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Friday, February 5, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Monday, February 8, 2010
Learning Inside Out -
Presented By:
Arts Education Collaborative
Friday, February 12, 2010
Kurt Weiser Artist Talk about Material and Process in Narrative Ceramic Objects - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presented By:
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Kurt Weiser, Regents Professor of Art at Arizona State University, is best known for slip cast teapot forms adorned with complex and richly-painted, naturalistic imagery. Hear Weiser discuss the construction, drawing, painting, and firing techniques he employs to create objects that reflect his struggle to express the beautiful nature of materials and negotiate meaning and expression from the process of creation in ceramics. This event is made possible through a partnership with the Society for Contemporary Craft, which will be exhibiting Eden Revisited, a retrospective of Weiser’s work. View Full Details
Friday, February 12, 2010
Assemble This @ SPACE - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Monday, February 15, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Showcase of Finalists -
Presented By:
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Come see the Showcase of Finalists for our annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest. This popular event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists! View Full Details
Monday, February 15, 2010
Light Up Your Lessons! Using Puppets to Enhance Literacy - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presented By:
Gateway to the Arts
Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
With Julie Brinckloes book, Fireflies!, as a focus, the artist will introduce a variety of music, movement, and dramatic play activities that will help children learn about fireflies. The story will be presented as coffee-can theater and follow-up activities will include inventing blinking patterns and using them for a call and response activity. Participants will be able to facilitate a firefly dances to the tune of Shine Little Glow Worm and support turn and talk conversations with children using firefly finger-puppets. View Full Details
Monday, February 15, 2010
MOVE-ABILITY: Nurturing body, brain and spirit - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Presented By:
Gateway to the Arts
Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
This interactive workshop will demonstrate how incorporating developmentally appropriate locomotor and axial (non-locomotor) movement experiences can build upon individual abilities and learning styles and support children with special needs. Based upon The BrainDance, developed by Anne Green Gilbert, participants will learn how to apply the eight movement patterns of early human development to jump-start the body and the brain. Participants will recognize how movement strategies accompanied by familiar nursery rhymes can be applied when working with children with special needs. View Full Details
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Assemble This @ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Assemble This @ August Wilson Center for African American Culture - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Friday, February 19, 2010
Assemble This @ The Frick Art & Historical Center - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Assemble This @ The Mattress Factory - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Assemble This @ The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh - 5:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Assemble This @ Society for Contemporary Craft - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Assemble This @ Andy Warhol Museum - 7:30 pm
Presented By:
Attack Theatre
Assemble This is a two-week artistic jaunt of dance and live music that transforms galleries and museums into a wickedly entertaining kinetic canvas. Join the adventure as Attack Theatre creates “delicious moments of intimacy” between audience, artist, and artwork. Every show is a unique performance event of conversation, creation, dance and music that combines the planned and the spontaneous. Attack Theatre asks you to Assemble This and immerse yourself in a world premiere each night. Featuring various galleries and museums throughout the city, including Andy Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, SPACE, The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and Society for Contemporary Craft. View Full Details
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tiny Tots - "1...2...3...Go!" - 11:30 am - 12:15 am
Don't miss a beat of this fun program investigating the musical differences between 2 and 3. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor Thomas Hong will lead this foot-tapping concert of musical meters. View Full Details
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series - "Songs Around the Globe" - 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Want to play? Experience the unique ways in which music has been handed down throughout the generations and incorporated into our children's favorite games. Whether you are at a sporting event or in your own backyard, music is found in the games we play. Join us for favorite pieces and sing along to "Take me Out to the Ballgame!" Enhance your child's musical journey with "Discovery Time Adventures"! Beginning at 10:00 am throughout Heinz Hall meet PSO musicians, sing along with guest artists, create a musical passport, and dance and move to world beats and rhythms. View Full Details
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Monday, February 8, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
Friday, February 12, 2010
Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Preliminary Rounds -
This popular annual event is open to students in grades 4-12. Students may enter the monologue contest, scene contest, or both. Students compete in the upper division (grades 8-12) or lower division (grades 4-7). Contestants present their pieces on The Public's main stage in front of a panel of judges. Those who advance to the final round of the contest have the opportunity to perform at the Showcase of Finalists. All participants receive a contest t-shirt and a voucher for two complimentary tickets to a Public Theater production. The Public also offers free orientations sessions for first-time participating teachers and their students. View Full Details
