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September  Newsletter
In This Issue
:: Now Accepting Applications for Spring Showcase
:: Featured Artist: Promised Land
:: Holidays at YA
Coloring Dear Friends,


As the memories settle from your Thanksgiving dinner, we hope that you all find yourselves anticipating a beautiful holiday season. Young Audiences of Massachusetts is looking forward to ringing in the New Year!

As we look forward to the coming year, we would like to ask for your help in identifying sites for our spring showcase, slated for March or April, 2008. Spring Showcase is a great time to get ideas for the next school year, and to start scheduling those artists whose schedules fill up really quickly. Be sure to check out this month's featured artist as well!

Spring Showcase 2008
Send your application in soon!

Young Audiences is looking for elementary or middle schools to host the Spring 2008 Showcase in March or April. Showcase is a fantastic opportunity for schools and scheduling sponsors alike to see previews of their favorite YA artists. Generally running from 9:00am to 1:00pm, each artist presents their interactive art form for approximately twenty minutes.

Why host a Showcase?
The Showcase allows you to expose your students to a number of teaching artists at minimal cost to you. At the fall showcase, students and sponsors at The Cottage Street School in Sharon, MA enjoyed 19 performances and workshops by Young Audiences' artists!

What role does the school and PTO play at Showcase?
The sponsoring school and PTO provide three or more performance spaces, students to attend each program, basic equipment, and refreshments for attendees. They also get the word out by inviting other area principals and PTO members, and contacting local papers.



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Click Here for a Showcase Hosting Application!

Please Apply by January 15, 2008.
Featured Artist of the Month:
Promised Land

Expand on the meaning of Thanksgiving by having YA artist Promised Land bring the music of The Immigrant Experience to your school. By weaving a rich tapestry of personal stories and songs from many cultures, this program celebrates diversity and validates the uniqueness of each individual. Listen to the odysseys of people who found themselves on a new continent, faced with overwhelming challenges and opportunities as you trace the story of immigrants who left the "Old World" in search of a better life in America, "The Land of Opportunity." Hear the sounds of many instruments, including the mandocello, bones, dumbek, guitar, banjo, jaw harp, tambourine, string bass, recorder, penny whistle, fiddle, Native American flute, and spoons! Students will discover their own stories as they participate in this musical voyage!


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Grade Levels: K-12
Performance Time: 45-60 Minutes
Audience Limit: 200 students
Single: $605 Double: $970 Triple: $1270
Travel Fee: based on mileage

Call 617-629-9262 to schedule Promised Land today!
Remember YA this Holiday Season

YAMA artists teach children through the power of the arts every school day of the year. As you consider what charitable organizations to give to this Holiday season, please consider a donation to Young Audiences of Massachusetts.

Your donation will support funding for in school and out of school programs for children in all communities of Massachusetts. We need your support to see that the arts remain viable for children as part of their overall development. Please make your most generous contribution today. The arts do bring joy and meaning to oCubananaur daily lives - our children deserve to share this rich tapestry.

Mail your donation to:
Young Audiences of Massachusetts, Inc.
255 Elm Street, Suite 302
Somerville, MA

Call Jackie Arko at 617-629-9262x26 to make a donation using a credit card over the phone.

Or, use our secure Online Donation Form, located here.


Young Audiences is a 501c3 organization, and as such, your donation is tax deductible, to the extent allowed by law.

Click Here For More Information on Making Your Donation.

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We would like to thank you for keeping in touch with Young Audiences of Massachusetts. Young Audiences is Massachusetts' only statewide arts organization for children. Our mission is  to encourage lifelong engagement with the arts by making them an integral part of every child's education. 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