Be A Mentor for Coachart

"becca@coachart.org

My name is Becca and I work for a nonprofit organization called CoachArt. We provide free lessons in the arts, music and athletics to kids with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and their siblings.

We look for experienced professionals and amateurs in a wide range of activities including photography, art, music, yoga, cooking, creative writing, acting, dancing and more to donate their time and instruction to our students.

We pair volunteers with students one-on-one for a ten week session, once a week for approximately one hour.

Our goal is to promote normalcy and personal development in kids who truly need it. If you are interested in learning more about how to volunteer with us, please contact me at Becca at www.coachart.org"

Intern Job in Long Beach

The Arts Council for Long Beach is currently seeking candidates for a paid spring internship. The application deadline is Dec. 22, 2009.

Job Title: Arts Learning Intern
Location: Long Beach, CA
Stipend: $1500
Dates of Positions: January - May 2010
Expected hours: roughly 10 hours/week for 15-20 weeks

Summary of Position:
The Arts Learning Intern will assist in the planning of community events for the Arts Council for Long Beach. Additionally, the intern will provide general department support; assist with an online directory of arts and education providers; and perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisor: Anne Huyck, Director of Arts Learning

Organization: Arts Council for Long Beach

Organization Description: Arts Council for Long Beach fosters excellence in the creation and presentation of arts and cultural endeavors by supporting arts and cultural organizations and individual artists. The Arts Council provides access to families, children, and the community to a broad spectrum of creative expressions and cultural experiences by building strategic partnerships and programs that weave arts and culture into the fabric of our community.

Arts Learning Department: Arts Learning's mission is to foster and advance understanding of the arts by providing Long Beach citizens with programs and professional development that promote diversity, tolerance and creativity. Arts Learning's range of services support artists, arts groups, students and adults in advancing artistic pride and creativity. The department focuses on the community by providing arts instruction to students and adults, providing guidance for local artists and arts related organizations and by promoting the critical arts services that are provided by the Arts Council as a whole.

Benefits:
* Excellent experience with many of the projects and people working within the Long Beach arts community.
* Involvement in a variety of local programs and efforts.
* Participation in arts education events.
* Experience in planning, conducting, and evaluating education events.
* Opportunities to contribute to improvement of an education program.
* College credit, if appropriate.
* Letters of recommendation provided upon successful completion of the internship.

Qualifications:
* Computer experience (working knowledge of In Design, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
* Well developed organization skills with a solid orientation to detail.
* An ability to conduct research on and off site.
* A self-starter with a strong desire to learn.
* Good written and verbal skills.
* Must have own transportation.
* Arts Education student preferred.

Application:
Applicants should submit a brief cover letter outlining their qualifications for the position, two references and resume to artslearning@artslb.orgThe resume should include education, work experience and extracurricular activities. The application deadline is Dec. 22, 2009.

For questions, please contact Anne Huyck at (562) 570-1930

Music Center/LA Opera

The Los Angeles Opera has a very special offer for friends of the Music Center. The Opera has created a special promotion for families to see the comic opera, The Barber of Seville. $20 tickets (best available seating, while supplies last) have been made available for families to attend the 12/12 or 12/19 matinee performances. Those interested can take advantage of this offer by calling LA Opera Audience Services at 213.972.8001 and providing promotional code 12056. Visit the link below for more details. We hope you and your family are able to enjoy this highly regarded production. Happy Holidays from your friends at the Music Center and LA Opera! LINK: http://www.laopera.com/ecard/120709/index.html

The GRAMMY Museum

Please visit www.grammymuseum.org/education to view updated information for teachers

and students!

Educators enjoy a discounted rate to become Museum members! Visit

grammymuseum.org/membership for more information or call (213) 765-6800, ext. 4.

All programs are made possible by supporters who believe in the power of music, educatin

g our youth and helping to preserve the legacy of music and the creative process.

To support The GRAMMY Museum please contact Kait Stuebner, Education Manager at

(213) 763-5411 or kstuebner@grammymuseum.org.

Museum Hours
The Museum is open:
Sun - Sat, 10:00am - 7:30pm daily
Admission
Special pricing extended through
the end of 2009!
General Admission - $10
Children (under 5) - FREE!
Members - FREE!

Visit grammymuseum.org for ticketing, membership and upcoming Public Programs!

According to 4LA Kids . . .

