Arts & Education Resources

2008-2009 Community Arts Education Handbook

Download the PDF of this new resource for Charlottesville-Albemarle educators, filled with information about arts opportunities for K-12 school groups to take advantage of during the 2008-09 academic year.

We will be updating the print version of the handbook annually and the online version quarterly. If you would like to be included, email info@charlottesvillearts.org with pertinent information.

Arts Education Directory

The contacts below are intended for use by educators, administrators, parents, and others involved in the educational benefits and uses of art. If you are an educator in the arts and would like to be included in our directory, please contact us and we’ll be happy to add you to this resource.

Arts Associations

Fluvanna Arts Council

P.O. Box 154 Ph 434-842-1333
Fork Union, VA 23055

Background
Fluvanna Arts Council, formed in 1993, brings quality live entertainment to the people of Fluvanna County and surrounding communities at the 270-seat Carysbrook Performing Arts Center on Route 15 between Palmyra and Fork Union. A typical season, September to May, includes about a dozen performances ranging from Shakespeare to light opera to jazz and folk music. During February, Tea and Tympani, Sunday afternoon music series, comes with tea and cookies. The council woks with local educators to welcome bands, orchestras and ensembles from the Armed Forces in order to stimulate interest in military careers among high school students and other young people.

Program Offerings

Season Series, September to May, students and teachers are offered discounts to performances.
Sunday Afternoon Music Series, Tea and Tympani, presented in February.
In 2001, Fluvanna Arts Council will offer a $500 scholarship for college/university study in the performing arts to a Fluvanna County High School senior.
Fluvanna Youth Arts Festival, one Saturday each spring, is held at Fluvanna County Community Center.

Audience
All ages, may vary according to program.

Piedmont Council of the Arts

P.O. Box 2426 Ph 434-971-2787
Charlottesville, VA 22902-2426 Fax 434-971-9199
McGuffey Art Center, Studio 22
201 Second St. NW, Charlottesville

Contact: Maggie Guggenheimer, Executive Director Artsline: 434-941-3366
E mail info@charlottesvillearts.org

Background
Piedmont Council of the Arts is the designated arts agency for the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County and also serves the counties of Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Nelson. Now in its 29th year, the Arts Council provides a wide variety of programs, resources, and services. These include: recognition of Central Virginia’s talented artists, organizations and businesses through the annual Arts Awards Celebration; promotion of artists and arts organizations; partnerships with arts and community service organizations, and educational institutions. As part of its mission to “build community through the arts, “ the Council has joined with the City of Charlottesville’s Recreation and Leisure Services’ Therapeutic Programs to establish the Charlottesville Very Special Arts program for citizens with disabilities.

Program Offerings

Arts Print Program. School Volunteers may borrow PCA’s collection of fine art prints. to enhance classroom learning and develop art appreciation in pre-K through elementary classrooms. Once a year the University of Virginia Art Museum’s Education Department presents a training workshop in conjunction with this program.
Catch a Star is a family calendar that includes music, theater, and dance performances, art exhibits, library, historic and other special cultural events for children and families. Regional schools, parent/teacher organizations and the public receive free issues.
Teacher’s Workshops are presented by local and national professional artist/teachers.
Special programs and presentations for schools and families are offered. PCA co-sponsors these events with Second Street Gallery and the Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.
PCArts, a bimonthly calendar of cultural events in Central Virginia includes special events for children.
The Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Youth Incentive Awards, recognize promising high school juniors and seniors who excel in the arts. They are selected by their teachers and receive the award at the annual Arts Awards Celebration Banquet held in the fall.

Fees
Events on this list are free and available to specific audiences.

Audience
All Ages.

Scottsville Council for the Arts

P.O. Box 919 Ph 434-286-6000
Scottsville, VA 24590

Background
The Scottsville Council for the Arts is a non-profit organization promoting the arts in Scottsville. Call 434-286-6000 for monthly updated arts and entertainment information.

Program Offerings

Rhythm on the River-free concerts on Sunday evenings during the summer months.
Christmas Concert/Show and Art Exhibition.
Visual Artists in Action-a day to come and paint Scottsville!
Horseshoe Bend Players-community theater performances in the Victory Theatre.
Quarterly Newsletters

Fees
Annual membership: $10.

Audience
Ages 8 to 88 years.

Shenandoah Valley Art Center

P.O. Box 907 Ph 540-949-7662
600 W. Main Street Fax 540-949-0399
Waynesboro, VA 22980 E mail SVAC@cfw.com

Background
The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Inc. was opened in 1986 to offer area residents and visitors a place to enjoy and participate in a diversity of the arts through exhibits, performances, workshops and classes. This all-volunteer community art center includes galleries, classroom and four studios. Exhibits include art works by members and invited artists. Music, drama and other performances are scheduled from time to time. Exhibits change monthly. Art instructors are sponsored in the public schools.

Program Offerings

Sundays at the Center-performances
Artists’ Workshops
Children and adult art classes
Judged Art Shows and Biennial Regional Art Show
Bus trips for members

Fees
There are fees for workshops, bus trips and some classes.

Audience
All Ages.

Staunton Augusta Art Center

20-22 S. New Street
Staunton, VA 24401
540-885-2028
info@saartcenter.org
www.saartcenter.org

Background:

Founded in 1961, the Staunton Augusta Art Center is a non-profit art center with a two-fold mission: 1)to make the creation and appreciation of art accessible to all and 2)to support artists by providing them exhibition, sales, and teaching opportunities.

Programs
High quality gallery exhibitions (6 per year)
Classes, workshops, gallery talks, and lectures at various times throughout the year
Summer Studio: 24 different, week-long art classes offered to youngsters 4-15 years of age
Art in the Park: usually Memorial Day weekend in Staunton’s Gypsy Hill Park
Art for Gifts: a holiday shopping experience mid-November through December with 100 artists and artisans represented.

Fees:
All exhibits and Art in the Park are free and open to the public. There is a charge for classes.

Audience:
Everyone including area residents and tourists to the area. Handicapped accessible.

Windmore Foundation for the Arts

P. O. Box 38
Culpeper, VA 22701
540-727-8777
email: info@windmore.org
Website: www.windmore.org
Contact: Marty Moon, Executive Director

Background
The mission of Windmore Foundation of the Arts is to be a well-established, financially sound, creative foundation for the arts through the promotion of community involvement, education and an artist friendly environment within the Piedmont area in Virginia. The goal is to keep the arts alive in the community and events include: programs and contests for writers; art activities and shows for artists; 17 years of Art in the Park summer art classes for students; Windmore Community Theater series for adults and productions for youth. Programs are staffed by a dedicated group of community volunteers and funding comes from the community, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Program Offerings

Brown Bag Poetry Contest held between January and April for Orange, Madison and Culpeper County elementary students.
Children’s Theater workshops and productions for students: ages 8-18, family audiences.
Art in the Park: summer art classes for ages 6-8 and 9-12.
Community Theater Season of three shows.
Scholarship to area student pursuing art degree in college
Annual Art Show

Fees
Vary according to the event.

Audience
Pre-school to adult.

Wintergreen Performing Arts, Inc.

P.O. Box 816 Ph 804-325-7282
Nellysford, VA 22958
Contact: Sarah McCracken

Background
Wintergreen Performing Arts, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation established to enhance the quality of life of the communities of Central Virginia by providing cultural education and promoting the understanding and appreciation of, as well as participation in, the performing arts.

Their annual music season includes the Summer Music Festival of concert series, the Wintergreen Festival Academy-Summer Music School and concerts in the spring and fall months. Past concerts and themes include classical and jazz music, family concerts, percussion exploration, fold music, junior and senior banjo and fiddle contests and African American contributions to American music. Wintergreen Performing Arts Education Mission is to provide enhancements to and support for arts programs in Nelson County Public Schools.

Program Offerings

Annual Summer Music Festival I=includes both Classical and Jazz & Pop Series of Concerts at the John D. Evans Center and Rockfish Presbyterian Church.
The Wintergreen Festival Academy—Summer Music School, is attended by students, ages 16-24, from across the country. For two or three weeks, students take lessons play in chamber ensembles and perform with academy faculty in the festival orchestra and the Festival Chamber Music Concerts.
The School Program provides workshops, master classes and performances, selected by teachers, for school classes.
A January Library Month Program is offered to the schools.

Fees
Vary according to events. Concert tickets $15 for adults, $10 for lawn seating; tickets $5 for students ages 6-12; free for children age 5 and under when accompanied by an adult.

Audiences
All ages, depending upon events.

Creative Writing

Dr. Arlene A. Carter

Aka The Happy Lady
Aka Miss Happy Foot
3224 Brookside Road
Axton, VA 24054-3058
(434) 685-3789
E:mail: acarterp@kimbanet.com
web: www.poetrypizzazzplus.com

Featuring EDMAR Verses: Poems by design…You choose the thought. The words are written in poetry form, framed (8X10), and ready to go.

Background
Arlene A. Carter taught reading and English in Pittsylvania County Schools for 25 years. She taught one year as an assistant professor in the reading department at James Madison University. Currently she teaches English in the Martinsville City School alternative program. She earned her doctoral degree in reading education from the University of Virginia in 1996. Her books include Cracking Walnuts & Other Goodies, Tucked In Real Real Tight, Love, Laughter, & Tears (An SOL Parental Involvement Activity Book), Soppin’ Gravy at The Kitchen Table. Also, she is the author of You Are Not Alone: Making The Journey Through Alzheimer’s With A Loved One (Publisher’s Syndication, Int., 1993). Her goal is to promote the therapeutic value of writing and to encourage reading and critical thinking. Instruments are included to help participants find their rhythm. Dolls are used to promote love, hope, respect, self-discipline, honesty, and other character elements. Presentations conclude with audience participation in her poem, “Can You Love Me Still—I Hope You Will?”

Program Offerings

Poetry Pizzazz Plus Stories & More—Performances are given for school assemblies, conferences, and other special events. The language of poetry is explored through dramatizations, recitations, and rhythmic interpretations. The program helps people make the connection between the printed word and everyday living.
Writing workshops are available after assembly programs
Teacher In-Service workshops are available

Fees

Single assembly show—$750 2 or more shows $600.00 ea. (45 min-1hr.)
Follow up writing workshops $300 ea. (30-45 min.) Teacher in-service $400.00
Fees do not include travel, meals, or lodging

Audience
All ages—including children and adults

Charlottesville Writing Center

P.O Box 5608 Ph 434-293-3702
Charlottesville VA 22905 E mail cwc@cvillewrites.org
Contact: Heather Burnes http://www.cvillewrites.org

Audience
The Charlottesville Writing Center is a non-profit organization serving Charlottesville and the surrounding community since 1996. A wide variety of courses in creative writing are offered to children and adults. The Center co-hosts the New Dominion Reading Series with University of Virginia’s Creative Writing Department.

Program Offerings

After-school and summer creative writing classes for young people.
Evening and weekend creative writing classes for adults.
Consulting
Tutoring
School Presentations

Fees
Vary by program. Many classes for children are free.

