Sat, Oct 31st: FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY ARTS DAY FESTIVAL AT THEARC WILL CELEBRATE THE FALL HARVEST THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND ARTS
Contact: Robert Udowitz – 703.621.8060
Janet Stone – 202.889.5901
What: Fourth Annual Arts Day at THEARC in Southeast, Washington, DC, a free community festival, highlighting the rich menu of arts programs at THEARC for new and young audiences will be held Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. This year Arts Day will celebrate the fall harvest through music, dance and other celebrations. Doors are open to everyone—young and old—who wants to explore the potential of making the arts part of their lives. Arts Day is underwritten by The Arts Fund at THEARC, a principal supporter of which is the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation.
Throughout Arts Day, THEARC will be filled with balloon artists, face painting and free refreshments. Levine School of Music will hold a musical petting zoo in its studios, and art and dance classes will take place in the Corcoran ArtReach and at The Washington Ballet studios at THEARC, respectively.
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 10:00 am -2:00 pm
Full schedule:
10:00am-1:00pm Reel in the Sea Creatures from the Anacostia River printmaking workshop – with Corcoran ArtReach at THEARC
10:00am-1:00pm Hip Hop and Harvest Dance Workshops - with The Washington Ballet @ THEARC
10:00am-1:00pm Live Performances by the Matt Dievendorf Jazz Trio and an Instrument Petting Zoo – with Levine School of Music
1:00pm-2:00pm Extravaganza Magic Show Performance in THEARC Theater
Where: THEARC – Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus
1901 Mississippi Avenue SE – Washington, DC 20020
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Information: THEARC at (202) 4-THEARC (202) 484-3272 or (202) 889-5901 and www.thearcdc.org .
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2009 – THEARC in Southeast Washington, DC will host an Arts Day open-house on Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm to celebrate the fall harvest and highlight the various cultural opportunities at THEARC. The program will showcase the art, music, and dance projects of children currently enrolled at Corcoran ArtReach, the Levine School of Music, and The Washington Ballet @ THEARC. Arts Day is free and open to the public with additional information available at (202) 4-THEARC (202) 484-3272 or 202-889-5901 and www.thearcdc.org. THEARC is located at 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE, Washington DC 20020. Arts Day is underwritten by the Arts Fund at THEARC, a principal supporter of which is the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation. -more -
“We want the community to enjoy a beautiful fall day filled with art and entertainment created by their neighbors and friends in Southeast, DC,” said Lorre Polinger, president of the Polinger Family Foundation. “Arts Day will showcase the works of the current students at THEARC; we hope it will also serve as an inspiration to potential student artists who might join THEARC’s art programs.”
Throughout Arts Day THEARC will be filled with balloon artists, face painting and free refreshments. Levine School of Music will hold a musical petting zoo in its studio space and art and dance classes will take place in the Corcoran Gallery of Arts and at The Washington Ballet studios at THEARC, respectively.
“By demonstrating the thrill of art and performance we hope to bring the community out and encourage those who have not already enrolled in THEARC to do so,” said Edmund Fleet, executive director of THEARC. “This day is a great opportunity to see what goes on under our roof.”
About The Arts Fund at THEARC supports the art organizations on-site at THEARC – The Levine School of Music, The Washington Ballet, The Corcoran Gallery of Art – in their work as collaborative partners to promote, provide and enhance arts programming at THEARC. Funding goes towards joint education, activities and performances at THEARC, including a yearly Arts Festival, as well as to scholarship money for students who wish to participate in the wide array of music/dance/art classes and summer programs.
About the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation
Part of the mission of the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation focuses on sustaining performing arts by funding programs that make the performing arts an integral part of individual, family and community life in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. The Foundation supports programs that make performing arts more available to all audiences, develop appreciation for the performing arts, provide arts education for youth and emerging performing artists, and make performing arts an important part of people’s lives.
About THEARC
Since its opening in 2005, the Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Campus – THEARC – has become a national prototype combining social, cultural and health services. It is a $27 million, 110,000 square foot center on 16.5 acres of land in Southeast Washington, DC, providing a daily haven for the families it serves, with a wide range of arts, educational, recreational, and health programs and services, in addition to a 365-seat theater, a regulation-size gymnasium, computer lab, art gallery, and state-of-the-art music and dance studios. Further information is available at www.thearcdc.org
Building Bridges Across the River is the lead agency at THEARC, responsible for overseeing the collaborative of cultural, health, educational and social service agencies based at THEARC to provide high quality and accessible services to children and adults living east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.
The “One in a Million Campaign for THEARC” is a $10 million grassroots endowment campaign launched in 2006 that seeks $10 from one million citizen donors to sustain the operations of THEARC. At the heart of the Campaign is the need to alleviate the operational budgets of the ten organizations based at THEARC so they can further invest in programming for children and families in the community. Donations are accepted online via http://www.thearcdc.org , by calling (202) 4-THEARC or (202) 484-3272.
