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Sculptors-Network to Present Figure Sculpture Workshop at Historic Rockledge Mansion
A figurative sculpture workshop will be conducted in June at the historic Rockledge Mansion in Occoquan, Virginia. This three-day workshop provides insights into the studio process and methods for artistic advancement. Sculptors from across the U.S. and Canada have registered; enrollment is limited and only a few spaces remain available. - April 26, 2010 - Sculptors-Network
Abrakadoodle's Kids' Imagination Project to Premiere at Art Whino Gallery
Children's art creations from around the globe will be exhibited at a special Abrakadoodle reception event on Friday, April 30, 2010 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Art Whino Gallery, National Harbor, Maryland. Event is open to the media and the general public. - April 24, 2010 - Abrakadoodle, Inc.
Abrakadoodle-NW Florida Franchise Brings Creative Conservation to Destin Green Fest
Abrakadoodle students create art for display; Destin Green Fest proceeds to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast. - April 24, 2010 - Abrakadoodle, Inc.
West Covina Symphony Orchestra Presents - "Beethoven Extravaganza" at 4pm on Sunday April 25, 2010
The West Covina Symphony Orchestra presents a "Beethoven Extravaganza," the 3rd concert of the"Music of the Masters" Series of full orchestra concerts, Sunday April 25, 2010, 4pm in the Haugh Performing Arts Center of Citrus College in Glendora, CA. - April 23, 2010 - West Covina Symphony Orchestra
The Natural Epicurean Promotes Healthy Food Choices and Lifestyles as Sponsor of Make the Movement Day
The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts in Austin, TX, one of the first whole-food and plant-based cooking schools in the United States, is partnering with the Active Life Movement to support Make the Movement Day on May 5, 2010. Make the Movement Day is the ACTIVE Life Movement's annual,... - April 22, 2010 - The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts
Friends of the Gamelan and University of Chicago Central Javanese Gamelan Ensemble: an Evening of Javanese Music and Dance
Friends of the Gamelan and the University of Chicago Central Javanese Gamelan Ensemble will present their annual spring concert on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 6:00 PM at Hyde Park Union Church, located at 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave. Joko Sutrisno returns once again as guest artistic director. Dancer Tri Sutrisno will also be a special guest. - April 21, 2010 - University of Chicago Department of Music
Abrakadoodle Programs Rate High in Consecutive Years
2010 Survey of U.S. School & Site Administrators Reveals Highly Satisfied Abrakadoodle Customer Base. - April 21, 2010 - Abrakadoodle, Inc.
Abrakadoodle Summer Camps Feature Deliciously Creative Fun for Kids
Parents picked this year's new and highly imaginative themes for Abrakadoodle's creative summer art camps 2010 - April 16, 2010 - Abrakadoodle, Inc.
Arts Advocacy Reflected in Cooperative Arts Activities in Austin, Texas
2010 Partnership of Art Alliance Austin & Abrakadoodle bring creativity to thousands of area school children - April 14, 2010 - Abrakadoodle, Inc.