Audience
Ages 10 and up.

Margo A. Figgins

The Curry School, University of Virginia
Ph 434-924-0766
Fax 434-924-0747
Ruffner Hall 232
405 Emmet Street E mail maf8q@virginia.edu
Charlottesville VA 22903-2495 www.people.virginia.edu/eds-yww/

Audience
Margo Figgins was a secondary English and Drama teacher for 12 years before founding the University of Virginia’s Young Writers Workshop, a program she has directed since 1982. She is a published poet and has worked as a Poet-in-the-Schools throughout the state of Virginia. She also consults with numerous schools on their writing programs, has served as a writer-in-residence and is listed in the Artists-in-Education Residency Program Artist Roster, Virginia Commission for the Arts. She enjoys working with both students and their teachers in the creative arts, particularly poetry writing. Ms. Figgins is an Associate Professor of English Education at the Curry School.

Program Offerings

Poetry writing workshops are for students at all grade levels and for teachers of writing.
Creative writing workshops include fiction, plays, and poetry.
Creative Drama workshops are available.
Artists-in-Education Residencies are offered through the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Fees
Depends on program, travel arrangements, and preparation time involved. Workshops are designed to meet client’s need and budget.

Audience
Students, ages 3-12, and their teachers

Requirements
Writing equipment (pens, paper, desks/tables), overhead projectors, and CD/tape player

Deborah M. Prum

220 Ipswich Place
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-984-5559

Audience
Deborah Prum has had articles and short stories published, some focusing on historical periods, that pertain to the education of elementary and middle school students. She has also written two history books for young adults and short fiction for adults. She has attended workshops and seminars on writing for children, teens and adults at Duke University, Southern Connecticut State University and the Green River Writers in Louisville, Kentucky. Workshops for elementary, middle and high school students have been given in Connecticut, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia. From 1996 – 2000, she has given readings from her works at the Virginia Festival of the Book.

Program Offerings

Workshops, 1 to 1 1/2 hours in length, are offered on various aspects of writing according to elementary and middle school interests.
Prum offers readings from her works to elementary and middle school classrooms.

Fees
Vary.

Audience
Ages 7 – 14 years.

University of Virgina’s Young Writers Workshop

The Curry School, Ruffner Hall 233
Ph 434-924-0836
Fax 434-924-0747
405 Emmet Street
Charlottesville VA 22903-2495
E mail writers@virginia.edu
http://people.virginia.edu/~eds-yww

Audience
The Writers Workshop of the University of Virginia, established in 1982, brings together a community of writers with a common purpose: to create a supportive and non-competitive environment where teenagers can live and work as artists. As professional authors interested in developing new talent, the faculty brings practical experience to the workshop setting. The staff counselors and administrators are dedicated to nurturing the artistic vision by providing a comprehensive program for talented young writers.

Program Offerings
Two Sessions each summer – In the Morning Intensive Workshop, guided by staff, students will invent, develop, and revise material with an eye toward publication in areas of: Song, Poetry, Playwriting, Fiction, Magazine Journalism. Afternoon workshops, electives and evening and weekend programs are included. Session I, two weeks, accommodates writers with a range of experience levels. Session II, three weeks, requires commitment to more concentrated study and includes guest writers.

Fees
Session I-$900 (2 weeks) — Session II-$1350 (3 weeks)
Partial scholarships are available based on financial need.

Audience
Rising 9th graders through rising college freshman

Virginia Writing

Longwood College
Ph 434-395-2160
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Contact: Tina Dean

Audience
Editor Billy C. Clark founded the journal, Virginia Writing, in 1986. It includes prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, photography, music and drama. Approximately 75 percent of works accepted will be by Virginia high school students and the rest by Virginia high school teachers.

Guidelines for submitting material:

All manuscripts should be typed. Prose and plays should be double-spaced; poetry should be single-spaced within stanzas, one poem per page.
Photographs should be 8×10 glossy or slides
Artwork may be submitted in its original form or color slides or prints can be taken of the works and submitted instead of the originals.
Submissions must include student or teacher, grade, name of school and a cover letter with brief biography. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope to learn the status of the submission or if the manuscript is to be returned. Materials will be accepted throughout the year.

Fees
There are no fees for students or teachers. The program is funded by grants.

Audience
Contributors are high school students and teachers. The journal is read by all ages.

Cultural Resources

Office of African-American Affairs, University of Virginia

Luther P. Jackson House. Ph: 434-924-7923 #4 Dawson’s Row, Fax: 434-924-0513
P.O. Box 400132 E mail: lbl4a@virginia.edu
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4132
www.virginia.edu/oaaa
Contact: Maurice Apprey, Interim Dean

Background
The Office of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia sponsors cultural programming designed to celebrate African and African-American culture at the University.

Program Offerings

Annual Kwanzaa Fest Celebration, Martin Luther King, Jr. program and Black History Month events
Various speakers, performances and cultural programming

Fees
Most are free and open to the public

Audience
All ages

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

The McIntire Building
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-296-1492
Fax: 434-296-4576
E mail: achs@ntelos.net
Contact: Douglas T. Day
http://avenue.org/achs or http://albemarlehistory.org

Background
Founded in 1940, the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is a membership organization that seeks to nurture and promote an awareness and appreciation of the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The Charlottesville-Albemarle Historical Collection, the Society’s research library, offers its resources to members and the general public alike. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and an award-winning journal, The Magazine of Albemarle County History. There is an annual award for the best paper on local history, the Rawling Prize. All with an interest in Central Virginia history are encouraged to become members.

Program Offerings

The McIntire Building is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday Walking Tours of historic downtown Charlottesville are given in April-October.
Library is open to the general public and handles hundreds of local history/genealogy queries each year.
Spirit Walk-ghostly evening tour of historic Charlottesville is presented each October.
Library exhibits are open to the public.

Fees
Membership starts at the Swan Tavern Associate (basic family level)—$30/year and includes newsletter, journal, and notices of special events and publications.
Exhibits and library use are free. Fees suggested for Saturday Walking Tours are $3, children under 12 are free. Spirit Walk, $12 general admission, $5 children.

Audience
All ages

Ash Lawn-Highland

1000 James Monroe Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-293-9539
Fax: 434-293-8000
info@ashlawnhighland.org
www.ashlawnhighland.org
Contact: Carolyn Holmes

Background
Ash Lawn-Highland is the 535-acre estate of the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe. The Monroes, their two daughters, and40-60 slaves, lived there from 1799-1823. Their home is remarkable for its decorative arts collections of original French and American furnishings, china and art. Owned since 1975 by Monroe’s alma mater, the College of William and Mary, Ash Lawn-Highland has provided many services to the community. Educational programs began in 1975 with crafts demonstrations, theatrical and musical performances, and youth hands-on workshops.

Program Offerings
Ash Lawn-Highland operating hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Apr-Oct); 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Nov-Mar).
Adult and youth workshops include a House Tour. Fees are $10 – 20 per person and Grades K – 8 unless noted:

Ornament-Making Workshop includes paper, cloth and dried ornaments – Nov – Dec.
Candle-Making Workshop – learn the art of how tallow and wax candles used to be made and take home a pair of candles you have dipped.
Paper Quelling— —$10/ea, grades 6 – 12, $15 adults.
Archaeology Workshop—$15/each, grades 4 – 12, $20 adults.
Corn Husk Doll Making— $10/ea, grades 4 – 12, $15 adults. Make your own doll.
Tin Lantern Workshop — $10/each, grades K – 12, $15 adults. Design and punch pattern into your own lantern
Open Hearth Cooking Workshop—$15/each, grades 4 – 12, $20 adults.
Themed and daily tours for all ages -Tour the Monroe House, grounds and gardens, and take part in a craft demonstration.
Christmas Tours and Workshops held in December.
Overnight camp-in -Spend the night in the Conference Room and explore the grounds. Minimum 10 and maximum 30 people.

Fees
Vary from $4.50-$20. Group rates available. Workshop fees vary and include a house tour. General admission: $9/adults, $8/Seniors, $5/children ages 6-11.

Audience
House tour all ages, pre-school through retirees.

Charlottesville Downtown Foundation

P.O. Box 2472 Ph: 434-296-8548
201 E. Main St., Suite H Fax: 434-971-9372
Charlottesville, VA 22902 E mail: cvilledowntown.org
http://fridaysafter5.com

Background
For ten years, the CDF has had a mission to further the interest of the city of Charlottesville and the community as a whole by promoting the general social welfare and to improve the environment for living, working, shopping, and visiting in downtown Charlottesville.

Program Offerings

Fridays After 5 – is a 24 weeks series of concerts held each Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Downtown Amphitheater

Court Days, each fall and spring, is an arts/crafts festival featuring handmade items from regional artists. Live family entertainment is included.
International Food Festival in October features food from a variety of regional ethnic groups. Ethnic musicians, dancers, drummers and others provide background music and entertainment.
Street Music Festival, on the first full weekend after Labor Day, places individual or groups of musicians performing non-amplified music all along the Downtown Mall. Proceeds donated to charity.
Dogwood Blues Festival, a 2-day event in April, donates a portion of the proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity

Fees
Fridays After 5, $5, Court Days, International Food Festival, Street Music Festival – free.
Pay for Food from booths – International Food Festival. Dogwood Blues Festival —$3-$5.

Audience
Various ages

Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center

1562 Dairy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904-1304
Ph: 434-979-9532
Fax: 434-295-2722
cpac@ccs.k12.va.us
www.ccs.k12.us/cpac

Background
The Charlottesville Performing Arts Center opened June of 1985 and is available to the Charlottesville Public Schools as well as to a variety of community events. In fifteen years the Center has served the community with hundreds of events. The 1999 season found CPAC in use nearly every week from September through June, except Christmas and New Years. The Center provides non-professional and professional productions with modern sound and lighting systems, a stage and thrust of 2600 visible square footage, the area’s largest flat movie screen, a comfortable and secure backstage, space for 1300 audience members, and complete disabled support (including ADA hearing-enhancement). CPAC is available for rental to federally recognized corporations, Commercial or Non-Profit, and events must be appropriate for Charlottesville school System property. There are two pianos, a Steinway “D” 9’ Concert Grand and a Kawai upright in the pit. National touring companies present productions appropriate for schools during school time and schools from surrounding counties are able to attend them. There is art gallery space avilable in the lobby.

Program Offerings
CPAC may be reserved for use by federally recognized corporations:

Non-Profits located in City of Charlottesville of County of Albemarle $85 per hour; schools $100 per hour; all others $160 per hour.
Annual visits of national touring companies with school age productions include: Chamber Theater of Boston, grades 6 – 10; American Theater Art for Youth of Philadelphia, grades K – 6; Classic Productions for Children of Tennessee, grades K – 6; Living Arts for Students, grades K – 6. For further information about these companies contact CPAC Manager.
The Lobby has gallery space available for arts shows at no cost. Contact CPAC Manager.

Fees
Rental fees are listed above. Fees for events vary according to productions.