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner
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Janet Stone – 202.889.5901
FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY ARTS DAY FESTIVAL AT THEARC
WILL CELEBRATE THE FALL HARVEST THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND ARTS
Throughout Arts Day, THEARC will be filled with balloon artists, face painting and free refreshments. Levine School of Music will hold a musical petting zoo in its studios, and art and dance classes will take place in the Corcoran ArtReach and at The Washington Ballet studios at THEARC, respectively.
Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 10:00 am -2:00 pm
Full schedule:
10:00am-1:00pm Reel in the Sea Creatures from the Anacostia River printmaking workshop – with Corcoran ArtReach at THEARC
10:00am-1:00pm Hip Hop and Harvest Dance Workshops - with The Washington Ballet @ THEARC
10:00am-1:00pm Live Performances by the Matt Dievendorf Jazz Trio and an Instrument Petting Zoo – with Levine School of Music
1:00pm-2:00pm Extravaganza Magic Show Performance in THEARC Theater
Where: THEARC – Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus
1901 Mississippi Avenue SE – Washington, DC 20020
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Information: THEARC at (202) 4-THEARC (202) 484-3272 or (202) 889-5901 and www.thearcdc.org .
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2009 – THEARC in Southeast Washington, DC will host an Arts Day open-house on Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm to celebrate the fall harvest and highlight the various cultural opportunities at THEARC. The program will showcase the art, music, and dance projects of children currently enrolled at Corcoran ArtReach, the Levine School of Music, and The Washington Ballet @ THEARC. Arts Day is free and open to the public with additional information available at (202) 4-THEARC (202) 484-3272 or 202-889-5901 and www.thearcdc.org. THEARC is located at 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE, Washington DC 20020. Arts Day is underwritten by the Arts Fund at THEARC, a principal supporter of which is the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation. -more -
“We want the community to enjoy a beautiful fall day filled with art and entertainment created by their neighbors and friends in Southeast, DC,” said Lorre Polinger, president of the Polinger Family Foundation. “Arts Day will showcase the works of the current students at THEARC; we hope it will also serve as an inspiration to potential student artists who might join THEARC’s art programs.”
Throughout Arts Day THEARC will be filled with balloon artists, face painting and free refreshments. Levine School of Music will hold a musical petting zoo in its studio space and art and dance classes will take place in the Corcoran Gallery of Arts and at The Washington Ballet studios at THEARC, respectively.
“By demonstrating the thrill of art and performance we hope to bring the community out and encourage those who have not already enrolled in THEARC to do so,” said Edmund Fleet, executive director of THEARC. “This day is a great opportunity to see what goes on under our roof.”
About The Arts Fund at THEARC supports the art organizations on-site at THEARC – The Levine School of Music, The Washington Ballet, The Corcoran Gallery of Art – in their work as collaborative partners to promote, provide and enhance arts programming at THEARC. Funding goes towards joint education, activities and performances at THEARC, including a yearly Arts Festival, as well as to scholarship money for students who wish to participate in the wide array of music/dance/art classes and summer programs.
About the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation
Part of the mission of the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation focuses on sustaining performing arts by funding programs that make the performing arts an integral part of individual, family and community life in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. The Foundation supports programs that make performing arts more available to all audiences, develop appreciation for the performing arts, provide arts education for youth and emerging performing artists, and make performing arts an important part of people’s lives.
About THEARC
Since its opening in 2005, the Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Campus – THEARC – has become a national prototype combining social, cultural and health services. It is a $27 million, 110,000 square foot center on 16.5 acres of land in Southeast Washington, DC, providing a daily haven for the families it serves, with a wide range of arts, educational, recreational, and health programs and services, in addition to a 365-seat theater, a regulation-size gymnasium, computer lab, art gallery, and state-of-the-art music and dance studios. Further information is available at www.thearcdc.org
Building Bridges Across the River is the lead agency at THEARC, responsible for overseeing the collaborative of cultural, health, educational and social service agencies based at THEARC to provide high quality and accessible services to children and adults living east of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.
The “One in a Million Campaign for THEARC” is a $10 million grassroots endowment campaign launched in 2006 that seeks $10 from one million citizen donors to sustain the operations of THEARC. At the heart of the Campaign is the need to alleviate the operational budgets of the ten organizations based at THEARC so they can further invest in programming for children and families in the community. Donations are accepted online via http://www.thearcdc.org , by calling (202) 4-THEARC or (202) 484-3272.
For more Congress Heights and River East news visit The Congress Heights Examiner website, http://www.examiner.com/x-13507-Congress-Heights-Community-Examiner
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