New York DEN

On Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 8:30 pm at Heckscher Park in Huntington, NY a free open air concert will be held showcasing storyteller, Heather Forest.

Storyteller, Heather Forest, weaves a spell with the magic of words. Her minstrel style of storytelling intertwines original music, poetry and the sung and spoken word. The comedy and pathos of point of view, the mysteries of womenfolk, the trickster, the fool, quests and journeys are threads on the storyteller’s colorful loom. Featured in storytelling festivals around the globe, Heather Forest brings elegance, wit, and the poet’s touch to classic tales from the treasury of world folklore.

You’re invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair for this outdoor event presented by the 44th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival 2009.  For directions or more information, call the Festival Hotline at 631-271-8423 ext. 5

On Tuesday, June 9th, 2009, 6pm - 9pm you’ll have FREE ACCESS to all the museums along the stretch of Fifth Avenue, NYC from 82nd to 105th street. This is a mile long block party and art festival! There will be live bands, entertainment and art in the street activities for kids.

This year’s 31st annual festival kicks off at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum with an opening ceremony, at 5:45pm, on the steps of its landmark building on Fifth Avenue @ 89th Street.

Check out the Museum Mile website for more information: http://www.museummilefestival.org/

Re-posted from the DEN Blog:

Thanks to our good friends over at Tech4Learning, there are STARs aplenty who received free copies of Frames to use in the classroom.  However, what good is a piece of software if you don’t know how to use it?  They have graciously offered to host a webinar to help show you tips and tricks for using Frames with your students!

Creating animated movies and digital stories is a fantastic way to engage students in the curriculum. Learn how students can use the integrated drawing tools in Frames to illustrate their own stories, tell digital stories, and create animated Flash® movies.

The webinar will be May 28th at 4:30EST.  To register, click here.

Thanks to Heather Sullivan from the NJ DEN LC for Sharing This: 

IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN CENTER

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Please join representatives from 12 resident art organizations:

THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
THE JUILLIARDSCHOOL
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
NEW YORK CITY OPERA

to learn about the wonderful education programs offered by Lincoln Center.

Be one of the first to view the newly renovated, stunningly beautiful Alice Tully Hall.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Alice Tully Hall, Broadway at 65th Street
*Wine and light refreshments to be provided.

Brought to you by Chase

Click here for a pdf of the invitation.
If the link does not work, please copy and paste the following text in the navigation bar of your browser: http://www.lincolncenter.org/pdfs/Art_of_Learning_Invite.pdf

Please RSVP to ArtofLearning@lincolncenter.org by
April 15 to be placed in a raffle for a season pass to
Midsummer Night Swing.

Attention Long Island teachers and students! You are encouraged to submit a piece of work for the Embracing Our Differences Art Exhibition. Artists are encouraged to submit works relevant to Long Island. The works that are chosen must address the themes below, but they will also be evaluated on how effectively they will be read outdoors when the art is enlarged to billboard size (16 feet wide by 12 feet high).

Artists are encouraged to interpret and explore:

• the struggles and joys of living in a diverse community;
• the impact on human dignity of prejudice and hatred;
• the varied people, cultures and perspectives in our world.

The deadline for submissions is May 22, 2009.

The release form can be downloaded here.