Audience
Various according to the event – pre-school through adults

Charlottesville Therapeutic Recreation

C/o Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Ph: 434-970-3264
City Hall Annex Fax: 434-970-3596
P.O. Box 911 E mail: spicer@charlottesville.org
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact: Mildred Spicer

Background
Charlottesville Therapeutic Recreation , a program of Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, serves individuals with disabilities, ages 8 and up, and their families, The goals of the program are to provide equal opportunity for recreation activities, to track development of self-worth, and to provide opportunities to have fun.

Program Offerings

Kids on the Block Puppet Show for ages 8 and up, is an educational program that focuses in a delightful way on a variety of disabilities. Shows are presented for Charlottesville and Albemarle County Schools, organizations and others.
Therapeutic classes in ceramics, various forms of art, dance/movement, etc.
Camp Creativity: one week summer day camp for teens with disabilities, all forms of art activities

Fees
Range from free to $45 for six-week class sessions. Scholarships are available.

Audience
Ages 8 and up

Charlottesville/Albemarle VSA Arts

(formerly Very Special Arts)
City Hall Annex, c/o City Recreation
P.O. Box 911 434-296-3518
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-970-3264
Fax: 434-970-3596
Contact: Mildred Spicer or Jean Wilhelm

Background
Charlottesville/Albemarle VSA Arts has been named a District of VSA art of Virginia, a member of national VSA arts (designated by Congress to be the coordinating agency for arts programming for people with disabilities). The sponsoring area agency is Charlottesville Parks and Recreation with support from the Piedmont Council of the Arts and Albemarle County Parks and Recreation. The committee includes interested individuals as well as area agencies that are working to promote arts for special populations. A variety of special events is held annually.

Program Offerings

VSA arts led workshops
Special Events are open to all during the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Art shows are held to feature the work of talented artists with disabilities.
Poetry projects include printing of a book of poetry each year.

Fees
Fees vary according to the event or activity. Most are free. The Virginia Festival of the Book events are free.

Audience
Youths, families, and adults with some events/activities open to all ages and the community.

First Night Virginia

P.O Box 2284 Ph: 434-975-8269
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Fax: 434-975-8269
Contac: Steven Levine
E mail: firstnightvirginia@juno.com
http://fnva.org

Background
This is a family-focused, alcohol-free community celebration of the performing and visual arts. Events include mid-afternoon performances and activities for young families that continue to Midnight. Local , regional, state and national performers and organization are featured. A detailed program is provided in advance to enable family planning

Program Offerings
Event takes place on December 31st from 4 p.m. to Midnight

Fees
Adult button, $10. Ages 4-12, $5. Under age 3, free.
Buttons go on sale December 1, 2003 at the following locations: all Charlottesville Krogers, Wal-Mart, Plan 9, Timberlakes, and Spencers 206. Buttons will also be available for sale on the day of the event, December 31, 2003 at the Omni beginning at noon.

Audience
All ages

Frontier Culture Museum

P.O. Box 810 Ph: 540-332-7850
Staunton, VA 24402-0810 Fax: 540-332-9989
(1250 Richmond Rd.) E mail: info@frontiermuseum.state.va.us
Staunton, VA 24401 www.frontiermuseum.org

Background
Visit four countries and 300 years of history in one afternoon. The Frontier Culture Museum has four unique historic farms and a working blacksmith’s forge which offer 17th, 18th, and 19th century European and American history as an experience. Appropriate furnishing, gardens, livestock, crops, and a knowledgeable staff illustrate life in Europe before immigrations to America and the culture these early settlers help build on one of America’s first frontiers. Time periods include Germany early-1700s, Northern Ireland early-1700s, England late-1600s and mid-1800s Shenandoah Valley (pre-Civil War).

The Museum is located at the intersection of I-81 and I-64. Take I-81, Exit 222, Route 250 W, entrance is 1/2 mile on the left.

Program Offerings

The museum is open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (mid-March-Nov. 30) and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Dec 1- mid-March)
Educational and Group Tours – Request guided tour three weeks in advance – averages two hours.
Public Programs and Lectures
Concerts & Special Events
Workshops and Day Camps

Fees
Admission: Adults $8, Children $4, group rates available
Museum guides are available to groups for additional $25 per guide.

Audience
All ages

International Center at University of Virginia

21 University Circle
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-924-7983
intlctr@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/iso/ic
Contact: Judith Saulle, Interim Associate Director

Background
The Lorna Sundberg International Center initiates, facilitates and supports international and inter-cultural activities, programs and services at the University of Virginia. Students, scholars, faculty, staff and friends of the University should have every opportunity to immerse themselves in and explore the backgrounds, traditions, experiences and attitudes of all individuals within the diverse university community. In this way, the combination of countless cultures and experiences can provide a dynamic environment where mutual enrichment is possible. The Center acts to enhance and develop this environment through partnerships with organizations and individuals throughout the University and the greater Charlottesville/Albemarle communities.

Program Offerings

Sundays at the Center, Spring Colloquium, English Language Programs, International Speakers Bureau, MIX (Mentoring & International eXchange), The Multicultural Library, Lodgings at the IC for U.Va.‘s international visitors, the Multicultural Events Calendar, Thanksgiving Meal Match and the Annual Mary Ellen Brown Picnic.

Fees
No fees (with the exception of lodgings and certain ESL classes).

Audience
Ages 5-105

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library

201 E. Market St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-979-7151
Exec. Dir: John Halliday
http://jmrl.org

Background
Today, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library serves a population of 170,000 residents, with nine locations and Bookmobile services to rural Albemarle County and institutions. The mission of the library is to be a dynamic civic resource that is committed to providing informational and recreational materials and services which best anticipate and respond to the needs, interest, and concerns of all individuals and groups within the region. The branches have meeting spaces that may be reserved at no cost by community groups. JMRL plays a leadership role in the Virginia Festival of the Book. An active Friends of the Library organization holds an annual book sale to support special library needs.

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library—Young Adult Services

Contact: Tim Carrier Ph: 434-979-7151, Ext. 215
Fax: 434-979-9728
E mail: tcarrier

Program Offerings
Programs of interest to middle and high school students include workshops, instructional programs, crafts, contests, participatory literature and arts events (heaviest concentration of activities in summer).

For more information click on “About the Library” on library Web site://jmrl.org

Fees
Free to public. Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library fund program costs

Audience
Ages 11-18

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library—Children’s Services

Contact: Nancy Cook Ph: 434-979-7151 ext 201 or 300
Fax: 434-979-9728
E mail: ncook@avenue.org

Program Offerings

Story time for children between 6 mo-5 years are held at library branches.
Special programs are held during the school year for school age children and their families.
Summer reading programs and a series of special programs, that include storytellers, musicians, puppeteers, and other, are planned to involve children and families during summer vacation.
Programs with various artists are feature for special occasions including National Children’s Book Week and Black History Month.

Fees
Free to public

Audience
Family members from 6 months and up through adults

Monticello Education Department

(Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
P.O Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-984-9853
Director of Education: Robin Gabriel
www.monticello.org
Email: education@monticello.org
Web-based lesson plans: www.monticello.org/Matters/people/plans.html

Background
Monticello’s study tours are designed to complement and enrich classroom instruction. Students actively participate in each program, often working with facsimile artifacts and documents in the Education Learning Center. Special guided tours of the house, the grounds and the exhibition. Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, are provided with most programs.

Program Offerings
Reservations are required for all study tours and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Various programs are available for different ages:

Childhood in the Age of Jefferson, Grades 2-3, April-October
Digging Up the Past, Grades 3-6, All year
Monticello Architecture, Grades 3-6, All year
Roundabout Monticello, All grades, All year
Resource packets are available for general classroom study and before a visit to Monticello. Packets include: a teachers’ volume with background materials, facsimiles of primary documents, activities, lesson plans, and cardstock student sheets suitable for photocopying. Packets include: Finding Isaac Jefferson, Monticello: A Working Plantation; Digging Monticello: Archaeology at Monticello Today; Thomas Jefferson, Architect; Jefferson and Travel; Thomas Jefferson’s Family Life; Digging up the Past; Monticello Architecture; Monticello Adventures: A Discovery Story; Monticello Children’s Garden Activity Kit.
Individualized Programs available for development to suite needs of classes or groups

Fees
Study tour costs are $8/student (March-October) and $7/student (November-February)
$75 deposit required for program reservation

Audience
Programs vary between grades 2-12. These programs are handicapped accessible.

Requirements
Bus and lunch are necessary for day-long programs.

The Paramount Theater

P.O. Box 2263
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-979-1922
Fax: 434-979-8460
Email: info@theparamount.net
www.the paramount.net

Believing that a passion for the performing arts begins at an early age, The Paramount is committed to presenting the finest arts education programming through ArtsReach performances for area school children and InterACT master classes, workshops, open company classes, and discussions for people of all ages. Through the generosity of our 2006-07 Season Education Sponsors Elizabeth & Joe LeVaca, our members, and the greater community, The Paramount is able to make these programs accessible to all students in Central Virginia and beyond by offering them at a reduced cost or free of charge.

For further information on Paramount education programs, please contact Alicia Craddock, Education/Administrative Coordinator, at 434.979.1922 ext. 100 or education@theparamount.net.

Piedmont Virginia Community College

501 College Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-961-5247
Fax: 434-296-8395
Contact: Anita R. Showers
Ph: 434-961-5247
E mail: ashowers@pvcc.edu
www.pvcc.edu

Background
The V. Earl Dickinson Building is the venue for original programming and sponsored events by local, national and international artists in art, music, theater, and dance.

Program Offerings

Art gallery open year round Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 1-5 p.m. except when the college is officially closed.
Acting workshops offered for middle and high school groups.
Teachers can arrange to bring classes (without fee) to dress rehearsals of in-house theater productions.
A new professional Art Show is hung every month and a half with a reception for each opening. Public receptions for each show.
Teachers can arrange to bring classes to view exhibits.

Fees
Vary according to type of event

Audience
Varies according to event. Center is handicapped accessible. Free adjoining parking.

Thomas Jefferson Foundation — Monticello

P.O. Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-984-9822
Fax:434-977-6140
E mail: publicaffairs@monticello.org
www.monticello.org

President: Daniel P. Jordan
Vice President: Kat Imhoff

Background
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation offers daily guided tours of the Main House, which are attended by over half a million visitors annually, and seasonal, hourly tours of Monticello’s Grounds and Gardens, and of the Plantation Community. Other tours include seasonal Tours for Families, offering a child-oriented look at Monticello, and Saturdays in the Garden, a series of nature walks, workshops, seasonal tours of Monticello, lectures, and tasting. Scholars study at the International Center for Jefferson Studies. Evening Conversations is a lecture series for adults. The University of Virginia co-sponsors classes for credit: Archaeological Field School, Monticello-Stratford Hall Summer Seminar, Historic Landscape Institute, Jefferson and Monticello

Program Offerings

Guided tours include: the Main House, Monticello’s Grounds and Gardens, the Plantation Community, Saturdays in the Garden, and tours for Families (child-oriented – seasonal).
Free year-round exhibition, “Jefferson at Monticello,” is at Monticello Visitors Center.
Education Department offers Study Tours (2-12), summer Adventures Day Camp (rising 4th through 7th graders), Hands-on Learning Hours at the Visitors Center, and a biannual Elderhostel at Monticello.
Fourth of July celebration, with a nationally renowned guest speaker and the Charlottesville Municipal Band, invites the community to honor new citizens at the annual naturalization ceremony. Free

Fees
Vary depending on program

Audience
All ages

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Lewis House, Second Floor
223 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219-2010
Ph: 804-225-3132
Fax: 804-225-4327
arts@arts.virginia.gov
www.arts.virginia.gov

Background
The Virginia Commission for the Arts is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Commission distributes grants to artists, arts and other not-for-profit organizations, educators, educational institutions, and local governments, and provides technical assistance in arts management. Programs listed below pertain to education programs and are competitive unless noted.

