Archive for June 17th, 2011

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In Today’s News

June 17, 2011

Oregon Charter School Teaches Students the Business of Music

Printed in the Oregonian (Portland), June 17, 2011, written by Robert Ham

Trillium Charter School class starts a record label from scratch, releases a CD

Students in the Business of Music 101 class at Trillium Charter School in Oregon spend the school year establishing their own record label, then creating and releasing an original CD by the close of the school year. The course is part of the school’s social studies curriculum, and has students from sixth through 12th grade working together to reach their goals. “Kids that don’t normally do work turned in every assignment, and went above and beyond because the learning and effort were directly applicable to a high-stakes, real-world project with tangible results,” teacher Will Watts said. Read the entire article by clicking here.

Photo by Benjamin Brink

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Stillwater Community Arts

June 17, 2011

New organization in the Orono/Old Town area

Stillwater Community Arts is a new non-profit organization whose mission is to stimulate, advance, and sustain the visual and performing arts in Orono, Old Town and their neighboring communities by facilitating educational and cultural opportunities that enhance access to, awareness of, collaboration in, and appreciation for the visual and performing arts.  The greater Orono-Old Town area boasts a state winning high school jazz band, two award winning high school theatre programs, a nationally ranked speech and debate team, three school orchestras, a community theatre and over 30 visual artists, yet there is no easy way to access information about their concerts, exhibitions or productions.  Stillwater Community Arts seeks to create a common organization to help build and promote the already present visual and performing artists in the area as well as to foster further educational opportunities and programmatic options from regional and national artists.

On Saturday, June 25, 6-10 p.m. in downtown Orono, Stillwater Community Arts will present Stillwater Artsapalooza, the first annual festival of visual and performing arts that will serve as the organization’s inaugural event.  Stillwater Artsapalooza will feature over 50 visual and performing artists performing in 13 different venues in downtown Orono. This is a fantastic way to kick-off your summer and celebrate the wonders of the arts. For more information, please see http://stillwatercommunityarts.wordpress.com/ Mark your calendars for an entertaining and pleasurable summer night!

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