registration form. You won't want to miss this great preview opportunity!

Gail Zarren's Arts Enrichment Workshop is coming up in the end of October. If you are new to Arts Enrichment programming or have been doing it for years, this workshop will give you some great insights on funding, advocating, and scheduling arts programs.

Read on to find more information about these programs and others in this issue of the Young Audiences Newsletter!

Showcase!
Only 2 Weeks Left to Register!

The Young Audiences Fall Showcase is coming soon!

October 2nd
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
The Cottage Street School
30 Cottage St.
Sharon, MA 02067

For a map, Click Here.


Cubanana

If you are new to Young Audiences or old friends, you won't want to miss these special preview performances by your favorite artists.


The Showcase schedule includes these roster artists:

Tara Ahmed
Behind the Mask Theatre
Opera Boston
Promised Land
Mythmasters
Sumaj Chasquis
Odaiko New England
Deraldo Ferreira and the Afro Brazilian Ensemble
Cubanana
The Shakespeare Guyz
Characters Educational Theatre
David Zucker
Jeff Davis
Leeny Del Seamonds
Valerie Tutson
Mass Movement, Inc.
Cantabrigia Brass Quintet

Click here for more information!

Click here to REGISTER NOW!

 
Arts Enrichment Workshop
What You Always Wanted to Know about Arts Enrichment Programs in Schools

October 24, 2007
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Needham Public Library
1139 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02494

Young Audiences presents A FREE WORKSHOP to assist enrichment coordinators, teachers and administrators in the various challenges in arts enrichment programming.

Strengthen your skills and program outcomes!

WORKSHOP INCLUDES GUIDANCE IN
  • Creating goals for arts enrichment programming
  • Establishing a school enrichment committee
  • Selecting, evaluating and scheduling programs
  • Locating networking arts councils
  • Advocating for Arts in your school
  • Seeking program funding
Enrollment is limited, so register now!
Pre-Registration Required.

TO REGISTER: Send name, email, telephone #, name of town, and school name to:
 (617) 629-9262 x 24  OR  zarren@cove.com

More information and driving directions on www.yamass.org


Three Apples Storytelling Festival
Leeny Del Seamonds featured at New England's Largest Storyteling Festival.

The 23rd Annual Three Apples Storytelling Festival
September 29-30, 2007
Bedford, MA
More information and festival schedule at:  www.threeapples.org

Enjoy Leeny's extraordinary performances, and even participate in one of her workshops!
A wonderful opportunity for the entire family to enjoy the best of storytelling.  

LEENY DEL SEAMONDS, 2002 National Storyteller of the Year®, is known for animated, interactive performances for all ages. Leeny has been a headliner at the National Storytelling Festival, Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center, and headliner at many other festivals.  Leeny stars in the PBS television and DVD series "Ribert & Robert's WonderWorld," a multi award-winning children's program.  Her highly acclaimed recording, "ˇAy Caramba! ˇAy Ay Ay! Cuentos y Canciónes (Latino Stories & Songs)," takes listeners on a journey through Leeny's rich Latino heritage and won a 2003 Parents' Choice Silver Award.  Her musical CD, "CelloTales: The Melding of Music, Myth & Memories," created and performed with Y0ung Audiences' cellist Gideon Freudmann, won a 2004 Parents' Choice Gold Award and a 2005 Storytelling World Winner Award.


Quick Links

We would like to thank you for keeping in touch with Young Audiences and hope that you can join us for some of the  exciting events we have coming up. If you have any questions or would like more information on any Young Audiences' event or artist, please don't hesitate to contact us.
 
Sincerely,
 

YA Staff
Young Audiences of Massachusetts
617-629-9262
scheduling@yamass.org