Program Offerings
Artist-In-Education Residency Grants, grades PK-12, help eligible residency sponsors underwrite the cost of placing professional artists in residencies in schools from several days up to an entire year. This competitive matching grant program is designed to reinforce the scope and sequence of curriculum-based arts instruction provided by certified arts teachers in schools. Application forms for artists and sponsors, application deadline information, a handbook and Artist Roster (Piedmont Council of the Arts has a copy), and assistance and information are provided by the Commission and the Arts in Education Coordinator.

Teacher Incentive Grants
Classroom teachers certified in Virginia and currently employed by eligible elementary through high schools may apply for up to $300 for innovative projects which link the arts with non-arts curricula or units of study. The program promotes the arts with non-arts curricula or units of study. The program promotes the arts as an integral part of the educational process and as a foundation for learning across the curriculum. Application forms and deadline information are available from the Commission and information is provided by the Arts in Education Coordinator.

Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory
Not-for-profit organizations, schools and units of local government may select artists from this directory for performances, workshops, master-classes, residencies, and lecture demonstrations, and may apply for partial funding from the Commission. Please read this directory and application instructions carefully and contact the Commission’s Program Coordinator for further clarification and a copy of the Directory. Contact the artist or ensemble of your choice for applications and touring details.

Virginia Discovery Museum

P.O. Box 1128
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Ph: 434-977-1025
Fax:434-977-9681
Contact: Peppy Linden, Director
director@vadm.orgt
www.vadm.org

Background
The Virginia Discovery Museum is a hands-on children’s museum with programs and exhibits geared to children, ages 1 – 10. It offers opportunities to learn about history, science, and the humanities. It is a setting where adults and children learn together and from one another. The museum is a resource for area families, organizations working with young people, schools and tourists. The motto is children are our common wealth. The Virginia Discovery Museum encourages community involvement in the development of programs and exhibits and seeks partners who support our education mission.

Program Offerings
The Virginia Discovery Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

Permanent exhibits include a 200 year old log house, a working bee hive, art studio, Jefferson’s Corner and Rainforest Hallway.
Rotating exhibits every 3 months, are referenced to the Virginia Standards of Learning.
Weekly (drop in) programs include Poetry Time, Toddler Time, Tuesday Travelers and Magic School Bus Science Club.
Classes and mini-camps require pre-registration.
Teaching kits and exhibits can be rented. Internet-based geology learning program is held each spring for class groups.

Fees
First Sunday of each month is “Pay What You Wish” admission.
$4 per person
Discounts for group visits (require registration)
Annual memberships available: Explorer family – $100, Grandparent – $50, Individual – $40.
VDM membership cards are honored at over 310 science centers nationwide. Explorer family membership also honored at 150 children’s museums.

Audience
Ages 1 – 10. An adult must accompany all children under 13.
The museum is handicapped accessible.

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ph: 434-924-3296
Fax: 434-296-4714
www.virginia.edu/vfh

President: Robert C. Vaughan

Background
Founded in 1974, the VFH is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to developing, sponsoring, and producing scholarship and educational programs in the public interest. The VFH creates opportunities for personal reflection and civic debate through their programs and services. Through the humanities, the VFH works to explore the spirit and diversity of American culture. Foundation programs engage the issues and stories that inform and shape people’s lives, inspire literacy and learning, and contribute to the interpretation and understanding of cultural traditions and current debates. They include: Virginia Folk Life Program, Grant Program, and seminars, conferences, workshops, and colloquia.

Program Offerings

VABook! The Virginia Festival of the Book is held for 4 days every March. It develops and promotes programs on books and literacy with educational programs for readers and writers to celebrate books, printing, and electronic texts. Schools and community organizations develop readings by middle and high school writers accompanied by a student art exhibit; a celebration performance with well-known children’s authors; Saturday Motheread – Fatheread Day of family programs. Statewide and regional Poster Contest are held.
Motherread/Fatheread provides training institutes and program on family literacy.
McGuffey ABC (Arts of the Book Center) houses the VFH letterpress and teaches classes on book arts and craft.
Media Program- sponsors educational programs on media and culture by exploring new tapes, CDs and exhibits to schools, universities, libraries, museums, and other non-profit organizations.
Workshops for Teachers are offered.

Fees
Vary depending on program

Audience
All ages

Virginia Museum of Natural History at the University of Virginia

104 Emmet Street
P.O. Box 400768
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Ph: 434-982-4605
Fax:434-982-4830
E mail: vmnh-uva@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/~vmnh-uva

Background
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is a statewide system of museum facilities, research sites, and educational programs. Its purpose is to preserve, study, and interpret Virginia’s precious natural and cultural heritage. With headquarters in Martinsville, Virginia, the museum has Regional Centers located in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia and in Blacksburg at Virginia Tech. The UVA Regional Center provides science and natural history programs to the citizens of Central Virginia. Many of the museum’s offerings meet the Virginia Standards of Learning.

Program Offerings
The Charlottesville Regional Center of VMNH is open Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Parking is free.

Programs and classes for children and activities for pre-school children are scheduled regularly and are listed in the local Newsletter along with lectures and field trips.
Group Tours and specially tailored programs for school classes or other groups can be arranged by calling the local museum Regional Center.
Outreach Education – Experienced educators take natural history programming to schools, libraries, senior centers and other community locations.
Summer mini-camps.
Wachovia – U VA Discovery Room is filled with interactive and hands-on learning opportunities for children.
Learning kits – Packaged collections of teaching materials, resources, games, and experiments may be rented by teachers, parents, scout leaders, and others for use in teaching natural history and science themes.

Fees
Free admission to exhibit hall. Fees for programs vary.

Audience
Children and adults depending on specific program

WTJU FM Radio

P.O. Box 400811 Ph: 434-924-0885
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4811 Fax:434-924-8996
Contact: Peter Jones E mail: wtju@virginia.edu
http://wtju.radio.virginia.edu
http://www.AlbemarleKids.com/akclub/akclub.html

Director: Chuck Taylor

Background
WTJU-FM is a noncommercial educational radio station license by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Rector and Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia. Established over 40 years ago, primary objectives of WTJU are to present original, rich, and diverse programming, including a wide variety of educational, entertaining music and informational programs on issues and events of interest to the community that are free from constraints of commercial interests. In addition, WTJU hopes to provide opportunities for people of both the University community and the community at large to participate in the creation of that programming, as well as the experience of broadcasting.

Program Offerings

A variety of musical programs with a concentration on classical music.
Tell Us a Tale is on the air with Peter Jones at 12 p.m. on Sundays. This the only 2-hour children’s radio broadcast in Central Virginia that features outstanding stories and music. Throughout the year, Peter works with local school children to produce special radio programs.
The Weekly Arts Report with Jane McDonald, at 12 noon and 9 p.m. Thursdays, highlights fine and lively arts productions throughout Central Virginia.

Fees
Free access to a radio

Audience
Tell Us a Tale – Ages 3-12; Arts report – teachers, planners, parents; and families, older children and young adults.

WVPT Public Television

806 East High Street Ph: 434-972-1718
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Fax:434-972-1719
www.pbs.org/wvpt/

Background
WVPT is a public television serving the greater Charlottesville-Albemarle region and the Shenandoah Valley, with quality programs and numerous community outreach services. WVPT serves as a classroom, a concert hall, a conference center, a college, and a library of the airwaves. As one of the most accessible educational institutions in the region, WVPT carries out its mission to provide lifelong learning opportunities to everyone within its reach.

Program Offerings

Annual Young Heroes Award to honor students in grades K-12 who demonstrate outstanding academic, athletic, and leadership skills, and those who have overcome a handicapping situation.
Annual Young Environmentalist Award for students who research local and national environmental issues in concern for the future of the planet.
Outreach projects include Ready to Learn (RTL) initiative, extending children’s programs to homes and classrooms through seminars.
PBS broadcasts include local programs and series, award-winning documentaries, and instructional television.
Reading Rainbow holds a “Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.”

Statewide Organizations

Bluemont Concert Series

P.O. Box 208 Ph: 703-777-6306
Leesburg, VA 20178 Fax:703-777-0574
Contact: Cindy Hollister, Artist-IN-Education Program Manager E mail: cindy@bluemont.org
www.bluemont.org

Background
Bluemont Concert Series is a nonprofit performing arts organization whose goal is to provide high quality, affordable cultural and performing arts programs to the communities we serve. We achieve this by providing Summer Concert Series in 10 locations from June through August, Outreach Benefit performances in nursing homes and long term care centers, and by coordinating special events and festivals as requested by local community organizations. Our largest program, the Artist-IN-Education Program provides performances, workshops and residency programs to schools in 19 school districts throughout Central Virginia. The Bluemont Directory of Cultural Programs focuses on the correlation between cultural arts programs and the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs). Call for a current directory.

Program Offerings
The Bluemont Artist-IN-Education Program lists over 80 artists/groups that can be booked for performances through the Coordinator. The Directory of Cultural Programs provides Artist’s Profiles in areas of: Dance, Environment and Wildlife, History, Music, Poetry, Puppetry, Storytelling, and Theatre Arts. There is also a Cross Reference Index to assist in choosing an artist in approximately 50 particular subject areas that pertain to school curricula related programs. (Listed in the Directory: The Virginia Opera, Dinorock Productions, Linda Fang, Dylan Pritchett, Magpie, John McCutcheon, and others).

Example: Meet Thomas Jefferson. Rob Coles, the fifth great grandson of Thomas Jefferson. His program includes dialogues with Mr. Jefferson’s contemporaries, his feud with another president, and the story about the Declaration of Independence. Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. Subject areas: History, Social Studies.

Length: 30-40 minutes. Audience size: 250-400. Requirements: stage or open area, chair, American Flag in stand. Fees: Half day $400, Full day $700

Artists can come for a half-day or longer, present small or large assembly programs, lead classroom or small group workshops, and present teacher-in-service programs.

Fees
Fees vary per performance and artist as listed in the Fee Schedule. Fees are based on programs within a limited area. Travel fees will apply to Albemarle County and Charlottesville programs.

