August Newsletter

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August News & Updates

The summer is heating up and winding down! Teachers and students are gearing up for the start of the 2018-19 school year and we're going to make sure it's

ARTS packed!

New YA Staff Member

We are thrilled to welcome Maureen Kaiser to our team! Maureen has taken on the role of Program Development Director . Maureen is a long time friend of Young Audiences. She was a board member from 2013-2016 and two of those years served as Secretary. She will develop relationships with school leaders and ensure that Young Audiences programming is meeting the ever-changing needs of schools in our area. Maureen is familiar with the landscape of school campuses as she just completed two years as the President of the Tyler ISD Council of PTAs. Maureen and her husband Forrest are raising two teenagers who attend Tyler ISD schools. Maureen is eager to put her passion for the arts to work for Young Audiences. “At my house, we eat, sleep and breathe school and highly value investing in our future leaders. We strongly believe that learning through the arts is the very best way to teach young students, and that fostering a life-long love of the arts leads to creative problem solving that benefits all career paths."

Welcome Maureen!

Support

Young Audiences!!

It's a brand new year for us, and we are determined to make it the best ever! In order for us to bring more arts to more schools we need the help of our donors! Please consider a gift today. No matter how big or how small - every little bit helps. The students of Northeast Texas deserve an arts rich education.

DONATE HERE!

New Program Guide

We are excited to roll out our

2018-19 Program Guide! It's beautiful and chalked full of new artists, events, and information on how you can be involved! To learn more go to www.yanetexas.org or contact Maureen at [email protected]

Professional Development

Arts Integration

Young Audiences & Focus 5 are kicking off the school year with an arts integration workshop

August 13 - Caldwell Arts Academy (Tyler ISD)

August 17 - Higgins Elementary (Whitehouse ISD)

Acting Right: Classroom Management Through Drama

This workshop takes the foundational elements of acting, such as concentration, cooperation, and collaboration and creates a structured process, which can become the basis for effective classroom management every day. This engaging, step-by-step approach empowers students to take ownership of and be responsible for their own behavior.

Arts in the Area

First Friday

Friday, August 3 • 11:00 a.m.

A free guided tour of David Bates: Selected Works from Texas Collections and Rewind: Selections from Private Collections begins at 11:00 a.m. Admission is free all day.

Family Day

Saturday, August 11 • 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Enjoy free art activities and light refreshments in the Tyler Museum of Art Classroom.

tylermuseum.org

Singin' in the Rain

The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time"

Each unforgettable scene, song and dance is accounted for, including the show-stopping title number. Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin' in the Rain the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals.Runs through August 12th.

Buy your tickets HERE

To book an artist in your school or for more information on our work, visit us at www.yanetexas.org

Young Audiences of Northeast Texas | Arts for Learning | 903.561.2787

200 E. Amherst, Tyler, TX 75701