Welcome to spring!  For us here at Art Sanctuary, it means we are gearing up for Reading in Concert, our teens' multimedia production and of course our memorial day weekend writing festival. This month's calendar features many events for everyone (and all budgets). Check this out: 

April 7^th, our teen student's annual Spoken Word Café, which is open to middle and high school students who want to share their written work with the audience.  We want to hear your teens' poetry! Bring on the rhymes and beats!

April 15^th, it is our community wide reading program, Reading in Concert.  University of Pennsylvania students from author and Professor Lorene Cary's (The Price of a Child, and Free!) English class  lead reading groups at various community centers and schools in a common text (Mitchell & Ruff: An American Jazz Profile by William Zinsser) to develop an appreciation of literature, and cultivate self-awareness. Students work with their chosen location for four-weeks, and then bring their group to attend a lecture by the selected author or a performance based on the work of the author.  On the 15^th, we will feature a matinee concert, Improv from Jazz to Hip Hop, featuring Grammy-nominated composer Hannibal Lokumbe and spoken-word artist Toni Blackman, and special guest appearance by Willie Ruff.

April 17^th, come on over to the Church of the Advocate for a preview to WHYY's on Canvas featuring Art Sanctuary's 10^th anniversary concert A Shepherd Among Us. If you had missed the concert last Fall, this is your chance to see and meet composer Hannibal Lokumbe who created this original work.

Lastly, we are going global and heading south! Join us for our Groundbreaking Ceremony on 17^th at 12pm at 16^th & Bainbridge, the site of Art Sanctuary's new office space! Come on out and see the space!

Continue to check our website www.artsanctuary.org for updates. See you at Art Sanctuary with your friends and family!

Art Sanctuary Board & Staff