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February - March - April
2005
February
2005 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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Accepting applications for the After-School
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Plan ahead for 99 Drums April 15-17,
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Plan ahead for 99 Drums April 15-17, 2005. Limited
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March
2005 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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April
2005 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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Plan ahead for 99 Drums
April 15-17, 2005. Limited to 99 children. $50.00. Many volunteer
opportunities!
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Awards
Ceremony & Reception - Wednesday, March 9, 2:25 - 3:30 pm at Dining
Room, Kansas State School for the Blind - 1100 State Ave.; Kansas City,
KS. Accessible Arts and the Kansas State Board of Education present annual
awards for Educator of the Year (nominated by peers) and Distinguished
Service of the year, both in Arts and Disabilities. (See map of the campus
on our main web page.) We thank all the people who sent in such wonderful
nominations for Educator of the Year. Please remember to consider these
awards during 2005, and turn your nominations in by the next deadline,
December 31, 2005. Watch for more details about the Awards. For more information,
call 913.281.1133.
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99
Drums - April 15-17, 2005, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
A weekend of hands-on music and dance and art workshops exploring the arts,
history, customs, and food of Hmong, West African, Native American, Slavic,
and Caribbean cultures. For children ages 9-15 of all abilities and disabilities.
The cost is $50 (by April 7), $75 (after April 7) and a few scholarships
are available (through April 7). Refer, also, to 2001 and 2003 information
under What We Do (Past Programming) and under Archives
- Spring and Fall 2001 Newsletters. A
free public performance culminates the program 3:30 - 5:30 pm on Sunday.
For more information, call 913.281.1133.
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After-School
Arts Club - Applications are now being taken for youth in the Kansas
City metropolitan area. New this year is the Drama Club on Thursdays.
Professional artists will engage children of all abilities in a variety
of arts projects. We also encourage educators and caregivers to schedule
sessions with their students for special projects or to observe our classes
as a part of their own development. Some scholarships will be available.
See the Spring 2004 newsletter for an update about the
Arts Club. For more information:
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Discovery
Trails Trek in 2005 - May
27-June 11, 2005, fifteen teens with visual impairments will camp their
way along the old Pioneer Trail to the Great Salt Lake, following the
infamous Donner Party and the Morman emigrants. Discovery Trails annual
summer treks and related arts programs began in 1998 and are a collaboration
between Accessible Arts and the Kansas State School for the Blind. For
more information, see Intrepid Teens in Spring '05 Newsletter under
"What we Do" or .
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additional informatoin, call Eleanor Craig at Accessible Arts, 913.281.1133.
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The
Art of Learning - Pittsburg, Kansas, Friday, June 8-10, 2003. This
program has been highly acclaimed by participants in Wichita, Kansas City,
KS, Salina, Hays, and Garden City. Plan ahead to reserve your place. For
teachers, artists administrators, and community arts program providers.
Meals are included and CEUs will be available for an additional fee. Advance
registration will be required. For more information, call 913.281.1133.
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with a Beat - Drum making workshop for artists and teachers. A collaboration
of Accessible Arts and Bongo Barry Bernstein. June
15, 9 am - 4 pm. at the Kauffman Center near the Plaza.
For more
information, call 913.281.1133 and .
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Arts for All - June 1, for Visual Arts teachers in the Shawnee Mission
School District. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. For
more information, call 913.281.1133. |
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Arts Summer Camp - July 11-15 & July 18-22, 2005. 9:00 am - 3:00
pm, Monday through Thursday; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Friday.For
more information, call 913.281.1133 and .
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| Exploration
in Art - A series of one-hour monthly workshops (10:30-11:30 am) at
Dreams Work with adults who have disabilities. Participants will explore
a variety of tactile and visual art forms. For more information, call 913.281.1133.
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Unity with
a Beat Drum making workshop Training for artists, Shawnee Mission District 9
am - 4 pm. Kauffman Center
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