As you spend your summer investigating the world around you, we wanted to take a moment to let you know about the exciting happenings at Young Audiences of Massachusetts (YAMA).

Stay cool and happy summer!

Did you know that YAMA schedules programs throughout the summer? Give us a call or send us an email to secure your 2011-2012 programming now.

Don't forget, we have two fabulous new artists for the upcoming school year!

In Music and Social Change, Alastair Moock introduces students to the music that shaped and connected three of America's most important movements for social change: the labor rights, the civil rights, and the anti-war movements of the 1960's and 1970's. In the Post-Performance Songwriting Workshop, he teaches students how to write their own songs.
Grades 3-12

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

Native American Storytelling features Robin Pease, who is of Mohawk descent, drawing on her heritage as she takes you on a journey with Touch the Earth and/or Pushing Up the Sky. The program includes audience participation in the form of songs, language, dance, and games.
Grades K-12

In Recuerdo Ser Simpatico (Remember to be Nice) Robin Pease tells the story of a mean turtle who learns the value of friendship and remembers to be nice. During the program, students participate in Spanish language, song, and learn about animals and places in Costa Rica.
Grades K-5

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

The summer certainly is a busy time for our artists!
Below are some opportunities to see some of our teaching artists in action this summer.

• Zumix Summer Concert
  Tuesday, July 26th at 6:00pm
  Bremen Street Park in East Boston, MA
  Free family show!


• Summer Series at Endicott Estate
  Wednesday, August 10th at 7:00pm
  Endicott Estate, Dedham, MA
  Free family show!


• CD Release Concert
  Saturday, September 10th at 10:00am and 3:30pm
  Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
  Family album release shows with special guests Rani Arbo, Mark Erelli, Vanessa Trien and more!

For more information, visit www.moockmusic.com.

Cellist Gideon Freudmann will be performing at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA on Thursday, August 11th at 7:00pm. The performance features banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes.

Gideon only spends a limited time performing in Massachusetts, so don't miss this opportunity to see him!

Musician Jeff Davis will be performing in the Champlain Valley Festival at the end of July and will then be celebrating his twenty-fifth year at the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival in Nova Scotia.

Jeff then returns to Norway for the third leg of his tour there to sing Appalachian folk music to middle school students.

ImprovBoston's Youth Programs encourage and nurture students' innate curiosity, creativity, and ability to make connections with others.

For more information on summer youth classes, click here.

Enter code YAComedyCamp for $75.00 off your registration fee.

• Made in the Shade with special guests Henri Smith and Deb Larkin on vocals and Jeff Stout on trumpet
  Thursday, July 21st at 6:30pm
  Saltonstall Park, Watertown, MA (rain venue Watertown Library)


• Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival
  Saturday, August 6th beginning at 12:45 pm
  Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs


• Cadbury Commons Jazz Series
  Thursday, August 11th at 6:30pm
  Cadbury Commons, Cambridge, MA
  Featuring special guest Claire Dickson on vocals

For more information on all Made in the Shade performances, visit madeintheshademusic.com.

Visit www.bpl.org/summer for more details on her appearances.

Norah is also telling stories through the City of Boston's Storymobile, in which 12 storytellers tell stories at nearly 80 sites throughout Boston over the course of six weeks.

For the complete schedule, visit www.readboston.org.