Audience
Grades K-12, families and general audiences. Individual audience listings for performances are in the Directory.

Technical Requirements
They vary from artist to artist and details are listed or obtained from the Artist-IN-Education Coordinator.

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Lewis House, Second Floor Ph: 804-225-3132
223 Governor Street Fax: 804-225-4327
Richmond, VA 23219-2010 E mail: vacomm@artswire.org
arts@state.va.us
www.arts.va.us

Program Offerings

Artist-In-Education Residency Grants, grades PK-12, help eligible residency sponsors underwrite the cost of placing professional artists in residencies in schools from several days up to an entire year. This competitive matching grant program is designed to reinforce the scope and sequence of curriculum-based arts instruction provided by certified arts teachers in schools. Application forms for artists and sponsors, application deadline information, a handbook and Artist Roster (Piedmont Council of the Arts has a copy), and assistance and information are provided by the Commission and the Arts in Education Coordinator.
Teacher Incentive Grants Classroom teachers certified in Virginia and currently employed by eligible elementary through high schools may apply for up to $300 for innovative projects which link the arts with non-arts curricula or units of study. The program promotes the arts with non-arts curricula or units of study. The program promotes the arts as an integral part of the educational process and as a foundation for learning across the curriculum. Application forms and deadline information are available from the Commission and information is provided by the Arts in Education Coordinator.
Arts Education Technical Assistance provides arts educators, grades PK-12, with opportunities for training and professional development in the area of arts education. Activities are generally short-term consultations or attendance at arts education conferences or institutes. Limited funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants. Contact the Arts in Education Coordinator for details.
Arts Curriculum Development Grants This matching grant program for schools and school divisions, grades PK-12, is designed to promote curriculum-based, sequentially-organized arts instruction taught by certified arts specialists in elementary through secondary schools. Funding may be used for teacher training workshops, consultants, arts curricula design, strategic planning, etc. Initiatives must be part of a long-term design to include arts instruction – taught by certified arts specialists – in a school or school division. Review the Commission’s Guidelines for Funding and contact the Arts in Education Coordinator for details.
Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory Not-for-profit organizations, schools and units of local government may select artists from this directory for performances, workshops, master-classes, residencies, and lecture demonstrations, and may apply for partial funding from the Commission. Please read this directory and application instructions carefully and contact the Commission’s Program Coordinator for further clarification and a copy of the Directory. Contact the artist or ensemble of your choice for applications and touring details.
Catch A Star Program The Virginia Commission for the Arts encourages schools to offer a wide variety of arts events throughout the year. Students are encouraged to attend or participate in 10 or more arts events in order to qualify for a Catch A Star certificate. Packets are mailed to schools at the beginning of the school year. Call the Commission to receive a packet or for more information about the program.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Office of Statewide Partnerships

2800 Grove Avenue Ph: 804-204-2681
Richmond, VA 23221 Fax: 804-204-2675
Contact: Trent Nicholas E mail: edpartner@vmfa.state.va.us
www.vmfa.state.va.us

Background
The Virginia Museum’s Office of Statewide Partnerships offers exhibitions, programs, educational activities and resources, technical assistance, fellowships, internships, and professional development to museums and education institutions across Virginia. The museum has designated three categories of partnerships, for educational institutions, community and civic organizations, and museums or art centers.

Program Offerings
The Virginia Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Group visit arrangements should be made three weeks in advance.

Three Days in March, a high school residency program (27 years), offers junior and senior high school students and educators statewide the opportunity to participate in and in-depth arts-learning experience. Participants are invited from the Virginia Museum Partnership network and other statewide locations. They explore galleries, discover classical to contemporary art from around the world, and participate in workshops with dynamic artists. School administrators and teachers select students and educators.

Educational Partnerships for schools include:

Speakers on the Arts; ideal for classroom instruction
Artist workshops for schools & teacher workshops relating to classroom activities
Free access to Educational Resources: Kits containing slides, posters, audio, lesson plans and traveling art exhibits ready to hang.
Videos and films
Free subscription to the Virginia Museum’s bimonthly Calendar.
Statewide Exhibitions that link art, world culture and learning may be rented.

Fees
Partnership fee for schools and nonprofit organizations is $25. Fees are charged for certain offerings. Check web site for complete fee schedule.

Audience
Exhibitions and programs for all ages

Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts

1645 Trap Road Ph: 703-255-1933/800-404-8461
Vienna, VA 22190 Fax: 703-255-1924
Contact: Akua Kouyate E mail: akuak@wolftrap.org
www.wolftrap.org/institute

Background
Wolf Trap Institute is part of the Wolf Trap Education Department and a program of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. The Institute places professional performing artists in classroom residencies to work with children three to five years old, along with their teachers and parents, through the disciplines of drama, music, and movement. The Education Department also includes: college internships, volunteer opportunities through America’s Promise, master classes, Pre-Performance Previews, Arts Play On Line, and Theater-In-The Woods.

Program Offerings

Program offerings can include: specific performances, workshops, other educational activities, master classes, Keynote presentations, and residencies.
Institute-7-week residencies, 1-week residencies, professional development workshops

Fees
Contact Wolf Trap Institute for fee schedule.

Audience
Dependent on service (All institute services for teachers and parents of 3-5 year-old children)

Requirements
Dependent on service

Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc.

11 Interstate Corporate Center, Suite 239 Ph: 757-466-7555
Norfolk, VA 23502-4056 1-800-314-2787
Fax: 757-455-9859
E mail: yav@exis.net
www.yav.org

Background
Young Audiences of Virginia, a statewide, nonprofit organization brings professional dancers, actors, storytellers and visual artists into the schools through performances, workshops and residencies at all grade levels. The arts Young Audiences provides can be the innovative tool used to reach the non-traditional learners in a class, create that project that turns a group of children and educators into a community, break down cultural barriers, build relationships and teach the whole child. The arts programs we provide tie directly to Virginia’s Standards of Learning and are a basic component of bringing up academically competitive, culturally literate children ready to join the workforce in the 21st Century. The Catalogue lists over 50 artists or performing groups and their performances under the core curriculum subject to which they relate and Virginia SOL connections are listed by grade. Teacher guides are provided for each performance or workshop. Young Audiences of Virginia has been providing this unique service to young people through schools, libraries, museums and community organizations for the past 44 years. Call for the current Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc., Catalogue.

Program Offerings
Free Showcases are given each fall and spring, offering sponsors the opportunity to preview the artists’ work. Many artists and groups have two or more performance and workshop offerings. Program fees are listed for Single, Back-to-Back or Arts for Learning Packages: A includes one performance and two 25 minute classroom visits by the individual artists within one hour; B includes two performances back-to-back and two 25 minute classroom visits in an hour. Grade levels and size of Audiences, Fees, and Technical Requirements are listed for each event. (Artists listed include: Linda Fang; Lynn Ruehlmann; Barbara Martin; Poetry, Prose, Percussion And Song; Cindy & Shelly and others).

Examples from the Catalogue:

Jane Franklin Dance: 20th Century Dance Forms. This innovative program explores social dances from the 20th Century and how they relate to modern dance as an art form. Students are immersed in the development of dance through the last 100 years and are constantly on stage, taking part in dances and using their whole bodies to learn and participate. In addition, this program highlights geometry and science through each dance and visually illustrates symmetry/asymmetry, tangents and fractions, the rhythm and syncopation of the pulse and internal beat. Grades: K – 5, Audience size: 350
Fees $538 single, $925 Back-to-Back, A – $647, B – $1139. Lists SOLs in History & Social Studies, English, Music, Dance, Theater.
Requirements: A clean, clear performance area, floor must be either wood or a prepared dance surface for dancers with bare feet (no concrete or non-treated floors), and two chairs.

The Ways of My People: Red Hawk, a Cherokee Mythkeeper, explores the mysteries surrounding Native American culture. Journey through time listening to stories of animals, places and even the world’s beginning as explained through the Cherokee religion and culture. This program provides crucial insight into the ways of a people important to the history of North America. K – 12, Audience size: 200.
Fees $330 single, $500 back-to-back. Lists SOLs in History and Social Studies, English, Theater.

Dance

Padmarani Rasiah Cantu

2501 B Hydraulic Road Ph 434-245-8659
Charlottesville VA 22901 Fax 434-969-3278
E mail Prcan2@hotmail.com

Background
Cantu is a versatile dancer with an international reputation. She has performed throughout the world and has earned accolades from audiences and critics alike. She has studied with master teachers Padmasri
Adyar K. Lakshman and The Dhananjayans of Madras, India. In addition to presenting her students at college and university dance recitals, she has conducted workshops and residencies in California, Washington, and Virginia. She is a choreographer and her Indian dance compositions are widely acclaimed. Padmarani Rasiah Cantu is a member of the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory.

Program Offerings

Bharatha Natyam—ancient classical dance form of India has existed for over 4000 years. Traditional Indian music and colorful costumes, sparkling jewelry, and specially woven ankle bells complement the performance of seven to nine dance pieces. Varies from 60-90 minutes. Cost: $750-$1500
Workshops offer an overview of Indian culture and heritage. Included are a short dance by the artist, basic exercises, dance steps to rhythm, moving to music, and the use of facial expressions, hand gestures, and folk/group dance movements to learn flexibility and coordination. Cost: $350-$500 Residencies offer the workshop components, and students will learn one or two age-appropriate group dances. Residency ends with a public presentation. Cost: $250-$300/day

Fees
Above costs do not include travel, per diem, or accommodation expenses. Special rates are available for low-income organizations.

Audience
All ages

Requirements
Vary with performance space and contracted services

Donna Graham

Dancescape Ph 804-296-4986
P. O. Box 3801 E mail Dancescape@africana.com
Charlottesville VA 22903
www.MyDancescape.com

Background
Donna Graham has over 30 years of dance experience as: Director of Dancescape, school of dance and performance; a B.S. in Health and Physical Education, Virginia State University; 14 years as Artistic Director of Chihamba, Charlottesville based African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Junior and Senior companies; additional training with Chuck Davis, Assane Konte, Abdou Kounta, Babatunde Olatunji, Basori Bangoura, and others. Her knowledge of African dance, customs and traditions extends from pilgrimages and performances in Gambia, Senegal, and Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa. She toured for 6 years with the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory. She is currently on the Artist-in-Education Residency Artist Roster of the Virginia Commission for the Arts and available through Young Audiences of Virginia and Bluemont Concert Series. Donna Graham has given over 19 residencies and won many awards for her work in schools and central Virginia communities.

Program Offerings

Virginia Commission for the Arts Artists-in-Education Residency, Grades PK-12
Residencies include: African videos and slides; multi-discipline residency designed to integrate with all areas of curriculum; work with Core Group of students resulting in classroom and public performances; Classroom and Teacher Workshops; School Assembly; Studio Time.
Performances as a solo artist and duet with professional accompanist such as Ancestral Footprint and Darrell Rose.
African Dance Programs include educational presentations for schools, organizations, community festivals and international programs.

