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March
2011
In This Issue
Women's History & National Poetry Months
Limited Engagement Visiting Artists
New Program - Spring Only
Join Us! - Community Event
YAMA Artists in the News
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Women's History & National Poetry Months

March is Women's History Month

Celebrate with one of a variety of YAMA programs that feature female artists and teach students about significant women in history.


April is National Poetry Month

YAMA offers programs that can help poetry come alive for your students.


To schedule a program, or for suggestions on which programs to book, contact us at scheduling@yamass.org or 617-629-9262 x23.

Going Green
Young Audiences of Massachusetts has committed to saving money and the planet by switching from print to online communications whenever possible.

Please send your current email address to yamass@yamass.org so that we can keep you informed while staying ecologically friendly.

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Limited Engagement - Available for One Week Only!
Visiting Artists from Oregon and California
Gideon Freudmann   4/15-4/22 Only!

Gideon Freudmann

CelloBop
Grades K-12
CelloBop is a whirlwind 500-year history of the cello - its past, present, and future.


Sound Science
Grades 2-12
Sound Science is an energetic and enlightening examination of where art and science intersect.


Master Class for Your String Players
Grades 5-12
String players are led through a series of musical exercises and games in this non-traditional approach to making music.


For more information on all of Gideon's programs, click here.

Eth-Noh-Tec   4/25-4/28 Only!

Eth-Noh-Tec with drum

Asia Fantasia
Grades K-12
Master storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo delights students with folk tales and myths from Asia, taking them on an adventure of the imagination by weaving a variety of traditional tales with music, movement, and wild facial gestures.


For more information on Eth-Noh-Tec's program, click here.

New Program - Limited Engagement!
Tara Ahmed   Available This Spring Only!

Tara Ahmed

Taal Tales
Grades K-12
Taal Tales is a lecture/demonstration that presents the history of classical South Indian dance and performances of dance pieces celebrating various deities. With elements of storytelling, rhythmic footwork and athletic grace, Kuchipudi relays vivid stories from Hindu mythology.


For more information on Tara Ahmed's program, click here.

Join Us! - Community Event at Flatbread Somerville

Raul Gonzalez sketch
Art by Raul Gonzalez

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Hosted by Flatbread Somerville @ Sacco's Bowl Haven
45 Day Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(Davis Square)


Bring your friends and family for a casual night of locally-grown, wood-fired pizza, bowling, and creativity. Flatbread is opening its doors to Young Audiences and generously donating a portion of the evening's proceeds to support our community and school arts programs.

This fun-filled evening features YAMA visual artist Raul Gonzalez, who will lead an interactive community mural with all who attend!


For more information on this event, click here.

YAMA Artists in the News 
Alex Alvarez and Manguito

Alex Alvear - Boston Globe Photo

Profile: Alex Alvear, Making Villa Victoria connections through song
Boston Globe, March 4, 2011


To read the full Boston Globe article,click here.
To view the accompanying YouTube video, click here.

Michael Tougias

Michael Tougias

Michael Tougias, Overboard
WCVB/Ch.5's Chronicle, March 4, 2011


For more on the Chronicle show, click here.
To learn more about Michael Tougias' book Overboard, click here.

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