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Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas  Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb               Inspired…

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Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

Connecting Communities: as easy as ABC

The Alphabet Series at Metropolitan Playhouse Lillian Rodriguez as Jonas Mekas  Jason C. Brown as Jeanise Aviles Tammy McNeill as Jimmy Webb               Inspired…

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Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali, actor/screenwriter/producer

Continuing the Conversation with. . . Marisa Vitali, actor/screenwriter/producer

SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER In 2013, Marisa Vitali, Alysia Reiner and I sat down to talk about GRACE, the movie:  its message, its momentum and its moving evolutionary progress. …

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Here Come The Tempest Ladies!

Here Come The Tempest Ladies!

Interview with Stella Berg & Katherine Elliot By Frances McGarry In 2008, six Syracuse University Acting students imagined a novel approach to presenting Shakespeare.  Inspired by a semester abroad program…

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THE 2015 COLLABORATION AWARD: WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN

THE 2015 COLLABORATION AWARD: WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN

  THE WOMEN IN THE ARTS AND MEDIA COALITION, INC. ANNOUNCES THE 2015 COLLABORATION AWARD WOMEN WORKING WITH WOMEN The deadline for the submission of applications will be 11:59 PM…

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Slow Art Day April 11, 2015

Slow Art Day April 11, 2015

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”—Henry David Thoreau Join a movement! Slow Art Day is an international event encouraging people of all ages to…

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Lena Dunham Reveals the Artist Behind Eloise in a New Documentary

Lena Dunham Reveals the Artist Behind Eloise in a New Documentary

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Why Arts Education Matters

Why Arts Education Matters

March 12, 2015 By Judith Light My mother taught me when I was three years old to memorize and recite "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Everybody laughs, but it's absolutely…

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Why Arts Education Matters

Why Arts Education Matters

March 12, 2015 By Judith Light My mother taught me when I was three years old to memorize and recite "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Everybody laughs, but it's absolutely…

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Jack Black Thanks the Teacher Who Inspired His Acting Career

Jack Black Thanks the Teacher Who Inspired His Acting Career

Written by Casting Frontier, March 8th, 2015 When you think of Jack Black, what do you immediately think of? His enormous zeal for life? Are you awestruck that he’s one…

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March is Save Our Schools Month: Matt Damon Speaks

March is Save Our Schools Month: Matt Damon Speaks

 

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What is the value of performing arts in society?

What is the value of performing arts in society?

  "It's well and good that arts -- and performing arts especially -- are part of our society, but they're not the vital part of our society." ~Board President Daniel Gomes …

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7 Ways Michelle Obama Positively Influenced Education in 2014

7 Ways Michelle Obama Positively Influenced Education in 2014

"Arts education isn't something we add on after we've achieved other priorities, like raising test scores and getting kids into college," said the First Lady. "It's actually critical for achieving…

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Geena Davis Examines Females in Film on a Global Scale

Geena Davis Examines Females in Film on a Global Scale

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An Introduction to the State Policy Pilot Program

An Introduction to the State Policy Pilot Program

[youtube= Americans for the Arts Narric Rome, Vice President of Government and Arts Education Affairs for Americans for the Arts, introduces the exciting new State Policy Pilot Program which will…

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chandra Thomas: Complete Sentences

chandra Thomas: Complete Sentences

[youtube= First Online With Fran is committed to featuring those ordinary people doing extraordinary things in The Arts.  It never ceases to amaze me how the passion for our work continues to…

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Arts Education Transforms Societies

Arts Education Transforms Societies

Robert L. Lynch Become a fanPresident and CEO, Americans for the ArtsPosted: 10/26/2014 10:59 pm EDT Updated: 10/27/2014 8:59 am EDT Do you enjoy the sleek look of your new…

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Actor Frances McDormand: A Star Who Has No Time for Vanity

Actor Frances McDormand: A Star Who Has No Time for Vanity

Frances McDormand will star in “Olive Kitteridge,” a four-part mini-series, based on Elizabeth Strout’s book, that will air November on HBO. Credit Alison Cohen Rosa for The New York Times…

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