Fees
Artists-in-Education Residency – $165 per day (minimum 10 days) travel, lodging, and per diem
expenses are not included.
$500 – $1000 for performances and programs, travel and expenses not included.

Audiences
All ages

Technical Requirements
Access to a resilient dance area 20’ X 20’ for performance/lecture demonstration or
40’ X 60’ for workshop; P.A. system with one microphone with stand; dressing area,
2 folding chairs, fresh drinking water and/or juice and large table for workshops.

Anne Megibow

1603 Greenleaf Lane Ph 434-296-2070
Charlottesville VA 22903 E mail amegibow@hotmail.com

Background
Anne Megibow received her dance training at the Julliard School of Music, Preparatory Division, and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. As a founding member of the McGuffey Art Center, she has taught studio classes in her Creative Movement for Children as well as technique and choreography classes for teens and adults. Anne Megibow has taught Creative Movement at the Village School, residencies at Venable School and given Teacher In-Service Workshops, “Bringing Movement into the Classroom,” for Charlottesville Public Schools. Megibow has been an Adjunct Faculty member in Dance at Piedmont Virginia Community College for twenty-six years. She has been a Presenter for the following organizations: Journal of Curriculum Theory Conference, October 1991 and October 2000; A.E.R.A. Conference, April 2000; Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, two sessions. Anne Megibow has choreographed and performed for companies in Virginia, Iowa, and New York City.

Offerings

Workshops for classrooms or teachers
Master Classes for students
Dance Residency from 1 day to 3 weeks on Modern Dance Technique or Creative Movement
Teacher In-Service, “Bringing Movement into the Classroom
Performance in Modern Dance and Modern Dance and Language.

Fees
Fees vary according to the program, event, or performance. Call for details.

Audience
5 years to adult

Technical Requirements
Wood floor is preferred and a CD player is required.

Miki Liszt and Miki Liszt Dance Company

McGuffey Art Center
201 Second Street, NW
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Ph 434-973-3744
Fax 434-973-3744
www.mikilisztdance.org

Background
Miki Liszt Dance Company is a collaborative modern dance company based at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. Miki Liszt studied choreography with Bessie Schonberg at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Miss Schonberg was, until her death, Artistic Advisor to the Company. MLDC is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in 1984 to support dance and dancers in Central Virginia. The Company has performed at DTW in New York, Dance Place in Washington, DC, Dance Alloy in Pittsburgh, and many venues in Virginia.

Program Offerings

Movement to Enhance Curriculum K-12 classroom workshops
First Friday Dance Series first Fridays October-May, Studio #20 McGuffey Art Center, 7 p.m.
Ongoing dance classes for teens/adults, Studio #20, McGuffey Art Center
Max 10 Choreographer’s Showcase first weekend in June
Community Children’s Dance Festival showcase for regional dancers 8-18 years, April annually, MLK Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School.
Master classes

Fees
By request

Audience
All ages

Requirements
CD player or sound system. Splinter free wood floor for master classes only. Movement to Enhance Curriculum classes are taught in the individual classrooms.

Music

The African Drum Festival

113-B Appletree Rd. Ph 434-979-0469
Charlottesville VA 22903
Contact: Darrell Rose

Background
The Afrikan Drum Festival has performed in the Charlottesville area since October of 1990. Some performance sites have included the University of Virginia, St. Anne’s Belfield School, Tandem School, Western Albemarle High School, First Night Virginia, Benefit for Kosovo Refugees, Benefit for S.A.R.A., plus numerous private gatherings.

Program Offerings

School performances, workshops, and lecture demonstrations, Cost: $650-$800
Performances for Day Care centers, Senior Citizens and others, Cost: $350

Fees
See above

Audience
All ages

Requirements
3-5 microphones for larger audiences

Allodola

514 Rainbow Ridge Rd
Faber, VA 22938
Ph 434-361-0440
pianoforte@earthlink.net
www.wemakehange.org/

Contact: Connie Muscenti

Background
Allodola (Italian for “skylark”) is Central Virginia’s first and only traditional Italian folk band. Led by arranger and concertina player Connie Muscenti, Thomas McComas plays guitar and Colin Ramirez plays mandolin, flute and recorder. The group features the vanishing tradition of Italian village dances and songs as well as some better known Neapolitan repertoire. Tarantellas, mazurkas and waltzes are just some of the tunes played by “Allodola.” The group also plays such diverse musical styles as klezmer, international, folk, and classical.

Program Offerings

Concerts for all ages
International folk dance music

Fees
Average fee is $300 per hour

Audience
All ages

Requirements
Sound system, 4 microphones-if necessary, Allodola can provide them

Ash Lawn Opera Festival

111 Fourth St., NE Ph 434-293-4500
Charlottesville, VA 22902 Fax 434-293-0736
Contact: Judy Walker, General Director
E mail judy@ashlawn.org
www.ashlawnopera.org

Background
The Ash Lawn Opera Festival is celebrating its 26th year. All performances take place in the boxwood gardens of the home of our fifth President, James Monroe. Education and community outreach are top priority for the Festival season. Audiences of all ages are challenged, educated and entertained through a wide variety of innovative programs. Festival singers, orchestra members and production staff work with nationally recognized stage and music directors. A unique Apprentice Program provides selected college and graduate student singers with comprehensive educational and performance training.

Program Offerings

Artists-In-Residence Program — Introduces opera to 4th grade school students throughout Albemarle County and Charlottesville each spring.
Summer Kids Fest brings young people from Charlottesville and Albemarle County Recreation Departments to a dress rehearsal. Participatory activities introduce them to live professional performance.
Summer Seminar for Teachers — Regional music/classroom teachers attend classes and dress rehearsals to increase their knowledge of opera/musical theater and the potential interdisciplinary use in classrooms.
Two opera and one musical theater productions are presented in repertory, June – August. Education includes Pre-Performance Lecture Series by respected scholars and written Family Guides for productions.
Summer Saturdays, performances at 11 AM in July and August, introduce families to puppetry, drama, music and opera. Written programs encourage family discussions.
Music at Twilight presents six Wednesday evening concerts that celebrate music from a diverse array of genres, including Broadway, jazz, classical, country and folk.
Apprentice singers give free concerts for the public.

Fees
Varies by program. Free events include Summer Kids Fest, Summer Seminar for Teachers, and Artists-in-Residence Program and Apprentice Concerts.
A special reduced price for Youth Night is offered three times a season.

Audience
Ranges from children to adult, depending on the program

Kim & Jimbo Cary

784 Browns Hollow Lane
Massies Mill, VA 22967
Ph 434-277-8452
Fax 434-277-8452
www.artswire.org/~vacomm
E mail kimbo@lynchburg.net

Background
Selected as touring artists and artists-in-residence by the Virginia Commission for the Arts for over 10 years, Kim & Jimbo have devoted their lives to learning and performing folk music of our immigrant ancestors from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Native America. The Carys have performed at the Kennedy Center, the White House Easter event, Virginia Science Museum, and schools, libraries and festivals across the state.

Performances may include an Irish jig, Virginia hoedown, Mexican waltze, klezmer freilach, and West African dance rhythms in addition to Jimbo’s original songs about life in Virginia. Current program offerings are: Rhythms Round the World, Rhythms Round Virginia, Animal Friends, and Music of our Immmigrant Ancestors. Members of the audience often find themselves playing along with gourds, Middle Eastern drums, and West African agogo bells and hand drums from the Cary’s extensive collection of over 200 world percussion instruments.

Program Offerings

Two School Programs introduce instruments and demonstrate playing styles and techniques. Explanations given for instruments made from wood and animals also indicate they should be played with respect for and appreciation of the cultures that produced them. Audience participates in learning traditional rhythms.
Two-day Mini-Residency and Extended Residency — Kim and Jimbo work with administrators and teachers to design a schedule, establish facilities and space requirements, and develop programs that reinforce existing classroom and arts curricula. This involves history, music, dance, and making musical instruments. Student journals are prepared and public performances are held.
Family Concerts include performance and explanation of their collection of musical instruments and the songs and dances that cross American and international boundaries. It also includes traditional Appalachian banjo tunes as well as Jimbo’s compositions and repertoire from 7 recordings.

Fees
Some funding for schools and nonprofit organizations is available from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
School programs (2 or 3 on same day) $850
Mini-residency (2 day) $1500
Extended residency – from $650 per day
Family concert $850

Audience
All ages

Requirements
Vary with performance space

Charlottesville Municipal Band

PO Box 6563
Charlottesville VA 22902
434-295-9850
www.charlottesvillemunicipalband.org

Background
The Municipal Band of Charlottesville, Inc. was founded and organized in February, 1922 and has been in continuous operation ever since. The band has traveled extensively throughout the eastern seaboard playing concerts along the way. The band performs for 25,000 people in Central Virginia each year and has played for the inauguration of several Virginia governors and six United States Presidents. Other events include performances for the Queen of England during her visit to Charlottesville in 1976, Mikhail Gorbachev at Monticello in 1993, the Olympic Torch Ceremony at the University of Virginia in 1996 and the annual Naturalization Ceremonies at Monticello. An anonymous donation of $80,000 provided the impetus to raise funds for a permanent home for the band. The Municipal Arts Center is used for band rehearsals as well as a meeting and small performance space available to other arts groups and organizations in Central Virginia.

Program Offerings

Winter, spring, and out of town concerts are given.
6 summer concerts are held in the Downtown Mall Amphitheater.
A concert is performed before the Naturalization Ceremonies at Monticello-July 4th each year.

Fees
None

Charlottesville Music Teachers’ Association

1213 Hazel St.
Charlottesville VA 22902
Ph 434-293-9234
Contact: Laura Hoffman, President
Email cmta@cvillemta.org
http://cvillemta.org/

Background
The Charlottesville Music Teachers’ Association exists to improve the quality of music instruction in the Charlottesville area and to support teachers in their professional development. The association, now in its twenty-third year of service to the community, sponsors monthly workshops for music teachers that include lectures, performance opportunities and master classes as well as various opportunities for their students. It provides a referral service to help place students with professional teachers. It serves as a common ground and network linking teachers from all parts of the musical community to each other and to the opportunities available in the area. It sponsors a variety of programs in the community to raise the level of awareness about private music instruction.

Program Offerings

Monthly programs for music teachers are offered on topics related to pedagogy, artistic development and studio business issues as well as offering performance opportunities for members.
Events for members’ students include student recitals, master classes and competitive and non-competitive student festivals.
A standardized testing program for theory, sight reading, and instrumental skills is available to students of CMTA teachers.
A referral service gives prospective students information about member teachers in order to match students with the most appropriate teacher.

Fees
Fees for private instruction vary. All public events are free.

Audience
All ages

Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra

Charlottesville Symphony Society
P. O. Box 4206
Charlottesville VA 22905
Ph 434-924-6505
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: Kate Tamarkin
orchestra@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra concerts combine seventy music faculty, talented students and outstanding community members, under the guidance of professional principal players and conductor, Kate Tamarkin. Maestro Tamarkin presents a season that includes bold and beautiful works by legendary masters as well as the works of outstanding contemporary composers. Performances are held in the University of Virginia’s Cabell Hall.

