ArtsOC's 7th Annual Creative Edge Lecture featuring Dr. Charles Limb will be a departure from past presentations.  Limb has the unusual distinction of having held multiple appointments at Johns Hopkins University--in neuroscience AND in music!  A neuroscientist and a jazz musician, Limb was curious about just what happens in the brain when we are being creative and how can those findings help people take better advantage of their creative potential.  He gave a popular TED talk entitled "Your Brain on Improv" and contributed to a recent study released by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Joining him on stage at this year's lecture is the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble which will help illustrate some of his points.

The lecture is presented in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education, 4th District PTA, and the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The title sponsor is Boeing.

Join us on Monday, March 14 at 10 a.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. A special half-price ticket is available to Arts Orange County members.  Use the code: Inspire when you purchase your tickets here.

Arts Orange County supports SB 916, a bill introduced by State Senator Ben Allen of Santa Monica that addresses a serious inequity in our State's teacher credentialing in the subjects of Theater and Dance.  We are collaborating with the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE), California Arts Advocates and Arts for LA in communicating with you today about the importance of this legislation.  Please read our joint letter here.  We hope you will join with us in expressing your support for this bill now to Senator Allen.