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Arts Alliance of Northern NH & VSA arts of NH Present
Seasons of the Year
A conference for early-childhood educators, day-care providers, librarians and teaching artists
February 13, 2010
9am-3pm
Preschool in the Village
Amherst, NH
Cost: $30

Arts activities designed to strengthen pre-literacy and literacy skills for children 2-7 and to enrich early learning experiences in ways that are engaging and fun for all involved.

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Alliance for the Visual Arts Presents
Build Your Own Artist Blog
March 6, 2010
10am-3pm
AVA Gallery (Alliance for the Visual Arts)
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH
Cost: $75 members; $95/non-members (Materials list provided. $25 computer lab fee included)

Bring a thumb drive or CD-R with digital images of your work and leave this session with presence online as an artist. Beyond being able to email your friends and family a link to view your drawings, paintings, photos, or videos, your blog will help you to market and sell your work. (Class is limited to 8.)

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Vermont Alliance for Arts Education Presents
ArtSpa: A Conference to Renew Your Arts Education Spirit
March 11-12, 2010
Thursday evening and Friday
Vermont College for Fine Arts
Montpelier, VT

A time to renew your body, soul and arts education spirit. Arrive on Thursday to enjoy an evening reception and "Death by Laughter", a talk by cartoonist and New Yorker Magazine cover artist Harry Bliss. Friday includes three workshop sessions. Email conference@vaae.org

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The Children's Music Network and Lesley University's Division of Creative Arts in Learning Present
The Power of Music in Children's Lives
March 13, 2010
8:30am - 5:30pm
Lesley University Hall
1815 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA
Cost: $25-$40 (includes lunch)

The conference, now in its second year at Lesley, is open to anyone who enjoys making music with children, including musicians, songwriters, teachers and child care professionals, students and parents. Noted children's musician and songwriter Ruth Pelham will offer this year's keynote. Workshops will explore the relationship of music to literacy, healing and movement, among other topics. The day will end with a special Children's Music Network tradition, the Round Robin, in which each attendee will have a chance to share a children's song or musical activity. Recording devices are welcome, and attendees are also encouraged to bring any musical instruments they might play. To register, contact Tina Stone. Questions? Contact Sammie Haynes at 207-384-3234.

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Kitsi Watterson Presents
Writing in the Moment: A Writing Workshop
March 26-28, 2010
The Story House Retreat Center
New Ipswich, NH
Cost: $250-$350

In this workshop, we will tap into that "nowhere" place, that deep inner wellspring of creativity that resides within all. By using meditation, guided visualization, music, and a mindful practice of breathing, we will work to be in the moment and to write out of that moment. Whether writers are composing short stories, essays, novels or books of creative nonfiction, they will find fresh ways of looking at, seeing, and opening up to their characters and their subjects. The weekend schedule will include a Friday night gathering, writing workshops both Saturday and Sunday mornings, and afternoon and evenings improvised as a group with readings, music, dance, drumming, or, possibly, more writing. Class size limited to 10. Contact Kitsi Watterson.

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NECAP Presents
Play Is the Thing: The Serious Work of Play
June 11, 2010
New England Youth Theatre
Brattleboro, VT

Save the date for this 9th Annual Widening the Circle Conference. More details to come.

Susan Danoff and Teresa Whitaker Present
The Storytellers' Journey: A Retreat for Women Storytellers
August 5-8, 2010
The Story House
121 Main St.
New Ipswich, NH
Cost: $375-$475

In our thirteenth annual storytelling retreat we wish to create a magical space for several days where we can be with other women who also care about the powerful and elusive issues that are part of our work as storytellers. We will experiment with song, movement, writing, meditation, ritual, nature, and improvisation, to deepen our story work. Our evenings will be devoted to informal sharing of stories and song. Participants must have previous experience with storytelling but need not be professional storytellers.

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