Program Offerings

Five subscription concerts, Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, are offered per season.
Two holiday concerts each year in December
Annually, two Young People’s Concerts are presented to students of Charlottesville City and Albemarle County Schools.

Fees
Young People’s Concerts are free. Concerts $22 General Admission and $11 Students

Mike D’Antoni

4656 Briarwood Dr.
Charlottesville VA 22911
Ph 804-973-3446
E mail dantoni@cstone.net

Background
D’Antoni grew up playing in bands (dixieland, pop, oldies) in New Orleans, and he received his BA in Music Education at University of New Orleans. He has been teaching guitar, piano, banjo, violin and mandolin in Charlottesville for twelve years. In addition, he has been giving classes and music demonstrations in area schools for ten years.

Program Offerings

Introduction to Music includes active learning of high versus low notes, long/short notes and rests. Learning about Folk Instruments and Folk Songs includes demonstrations with a variety of instruments.
What Instrument Is This? Young children explore musical instruments by identifying specific string, wind, percussion or other instruments. They use their imagination to create playing these “air” instruments. Listening to recorded music, children identify the instruments and form imaginary “combos” to play a variety of musical samples.

Fees
$75 for up to 2 hours (more if travel outside of Charlottesville required)

Audience
Ages 3-6 or 6-12

Drum Call and Friends

580 Rio Road Ph 434-973-8792
Charlottesville VA 22901
Contact: William Whitten

Background
William Whitten founded the performance group, Drum Call, in 1989. His programs promote success and explore rhythms and music of traditional African instruments. Workshops and residencies for children’s groups and schools promote healthy lifestyles and positive self-concept through experiential learning- using drums as a metaphor for discovering balance in the rhythms of music and life. He is also a percussionist/vocalist with Afrikan Drum Festival. In 1996, William Whitten traveled with the United States Department of Defense Touring Entertainment Company to entertain military families in seven European countries. He has given workshops and performances at Western Albemarle High School, Charlottesville High School, and Albemarle High School and at St. Anne’s Belfield, Tandem School, Crossroads Waldorf School, and various elementary schools throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including Stone Robinson, Woodbrook, Stony Point and Clark. He has also Given Workshops and performances at Camp Holiday Trails, the Urban Arts Center of Portsmouth, the University of Virginia Nobel Peace Laureates’ Conference and at the Governor’s School, University of Richmond. His CD, Tribal Journeys, was recently released through the Monroe Institute.

Program Offerings

Residencies: Participants will develop cultural awareness by being exposed to the creative processes and skills involved in drumming. Small groups of students, parents and teachers work with the artist and learn basic West African drum rhythms. A small core group of students works with the artist more intensively through the year to prepare for a performance in the spring.
Workshops: One-day workshops will expose students to West African rhythms and culture. Performances are also offered.

Fees
Negotiable

Audience
Grades Pre-K – K, 1 – 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12; Talented/Gifted; Physically/Learning Disabled

Technical Requirements
Room and chairs to accommodate 20 participants seated in a semicircle; videotaping equipment (camera, tripod, tapes, duplicating capabilities)

Jeffersonland Chorus

1409 Grove Road Ph 434-293-5558
Charlottesville VA 22901 E mail pearce@virginia.edu
Contact: Tom Pearce

Background
The Jeffersonland Chorus, formed in 1967, is a member of the International Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. The society was formed to save and present this form of American music to the public. Although the Barbershop Quartet is the essence of this type of music, the same four part harmony can be rendered by a chorus. The Jeffersonland Chorus has forty members and at any time can offer six different barbershop quartets: Free Bridge Four (over 25 years); Blue Ridge Connection (17 performances of “The Music Man” at Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Festival); Shenandoah; Virginia Creepers; Miles to Go; The Jeffersonland Quartet. Meetings are held every Monday, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. It is open to men and boys of all ages and good character who love to sing. The objective is to provide musical entertainment and education as well as a wholesome pastime for members.

Program Offerings

Sings at churches, schools, civic clubs, city council, nursing homes, hospitals, retirement homes, on radio and TV programs, charitable fundraisers, and award ceremonies.
The chorus designs interactive in-school programs (elementary grades and above) about the nature, style and performance of this uniquely American music genre to complement American history and literature.
Annual February 14th Singing Valentines! delivered by quartets around the city and surrounding counties to special people. Contact George Gratton, ph 434-973-2708 or E mail ggg1933@aol.com
Annual Festival of Barbershop Harmony Concert is held every spring.

Fees
Admission or donations vary according to the event.

Audiences
All ages.

Robert Jospé, Inner Rhythm & The World Beat Workshop

1174 Rosebrook Road
Stanardsville VA 22973
Ph 434-985-3362
Fax 434-985-4968
www.robertjospe.com
E mail rjospe@aol.com

Background
Jazz drummer, percussionist and composer, Robert Jospe is a master of calypso, salsa, fusion and contemporary styles. He studied and worked in New York City for twelve years with some of the greatest names in jazz – Michael Brecker, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones and Joe Henderson. Jospe is on the faculty of the McIntire Department of Music and a member of the Free Bridge Quintet, a jazz faculty ensemble. Jospe, Inner Rhythm & The World Beat Workshop are members of the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory.

Program Offerings

The “Inner Rhythm” quintet presents high energy, contemporary jazz featuring Robert Jospé on drum set and percussion and the ensemble players on keyboard, percussion, bass and horn. Their concert repertoire includes original compositions with roots in jazz, Latin, Afro-Cuban and contemporary fusion styles and jazz classics by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and other jazz legends.
“The World Beat Workshop,” with Robert Jospé and percussionist Kevin Davis, examines the influence of African culture on dance music in North, Central and South America. Workshops include lecture, work with core group, demonstration and group participation. Participants explore dance rhythms of these regions as well as the rhythmic structures of swing, salsa, mambo, calypso, reggae, merengue, samba and bossa nova. The historical and cultural contexts of the dances are discussed. Grades 1-12.
Master classes offer an in-depth look at dance traditions and their musical structure.

Fees
Concert $3,000
Lecture/Demonstration Workshop $600
Special rates are available for schools

Audience
Concerts and Workshops all ages, Master classes – Students grades 9 – 12

Technical Requirements
Appropriate lighting systems.

Phyllis Koch-Sheras

211 W. Main St.
Charlottesville VA 22902
Ph 434-971-4701
Fax 434-971-4701
Email sherfam@aol.com

Background
Phyllis Koch-Sheras began her musical training in opera at age nine and performed with the Lyric Opera Co., of Chicago. Her training and performances have continued in opera, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway and Jewish music. She has performed locally with the Opera Society, Four County Players, Live Arts, First Night, Act One, Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Festival and for various organizational benefits.

Program Offerings
Programs offered on opera, Broadway songs, and Jewish music.

Fees
Ranging from free benefit to $500

Audience
Age 10 and up

Requirements
Piano needed

Barbara Martin

909 Clemmer Lane
Staunton, VA 24401
Ph 540-886-2966Fax 540-886-0045
www.barbaramartinmusic.com
E mail barbaram@cfw.com

Background
Barbara Martin is a singer/songwriter who blends folk, blues, and jazz in her music. She has toured extensively from Nashville to New England for ten years, and has released three recordings that have received national critical acclaim. In the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory, she performed in the Barbara Martin Trio with seasoned veterans, Mac Walter, performing for 30 years with major artists and Steve Wolf, touring the United States and Europe for 25 years. As members of the Artists-in-Education Residency Program Artist Roster of Virginia Commission for the Arts, their residency materials are related to English, mathematics and history SOLs.

Program Offerings

A Day of Workshops with Barbara Martin Trio offers an evening concert and choice of 4 workshops: jazz, blues and folk acoustic and bass guitar playing, songwriting, and introduction to booking and promotion for musicians who want to perform publicly. Grades 9 – 12
From Ragtime to Rock and Roll — participate by clapping and singing along to exploration of two centuries of the American journey from spirituals to folk to blues and jazz. Grades K – 8
Jivin’ Jazz and Blues-Explore blues from their birth in the Mississippi delta, 1890’s, to emergence of jazz during the Harlem Renaissance, 1930’s. Discover improvisation of jazz, feelings expressed about daily life through the blues, and music of Duke Ellington, Josh White and others. Grades K – 6
Women in Blues-Insight into the lives, times and influences of American women blues artists from the 1920s through the 1950s. Focus is on Bessie Smith, Sippie Wallace and Billie Holiday. Ideal for Women’s History Month and music appreciation classes. Grades 7 – 12 and adults
Additional residencies offered in songwriting, vocal coaching, guitar, bass, and jazz improvisation.
Concerts of the Barbara Martin Trio combine her original compositions with classic blues from the 1920’s and early traditional jazz. Grades 9 – 12 and adults

Fees
From Ragtime to Rock and Roll, Jivin’ Jazz and Blues—$250/program or $200 each for multiples
Women in Blues—$800/program or $600 each for multiples
Workshop—$200 or $150 for multiples
One-week residency—$1500/solo or $4000/trio; one day residency—$500/solo or $1000/trio

Audience
Kindergarten through adult as listed

Requirements
Electrical outlet, 10’x 10’ space, two armless chairs

John McCutcheon

c/o Agency-Music Tree Artist Management
1414 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15233
Ph 412-323-2707
Fax 412-323-1817
E mail tradfolk@music-tree.com
www.folkmusic.com

Background
John McCutcheon has appeared around the world, delighting audiences of families and adults with exceptional musicianship, mind-boggling versatility, humor, insight, and consummate performance skills.
Whether playing at Lincoln Center in New York, at the Kirov Ballet Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, a folk festival in Vancouver, with a symphony on the Kansas plains or in a schoolhouse in Virginia, audiences know they are part of something special. With more than 25 albums, 5 Grammy nominations, raves from critics around the globe and a world of wonder in his songs, John is one the most respected and loved folksingers in America. He has supported grassroots community organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and UNICEF. John has lectured and taught workshops in preschool through college and in formal or informal settings. He has been a member of the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory for many years.

Program Offerings

Complete descriptions and requirements are available on request:
Family/children’s concerts, master classes in songwriting and musicianship;
Hammer Dulcimer – a master class with one of the world’s foremost virtuosos on this instrument;
Songwriting – hands-on experience for children or adults, master class available;
Crossing (Out) the Line: A New Look at Family/Children’s Music-lecture about creating and presenting music that respects children and includes adults;
Waging Peace: Nonviolence and Peace Studies in our Schools-lecture on one of the most challenging and important issues of our time.

Fees
$1500-school show
$2500-community concert
Additional fees on request

Audience
All ages

Requirements
Six channel professional sound system with operator

McIntire Department of Music, University of Virginia

Individual organizations are listed below and usually appear at Cabell Hall,
Cabell Hall Box Office 804-924-3984 for information and tickets.

