Young Audiences Roster Artist Larry Long helps celebrate Wellstone
Elementary's namesake with residency program. Read
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September 2007
Young Audiences announces the date and time for the Second
Annual Gathering of Friends Open House. Read
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June 2007
Young Audiences of Minnesota Announces Artist of the Year,
Christopher Yaeger, Educator of the Year, Jan Erickson, and Hugh Schoephoerster
Award for Excellence in Arts Education, Milkweed Editions. Read
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March 2007
The Jane McCarthy Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation has awarded Young
Audiences of Minnesota $7,500 to support a music arts program for students
at the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind (MSAB). This donation will
be used to bring Young Audiences roster ensemble Minnesota Percussion
Trio to MSAB in the 2007-08 school year, helping students learn the
history of creating music out of found objects, and about how different
cultures use found objects in music. Read
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Washington Technology Middle School has been named one of nine Saint
Paul Public Schools’ Arts for All – Arts 25 program sites
for 2006-2007. This Arts 25 project is designed to examine what culture
means at Washington Technology Middle School. This program recognizes
the value of the arts as a part of academic curriculum and encourages
students to explore ideas of identity and culture through school performances,
classroom workshops, and a visual art exhibit. Read
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January 2007
Young Audiences of Minnesota is pleased to present Michael Monroe at
Cook County Schools with support from Meet the Composer Grant. Over
the course of the week, Michael Monroe will introduce students to his
unique style of music creation and performance. Three smaller groups
of students will also have the opportunity to work closely with Michael
to develop, create and perform their own song. Read
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Chelsea Heights Elementary has been named one of the nine Saint Paul
Public Schools' Arts for All – Arts 25 program sites for 2006-2007.
The Chelsea Heights project includes performances, workshops, and professional
development workshops which explore African and African American art
forms. Read
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October 2006
RBC Dain Rauscher has awards Young Audiences of Minnesota support for
extended artist residency programs at Anwatin Middle School in Minneapolis
for the 2006-2007 school year. This is the third year RBC Dain Rauscher
has funded YAMN arts programming at Anwatin, allowing Young Audiences
to provide to reach more Anwatin students with our in-depth programs
such as Milkweed Edition’s Read, Explore, Create. Read
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Target awards Young Audiences of Minnesota support for an artist
residency program in the Lakeville School District. Read
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August 2006
Jack Cornelius Boys and Girls Club of Minneapolis members will
show off their Hip Hop dancing skills for their families and community
members on Thursday, August 31st at 6 PM. The National Endowment for
the Arts provided funding for this program, allowing Young Audiences
of Minnesota to bring arts-in-education residencies to members at three
Twin Cities Boys and Girls Clubs. Read
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July 2006
Young Audieces of Minnesota names new Executive Director, Nadine Sehnert.
Nadine most recently served as YAMN Program Director. In that role since
July 2004, she worked to create new partnership programs, such as Read,
Explore, Create with Milkweed Editions. Read
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For more information on Young Audiences of Minnesota programming,
visit our Web site www.youngaudiencesofmn.org or call 651-292-3399.