California DanceArts Announces Newest Faculty Member
Los Angeles Dance Studio Adds Lynn Bryson Pittenger to Staff - April 12, 2010 - California DanceArts
Global Art India Brings Special Summer Programmes
Here’s an opportunity for parents to discover and nurture their child’s creative potential and recognize their artistic genius. Global Art India, an international art programme for children brings its special summer course for children aged 5-15 years. The Global Art programme stimulates the artistic spirit of children, develops their creativity, and thereby helps cultivate a useful lifelong hobby. - April 11, 2010 - Sip academy india – Global Art
Cook Healthier Meals, Faster and Cheaper Than Take-Out with Chef Todd Mohr
Chef Todd Mohr, founder of Web Cooking Classes, the internet's only weekly online cooking classes that teach cooking method over written recipes, is helping people to take a bite out of their expenses by teaching people how to cook using simple cooking method. And for the first time ever, Chef Todd... - April 10, 2010 - Chef Todd Mohr's Web Cooking Classes
The University of Chicago New Music Ensemble Performs at the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2010 New Music Concert
Presenting works by the graduate student finalists of the MGMC’s 2010 nation-wide call for scores - April 10, 2010 - University of Chicago Department of Music
Economics Major Wins First Place in 2010 University of Chicago Concerto Competition
Ph.D. student Alice Chen Performs Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with University Symphony Orchestra. - April 10, 2010 - University of Chicago Department of Music
Gulf Coast School of Music, Pensacola, FL, Unique Music School, Now Has Fun Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer & Organ Lessons Plus Guitar, Bass, Drum, Vocal Lessons for Age 8+
Gulf Coast School of Music, a unique music school in Pensacola, FL, now offers fun piano, keyboard, synthesizer and organ lessons in addition to guitar, bass, drum and vocal lessons for youth and adult music students in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Pace, Milton. Gulf Coast School of Music’s professional musicians teach piano, keyboard, synthesizer, organ, guitar, voice, drum and bass lessons in a performance-based approach to music instruction: students learn individually and as part of a band. - April 08, 2010 - Gulf Coast School of Music
An Event from Step Up Music Vallejo: Clinic and Concert with Bass Master Kai Eckhardt Thu, Apr 29, 6:00pm-9:30pm, Vallejo
Known for his ground breaking bass work with diverse world fusion groups such as fusion guitarist John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham and Garajmahal, bassist Kai Eckhardt's career spans over three decades. As a teacher and educator Kai frequently teaches clinics world wide. Kai will showcase essential principles of music and teach their practical application. He will talk about the dos and dont's of music making, as well as about choice and restriction in playing the instrument. - April 07, 2010 - Step Up Music Vallejo
Dream. Inspire. Design. Fashion Show Features Student Talent
80 garments created by students will be on display - April 07, 2010 - IADT Schaumburg
Tattoo Learning Center Expands to the West Coast
The Tattoo Learning Center, a tattoo school based in NY has opened a new facility in San Diego, California making them the only tattoo school in the U.S. with more than one location. - April 06, 2010 - The Tattoo Learning Center
After Three Extensions and 5 Sold-Out Months is San Francisco, "The Funniest Bubble Show On Earth" Man Moves to The Marsh Berkeley May 20-June 27, 2010
“The hit of the day…a fringe favorite,” The Guardian, UK. “The Greatest Bubble Show On Earth: A really good time!” Linda Ayres-Frederick, SF Bay Times. “Oddly enough, one gets the feeling that a lot of adults in the audience wish they were small enough to be called on as volunteers,” George Haymont, MyCulturalLandscape.com - April 05, 2010 - The Marsh
The Marsh Presents Sean Fletcher & Isabel Reichert’s "Performance Art in Front of an Audience Ought to be Entertaining" Wednesday, April 21, 2010
An edgy drama, the show depicts an imagined account of the last argument in the fatal relationship between 1980’s avant garde art stars Carl Andre and Ana Mendieta. - April 04, 2010 - The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco is Proud to Present a Workshop Performance of Geoff Hoyle’s New Solo Show, "Geezer" from May 1 – 23, 2010
“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances” “As You Like It” Shakespeare; “And if we laugh at any mortal thing, ‘Tis that we may not weep” “Don Juan” Byron; “We can't wait 'til he finishes the show, which he will do unless life finishes him first. Some day you'll see Geezer and laugh as hard as we all did.” Doug Konecky SF TheaterBlog (after preview.) “Gee·zer n. Slang. An old person, especially an eccentric old man. - April 04, 2010 - The Marsh
