Arts-In-Education Programming
Monroe Area Council for the Arts regularly invests over $30,000 in arts-in-education programming for Monroe County children. Included among these programs are the Monroe County Young Authors Conference; performance arts camps with scholarships for children who cannot afford the fee; the Missoula Children’s Theatre Workshop; and various workshops and residencies led by professional artists. During the past year, these programs have served a total audience of more than 10,000.
In Monroe County schools, art and music teachers must travel from school to school and sometimes see almost 800 children only once a week. Almost 60 percent of Monroe County children come from low-income families who cannot afford enrichment activities. MACA considers providing cultural arts programming to Monroe County children to be the most important part of its mission.
CATHIE RYAN
April 3, 2008
(www.cathieryan.com)
Benefit Performance to Support MACA’s Arts-in-Education Programming
“One of the leading voices in Celtic Music”- The Los Angeles Times Irish-American Cathie Ryan, with her crystalline vocals and insightful songwriting, is an original and distinctive voice in Celtic music. Since her acclaimed seven-year tenure as lead singer of Cherish the Ladies, Ryan has established herself as one of Celtic Music’s most popular and enduring singer-songwriters. Cathie has released four critically-acclaimed CD’s on Shanachie Records. In 2003, she was included in the famous Irish music collection, A Woman’s Heart – A Decade On, placing her among Irish music’s finest female vocalists and songwriters. It was the first time Americans were featured in the series and she shared the honor with Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris.
Adults: $20, Students: $10
CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES, MADISONVILLE
Sponsored by MACA Friends of the Arts
Sunday, Dec. 9, 1-6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at all Citzens National Banks in Monroe County, by calling 423-442-3210 or online. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the tour at any of the featured homes. Map and tour information will be provided
Featuring four historic homes: Oakdale, built in 1908, home of John and Patsy Carson at 589 Thompson Rd.; the Shearer-Kennedy House, built in 1920, home of Bruce and Kim Arp, at 627 Monroe St.; the Joe and Barbara Penland home, built in 1898, at 160 Magill St.; and the home of Jeff and Gale Richards, 102 Oak Grove Rd., built in 1919.
Also featuring four contemporary homes: the home of Jim and Ellen Dash at 130 Legacy Dr.; the Rhonda Cooley Finch home at 114 Springview Circle; the Brian and Tracie Hall home at 580 Hiwassee Rd.; and the home of Charles and Barbara Moses at 2295 Niles Ferry Rd.
2007-2008 SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SEASON
Theatreworks USA: Junie B. Jones: Oct. 22, 10 a.m and 12:30 p.m. (K-5)
Barbara Bailey Hutchison: Nov. 15, 2007 (K-5)
Missoula Children's Theatre - Cinderella: Feb. 1, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (K-12)
EBZB Productions: War Bonds: The Songs & Letters of WWII : May 8, 10 a.m. (6-12)
OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED BY MACA
• Monroe County Young Authors' Conference for all K-8 students in Monroe County
• Performance Arts Camps in June, Grades K-6, with scholarships for students available for students who cannot afford the fee
• Appalachian Roots Music Residency at Coker Creek School
• Fiber Arts in the Classroom residency for all 4th grade students in Monroe County school system
• Various workshops by performance season artists.
All performances are $3 per student.
Fiber Arts in the Classroom residency
supported by a grant from the the John D. Grubb and Louise G. Sumner Fund of the East Tennessee Foundation
www.easttennesseefoundation.org