TUESDAY EVENING saw the meeting of arts teachers and parents at the New High School for the Arts about the outright elimination of LAUSD’s elementary Arts Education Program in the next two years of budget cuts. If the District’s nationally recognized elementary arts education (dance, instrumental & choral music, performing and visual arts) program is eliminated those elementary teachers will displace (‘bump‘)secondary arts teachers with less seniority – even though elementary arts teachers travel from school-to-school and secondary teachers work at single school sites. It must be remembered that the proposal to eliminate Elementary Arts Ed was represented last year as purely a ‘worst case scenario’ place-holder for years 2 and 3 of the three-year budget submitted to the county. Now, a year later, the scenario is worse-than-worst, and the unacceptable has become inevitable. LAUSD’s Ten Year Plan for and commitment to Arts Education implemented in 1999 lasted exactly ten years and expires; R.I.P.

Because we teach to (and budget to) the test, and the arts are not tested, the arts are forfeit. The myth of Standards Based Instruction is exposed; we are purely test-based.

What's Happening at the Music Center

Music Center Celebrates 30 Years of Leadership in Arts Education November 2009 marked the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Music Center Education Division. Initially motivated by the cuts in school arts programs that followed Proposition 13, the Music Center has emerged as a national leader for the quality and impact of its work in schools. To learn more about the evolution of the Music Center’s leadership you can download a PDF of the Performances magazine article here or visit Music Center's Education portal.

Spotlight Awards: Visual Arts Deadline Extended to Dec 8th! The Music Center Spotlight Awards is a nationally-acclaimed scholarship and arts training program for Southern California high school students in the performing and visual arts. Open to all students who attend high school in Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. Visual Arts Application Deadline has been extended to December 8th, 2009. (The extended deadline for Performing Arts has passed.) The Visual Arts Application Process: The two-dimensional design and photography program offer young artists and photographers the opportunity to have their work viewed by a panel of prominent museum curators, artists and designers as well as professional photographers and collectors. All applicants are invited to attend master classes and museum tours. All who advance to the semi-final level will have their artwork hung in a prominent Southern California Gallery. First grand prizes receive $5,000 scholarships and the second grand prizes receive $4,000 scholarships. Semi Finalists receive $100 scholarships and Honorable Mentions receive $250 scholarships. For more information visit spotlight online at http://www.musiccenter.org

Going On Around Town Active Arts - HOLIDAY SING-ALONG Friday, December 18, 2009 6:30pm to 8:00pm Music Center Plaza Celebrate the sounds of the season with a FREE evening of singing among the twinkling lights of the plaza. Bundle up, bring your friends and family, and sing along with live musical accompaniment. Lyric sheets are provided. No experience necessary. FREE admission, donations welcomed. TICKET REQUIRED and will be distributed beginning at 6 p.m. - one ticket per person to those waiting in line. Capacity is limited. First come, first served. For more information, call (213) 972-3660 or visit musiccenter.org. Center Theatre Group's P.L.A.Y. Debut (E)ducation Blasts Center Theatre Group’s award-winning education department, Performing for Los Angeles Youth (P.L.A.Y), provides engaging and educational programs for students and teachers. To learn more about their student matinee performances and opportunities for educators and emerging artists, sign up to receive their new monthly (E)ducation Blasts by contacting Shaunté Caraballo at (213) 972-8030 or education@centertheatregroup.org Latin Jazz Christmas at the Luckman, Dec. 5th, 8pm SPICE UP YOUR WINTER! Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Latin legend and Grammy-nominated artist Dr. Bobby Rodriguez is a trumpeter, charismatic entertainer, gifted composer/arranger, and author. He and his dynamic band know how to energize the crowd. A veteran of the Luckman stage, Bobby rallies crowds and conjures excitement with his larger-than-life performance style and expert musicianship. THE LATIN JAZZ LEADER. Naturally comfortable on stage, Dr. Rodriguez' Latin Jazz Christmas show is sure to add a little Latin spice to your holiday season. His energetic performance style is an exciting remedy for your winter blues! Great for the entire family! For tickets and details, visit luckmanarts.org or call 323-343-6600.

Performing Books: Lemony Snicket's "The Composer is Dead" THIS SATURDAY ADMISSION FREE! Los Angeles Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium 630 W. 5th Street, Downtown Los Angeles For children ages 4 through 10 and families 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Carson Ellis Featuring performances by: Keith Berger ~ Mime Artist David Prather ~ Storyteller Alan Steinberger ~ Synthesizer The Composer is Dead and the Inspector must investigate all the instruments in the Orchestra to find out who is responsible.