John Paul Schultz, a 13 Year Old Sparta Ukulele Player, Was Awarded the Player of the Month Award by Bill Wright’s Guitar Studio in Sparta NJ
John Paul Schultz, a 13 Year Old Sparta Ukulele Player, Was Awarded the March 2010 Player of the Month Award by Bill Wright’s Guitar Studio in Sparta NJ. - March 31, 2010 - Bill Wright School Of Music
Brooks Institute Presents a Student Documentary of Chile
“Revelar Los Enlaces” features the journey of student documentarians. - March 31, 2010 - Brooks Institute
Apogee Foundation Wins Second Major Award for Philanthropic Achievements and Best-in-Class Practices
The Apogee Foundation has won both the “Top Non-Profit” award in the 2009 Fast Pitch! Business Awards and the “Best Civic and Social Association” award in the 2009 SBCA Best of Business Awards, each recognizing the organization's global philanthropic achievements and best-in-class business practices. - March 29, 2010 - The Apogee Foundation
Poster Design Competition Awards Talented, Local High School Students Tuition Scholarships to the Art Institute of Jacksonville
The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts “Life is Better with Art in it” Poster Design Competition Helps Students Attend College. - March 25, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Homeschool Students to Benefit from Highly Praised Visual Arts Online Curriculum
Art in Action, a leading provider of K-12 visual art programs, launches a homeschool version of its innovative online visual art curriculum, featuring animated discussions of masterpieces; video demonstrations of art techniques; wikis for sharing tips and ideas; links to interesting websites, books, and music; and much more. - March 23, 2010 - Art in Action
Lakeside Pottery Offers Potter's Wheel - One Day Workshop
This workshop will introduce the basic skills of working with clay on the potter's wheel and will provide you with the taste and understanding of what it takes to use the potter's wheel. - March 21, 2010 - Lakeside Pottery Studio
Ballet Studio Urges Students to Learn Proper Dance Terminology
California DanceArts Finds New iPhone Application An Important Tool for Student - March 18, 2010 - California DanceArts
Sculpture Remnants Still at Large: Good Samaritan Turns in Detail Photos to Police
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft and destruction of a three hundred pound, three and one half foot bronze sculpture by artist Mimi Sammis, a TV host of National PBS show “Love to Paint with Mimi.” The photos taken by the Good Samaritan depicted the two men... - March 13, 2010 - Anne Mimi Samis LLC
Free SAT -All 11th Grade students - The School District of Palm Beach County - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The School District of Palm Beach County is proud to announce that all 11th grade students in the District will be given the SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test/Scholastic Assessment Test) free of charge on Wednesday, April 14th. Through a partnership with the College Board, Palm Beach County... - March 09, 2010 - The School District of Palm Beach County
Lakeside Pottery Ceramic School and Studio Now Offers Pottery Birthday Party Evens and Pottery Art Summer Camp
Lakeside Pottery Ceramic School and Studio in Stamford, CT now offers pottery Art Summer Camp. Weekly Summer Camp programs for children and teens are starting the week of June 21, 2010 and registration has started. - March 08, 2010 - Lakeside Pottery Studio
Brooks Institute Offers Certificate in Wedding Photography
Brooks Institute’s Latest Program Offering is Open for May Enrollment. - March 07, 2010 - Brooks Institute
Battle of the Bands: School Edition-Orpheum Theatre Foxboro
The Orpheum Theatre Foxboro is hosting its first ever Battle of the Bands: School Edition Friday, March 19th at 8:00pm featuring Red Fox Motel of Walpole High School, Cynicism of Mansfield High School, and Compliments to the Victim of Sharon Middle School. Red Fox Motel is a Walpole-based band... - March 06, 2010 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
Comedy Night Live at the Orpheum Theatre Foxboro
Comedy Night Live at the Orpheum Foxboro presents popular Boston comics Tim McIntire, Joe List, Lamont Price, and Bethany Van Delft, Friday March 20th at 8:00pm. $15 General Admission. Beer & Wine Cash Bar - March 06, 2010 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
Unique New Music School in Pensacola, FL-Gulf Coast School of Rock-Changes Name to Gulf Coast School of Music, Continues to Offer Great Guitar, Bass, Drum, Vocal Lessons
Gulf Coast School of Rock, Pensacola, FL, has changed its name to Gulf Coast School of Music effective immediately, in order to differentiate it from other music schools and communicate that students can learn any type of music. Gulf Coast School of Music remains at 1010 N. 12th Ave. with professional musicians teaching guitar, voice, drum and bass lessons to adult and youth students in a unique approach to music instruction in Pensacola: students learn individually and as part of a band. - March 05, 2010 - Gulf Coast School of Music
