The Mailbag
| "Please know you are making a huge difference in so many children's
lives. One of the reasons I was inspired to become a teacher was the
saying, 'a teacher's influence is eternal,' and your performance made
that kind of impression on my students. I know this is a field trip
they will always remember..."
~Victoria Rossi
Intermediate Teacher
Palm Beach Public School
December 2009"We are never disappointed by performances
from Tales & Scales. Interaction with audience makes performance more
meaningful to audience! Awesome Job!"
~Beth Watson
Teacher
Niagara Elementary
November 2009
"Thank
you for coming to our school. I liked when you were dancing and when
you were playing the flute and clarinet and the drums. I hope you can
come back!" ~Alyssa (student)
Howard Roosa Elementary
October 2009
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2008-2009 Annual Report
| The 2008-2009 Annual Report is now available! Visit our website to download a PDF of the report.
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2nd Annual Library Tour!
| Because of the enthusiastic response to last year's first annual library tour, we are delighted to announce a 2nd annual tour to our regional libraries this spring!
From March to May 2010, Tales & Scales will perform THE LITTLE DRAGON at libraries
across the region to jump start their summer reading programs. For more
details or to reserve your spot, email or call (812)425-8741.
THE LITTLE DRAGON by storyteller Jay O'Callahan, composer Scott Wheeler, and director Gary Race
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New Sponsors
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*Warrick
County Community Foundation *Earl S. McDaniel Jr. Foundation
THANK YOU to these and all of our sponsors
for your continued support!
This ongoing support is vital to keep our programs available to schools, libraries, and community centers throughout our community. |
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Greetings!
The past two months have been non-stop for all of us at Tales & Scales. In late October, we launched our annual Fall Fund Drive, followed shortly after by a very special performance at the Very Special Arts Festival in Evansville. Then, we spent two weeks in November visiting every Henderson County, Kentucky elementary school as part of our partnership with the Henderson Area Arts Alliance. Our Tri-State School Tour took up the rest of November, and early December saw the troupe on tour in sunny Florida! Immediately upon the players' return, we embarked on our Barnes & Noble Bookfair, including two free, family performances this past week. Despite the exhaustion, this is good work - important work - that we're doing in our community.
Amid the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, I want to take a moment to stop and say Thank You!
Thank you for caring enough about our young people to ensure that they continue to receive the very best performing arts experiences we can give them. It is our honor and privilege to engage with them each and every day.
Sincerely,
Mary Dicken
Executive Director
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 Tri-State School Tour in Full Swing!
The
first half of the 09-10 Tales & Scales Tri-State School Tour was a
busy one! In a little over three months, we visited 24 schools in
Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, and Gibson Counties as well as Henderson
County, Kentucky. (Read on...)
T&S Musicteller Hilary Abigana performs at Sharon Elementary
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Fall Fund Drive a SUCCESS!
We kicked off our annual Fall Fund Drive at the end of October, and we have already seen a generous outpouring of support from our loyal donors and friends! Over $16,000 of much-needed funds have already been raised. These gifts ensure Tales & Scales programs remain available and affordable to our community's schools.
Join us in our mission to ignite the imaginations of young people throughout the Tri-State by making a year-end gift TODAY!
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T&S Teams Up with Young Audiences Indiana
Tales & Scales and Young Audiences Indiana are partnering to pilot
a creative writing and music residency program called "Notes to Notes: A Response
to Music Through Writing."
Kim Nentrup, YA's Director of School Partnerships, had this to say of the project: "Young Audiences Indiana is thrilled
to be reaching out to southwest Indiana together with Tales & Scales.
Our mutual goal to engage the imaginations of students through arts
education programs makes this a natural partnership." (Read on...)
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Welcome, Adam!
We are so excited to welcome Adam Bodony as our newest performer (trombone). Adam joined Tales & Scales in
September - right in the thick of our 2009-2010 school tour! Originally from Fishers, Indiana, Adam comes to us from Indiana
University, where he was pursuing graduate studies under Carl Lenthe in trombone
performance. (Read on...)
Adam Bodony, T&S trombonist, interacting with the audience at
Blake Library (Stuart, FL) before a performance of "The Arabian Nights"
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Tales & Scales in The Really Big Show!
Save-the-Date! Tales & Scales is helping raise funds for Evansville ARC in this year's Really Big Show on Saturday, February
13!
After visiting a recent  performance at Holy Cross School, Really Big Show
MC Jeff Lyons said, "I'm excited to work with Tales & Scales for this big
fundraiser for Evansville ARC!" (Read on...)
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About Tales & Scales
Our mission, since 1986, is to ignite, nurture, and fully engage the imaginations of young people through musictelling - a unique blend of music, theater, story, and creative movement.
Tales
& Scales annually reaches over 20,000 young people, touring
original musictelling productions with companion workshops specifically
designed for young people in schools, libraries, museums, community
centers, and performing arts centers throughout southwestern Indiana
and across the nation. Find out more about Tales & Scales online!
Tales & Scales programs are made possible with the commitment and support of our many donors.
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