Free Bridge Jazz Quintet

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904-4176
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: John D’Earth and Pete Spaar
E mail jed6p@virginia.edu
ps4a@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The Free Bridge Jazz Quintet is the jazz performance faculty quintet at the University of Virginia. The ensemble performs masterpieces both by renowned artists such as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonius Monk and by members of the group.

Program Offerings

The Free Bridge Quintet performs at U. Va. once per semester and around Charlottesville.
School outreach is offered.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $5 Students

Lunchbox Recitals

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Fax 434-924-6033
Ph 434-324-3052
Contact: Marcy Day
E mail music@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
These recitals provide an opportunity for the students of U. Va. artist faculty members to perform for the larger University and Charlottesville community. This year they will be held in Cabell Hall classrooms.

Program Offerings
Lunchbox Recitals occur several times each semester during the academic year. Teachers should call ahead to bring a class to the recitals. All ages are invited. Please consult the website listed above to determine the dates, times and locations of the recitals.

Fee
Free

McIntire Chamber Music Series: Albemarle Ensemble and Rivanna String Quartet

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: Nancy Garlick, MCMS Artistic Director
E mail garlick@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The Albemarle Ensemble has been in residence at the University of Virginia since 1987. A wind and piano sextet, the group has performed throughout the eastern United States. The five Ensemble members serve as orchestra principals, studio instructors and coaches of chamber music at the University of Virginia. They received a Virginia Arts Grant for educational programs and several other grants for recording and touring projects. The Ensemble can be heard on the CD “American Camerata Performs” and “Harlequinade, Wind Music” by Walter Ross.

Formed by the string principals of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, the Rivanna String Quartet performs traditional and contemporary string quartet literature. Three members of the Rivanna String Quartet serve as orchestra principals, studio instructors, and coaches of chamber music at the University of Virginia. The players plan to present lecture/demonstrations in schools and other venues to promote interest in chamber music.

Program Offerings

The Albemarle Ensemble and the Rivanna String Quartet each perform three concerts a year in Cabell Hall.
For lecture/demonstrations in schools and other venues, contact Nancy Garlick.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission Adults and $5 Students. Admission is free for high school students.

McIntire Chamber Music Series: The Guild Trio

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Contact: George Francois
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
E mail gsfrancois@yahoo.com
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The Guild Trio, formed at SUNY-Stony Brook, was awarded the position of Trio-in-Residence
at the University of Virginia in 1996. It has performed internationally, across the United States and is frequently featured on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today.” The Guild Trio is a winner of the “USIA Artistic Ambassador” and the “Chamber Music Yellow Springs” competitions. Members have also served as resident trio at the Tanglewood Music Festival. The Guild Trio members teach private lessons and coach chamber music at the University of Virginia.

Program Offerings

The Guild Trio performs several concerts per year in Charlottesville.
They offer an annual Summer Camp for students in the Municipal Arts Center.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $5 Students. Free for high school students.

The University of Virginia African Drumming and Dance

McIntire Department of Music
P.O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: Michelle Kisliuk
E mail mk6k@virginia.edu

Background
The chorus, dancers and drummers focus on music and dance forms from Western Africa (Ghana and Togo) and Central Africa (BaAka pygmies).

Program Offerings

Two concerts are performed per year.
School outreach programs are offered.

Fees
Concerts General Admission and Students $5

University of Virginia Jazz Ensemble

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: John D’Earth, Director
E mail jed6p@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
Led by internationally recognized jazz trumpeter/composer John D’Earth, the Jazz Ensemble is a full-sized jazz big band. The focus includes “head arrangements” group improvisation, world music and original compositions from within the band, along with music ranging from swing to bop to fusion. Players gain valuable experience in ensemble playing and in the art of solo improvisation. They participate in jazz workshops held by such major figures as Michael Brecker, John Abercrombi, Dave Leibman, Bob Moses, Clark Terry and Joe Henderson.

Program Offerings

The Jazz Ensemble performs three concerts per year, one with a nationally recognized guest artist.
The Jazz Ensemble performs at events within the community and will work with schools. Please contact John D’Earth for more information.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $8 Students

The University of Virginia Early Music Ensemble

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Ph 434-924-3052
Fax 434-924-6033
Contact: Paul Walker, Director
E mail pmw6q@virginia.edu
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The Early Music Ensemble, conducted by Paul Walker, offers students and community members the rare opportunity to learn to play Renaissance or Baroque instruments and to perform works by composers such as J. S. Bach. Their extensive instrument collection includes early strings (gambas and Baroque strings), woodwinds (recorders, crumhorns, sackbuts and cornettos) and keyboard (harpsichord and chamber organ). Vocalists learn to sing madrigals, motets, Gregorian Chants and other music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Programs Offerings
The Early Music Ensemble performs one concert per semester. Membership is open to community members and University students.
School outreach programs are offered.

Fees
Concerts $6 General Admission and $4 Students

University of Virginia Opera Workshop

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904
Ph 434-984-4945

Fax 434-924-6033
E mail operafest@aol.com

Background
The Opera Workshop offers opportunity to develop vocal technique and stage manners suitable to the musical/operatic theatre. Singers participate in two concerts a year that include selected scenes from a vast spectrum of repertoire. Enrollment is open by audition to both students and community members.

Program Offerings

The Opera Workshop performs two concerts a year and a Gala evening, “Dinner at the Opera.”
Outreach programs are available for schools and retirement homes.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $5 Students

University of Virginia Wind Ensemble

McIntire Department of Music
P. O. Box 400176
Charlottesville VA 22904-4176
Phone: 434-924-3052
Fax: 434-924-6033
Contact: William Pease, Director of Bands
pease@virginia.edu
Phone: 434-982-5347
www.virginia.edu/music

Background
The University of Virginia Wind Ensemble is an 45-member student ensemble under the direction of faculty member, William Pease and assisted by Associate Director of Bands Andrew Koch and Assistant Athletic Bands Director, Michael Idzior. The group performs challenging literature composed by the masters of modern band performance. The Wind Ensemble also focuses on original repertoire for the wind medium.

Program Offerings

The Wind Ensemble performs two concert per semester.
Outreach programs are offered to schools.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $5 Students

University Singers

McIntire Department of Music Ph 434-924-3052
P. O. Box 400176 Fax 434-924-6033
Charlottesville VA 22904 E mail mk8d@virginia,edu
Contact: Marika Kuzma, Music Director www.virginia.edu/music

Background
With great esprit de corps, eighty men and women perform great music. The group’s repertoire includes Brahm’s Requiem, Rutter’s Gloria, Orff’s Carmina Burana and favorite a cappella pieces. The group performs in Charlottesville and across the country.

Program Offerings
University Singers perform two concerts per year and also perform in the University of Virginia Choral Showcase.

Fees
Concerts $10 General Admission and $5 Students

The Music Resource Center

P.O. Box E Ph 434-979-5478
( 105 Ridge St.) 434-979-5008
Charlottesville VA 22903 Fax 434-979-5585
E mail studios@adelphia.net

Background
In 1995 Jonathan Hornsby and other area musicians founded The Music Resource Center. This Center gives 7th – 12th grade students access to six music studios where they can write and play music, take lessons and make recordings. Rock, Rap, R & B and other forms of popular music are the most commonly heard at the Center. Members have access to all instruments, equipment and training by three professional musicians/mentors. No experience is necessary.

Program Offerings
The Music Resource Center is open Monday – Friday from 2:30 – 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 – 5 p.m. During the summer it is open Monday – Friday from 1 – 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 – 5 p.m.

Lessons and Professional Skills Demonstrations
Music Production and Song Writing Classes
CD Recording Projects
Jam Sessions; Hip-Hop Challenges; Quarterly Talent Shows
Field Trips and more!

Fees
Annual membership (7th – 12th grades) is $5, lessons for “regulars,” $5 and lessons for “non-regulars,” $65 for eight lessons. Other fees vary, call for information.

Stephanie Nakasian & Hod O’Brien

P.O. Box 169 Ph 540-456-4519
Greenwood VA 22943 Fax 540-456-6480
www.marsjazz.com E mail nakasian@virginia.edu

Background
Nakasian & O’Brien, formerly based in New York and now residing in Virginia, perform jazz as a duo and with larger ensembles. After Stephanie Nakasian toured internationally in the mid-1980’s with Jon Hendricks, she began a successful solo career. She has been heard on National Public Radio’s “Riverwalk” and has collaborated with her husband, pianist Hod O’Brien, on five acclaimed CD’s. Nakasian teaches jazz voice and vocal jazz improvisation at University of Virginia and The College of William & Mary. She is the author of the Jazz Manual “It’s not on the Page” which she will present at 10 State Music Education conventions. Hod O’Brien, whose recording career spans four decades, is a highly praised jazz and bebop purist. He has accompanied jazz luminaries Chet Baker, Stan Getz and Frank Morgan. Nakasian and O’Brien are members of the Virginia Commission for the Arts Tour Directory and are available to lead workshops and perform as a duo, quartet or larger ensemble.

Program Offerings

Nakasian Improvisation Workshops – “blues, scat, jazz”; Choral Workshops for Teachers and Students in Jazz Rhythm; and Vocal Workshops.
O’Brien teaches Piano and Improvisation Workshops; O’Brien/Nakasian Workshop for Instrumentalists & Singers.
Duo Concert, Quartet Concert (bass & drums); O’Brien Solo Piano Concert; O’Brien Piano Trio Concert, or quartet concerts. Repertoire: “The Great American Songbook” of Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Jobim and others; Theme Concerts include “Ellington Centennial,” “The Great Ladies of American Song,” and “The New Millennium – The Jazz Centennial, 1900 – 2000.”

Fees
range from $350-$600 (workshops) and $750-$1200 (concerts).

Audience
All ages.

Technical Requirements
Stage with an appropriate lighting system.

Oratorio Society

P.O. Box 5073
Charlottesville, VA 22905-5073
(434)295-4385
E mail oratoriosociety@earthlink.net

Background
The Oratorio Society of Charlottesville/Albemarle was founded in 1967. This community chorus of 70-80 singers present choral masterworks to audiences in Charlottesville and surrounding areas. Auditions are held in the fall for membership. The chorus rehearses on Monday nights. A typical season includes three major concerts in Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia. The chorus also has a Summer Sing in June of each year at the Municipal Arts Center. L. Thomas Vining is the Conductor and Donald Loach is Conductor Emeritus.

Program Offerings

Participation in the chorus for high school students and adults is by audition.
A late winter concert and a spring concert are presented in Cabell Hall Auditorium. Community is invited to join the Oratorio chorus in a Summer Sing of Mozart’s Requiem.

Fees
Call for updated ticket fees.
Participation fee for singers is $100 per year for dues and music.

Audience
14 years and older.

Darrell Rose

113-B Appletree Rd. Ph 804-979-0469
Charlottesville VA 22903

Background
Since 1974, Darrell Rose has performed his percussive magic across the United States, Canada, and Europe as a featured soloist, in ensemble with his Afrikan Drum Festival and with numerous traditional dance companies. He plays a wide array of instrum

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