Chef Todd Mohr Gives Away $288 Worth of Cooking Classes
Chef Todd Mohr, founder of Web Cooking Classes, the internet's only weekly online cooking classes that teach cooking method over written recipes, is helping people to take a bite out of their expenses by teaching people how to cook using simple cooking method. - March 05, 2010 - Chef Todd Mohr's Web Cooking Classes
IMAGINE 2010 to Showcase San Antonio’s Most Innovative Fashions
Nick Verreos and Rita Verreos to host student-produced fashion show. - March 03, 2010 - IADT San Antonio
The Actors Hall of Fame Announces The Red Carpet Museum to Open in Los Angeles
The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation's official museum will be called The Red Carpet Museum. It will be designed as a state of the art physical and online dramatic arts education facility in Los Angeles. It will include interactive 3D exhibits, a media event center and serve as a home base for industry Red Carpet Events for film, television and theatre openings. - March 03, 2010 - The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation
The Art Institute of Jacksonville to Launch New Fashion & Retail Management Program
Beginning This Spring The Art Institute of Jacksonville Mixes Style & Class with New Fashion & Retail Management Degree Program - February 28, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
SoBe Institute of the Arts to Premier Annual Music & Shakespeare Series with “Twelfth Night” at Little Stage Theater
Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that SoBe Institute of the Arts (SoBe Arts) will present "Twelfth Night" as the first production of an annual Music & Shakespeare series. Dr. Kievman, who will direct "Twelfth Night," explains, "Our Music &... - February 26, 2010 - SoBe Institute of the Arts
Brooks Institute Faculty Duo Tracy and Judy Trotter Break New Ground at SBIFF with Premiere of Blue Belle
Santa Barbara locals, owners of Trotter Productions, and Brooks Institute faculty members Tracy and Judy Trotter are gearing up for participation in this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival with an innovative new offering to the festival line-up. This year’s contribution,... - February 25, 2010 - Brooks Institute
Degree Programs Elevate Fashion and Design Education in San Antonio
IADT-San Antonio offers three new Bachelor degree programs - February 25, 2010 - IADT San Antonio
Decatur Music Receives 2010 Business Excellence Award
Local Music Store Acknowledged as Outstanding New Business - February 24, 2010 - Decatur Music
Back by Popular Demand: RENT at the Orpheum Theatre Foxboro
After a Two Week Run, RENT is Back by Popular Demand at The Orpheum Theatre Foxboro Based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Boheme, and written by Jonathan Larson, RENT is classified as a “rock opera.” It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to... - February 21, 2010 - The Foxboro Orpheum Theatre
The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company Celebrates 50 Years with "The Mikado" at the University of Chicago, March 12 – 14, 2010
Hyde Park’s only Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble brings to life one of the most popular pieces of musical theater ever written in the English language, "The Mikado" - February 20, 2010 - University of Chicago Department of Music
Gulf Coast School of Rock, Pensacola, FL, Holds Winter 2010 Student Show Featuring Guitar Students, Voice Students, Bass Students and Drum Students at Seville Quarter
Gulf Coast School of Rock (GCSOR), a unique performance-based music instruction school in Pensacola, Florida, held its Winter 2010 live student show at Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter, a popular nightclub in downtown Pensacola, on February 9. Eight GCSOR students, ranging in ages from 9 to... - February 18, 2010 - Gulf Coast School of Music
California DanceArts Announces Summer 2010 Dance Programs
Los Angeles Dance Studio Gears Summer Programs to Fit Needs of Area Dance Students - February 18, 2010 - California DanceArts
Ballet Studio Urges Students to Learn Proper Technique
Califorinia DanceArts Finds Proper Technique & Alignment Crucial for Dancers - February 16, 2010 - California DanceArts
La Canada Dance School Hosts Visit by World Famous Ballerinas
California DanceArts Hosts Visit by Gina Ness and Evelyn Cisneros, Both from the San Francisco Ballet - February 13, 2010 - California DanceArts
Don Reed's "East 14th - True Tales of a Reluctant Player" Has Been Extended for the Fourteenth Time and Plays at the Marsh Berkeley Thru September 12, 2010
"Irresistible presence" - San Francisco Chronicle; "...Nothing short of amazing." East Bay Express; "Hilarious. The audience can't stop laughing...Don Reed plays all the characters with both ease and inexhaustible energy" - The New Yorker; "A graceful genial performer...It's hard not to love 1970's funk and soul and Don Reed." – New York Times - February 12, 2010 - The Marsh