World City at the Music Center World City at the Music Center offers FREE programming for families showcasing cultures from around the world through dance, music, song, and storytelling. UPCOMING EVENTS Futa Tora and Got Rhythm Saturday, Febuary 20, 2010 Bolivia Corazón de América and Andes Manta Saturday, March 20, 2010 Performance times are 11a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on both dates. W.M. Keck Children's Amphitheatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall Tickets are FREE and are distributed on Grand Avenue at 2nd Street. Tickets for 11:00 a.m. performance distributed beginning at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for 12:30 p.m. performance distributed beginning at 11:00 a.m. For more information, call (213) 972-4396 or visit musiccenter.org

Saturday Professional Development Workshops - Winter Sessions In our commitment to developing collaborative learning communities, the Music Center is opening up registration for the free Saturday Professional Development Workshop series to any teachers in Los Angeles County. In this way, general classroom teachers can not only learn with Music Center professional Teaching Artists but also become part of a collaborative learning community with educators who are involved in the in-depth Arts Integration Partnership projects. The Music Center believes that this opportunity will provide added insight into its “Anchor Work approach” to professional development and the value of this approach to integrated learning. The workshops are Visual & Performing Arts standards-based with links to the English Language Arts and ELD standards. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS PUPPETRY ARTS led by Beth Peterson, Music Center Teaching Artist & Institute Lead Artist JANUARY 30, 2010 - 9:00AM - 12:30PM Rehearsal Room 2 Learn and practice Puppetry Arts skills and techniques from "On the Pulse of Morning" Model Lessons. Learn grade level-specific staging and how to work with various space limitations. RSVP no later than Wednesday, January 27th. MUSIC led by Beth Sussman, Music Center Teaching Artist & Institute Lead Artist FEBRUARY 13, 2010 - 9:00AM - 12:30PM Rehearsal Room 2 Learn and practice teaching core Music concepts and skills from the "Peter and the Wolf" Model Lessons. Use Music strategies to reinforce student learning skills and connections to other curriculum areas. RSVP no later than Wednesday, February 10th. All teachers are welcome to attend on a space-available basis. Details on all sessions and registration deadlines are available on our website. Space is limited for FREE parking. Participants must register within the set time period prior to the P D Workshop to be added to the parking list. (Otherwise, parking is normally $9/car on the weekend.) To register, please send your name, which session(s) you plan to attend, school affiliation, and phone number and/or email address via one of the three methods below. fax: 213.972.4308 - ATTN: JOHAN BAUMEISTER email: jbaumeister@musiccenter.org SUBJECT: Saturday PD Registration phone: 213.972.3392

Internshnips Available

The Towne Street Theatre in Los Angeles is offering internships for its upcoming world premiere of Langston & Nicolas, two men ... one voice.
This story of the friendship of Langston Hughes and Cuban poet Nicolas Guillen is a Co-Commission of The Towne Street Theatre and The Robey Theatre Company. It is written by Bernardo Solano and directed by TST Artistic Director,Nancy Cheryll Davis.

The production goes into rehearsal February 15,2010 and runs Friday, Sat at 8 and Sundays at 3 - April 2-May 2. Rehearsals and production will take place at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood (at the corner of Hollywood and Highland).

Internships available are:

Video Projector Technician: Working knowledge about Video Projection -including the inputting of images and re-sizing digital images for projection with an understanding of distance image ratios.

Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Costume Designer
and Assistant
Marketing/Public Relations Assistant

Credit and small stipend in exchange for services.

To apply, please send note of interest and resume to info@townestreet. org with TST Internships in subject line or call 213/624- 4796. For information on TST, please visit our site at www.townestreet. org.

Nancy Cheryll Davis-Bellamy

Artistic/Producing Director

Towne Street Theatre

L.A.'s Premiere African-American Theatre Company

www.townestreet.org

info@townestreet.org

213/624-4796

SpotLight Awards

The Music Center of Los Angeles County has extended its deadline for
applications in the Visual Arts categories for the 22nd Music Center
Spotlight Awards to December 8!!

Applications must be received online or postmarked by no later than
Tuesday, December 8, 2009. The program is free and open to all students
who attend high school in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties at time of
deadline. Applications are available online at
http://musiccenter.org/education/spot_apply.html
<http://musiccenter.org/education/spot_apply.html>

The two-dimensional art and photography program offer young artists and
photographers the opportunity to have their work viewed by a panel of
prominent museum curators, artists and designers as well as professional
photographers and collectors. All applicants are invited to attend
master classes and museum tours. All who advance to the semi-final level
will have their artwork hung in a prominent Southern California Gallery.
First grand prize scholarship is $5,000 and the second grand prize
scholarship is $4,000.
Honorable Mentions receive $250 scholarships each. Semi Finalists
receive $100 scholarships.

The Music Center Spotlight Awards program was established in 1988 and is
one of the nation's most acclaimed performing and visual arts
educational programs for teens. The program has launched numerous
professional careers—fifteen finalists are Presidential Scholars.

For more information please email at spotlight@musiccenter.org